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Breastfeeding Consultations at PAMF

Breastfeeding Help for You and Your Baby

Breastfeeding/lactation consultants can assist new mothers with breastfeeding basics such as:

Latching - how to position your baby comfortably and easily at your breast
Feeding cues - how to know when to feed your baby and when your baby is full
Managing feeds - one breast or two? How often?
Sore nipples - how to prevent and heal them
Milk supply - how to develop a great supply and trouble-shooting low supply
Maternal nutrition - answers to your questions about your diet when breastfeeding
Transitioning back to work

Our lactation consultants will also help explain your newborn's behavior and help you interpret his or her signals. We will address soothing, burping, sleep (yours and your baby's) and sibling adjustment. Our lactation consultants can also assist you in resolving any conflicting information on baby care and breastfeeding.

Our expert lactation consultants work as part of your healthcare team, communicating with your baby's physician or with the mother's physician, if this is appropriate, so that you are provided with consistent advice. Our electronic medical records ensure seamless communication between your physician and lactation consultant. Lactation services are available to families throughout their breastfeeding experience.

Drop-in breastfeeding support is available at various sites. See individual locations for dates and times.

Locations:

Dublin
Fremont
Palo Alto
Santa Cruz
Sunnyvale

Dublin

To schedule an appointment with the lactation consultant in Dublin, call the main number at 925-875-6100 or lactation voice mail number at 925-875-6223.

Location: 4050 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin
To reach a lactation consultant by phone, call the lactation voice mail number at 925-875-6223. Calls are monitored Monday through Thursday before 4 p..m.
Drop-In Support Groups: Our Mother's Group meets Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Conference Room.

Fremont

To schedule an appointment with the lactation consultant in Fremont, call 510-498-2800.

Location: 3200 Kearney Street, Fremont
To reach a lactation consultant by phone, call 510-498-2800.
Drop-In Support Groups: The Mom's Place support group meets on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Building 2, Room D, for mothers with babies up to 3 months of age. No registration required.

Palo Alto

To schedule an appointment with the lactation consultant at the Palo Alto Center, call 650-853-2992.

Location: 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, Pediatrics Department
To reach a lactation consultant by phone, call Joanna Koch, IBCLC, at 650-967-8715 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Pump and scale rentals: Available in the Pharmacy on Level A of the Palo Alto Center.

Santa Cruz

To schedule an appointment with a lactation consultant, call 831-477-2229.

Location: Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave
To reach a lactation consultant by phone, call 831-477-2229 (leave a message if no one answers: press # 2 and follow prompt).
Pump Rental and Sales: Open 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Inventory includes: Nursing bras and tanks, nursing pillows, swaddling blankets, Moby wraps and Medela, Hygea and Ameda breast pumps and breast pump kits. Call to confirm availability, rates are $25/week or $75/month.
Drop-in Breastfeeding Support Group:
- Mothers with babies from 3 weeks to 4 months meet Tuesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- Mothers with babies from 4 to 10 months meet Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- No registration required. Groups are held in the Sutter Room.
- A non-mandatory donation of $5 is requested.

Sunnyvale

To schedule an appointment with the lactation consultant in Sunnyvale, call 408-730-4251.

Location: Sunnyvale Center, 201 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale
To reach a lactation consultant by phone, call 408-730-4251.
Drop-In Support Groups: Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There is no fee and registration is not required. The support group is open to PAMF patients (mothers and their infants under 3 months). For privacy reasons, we are unable to accommodate spouses and siblings.