Welcome to the Macaroni KID Springfield Breastfeeding Guide! This comprehensive guide was created to help parents find local resources and support. It includes information on where to find lactation consultants, support groups, and other resources in our community and beyond. Breastfeeding can be a rewarding experience for both mother and child, but it can take some time and practice. We hope that this guide will provide you with the information and support you need in Springfield, Missouri to successfully breastfeed your baby. We want you to feel confident, empowered, and supported as you navigate your breastfeeding journey!
Breastfeeding Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recommend exclusive breastfeeding for about the first 6 months, with continued breastfeeding once complementary foods are introduced, for up to 2 years of age or longer.
What is an IBCLC?
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) are allied-health professionals and members of the maternal-child healthcare team. The IBCLC certification is the gold standard of lactation care and requires years of extensive training, including college-level health science coursework. They provide advanced skilled lactation care in a variety of settings while making appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals and community support resources. Click here to Verify the Credentials of an IBCLC.
Other breastfeeding professionals can include:
- Certified Lactation Counselor® - CLC
- Certified Breastfeeding Specialist - CBS
- Lactation Counselor - LC(CBI)
- Certified Lactation Support Provider - CLSP
- Certified Lactation Professional™ - (CLP)
- Certified Lactation Educator™ - CLE®
- Infant Feeding Counselor™ - IFC
- Accredited Breastfeeding USA Counselor - BC
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Click HERE to download 'Your Guide to Breastfeeding'
Courtesy of the Office on Women's Health
Springfield, Missouri Lactation Consultants
The following clinics offer services provided by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs)
- Breath of Life Lactation
- Cox Health Women's Center
- Haven Lactation
- Mercy Family Resource Center
- Queen City Lactation
- The Doula Foundation
Springfield, Missouri Lactation Counselors
The following clinics and organizations offer services provided by certified breastfeeding professionals and peer counselors
- Bloom and Grow Birth Doula Services
- The Doula Foundation
- Springfield-Greene County WIC
- Springfield-Greene County Family Connects
Looking for other options?
- Nest Collaborative
Virtual IBCLC support worldwide; most insurances accepted.
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Breastfeeding Classes
Breastfeeding Support Groups
TLC: The Lactation Club
Cox Health Women's Center
1000 E. Primrose, Suite 110
Springfield, MO 65807
(417) 269-5239
Meets the first Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m.
(If the first Monday is a holiday, the group will meet on the second Monday.)
Free to attend
La Leche League of Springfield
lllofspringfield@gmail.com
Meets twice monthly for daytime and evening meetings.
Free to attend
Breastfeeding USA Online Support Groups
Each group is private, administered, and moderated by accredited Breastfeeding USA Counselors with experience specific to their group.
Lactation University's Virtual Support Group
Online meetings are hosted by Lactation University Volunteers. LUVs are qualified, trained lactation specialists who desire to support families in their feeding goals. Leaders offer free community groups and private breastfeeding support via online and in-person meetings, book clubs, and social media platforms.
Tongue + Lip Tie Release Providers
Cash Family Orthodontics
2844 S Ingram Mill Rd
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 881-7512
Springfield Kids Dental
1802 W Kearney St
Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 567-8227
Additional Online Resources:
- Advocates for Tongue Tie Education
- Missouri Tongue and Lip Tie Support
- Dr. Bobby Ghaheri
- Aftercare Instructions from Drs. Sacker & Berger of Team Tongue Tie in San Diego
- Videos on Suck Training/Post-Frenotomy Exercises
Breastfeeding and Pumping Supplies
Cox Health Women's Center
1000 E. Primrose, Suite 110
Springfield, MO 65807
(417) 269-5239
Breastmilk Donation
The Milk Bank
The Milk Bank impacts the greater Midwest area through the safe collection and distribution of pasteurized donor human milk.
Donors must complete medical screening. Families may request donor milk.
Prolacta Bioscience
Donate milk to be used for critically ill and premature babies.
Donors must complete medical screening; monetary compensation available.
Breastfeeding Resources and Organizations
- La Leche League
- Breastfeeding USA
- Kelly Mom
- Stanford Medicine on Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in Combat Boots
- Workandpump.com
- Exclusivelypumping.com
Disclosure: As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), I fully support the World Health Organization (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (1981) and subsequent World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions. This commitment involves promoting breastfeeding and adhering to ethical guidelines regarding the marketing of infant formula, bottles, and teats. As an independent licensee of Macaroni KID National, I have no role in the selection of national advertisements that appear alongside this article, some of which may potentially violate the WHO Code.
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