Online Lactation Resources
La Leche League of Minnesota and the Dakotas
La Leche League (National Site)
Breastfeeding Basics
Online Lactation Resources
Instructional Videos:
Support Groups
*check websites for current information as dates/times may change
- Baby Café: A free, drop-in center for pregnant and breastfeeding moms to consult with an international board-certified lactation consultant and share experiences with other nursing mothers. No pre-registration required.
- Maple Grove: Allina Clinic, 7840 Vinewood Lane North, Maple Grove, MN, 55369 (Wednesdays 11 am – 1 pm) Kathleen Fulwider, IBCLC and Diane Loch, IBCLC; 763-236-3427
- St. Paul: St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1807 Field Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55116 USA (Wednesdays, 12 to 2 pm) Kim Kretschmer, IBCLC, 651-241-5088
- La Leche League: free mother to mother support, several meetings around the Twin Cities Metro and state wide, check website: http://www.lllofmndas.org
- Mama Cafe: free community breastfeeding support group at Baby Love, Thursdays 10-11:30am – 4590 Scott Trail Suite 102, Eagan, MN; www.babylovemn.com
To Be Seen in Person or Phone Advice
- Breastfeeding Connection at Ridges, Burnsville: 952-892-2552
- Park Nicollet Breastfeeding Center: 952-993-5124
- Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital lactation services: 612-863-4638
- Pediatrician’s Offices: (many clinics employ IBCLCs, this is a partial list- check with your child’s clinic)
- Southdale Pediatrics, Lisa Kroening, CPNP, IBCLC – Eden Prairie (952) 278-6939
- Metropolitan Pediatrics, Marta Simpson, RN, IBCLC – Edina, 952-920-9191 or Burnsville, 952-435-2450
- South Lake Pediatrics: main appointment line 952-401-8300 – Several lactation consultants that see patients in Maple Grove, Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Chaska
- La Leche League of Minnesota and the Dakotas (peer counselors): 612-922-4996
- Welcome Baby Care- 952-942-5676, www.welcomebabycare.com
- Enlightened Mama- 651-528-6733, http://www.enlightenedmama.com