Resources

We provide support with infant feeding not just by offering support with latching and increasing supply, but also by addressing systemic and social barriers to breastfeeding like lack of workplace support, financial challenges, and limited access to care. We are always looking for opportunities to connect parents to resources that will help them to meet their infant feeding goals. We have compiled a list of community resources, including other providers that we know and trust, and other sources of free support and education. If you have any suggestions of what can be added to this list, please email admin@bridgeslactation.com.

Community Support Groups

• Bridges Lactation free postpartum support group: Monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 10AM in Gaithersburg, RSVP here

• La Leche League breastfeeding support groups (in person and virtual options)

• Low milk supply virtual support group

• Inducing/relactation virtual support group

• Chocolate Milk Cafe - lactation support group for families part of African diaspora

Resources for Low-Income Families

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) of MD: Call 1-800-242-4942 or email wic-info@cciweb.org to apply

• MD Food Stamps

Mental Health Support

• Postpartum Support International: Call 1-800-944-4773 or text 971-203-7773

• National Maternal Health Hotline: Call or text 1-833-943-5746

• Baby Blues Connection: Free virtual support groups for parents

• Postpartum Wellness: Therapy services, in network with most insurance

• Azalea Mental Health: Therapy services in DC, MD, VA; in network with most insurance

• Guided In Nature: Nature-based perinatal therapy services in MD, out of network provider

• Ever Well Counseling & Wellness: Perinatal therapy in MD, in network with Cigna, Aetna

• Rooted and Resilient Art Therapy and Counseling - Art therapy and EMDR therapy in MD, out of network provider

• Therapy Con Erika - Perinatal therapy in MD, Spanish speaking, out of network provider

• New Town Wellness - Perinatal therapy in DMV, in network with Medicaid

Infant Feeding Education

• KellyMom: General breastfeeding advice from an IBCLC

• Breast milk storage and preparation guidelines

• Safe Sleep 7 for safer co-sleeping

• Tips for introducing a bottle to your breastfed baby

• LactMed database for latest research on medications and breastfeeding

• Hand-expression for expressing breast milk without a pump

Legal Protection for Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding laws by U.S. State

• Existing legislation for breastfeeding protection

Resources for Black Parents

• Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association

• African-American Breastfeeding Network

• Chocolate Milk Cafe