Local Breastfeeding Support Resources

Seven Days a Week

  • Please refer to the list of local hospital & private practice support services

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • AMHERST: Breastfeeding support group at Northampton Area Pediatrics (Amherst office 170 University Drive, Suite 101), 9:30 am - 11:30 am. Information: (413) 584-8700 (free, drop-in, open to patients of any practice)
  • GREENFIELD: Breastfeeding Support Group at Franklin Medical Center, 11:00am - 12:00 pm. Information: (413) 773-8557. (free, drop-in, open to all) 
  • SPRINGFIELD: Breastfeeding support group at Baystate's Wesson Women and Infants Building, 1:00pm-2:00pm. For more information please contact Lactation Services at 413-794-5155 (free, drop-in, open to all)
  • PALMER: Breastfeeding Support Group at Palmer/Monson Family Network (4 Springfield St., Three Rivers), 10:00am-11:00am (free, drop-in, open to all)For more information please call: (413) 283-6246  4 Springfield St., Three Rivers 
  • BELCHERTOWN: Breastfeeding Support Group at Belchertown Family Center,11:30am-12:30pm (free, drop-in, open to all)For more information please contact the (413) 835-5201 57 State St.

Thursday

  • NORTHAMPTON: Breastfeeding support group at Northampton Area Pediatrics (Northampton office 193 Locust Street), 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. (free, drop-in, open to all) For more information, please call:  (413) 584-8700
  • NORTHAMPTON: Cooley Dickinson Hospital breastfeeding support group, 11:30 - 12:30pm in the Childbirth Center Conference room, free, drop-in. (413) 582-2096
  • SPRINGFIELD: Mercy's Mommy & Me Support Group at the Family Life Center for Maternity in the Lactation Services room, 11am-12pm. For more information please call the Childbirth and Parenting Education Department at (413) 748-7272.

Friday

  • HOLYOKE: Holyoke Breastfeeding Resource Center free weekly support group & clinic, 9:30 - 11am, Holyoke Health Center 2nd floor. (413) 530-0094
  • NORTHAMPTON: La Leche League Meeting at Cooley Dickinson Midwifery Center's Community Room Northampton, 10:00am-11:30am, 1st Friday monthly (free, drop-in, open to all)

Saturday 

  • SPRINGFIELD: Springfield North WIC Breastfeeding Group, 10:00am-11:00am, 1st Saturday of each month (free, drop-in, open to WIC participants)
  • SPRINGFIELD: Breastfeeding support group at Wesson Women's Clinic, 2nd Saturday of the month 11:00am-1:00pm. For more information please contact 413-794-5307 (free, drop-in, open to all)

 Private Practice Lactation Consultants/Consults by Appointment

  • Baystate Medical Center - Wesson Birthing Center Springfield Call (413) 794-5312
  • The Birthplace at Baystate Franklin Medical Center Greenfield Call (413) 773-2359
  • Mercy Medical Center - Family Life Center Springfield Call (413) 748-7262
  • The Birthing Center at Holyoke Hospital Holyoke (413)534-2700
  • Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Childbirth Center Northampton (413) 582-2096
  • Lori Leistyna, IBCLC (413)992-8107
  • Sarah Nacewicz, IBCLC: (413) 454-5775  
  • Lex Beach, IBCLC: (413) 230-1631          MilkweedBaby.org
  • Kissy Mathewson, IBCLC: (413) 237-8505
  • Lisa Fortin, IBCLC:(413) 369-4154           Mymilkmatters.com
  • Eileen Stewart, RN, IBCLC: (413) 209-2984
  • Nora Lynn Holland,RN, IBCLC:(413) 222-8779
  • Rachel Baker, CLC: (774) 279-1863
  • Kate Hartshorne, RN, BSN, IBCLC: (413)387-7885
  • Helen Korczak, CLC: (413) 777-8753
  • Kelly Bottari,CLC: (413) 284-2211
     
Local Breastfeeding Centers

Phone Help

    • Springfield South WIC warmline:  (413) 505-9434 and (413)-505-9203
    • Chicopee/Holyoke WIC warmline: (413) 537-0596
    • Orange WIC warmline: (413) 475-1773
    • Greenfield WIC warmline: (413) 376-1170
    • Amherst/Northampton WIC warmline: (413) 387-1273
    • 24/7 La Leche League Hotline:  1-877-4-LA LECHE
    • Cooley Dickinson lactation services warmline: (413) 582-2096
    • Breastfeeding Center at the Family Life Center, Mercy Medical Center warmline:  (413) 748-7262
    • Northampton La Leche League leaders:
      • Dina: (413) 297-8980, d_kochanek@yahoo.com
      • Lauren: (413) 341-3233, LTHW.LLL@gmail.com
      • Meg: (413) 570-0684, mammalmother@gmail.com
      • Paris: (413) 687-2048, parisybil@gmail.com
    • WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors: (413) 582-4230
    • Breastfeeding USA:
      • Kate Nadeau: (413) 213-0834, kate.nadeau@breastfeedingusa.org
      • Rachel Lawrence: (413) 221-1582, rachael.lawrence@breastfeedingusa.org

 Breastpump rentals

  • Cooley Dickinson Hospital:  (413) 582-2096
  • Mercy Medical Center:  (413) 748-7262

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