BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
The Breastfeeding Support Services program offers telephone counseling for families with questions, as well as information on breastfeeding-related services and suppliers in Lexington and around Central Kentucky.
Breastfeeding support
What we can provide.
Certified Lactation Counselors available to help make breastfeeding a successful, memorable experience for you and your little one! Our sites are breastfeeding friendly with comfortable breastfeeding rooms available if desired.
Support is available
Pregnant women, new mothers and their families often have questions about breastfeeding or need help in getting started.
How the WIC Program Supports Breastfeeding
WIC promotes, supports and encourages mothers to breastfeed their babies for its many proven health, nutrition and emotional benefits to both mothers and babies. Currently, more than half of U.S. infants benefit from the WIC nutrition program.
Extra services are available to families participating in the WIC program. For more information, call (859) 288-2483.
Support can come from anywhere
Family and friends play a key role in breastfeeding success!
Nursing your baby at the breast is the easiest way to feed when you are together. But when you’re separated, one common way to feed your baby is with a bottle of breast milk you’ve expressed.
Using a bottle to feed your baby is different than feeding your baby at your breast. Here are some tips for using bottles with breastfed babies.
- Hold your baby snugly and fairly upright. This will give baby comfort and control.
- Hold the bottle at an angle. This will limit the amount of air baby swallows. Burp your baby at regular intervals.
- Switch sides. If your baby takes a break or needs to burp, use this pause to switch baby to the other side to continue baby’s bottle. This also gives your baby a new view!
- Your baby may be more likely to accept breast milk in a bottle from your partner, your mom, or other loved one at first, since baby is used to nursing from your breast.
- If you’re going back to work or school, in the week or two before you go back, try giving your baby one or two feedings a day from a bottle. This will get baby used to bottle feeding.
If you are a WIC participant and need any additional breastfeeding help or support, please call our WIC office at 859-288-2483 to speak to a nutrition specialist during regular business hours.
Helpful Resources
For more food assistance, please call United Way 211 to learn about other resources in Lexington and surrounding counties after hours.
If you need immediate help with formula, The Nest Crisis Care program assists families by providing support for basic human needs and offers free resources and referrals.
- The Nest Crisis Care Coordinator can be reached by calling 859-259-1974 ext. 222.
- If you are in immediate need of diapers, baby wipes, formula, baby toiletries, general toiletries, etc. walk-ins are accepted at The Nest; please call them for hours.
The Family Care Center provides emergency supplies (diapers, wipes, cleaning supplies, household supplies/equipment) to families with young children. Families may contact the Family Care Center at 859-288-4040 or visit the center at 1135 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, KY 40504.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. (Free Language Assistance & Other Aids and Services Available)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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mail:U.S. Department of AgricultureOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights1400 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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fax:(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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email:program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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Free Language Assistance & Other Aids and Services Available