We help you meet your feeding goals.
Regardless of your background, family structure, or approach to parenting.
We provide:
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Free support and troubleshooting, from basic questions to major concerns.
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Free education and guidance, from pregnancy through weaning.
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Free education and guidance about inducing lactation, re-lactating, expressing milk for feeding, and breastfeeding or chest feeding for non-birthing parents
Free Phone Counseling
Yes, really! Please call any of us when you need us. We are available to support you, and we look forward to your call.
Can't get someone right away? Call down the list. What if a Counselor is unavailable? We coordinate with other Counselors to make sure you get a call back.
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Mary Overfield, IBCLC ~ 919-801-0580
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Amy Veatch, IBCLC ~ 919-264-7977
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Elaina Lee ~ 919-559-8689
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Ariel Benton ~ 919-920-7829
Free Meetings! --
We host free public meetings every 1st Thursday evening at 7pm and every 3rd Thursday morning at 9:30am.
If you have breastfeeding questions, need support, etc, please join our Volunteer Counselors at one of these meetings.
To Meet In-Person:
You can join us in-person at Marsh Creek Community Center. 3050 N. New Hope Rd Raleigh, NC 27604
To Meet Virtual / Online:
http://meet.google.com/rzu-feum-wio
You can join from any browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc) or from the Google Meet app. There will be a green button that says “Join Meeting” – click it and the host will admit you.
If no one has arrived at a meeting (either in-person or virtual) by 45 minutes past the start time, we will end the meeting. If you are going to be late, let us know. We can talk as long as needed!
FAQ
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Bringing your Baby / Older Child(ren): Your baby and older children are always welcome - whether in-person or virtual / online.
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Weather: For weather-related cancellations or holiday-related exceptions to the schedule, please see our Facebook page or the website’s home page.
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Meetings vs Phone Support: Don't feel you have to wait for a meeting. We offer free phone support. Please call us any time at the numbers listed above.
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Facebook Messages: Fewer Counselors monitor this channel. Calling one of us is a quicker way to get an answer.
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