Breastfeeding Support
Breastfeeding Resources
Breastfeeding can come with a lot of questions. Find trusted support, education, and practical resources for latch, milk supply, pumping, feeding challenges, and more—so you can get the help you need without sorting through everything alone.
You don’t have to sort through everything alone.
Start with trusted resources, then find the support that fits what you need.
FIND THE RIGHT KIND OF HELP
What kind of breastfeeding support do you need?
Different questions call for different kinds of support. Start with the kind of help that fits what you need right now.
One-on-One Help
For latch concerns, milk supply, pain, pumping, feeding challenges, or personalized guidance from a lactation professional.
Peer Support
For reassurance, shared experience, encouragement, and connection with other breastfeeding parents.
Classes & Education
For learning the basics, preparing before birth, understanding common challenges, and building confidence at your own pace.
PERSONALIZED BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
One-on-One Help
Sometimes general advice is not enough. If you are dealing with pain, latch concerns, milk supply, pumping, poor milk transfer, or a feeding situation that feels more complicated, personalized support can help you figure out what is happening and what to try next.
International Lactation Consultant Association
Search for an IBCLC near you.
ILCA offers a searchable directory of lactation consultants, including board-certified IBCLCs who can help with more complex breastfeeding concerns and individualized feeding support.
Find an IBCLC →WIC Breastfeeding Support
Breastfeeding help for WIC-eligible families.
WIC programs may offer breastfeeding education, peer counselors, lactation support, help with feeding questions, and access to breast pumps or pumping support for eligible families.
Explore WIC Breastfeeding Support →The Lactation Network
Check whether lactation care may be covered by insurance.
The Lactation Network connects families with lactation consultants and helps determine possible insurance coverage for care, including some in-home and telehealth services.
Check Lactation Coverage →CONNECTION & ENCOURAGEMENT
Peer Support
Sometimes you need professional guidance. Other times, you need someone who understands what breastfeeding actually feels like day to day. Peer support can offer reassurance, practical experience, and a reminder that you are not doing this alone.
La Leche League
Connect with experienced breastfeeding support leaders.
La Leche League offers breastfeeding information, local and virtual meetings, and one-on-one support from trained volunteer Leaders with personal breastfeeding experience.
Find La Leche League Support →WIC Peer Counseling
Support from mothers who have breastfed, too.
Many WIC programs connect breastfeeding families with peer counselors who can offer encouragement, practical tips, and ongoing support from pregnancy through the breastfeeding journey.
Explore WIC Breastfeeding Support →Breastfeeding USA
Evidence-informed support from trained breastfeeding counselors.
Breastfeeding USA provides mother-to-mother support through accredited counselors, local groups, and educational resources for breastfeeding and human milk feeding families.
Visit Breastfeeding USA →LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE
Classes & Education
Sometimes the best support is having reliable information ready when you need it. These classes and educational resources can help you prepare before birth, understand how breastfeeding works, and find answers when questions come up later.
Stanford’s Short Course on Breastfeeding
A self-paced introduction to breastfeeding for mothers and their support people.
This short course covers how milk supply works, current breastfeeding recommendations, common challenges, and practical feeding considerations. It can be audited free through Coursera.
Take the Course →The Ultimate Breastfeeding Class
A practical on-demand breastfeeding course you can watch from home.
The course covers latch, milk supply, common challenges, pumping basics, and troubleshooting through short video lessons designed to be easy to work through on your own schedule.
Learn More →Medela Breastfeeding University
A quick introduction to breastfeeding basics.
Medela’s free course covers getting started, positioning, latch, and milk supply. It is a useful option if you want a straightforward overview before birth or during the early newborn weeks.
Get Started →TRUSTED INFORMATION TO BOOKMARK
Breastfeeding Information & Reference
Breastfeeding questions do not always happen at convenient times. These resources are useful to keep nearby when you need reliable information about feeding, pumping, milk supply, medications, storage, or everyday breastfeeding concerns.
KellyMom
Detailed answers for the questions that come up along the way.
KellyMom has an extensive breastfeeding library covering milk supply, latch, pumping, medications, returning to work, weaning, and many other common questions.
Browse KellyMom →HealthyChildren.org
Breastfeeding guidance written for parents by pediatric experts.
HealthyChildren.org offers articles on breastfeeding basics, common concerns, infant nutrition, pumping, and feeding through different stages of infancy.
Explore Breastfeeding Guidance →CDC Breastfeeding Resources
Practical guidance for pumping, storing, and handling breast milk.
The CDC provides straightforward guidance on expressing milk, safe breast milk storage, pump hygiene, and other practical feeding and safety questions.
Visit CDC Breastfeeding Resources →PUMPING & MILK EXPRESSION
Pumping & Storing Breast Milk
Pumping can come with its own set of questions. These resources cover the practical side of expressing milk, keeping pump parts clean, storing breast milk safely, and making pumping feel a little more manageable.
Cleaning & Sanitizing Breast Pumps
Clear guidance for keeping pump parts clean and safe.
The CDC explains how to clean, dry, sanitize, and store breast pump parts, along with practical guidance for tubing and shared pumps.
Read the CDC Guide →Storing Pumped Breast Milk
Practical guidance for refrigerating, freezing, thawing, and using expressed milk.
Medela’s guide walks through storage containers, refrigeration and freezing, thawing milk, and handling expressed milk safely.
View the Storage Guide →Pumping Session Tracker
Keep track of pumping sessions without overcomplicating it.
Use the free Boobs for Babies pumping tracker to record when you pumped, how long you pumped, and how much milk you expressed.
Find the Pumping Tracker →WHEN YOU NEED MORE SUPPORT
Sometimes you need more than a resource.
Articles, classes, and online guidance can answer a lot of questions. But if breastfeeding is painful, your baby is struggling to feed or gain weight, milk supply feels uncertain, or you simply feel stuck, one-on-one support can help you sort through what is happening.
You do not need to wait until breastfeeding feels impossible to ask for help.