Breastfeeding and Nutritional Support

• Kennedy Women’s & Children’s Services:

Support groups take place every Thursday from 1-2:30pm. These are group sessions but private sessions can also be arranged with a lactation consultant. You can also rent a high quality baby scale.

Kennedy Health & Wellness Center, 2nd Floor Conf Room, 405 Hurffville-CrossKeys lactationconsultant@kennedyhealth.org. Rd, Sewell, NJ; 856-582-3098. Calls are returned within 24 hours, M-F.

• La Leche League of New Jersey (various locations)

Contact Pat Young at 609-320-6499 to set up an individual meeting or to find out the time for a group session.

 

• Virtua has a number of breastfeeding support groups at their Vorhees (Wed from 2-3:30pm) and Mt Holly (Wed from 11am-12:30pm) locations. They also offer individual breastfeeding support. Call 1-888-VIRTUA-3 for more information or go to: https://www.virtua.org/services/breastfeeding

 

• The Village: South Jersey Breastfeeding and Wellness Center  Offers pre and postnatal breastfeeding support as well as yoga and other resources for new and expecting moms.

421 N. Haddon Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Call: 856-942-4305 or Email: thevillagesj@gmail.com.

 

• WIC- Women Infant and Children’s Program - For eligible families, the program provides food vouchers and nutritional education.

Glouster county WIC office- 856-218-4116

Canden county WIC office - 856-225-5050

 

• Kellymom.com - Helpful answers to common breastfeeding questions. Articles are written by certified lactation consultants.

 

• Stanford University Breastfeeding Videos - Practical videos created by breastfeeding experts. They go through the nuts and bolts of how to overcome common breastfeeding problems. The Hand Expression Video might be particularly helpful for new moms.