Breastfeeding Resources

AVMC Education & Breastfeeding Center
661-726-6210

• FREE Community Breastfeeding Support Group
  - Every Tuesday 11am-12pm (Spanish every 4th Tuesday)
  - Enter through WIP Lobby, no registration required
• Hospital Grade Breast Pump rentals during business hours
• Private consults available by appointment, $40 fee

AVMC OB Clinic
661-726-6180

• Private consults for patients, call for appointment

Antelope Valley Partners for Health
661-433-3587

• FREE Virtual Support Group on Zoom
• Every Monday 10am-11:30am, call for Zoom link
• Free Welcome Baby Program for postpartum & feeding support

Kaiser Permanente Breastfeeding Services
661-726-2200

• FREE Mother/Baby Cafe Support Group
• Every 2nd Thursday 11am-2:30pm at Lancaster Medical Office
• Call to register for support group, for assist with hospital grade breast pump, or to make appointment for private consult

WIC - Antelope Valley Breastfeeding Helpline
661-726-6393

• Call M-F, 8am-5pm for assist with feeding or hospital grade breast pump

Dawn Bower, IBCLC, RLC, CLE (Lancaster)
661-748-3296

• FREE Breastfeeding Social Support Group
• Every Wednesday 11:30am-1pm
• Registration preferred, call or fill out form online: dawnboweribclc.com
• Private consults, may be covered by insurance

National Breastfeeding Helpline
800-994-9662

• Call with breastfeeding questions, M-F 6am-3pm, English or Spanish

WIC - Kern County
866-327-3074

Lorie Ochoa, RN, IBCLC, CLC (Ridgecrest)
760-428-9232

• Private consults, may be covered by insurance

New Parent Support Program (Edwards AFB)
209-677-7418 (text only)

• FREE home visit feeding & postpartum support for active duty & dependents

Motherhood Collective (Tehachapi)
615-989-0039

• FREE Motherhood Club Support Group
• Every other Thursday 10:30am, see website for dates
• Private consults by appointment, limited free slots available

Free Virtual Breastfeeding Support Groups

The Drip: Breastfeeding Support Group for Black Families

• Every Monday 10am-12pm and Every Thursday 3pm-5pm
• See website for Zoom link, breastfeedingrose.org/thedrip/

Baby Cafe en Espanol by New Familia Health
323-917-1700

• Every Thursday at 5pm
• See website for Zoom link, linktr.ee/newfamiliahealth

Virtual Breastfeeding Brunch by Love & Latch
805-390-3943

• Every Wednesday 11:45am-1pm (English, French, Arabic)
• See website for meeting link, loveandlatch.com/virtual-support

Dede Diner: Support for Asian & Pacific Islander Families
323-210-8505

• All Fridays, except 1st Friday of the month 7pm-9pm
• See website for Zoom link, linktr.ee/dedediner

Medication & Breastfeeding

Infant Risk Call Center
806-352-2519

• Call with questions about medications & breastfeeding M-F, 6am - 3pm; infantrisk.com or Mommymeds app

MotherToBaby.org
866-626-6847

• Call with questions about medications/interactions with breastfeeding - M-F, 5am - 4pm, Spanish, live chat, & email also available

Websites & Information

Womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/ - Breastfeeding Information

kellymom.com - Breastfeeding Information

lli.org/ - La Leche League International

avbreastfeeding.com - Antelope Valley Breastfeeding Coalition

BreastfeedLA.org - Information & Resources in So. California

californiabreastfeeding.org - California Breastfeeding Coalition

Blackinfantsandfamilies.org/breastfeeding - Support for Black Families

lactationnetwork.com - Connects Families to Lactation Consults

mothertobaby.org - Medications & Breastfeeding

infantrisk.org - Medications & Breastfeeding

e-lactation.com - Medications & Breastfeeding

dir.ca.gov/dlse/Lactation_Accommodation.htm - CA Protections at Work

legalaidatwork.org - Work & Family Program, CA Protections at Work

Breast Pumps

Reach out to the above resources for assistance with making a plan for pumping when returning to work/school, pump fitting, obtaining a breast pump through insurance, or for hospital grade pumps when needed.

Breastmilk Donation

AVMC Breastmilk Collection Center
661-726-6210

Mother’s Milk Bank
877-375-6645

Free Feeding & Pumping Apps

Many families find apps to be useful for tracking information