Capital Area Breastfeeding Resource Guide 3-28-16 For use by health care providers, mothers and others. If you know of a resource that should be added please contact Ann Siegle at annsiegle@gmail.com. FREE Breastfeeding Support: Capital Area Baby Café: Drop in breastfeeding support Wednesdays 10 am-12 pm, Pennway Church of God 1101 E. Cavanaugh Lansing, MI 48910. Thursdays 1 pm-3 pm Ingham County Health Department 5303 S. Cedar St. Lansing, go in Door 3 to the 2nd floor WIC Information Mall. Call EPO for more info: (517) 337-7365 Facebook.com/capitalareababycafe Delta-Waverly La Leche League http://llldeltawaverly.weebly.com/ Meetings 1st Tuesday 6:30 pm, McLaren Lansing 401 W. Greenlawn Ave. Lansing, MI 48910. 2nd and 4th Wednesday 10 am Delta Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing 3rd Tuesday 6:30 pm Delta Presbyterian Church 6100 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI Group Leaders: Mary Ann Collins Martin (517) 321-1818 rt_marti@sprynet.com, Alexia Mansour (248) 766-6988 aliwayout@yahoo.com, Jessi Thomas (989) 598-4404 JDelliBovi827@aol.com East Lansing La Leche League: http://lalecheeastlansing.com/ Meetings 1st Thursday 6:30 pm, First Christian Church, 1001 Chester Road, Lansing 3rd Thursday 6:30 pm, WIllow Tree Family Center 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave #101, Lansing, MI 48910 Virtual Meetings 4th Thursday at 9:00 p.m. Join meetings here: https://www.facebook.com/lalecheeastlansing/posts/494768520707887 Group Leaders Laura laura@ericsprojects.com Jodi (517) 648-0432, Lindsey (586) 801-3763 lindseylaforte@gmail.com Black Breastfeeding Sisterhood Mother-led breastfeeding support group 1st and 3rd Mondays, 3 pm-5 pm, Willow Tree Family Center 3333 S. Pennsylvania, Lansing, MI park in the back (586) 806-9832 or (517) 420-5421
Breastfeeding in East Lansing Facebook Support Group: send email request to breastfeedingeastlansing@gmail.com to join. WIC Breastfeeding Help Line Leave a message 24/7. A Breastfeeding Peer Counselor will return your call. (517) 887-4543. Ingham County Health Department Public Health Nurse home visits for breastfeeding support. Medicaid-eligible clients (517) 887-4322. Black Breastfeeding Moms of Michigan: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276094752544551/ Ingham County WIC Program 517-887-4326 Eaton County WIC Program - 517-541-2630- Heather Sanders, WIC Coordinator; 517-541-2650, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Mid-Michigan District Health Department (Clinton County) WIC Program - 989-224-2195 Shiawassee County Health Department WIC Program - 989-743-2383 or 800-859-4229 Lactation Consultants Hospital-based McLaren Greater Lansing--517 975-7330 Deb Kline, RN Sparrow Lactation Support Services (at Sparrow Only) 517-364-2652 Tammy Ashley, RN, MSN, CFNP, IBCLC Maureen Dillon, RN, IBCLC Lutz, RN, IBCLC Malone, LBSW, RN, IBCLC Beth McLellan, RN, IBCLC in the RNICU-- 517-364-2844 Karen Twyman, RN, MS, MSW, IBCLC Kathy Patricia
Lactation Consultants-- Fee-for-Service Tina Brenner, RN, BSN, IBCLC 517-282-4399; 517-282-4399 http://www.babystepslactation.com/ Linda Gewirtz, RN, IBCLC, Say Yes to Breast, 989-415-9991 Bosom Buddies: Kathy Malone, LBSW,RN, IBCLC -- 810-229-3328 Livingston County Laura Spitzfaden, IBCLC - laura@ericsprojects.com website: http://feedthebabyllc.com Breastfeeding Clinic: Sparrow Out Patient Breastfeeding Clinic is open twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays from noon until 5 p.m. It is located in the Sparrow Professional Building, opposite the main hospital. A doctor and lactation consultant team help moms and babies that are having problems with breastfeeding. Appointments are made by referral from the mother's or the baby's primary healthcare provider. Drop-In Breastfeeding Clinic held Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Next Generation Lactation Service located at 3333 S. Pennsylvania, Suite 101, Lansing, MI inside Willow Tree Family Center. A Certified Nurse-Midwife and Lactation Counselor are available to help with breastfeeding problems. Sliding Fee Scale. (517) 574-0802 http://lactationservice.com/drop-in-clinic/ Breast Pump Rental and Sales 1. Sparrow Regional Medical Supply and Pharmacy o Lansing Phone: 517-371-2115; Fax: 517-371-1227 o St. Johns Phone: 989-224-6730; Fax: 989-224-3245 2. Breastfeeding Support and Counseling 517-339-3038-- Tina Brenner 3. Sobak s Home Medical (Owosso) 989-723-8927 4. MSU Clinical Center Pharmacy 517-353-4930 5. Bosom Buddies Lactation Support (Livingston County) 810-229-3328 6. Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby Brown s Advanced Care (Jackson) 517-789-7302 7. Mother and Earth Baby Boutique - www.motherandearth.com - 517-204-2248 8. Bundle of Joy (Eaton Rapids) 517-230-9629 9. Hygeia -- 888.786.7466 10. Medela 800-435-8316 Maternal-Infant Outreach Program Women s Health Services 517-887-4320; www.ingham.org/hd/womens/index/htm
County and District Health Departments 1. Barry-Eaton District Heath Department (Lansing No.) 517-485-7110 WIC Program - 517-541-2630 (Eaton) or 269-945-9516 (Barry) 2. Ingham County Health Department 1. Child Health Services 517-887-4305 2. Prenatal Nutritionist 517-887-4320 3. Public Health Nursing 517-887-4322--home visits for breastfeeding support 4. WIC Program - 517-887-4326 5. WIC Breastfeeding Help Line- 517-887-4543 - leave a message 24/7. 3. Mid-Michigan District Health Department (Clinton County) 989-224-7772 Public Health Nursing, Option 5 Maternal and Infant Support Services, Option 6 WIC Program, Option 5 4. Shiawassee County Health Department WIC Program - 989-743-2383 or 800-859-4229 Other Resources Willow Tree Family Center, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 101, Lansing, MI 48910 www.willowtreefamily.com 586-806-WTFC Help for Postpartum Depression Kersten Kimmerly, LMSW Individual and Group therapy 517 333-3741 Jennifer Novello, LMSW, 517 999-9005 Dr. Shelley Smithson (Psychologist) 517 332-1562 "Warm Line" Jennifer Chenault 517-204-3067. Shades of Motherhood: Postpartum depression Support group. Email: shadesofmotherhood@gmail.com 734-204-3067 Books: 1. The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About your Baby from Birth to Age Two, William and Martha Sears 2. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, Diane Wiessinger and Diana West 3. The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk, Diane West 4. Mothering Multiples, Karen Gromada
5. Balancing Breast & Bottle: Reaching Your Breastfeeding Goals, Amy Peterson and Mindy Harmer 6. Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers, Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett 7. Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple, Nancy Mohrbacher 8. Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family, La Leche League International, Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith,Teresa Pitman Websites: 1. Best for Babes Foundation www.bestforbabes.org 2. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association--http://www.blackmothersbreastfeeding.org 3. Capital Area Breastfeeding Coalition - www.mibreastfedbaby.com 4. CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/resources/guide.htm 5. Infant Risk Center - Medications & mother's milk answer hotline -- www.infantrisk.com 6. Kellymom.com, IBCLC Lactation Consultant breastfeeding answer site - www.kellymom.com 7. Michigan Breastfeeding Network: http://www.mibreastfeeding.org/ 8. Stanford University School of Medicine, "Getting Started with Breastfeeding" http://newborns.stanford.edu/breastfeeding/ 9. Nancy Mohrbacher Solutions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nancymohrbacher 10. Nancy Mohrbacher blog and resources: http://www.nancymohrbacher.com Apps and Blogs with links to other bloggers: 1. Coffective Free mobile app. Evidence based educational materials about breastfeeding 2. The Breastfeeding Solutions app by Nancy Mohrbacher. Costs $4.99 on itunes. Straightforward solutions to the 30 most common breastfeeding problems. 3. Momzelle Breastfeeding Blog:http://www.momzelle.com/blog/- research, anecdotes from a new mother, and nursing fashions. 4. Secrets of Baby Behavior, University of California-Davis Human Lactation Centerhttp://www.secretsofbabybehavior.com/