Welcome to the Support Members section. Here you will find important and evidence-based information to help you support your loved one during their breastfeeding journey.
Resources for Grandparents
Resources for Support Members
- Applying for WIC
- Benefits for Baby
- Benefits for Mom
- Breast Milk is the Perfect Food for Your Baby
- Breast Size & Breastfeeding: Does Size Matter
- Breastfeeding Benefits Both Baby and Mom
- Breastfeeding Reduces Women’s Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- Calming a Crying Baby
- Cost Benefits of Breastfeeding
- Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier
- Hear Her: Partners, Friends, and Family of Pregnant or Postpartum Women
- Help from Friend and Family
- Importance of the First Milk – Colostrum
- Is There a Difference Between Breastmilk and Formula?
- Know When Your Baby is Hungry by Recognizing Hunger Cues
- LGBTQIA+ Resources- Breastfeed Durham
- Need Food? Find Help Here
- Resources for New Fathers
- Survival Guide for First Two Weeks
- The Fourth Trimester: How my Partner Can Help
Lactation Concerns
- Breast refusal (Lactation Education Resources)
- Colicky baby (Lactation Education Resources)
- Engorgement (Lactation Education Resources)
- Flat or inverted nipples (Lactation Education Resources)
- Increasing milk supply (Lactation Education Resources)
- Latch and positioning (Lactation Education Resources)
- Milk let down (Lactation Education Resources)
- Plugged Milk Duct and Mastitis (Lactation Education Resources)
- Signs of a good feeding (Lactation Education Resources)
- Sore nipples (Lactation Education Resources)
- Thrush (La Leche League GB)
- Tongue tie (Lactation Education Resources)
- Waking a sleeping baby (Lactation Education Resources)
Finding Support
Find Lactation Support in Your Area
- Find Lactation Support in Your Area (North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition Resources by County)
- NC A&T Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
https://www.ncat.edu/caes/departments/family-and-consumer-sciences/lactation-cert.php
Link to book appointments: https://intakeq.com/booking/d9hefb
336-285-3176 - Cierra Murphy-Higgs
After Birth Postpartum & Lactation Studio
https://www.afterbirthstudio.com/lactation-support
info@afterbirthstudio.com
- Dr. Sierra Bizzell
Ultimate Fertility Consultant
https://ultimate-fertility.com/
info@afterbirthstudio.com
Breastfeeding Classes
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
- Breastfeeding Classes Charlotte, NC
- Cape Fear Valley Health
- Carolina East Health System
- Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (Virtual)
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- Cone Health
- ECU Health Chowan Hospital
- Gaston County Health Department t
- Mission Health
- Onslow County Health Department
- Scotland County WIC
- UNC Health Johnston
- UNC Health Wayne
- UNC Medical Center
- UNC REX Healthcare
- Wake Med
Maternal Health Support
- Baby Love Program (Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, and Pitt counties)
- Nurse Family Partnership (For First Time Moms)
- Sister Song - Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
Postpartum support
- 4th Trimester Project
- HEAR HER
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline 1-833-943-5746 (1-833-9-HELP 4 MOMS)
Find Breastfeeding Support Groups and Safe Public Spaces
Add Your Support Group Here- Alimentación Segura Infa
- Asian-Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Resources Library- Breastfeed Durham
- Baby Cafe USA
- Black Maternal Health Organizations- Breastfeed Durham
- Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
- Breastfeeding and Autism Spectrum Disorder- Breastfeed Durham
- Chowan Breastfeeding Support Group
- Carolina East - Mommy and Me Postpartum and Breastfeeding Support Group
- Daddy BEANS - mentoring program serves as a forum for African American fathers (Virtual, last Saturday of the month, 1-2:30pm)
- La Leche League
- LGBTQIA+ Resources- Breastfeed Durham
- Mahogany Milk Support Group
Mahogany Milk Drops (Teen & Young Adult Support)
Meetings every 3rd Thursday from 6-7 pm at the Greensboro YWCA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1669020316698427 info@mahoganymilk.com
Link to register for virtual meetings: https://ncat.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclc-mppjotHN0gnBmvTc1dgHcs_cYchenm - North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition
- North Carolina Regional Breastfeeding Coalitions
- Queen City Cocoa BEANS - (Virtual Cafes, 1st Saturday of the Month 1-2:30pm or 3rd Wednesday of the month 6:30-8pm)
- Triangle Area Parent Support
- Prenatal Program for Early Parent Support
- Newborn Program for Early Parent Support
- Crawlers Program for Early Parent Support
- Play Groups Program for Early Parent Support - Groups are facilitated via both video and text/chat for 8 weeks. Each week, you’ll have the opportunity to share your parenting experiences, learn new activities to do with baby and discuss a parenting topic.
- La Crianza: Más Fácil Juntos
Equity Focused Resources
- Asian-American Breastfeeding Resources
- African American/Black Breastfeeding Resources
- Hispanic/Latinx Breastfeeding Resources
- LGBTQIA+ Resources
Interested in Becoming a Lactation Support Professional?
- Human Lactation Pathway 2 Programs:
- North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Human Lactation Pathway 2 Program
Graduate Certificate Program
https://www.ncat.edu/caes/departments/family-and-consumer-sciences/lactation-cert.php
ncatp2p@ncat.edu
336-285-3176 - Johnson C. Smith University
Human Lactation Pathway 2 Program
Certificate Program
https://www.jcsu.edu/academics/lactation-program
lctp@jcsu.edu
- North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University