The health and safety of the community is our first priority. Due to recent developments related to COVID-19 (coronavirus) groups are not meeting in-person at this time.
For lactation support and questions 7-days a week please contact our
Breastfeeding Support WARMLINE
at 857-301-8259 or email [email protected]
This line is operated by volunteer lactation peer counselors, CLCs and IBCLCs
Announcing new VIRTUAL Baby Cafe's and Breastfeeding Groups. Please register using the links below for each group that you plan to attend.
Are you pregnant and curious about breastfeeding?
Struggling with breast pain or your newborn's poor latch?
Happily bottle-feeding your growing baby and interested in meeting other parents?
Come to one of our drop-in support groups around Boston! Our groups offer professional lactation counseling, fun playgroups for your young child, and support for anyone struggling with the ups and downs of parenting. Through a partnership with Cradles to Crayons, all Boston Breastfeeding Coalition groups also offer kid-packs, diapers and other essential items for families undergoing financial hardship. For additional free breastfeeding groups outside of the coalition in the Boston area, check-out our complete calendar.
Struggling with breast pain or your newborn's poor latch?
Happily bottle-feeding your growing baby and interested in meeting other parents?
Come to one of our drop-in support groups around Boston! Our groups offer professional lactation counseling, fun playgroups for your young child, and support for anyone struggling with the ups and downs of parenting. Through a partnership with Cradles to Crayons, all Boston Breastfeeding Coalition groups also offer kid-packs, diapers and other essential items for families undergoing financial hardship. For additional free breastfeeding groups outside of the coalition in the Boston area, check-out our complete calendar.
MONDAYS
NOW VIRTUAL: Boston Medical Center Baby Café Register here for Boston Medical Center Baby Cafe 850 Harrison Avenue, Boston OB GYN Centering Pregnancy Room (5th Floor) 2:00pm- 4:00pm (857)-301-8259 Haitian Creole & Spanish speaking Learn more! NOW IN-PERSON: Boston Medical Center HYBRID Baby Café In-Person and Virtual (Beginning 10/21/2024) Register here for BMC HYBRID Baby Cafe 725 Albany St. Boston, MA 02118 Shapiro Ambulatory Care Center, 5th Floor - The Centering Space 4:30pm- 6:00pm (857)-301-8259 Learn More Here NOW VIRTUAL: Codman Square Health Center Baby Café Register here for the Monday Codman Square Baby Cafe 637 Washington Street, Dorchester Group Visit Room 2 5:00pm - 6:30pm Dominique Bellegarde, CLC, CLE Keyla Kelley, CLC Jenny Weaver RN, IBCLC (857)-301-8259 Learn more! TUESDAYS NOW VIRTUAL: Mother Healing Community In-Person and virtual visits Register here for Women-Centered Healing Community 260 Washington St, Dorchester 11:00am - 1:00pm Dominique Bellegarde, CLC, CLE (857)-301-8259 Haitian Creole Speaking |
WEDNESDAYS
NOW VIRTUAL: Codman Square Health Center Baby Café Register here for Wednesday Codman Baby Cafe 637 Washington Street, Dorchester Group Visit Room 2 2:00pm - 4:00pm Dominique Bellegarde, CLC, CLE Keyla Kelley, CLC Jenny Weaver RN, IBCLC (857)-301-8259 Learn more! Baby and Me at the Mattapan Library In-person visits 10:30AM - 12:00PM 1350 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126 Dominique Bellegarde, CLC, CLE Euness Cirino, ROSE Peer Counselor Jenny Weaver, RN, IBCLC THURSDAYS Family Nurturing Center Beautiful Baby Group In-person and virtual visits Register here 200 Bowdoin St, Dorchester 10:30am - 12:30pm (857)-301-8259 Dominique Bellegarde, CLC, CLE Danielle Champagnie, LPN, CLS, ROSE Peer Counselor Euness Cirino, ROSE Peer Counselor Charu Dhiman, CLC, Postpartum Doula Edwige Jean, CLC Jenny Weaver, RN, IBCLC Nou pale Kreyol SUNDAYS VIRTUAL: BeUtiful Cares Baby Group Now Virtual Register here (857) 302-8259 7:00AM - 9:00AM Ieshia Lee, Rose Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, Certified Doula, CHW Jenny Weaver, RN, IBCLC |