by Leslee Boldman, C.D. (DONA), CLC<\/p>\n
Are you a brand new mother or about to become one?\u00a0If you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed once your\u00a0baby arrives, Tallahassee has many wonderful resources for\u00a0breastfeeding support.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019re expecting your first child, or maybe you\u2019re\u00a0hoping to breastfeed more successfully than you have in the\u00a0past. Maybe you\u2019ve read every book you could get your hands\u00a0on and signed up for every class, or maybe you\u2019re planning to\u00a0wing it. Maybe you\u2019ve talked to all your friends, or received\u00a0scary, unsolicited advice at the checkout counter.<\/p>\n
No matter what category you Wt into, there are three\u00a0things that are essential to breastfeeding success: education,\u00a0support and conWdence. The best part is that with good education\u00a0and plenty of positive support, confidence will follow.<\/p>\n
Education can include going to a prenatal breastfeeding\u00a0class, attending a support group meeting (even before\u00a0your baby arrives), asking plenty of questions of experienced\u00a0friends or family members and even observing to see\u00a0how they breastfeed. After your baby is here, use all of this\u00a0knowledge to help you find your footing. Ask questions, ask\u00a0for help and ask for support. You won\u2019t regret it. Reaching\u00a0out for help when you first suspect an issue is important because\u00a0when you\u2019re feeding your baby eight to 12 times a day,\u00a0the number of feedings adds up quickly.<\/p>\n
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Tallahassee Lactation Care<\/em><\/p>\n TallyLactation.com or (850) 764-5517<\/p>\n Services: Support group held on Mondays, 12 to 1 p.m., at\u00a02626 Care Drive. In-home consultations with an IBCLC\u00a0prenatal breastfeeding class.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n La Leche League of Tallahassee<\/em><\/p>\n LLLFlorida.com\/lalecheleague\/groups\/lll-of-tallahassee\u00a0or (850) 296-8490<\/p>\n Services: Support group held three times per month with\u00a0rotating topics. Phone and\/or email support by La Leche\u00a0League Leaders.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mommy Market<\/em><\/p>\n TMH.org\/mommymarket or (850)431-0468<\/p>\n 1301 East Sixth Avenue<\/p>\n Services: Support group held on Tuesdays and Thursdays,\u00a010:30 a.m. to noon. Prenatal pregnancy and breastfeeding\u00a0classes. In-office consultations with an IBCLC. Store sells\u00a0breastfeeding related items and breast pump rentals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Breastfeeding Tallahassee<\/em><\/p>\n FB.com\/groups\/breastfeedingtallahassee<\/p>\n Online peer support group for Tallahassee mothers,\u00a0moderated by the Tallahassee Doula Co-Op.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Katie Bankston<\/strong> –\u00a0LoveCraftedLactation.com or\u00a0(850) 566-2800<\/p>\n Leslee Boldman<\/strong> – BoldBirth.org or (850) 597-2535<\/p>\n Celeste Bracey<\/strong> – CelesteBracey.com or (229) 393-6210<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Honeytree Natural Foods<\/em><\/p>\n Honeytree.com or (850) 681-2000<\/p>\n A local store that sells products for breastfeeding and baby\u00a0care, and rents breast pumps and infant scales. You can\u00a0also bring baby to do a pre- and post-feeding weight on a\u00a0Medela infant scale that is sensitive to the gram (there are\u00a0roughly 30 grams in an ounce), perfect for days you can\u2019t\u00a0make it to a support group!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leon County WIC Office<\/strong><\/p>\n (850) 606-8300<\/p>\n Two locations: 1515 Old Bainbridge Road or 872 West\u00a0Orange Avenue<\/p>\n Wakulla County WIC Office<\/strong><\/p>\n (850) 926-0400<\/p>\n 84 Oak Street, Crawfordville<\/p>\n Services: Support groups held monthly, contact for current\u00a0schedule.\u00a0Prenatal breastfeeding and nutritional education.\u00a0In-office support by peer counselors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leslee Boldman, C.D. (DONA), CLC, is a certified birth doula\u00a0and certified lactation counselor who provides support to families\u00a0on everything from conception through parenthood. For more\u00a0information, please visit BoldBirth.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Leslee Boldman, C.D. (DONA), CLC Are you a brand new mother or about to become one?\u00a0If you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed once your\u00a0baby arrives, Tallahassee has many wonderful resources for\u00a0breastfeeding support. Maybe you\u2019re expecting your first child, or maybe you\u2019re\u00a0hoping to breastfeed more successfully than you have in the\u00a0past. Maybe you\u2019ve read […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[22,25],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-breastfeeding","tag-newborn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":736,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tallahasseefamilymagazine.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Certified Lactation Counselors Who Provide\u00a0In-Home Support<\/h4>\n
Local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Offices:<\/h4>\n