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BayCare offers several convenient health care services that help get care you need to get back to feeling better.
Breastfeeding
BayCare encourages you to breastfeed your baby. It is the perfect, healthiest food for your newborn, and as a mother, you can enjoy a special bond unlike any other. We offer prenatal classes about breastfeeding to prepare you for the experience. Plus, your maternity nurse will help you get started within the first hour of birth. We continue to support and encourage you during this breastfeeding journey with breastfeeding support groups, our Breastfeeding helplines, and many resources. We can even help you overcome any difficulties which may arise with specially trained Lactation Consultants.
Breastfeeding Tips and Information
June 01, 2020
Bobbi Taman, BSN, IBCLC, CLE shares breastfeeding tips for new and expectant mothers. Learn more about BayCare’s maternity services
Breastfeeding Support Groups
To help you get the support and encouragement as a nursing mother, BayCare offers many breastfeeding support groups. View upcoming Support Groups.
Breast Pumps
Talk to healthcare provider for help ordering or renting a breast pump. In some cases, your insurance may cover breast pumps, check with your insurance provider. For more Breastfeeding resources and rentals visit BayCare HomeCare.
Interested in Donating Breast Milk?
Many of our Maternity Centers participate in Breast Milk Donor Programs to nourish fragile babies in BayCare Neonatal Intensive Care Units with natural breast milk. This milk is donated by healthy mothers in our community with excess milk. Learn more these programs and how to be a donor.
Breastfeeding Helplines:
- Mease Countryside Hospital
(727)725-6821 - Morton Plant Hospital
(727) 462-7749 - South Florida Baptist
(813) 872-3932 - St. Joseph's Women's Hospital
(813) 872-3932 - St. Joseph's Hospital-North
(813) 443-7350 - St. Joseph's Hospital-South
(813) 302-8734 - Winter Haven Women's Hospital
(863) 294-7068
Breastfeeding Resources
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BayCare Breastfeeding Support
Breastfeeding (baycare.org) - Breastfeeding information provided by BayCare. Find Breastfeeding Helplines, Podcasts, classes and more.
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La Leche League International - Breastfeeding Support and Information
https://www.llli.org/ - La Leche League International offers support, encouragement, information on breastfeeding, and even the opportunity to contact a leader in your local area.
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KellyMom - Parenting & Breastfeeding
www.KellyMom.com - Provides information on a wide variety of breastfeeding topics.
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KellyMom - The Basics of Breast Massage and Hand Expression (video)
https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/hand-expression/ - The basics of breast massage and hand expression: video by Maya Bolman, IBCLC and Ann Witt, MD, FABM, IBCLC
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Global Health Media - How to Express Your First Milk (video)
https://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/how-to-express-your-first-milk/?portfolioCats=191%2C94%2C13%2C23%2C65 - As a new mother, you may need to learn how to remove your milk and give it to your baby. This video shows you how to express colostrum, your first milk.
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Stanford Medicine - Hand Expression of Breastmilk (video)
https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html - Dr. Jane Morton demonstrates how easily hand expression can be taught in this Stanford University video on "Hand Expressing Breast Milk."
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Stanford Medicine - Maximizing Milk Production with Hands-On Pumping (video)
https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/maximizing-milk-production.html - This video demonstrates some ways that pumping mothers can increase production without medication.
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Mothers Milk Bank of FloridaMothers' Milk Bank of Florida - Our mission to provide safe human donor milk for babies in need.
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Office on Women's Health - Breastfeeding
https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/ - A good source on many women’s health topics, including the "Your Guide to Breastfeeding" publication.
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Breastfeeding After Reduction (BFAR) Information and Support
www.bfar.org - Offers “Breastfeeding After Reduction” information and support.
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Human Milk Banking Association of North Americahttps://www.hmbana.org - HMBANA believes in a world where all infants have access to human milk through support of breastfeeding and use of pasteurized donor human milk.
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Infant Risk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
www.infantrisk.com - Questions about OTC or prescription medications while pregnant or nursing? Call the experts at the Infant Risk Center: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm CT (806) 352-2519.
