Learn about additional resources to support your breast/chest feeding journey.
LactMed is a database containing information on drugs and other chemicals that are safe or harmful to lactating mothers. Suggested alternatives are also provided.
March of Dimes - Leading the fight for the health of all moms and babies, March of Dimes provides guidance on how to breast/chest feed, use a breast pump, transitioning your baby to solid foods, and much more.
La Leche League International - Helps mothers worldwide to breast/chest feed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education. Find a support group.
The Milk Bank provides safe pasteurized donor mothers’ milk for fragile infants as well as lactation resources and free lactation support.
Area-Specific Resources
IU Working Moms’ Group Organized entirely by IU Bloomington staff members, the affinity group provides a community for female employees who are maintaining a career alongside their parenting responsibilities. The group meets for lunch, once a month, at various locations around campus. Moms with children of all ages, from newborns to adults, are welcome. To join, email Amanda Peterson at amkhoffm@indiana.edu or like the Facebook group page. The Facebook group is a great resource for trading baby clothes, sharing daycare openings, and other parenting tips or concerns.
Milk Matters Bloomington - Provides free, evidence-based, clinical lactation support to all families in the Bloomington community.
Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership® - Pairs first-time moms with a personal registered nurse for ongoing home visits aimed at supporting mothers and families.
IU Health West Hospital breast/chest feeding support group contact (317) 217-3639 for more information.
IU Health North Hospital breast/chest feeding support group contact (317) 688-2486 for more information and for group registration.
Witham Health Services offers individualized breast/chest feeding support classes for new mothers. Contact the Education Department at (765) 485-8120 for more information.
Franciscan Health Lactation Clinic support group provides new mothers with information about breast/chest feeding and raising newborns. Call (317) 528-5620 for more information. The Mooresville campus offers free support on an individual basis. Contact (317) 834-5990 for more information.
Community Health Network offers an informal gathering of lactating mothers and their babies with Community Hospitals’ lactation consultants. Call (317) 621-5380 for more information.
Community Howard Regional Health offers a weekly, informal gathering of breast/chest feeding mothers and their babies with Community Health lactation consultants. Call (765) 865-6360 for more information.
Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership - Pairs first-time moms with a personal registered nurse to offer education and support during and after pregnancy.
Methodist Hospitals Lactation Walk-in Clinic is a free clinic for prenatal and postnatal breast/chest feeding support.
Southlake Campus-Please call Michele Lobo, RN, IBCLC at (219) 757-7638 for more information.
Northlake Campus-Please call Kim Sausman, RN, IBCLC at (219) 886-4734 for more information.
Milky Way Cafe provides a meeting place for breast/chest feeding moms to share tips and receive advice from lactation experts. The clinic is open every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. It is located at 300 W. 21st Avenue, Gary, IN, 46407 in the Gary Neighborhood Services building. Call (219) 886-0028 for more information.
Northshore Health Center provides free classes on breast/chest feeding and baby basics for mom, dad, grandparents and caregivers. Call Sarah Rhodes at (219) 763-8112 for more information.
Beacon Health System provides education and support to assist women with navigating through the world of breast/chest feeding.
The Milk Map provides a calendar of events and lactation support groups in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Goodwill’s Nurse-family Partnership pairs mothers pregnant with their first child with a registered nurse for ongoing home visits to support moms and families.
Parkview Health Mom’s Breastfeeding support group meets every Thursday from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Call (260) 266-2464 for more information and directions. Parkview Whitley call (260) 248-9426.
Dupont Hospital provides lactation services and support as well as hosts a weekly Breastfeeding Mothers’ Support Group.
Lutheran Children’s Hospital Breastfeeding Support Services provides education and weekly support group interaction for women who intend to breast/chest feed and nursing mothers.
Healthier Moms and Babies empower moms with education, support, and tools to have healthier pregnancies and births. This agency is also a partner in the Nurse-Family Partnership, pairing first-time moms with a personal registered nurse for ongoing home visits aimed at supporting mothers and families.
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