The Loving Support Breastfeeding program supports the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies without supplements for the first six months and to continue breastfeeding for a minimum of one year.

We have information to help you with...

• Your first days at home
• Returning to work
• Breastfeeding in public
• Support & encouragement
• Nutrition & weight loss
• Introduction to solid foods

About our Program:

• The Loving Support Breastfeeding Program provides support, encouragement and assistance to all new mothers in order to make breastfeeding successful.
• Open to all Riverside County residents
• Toll-free, bilingual helpline available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide support and assistance. Staffed by certified lactation educators and lactation consultants.

Parent Services

• Find a Provider
  • Find a physician or medical care provider that has met the criteria to be determined Breastfeeding Friendly
    
• Prenatal education
  • Parents-to-be are mailed a package of 4 breastfeeding pamphlets along with an introductory letter about the Loving Support Program
• Individual help
  • In-person breastfeeding support and help is available at several walk-in clinics or in their own doctor’s office.
• Inspirational cards
  • Mothers are sent inspirational cards to congratulate, encourage and honor them during their babies’ first year (3 week, 3, 6, 9 & 12 months)
• Newsletter
  • A quarterly newsletter providing helpful hints and up-to-date information and resources to support the mother and her family to continue breastfeeding.
• Breast pump program
  • Breastfeeding women who are working or separated from their babies are eligible to check out breast pumps free of charge.

Professional Services

• Education Representatives
  • Breastfeeding representatives visit physician offices (prenatal and pediatric care providers) and hospital (14) countywide on a monthly basis. The representatives provide educational materials, displays, take-away cards and training to ensure providers have the resources necessary to help their patients choose and continue to breastfeed their babies.
  • To contact a breastfeeding representative, please call 1-888-451-2499.
• Newsletter
  • A quarterly newsletter providing up-to-date education and resource information for the entire medical staff.
• Community Liaison
  • Awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and mothers’ rights to do so through education of the community at large.

Helpful Links

-Lactation Accommodation Law
      www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org/Lactation%20Accomodation.pdf
-Le Leche League
      www.lllusa.org/web/InlandEmpireCA.html
-Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition
      www.inlandempirebreastfeedingcoalition.org

 

For additional information on all programs in Nutrition Services, please call (951) 358-5311.
For WIC information and appointments, call 1-800-455-4942 from within Riverside County,
or 1-951-358-7200 from outside Riverside County.
Loving Support Breastfeeding 24-hour Helpline, 1-888-451-2499.

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