Breastfeeding Support

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Help Your Baby Get Off to a Healthy Start...Breastfeed!

The California WIC Program provides education and support to families to meet their breastfeeding goals.

Breastfeeding Education and Support, includes:

Individual and peer group breastfeeding counseling
Referral to lactation specialists (breastfeeding specialists) if you have any breastfeeding difficulties
Education for parents and other family members
Education and guidance for delivery experience
Breast pumps for qualifying participants

Breastfeeding provides the best food for infants and many health benefits for parents and babies that last for years.

Did you know that breastmilk has MORE of what babies need? Breastmilk compared to formula - English I Spanish

Breastfeeding Support

WIC Breastfeeding Support Line: (805) 781-4344
Breastfeeding Peer Counselors (pamphlet) - English I Spanish
Central Coast Breastfeeding Coalition
French Hospital - In-person & out-patient breastfeeding consults, in-person classes | (805) 541-2229
Growing with Baby - Providing in-person and virtual breastfeeding support | (805) 543-6988
Twin Cities Hospital - In-person in-patient & out-patient consults, in-person PMAD & breastfeeding support group I (805) 546-7777 option #3 or breastfeeding warmline I (805) 434-4644

Personal Pump options covered by Medi-Cal or CenCal Health:

Moms Get More! - Select "CenCal Health" or "Medi-Cal" for insurance provider
Yummy Mummy - Select "CenCal Health" or "Medi-Cal" for insurance provider or ph: (855) 879-8669

Breastfeeding Resources

Breastfeeding and COVID-19 posters - English I Spanish
Breastfeeding and Returning to Work or School - English I Spanish
Breastfeeding Education for New & Expecting Parents - wichealth.org
Choices in Childbirth - Inclusive, engaging and a trustworthy program to help you make informed decisions, from pregnancy to parenting
Getting to Know Your Baby - English I Spanish
A Guide to Breastfeeding - English I Spanish
Hand Expression - hand-outs English I Spanish videos English I Spanish
MyPlate healthy eating - Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
MyPlate Plan on what and how much to eat when breastfeeding - English I Spanish
Newborn Feeding Secrets - English I Spanish
New - Virginia's California WIC Story - English I Spanish
Prenatal Birth Story - Kelsey M.
Resource on how to properly store and handle breastmilk - English I Spanish
Tip sheet for breastfeeding - English I Spanish
Transgender & Non-Binary Parent Nursing

Breastpump User Instructions and Resources