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Breastfeeding Support Services available in Saskatoon and area:
Professional Lactation Support:
Lactation professionals to deal with medical and physical challenges while breastfeeding.
- Breastfeeding Centre
The Breastfeeding Centre is located in the Westwinds Primary Health Center at 3311 Fairlight Drive, Saskatoon. It is staffed by certified Lactation Consultants. For appointments or telephone inquiries phone (306) 655-4806.
- Drop In Centers
Staffed by certified lactation consultants.
- Cosmo Civic Centre - Wednesdays 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Buttons 'n Bows, 116 - 103 Street - Tuesdays
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Breastfeeding & Parenting Support Groups:
Mom-to-mom support can make the difference in ensuring a positive breastfeeding experience.
Central phone line number - 655-4805.
A recorded message gives Leaders' names and phone numbers and lists current meeting information.
La Leche League is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding mothers. La Leche League Saskatoon offers:
- Mother-to-mother support
- Monthly meetings providing an opportunity for mothers (and mothers-to-be) to meet and learn more about breastfeeding
- Telephone and email help from accredited Leaders
- Lending library with books on childbirth, breastfeeding and other related topics
- Keeping up-to-date with the latest research findings on the benefits and successful management of breastfeeding
- Saskatoon Attachment Parenting
- A learning and discussion group for parents interested in attachment parenting, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and babywearing.
- Meets the third Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church on the corner of Broadway and 7th Street East.
- For more info, call Natasha at (306) 249-3853 or email Erica at ericabird@shaw.ca.
- An online discussion list is available here.
Recently the group was profiled on CTV News at Noon. See the CTV video as well as the SHAW Cable 10 video.
- Breastfeeding Saskatchewan
Email list for mothers, families and health professionals to discuss and support breastfeeding in Saskatchewan
Breastfeeding Advocacy Groups:
- Moms for Milk Breastfeeding Network:
Box 400, Nokomis SK S0G 3R0
(306) 528-4439
momsformilk@sasktel.net
Contact Janice Reynolds
- Mothers and concerned consumers advocate for the right of women and infants to fully participate in their biological right and anthropological heritage of natural birth, exclusive and extended breastfeeding, shared sleep, and close physical contact.
- Co-ordinates a grass-roots consumer movement of women demanding access to full information on birth and infant feeding choices for all women, and requires that services be made available to support these choices.
- Objectives are to: support, educate and co-ordinate breastfeeding advocates; provide a low-cost source of information; promote networking and resource sharing; create a database of advocates that can be accessed by members; and, co-ordinate efforts to begin change.
- Publishes online newsletter.
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