Check out our Breastfeeding Quick Reference Guide:

Breastfeeding Matters Now More than Ever 

We would like to help you succeed in meeting your breastfeeding goals! If you are newly pregnant or would like more information about breastfeeding please see the many resources listed below.

Visit www.bfanwi.org for local breastfeeding resources and helpful information (supported by the Breastfeeding Alliance of Northeast WI).

All of our nurses can help you with concerns or questions about breastfeeding your baby. Parents can contact our office to ask questions or to schedule a home visit to have the baby weighed and have questions answered. 

For more complicated breastfeeding issues, Outagamie County Public Health has Board Certified (IBCLC) Lactation Consultants on staff.

Contact us at (920) 832-5100 or PHQuestions@outagamie.org for more information.

Additional Breastfeeding Support Resources

Kellymom.com http://www.kellymom.com LaLeche League of WI https://www.lllofwi.org/ United States Breastfeeding Committee http://www.usbreastfeeding.org Wisconsin State Statute 253.165 http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/253/165 Breastfeeding Resources and Education- from WI Division of Public Health http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/Nutrition/Breastfeeding/index.htm Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition https://www.wibreastfeeding.com/

Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Resources The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”) amended section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require employers to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employers are also required to provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.

Working & Pumping Tips from Kellymom.com http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/bf-links-pumping/ The Business Case for Breastfeeding- Resource for mothers returning to work and for workplaces https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-home-work-and-public/breastfeeding-and-going-back-work/business-case  United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. Section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/Sec7rFLSA_btnm.htm 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/about-us/baby-friendly-hospital-initiative/the-ten-steps Outagamie County Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Policy

 

For Health Information Specialists located throughout Wisconsin:

The Well Badger Resource Center helps connect women, pregnant women, families, adolescents, children, and health professionals with health care services and resources throughout the state.

For health information and referral services
Call 800-642-7837, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday,
email wellbadger@wwhf.org, or
go to wellbadger.org