- Phone Help Lines
- Local LLL Support
- Breastfeeding Info A to Z
- Medications and Breastfeeding
- Local Breastfeeding Professionals
- Online Resources
- Resources on Breastfeeding and the Law
Phone Help Lines
LLL USA Warmline (877) 4 LA LECHE (1-877-452-5324)
LLL of Texas Warmline (806) 680-6455
National Women’s Health and Breastfeeding Helpline (800) 994-9662
Local LLL Support
Ask questions in our Facegroup group or reach out to one of our leaders.
Breastfeeding Info A to Z
This resource, published by LLL International, contains information on many topics of interest to parents of breastfed children including supply, nipple pain, safe sleep, weaning, and more. It is general in nature and may not be pertinent to your family. It is not intended to be advice, medical or otherwise.
If you have a serious breastfeeding problem or concern, please talk directly to a La Leche League Leader who will provide you with support, encouragement, and evidence-based information.
Medications and Breastfeeding
“According to Dr. Thomas Hale, author of Medications and Mother’s Milk 2017, “most drugs do not enter milk in levels that are hazardous to a breastfed infant.” However, it is important to check reliable sources for up-to-date research-based information.
Source: Medications Quick Guide for Parents (LLLi.org
Many health care providers rely on the package insert of the medication that they are prescribing. The package insert almost always cautions against prescribing the medication to pregnant or lactating mothers. However, there are many reliable resources for finding more accurate answers.”
Listed below are some websites that offer reliable information for parents and health care providers. Before weaning or stopping breastfeeding temporarily, seek more information. La Leche League Leaders are not medical providers and cannot give medical advice.
Local Breastfeeding Professionals
Here are some Breastfeeding Support Services (beyond what La Leche League offers). This list has been compiled based on feedback from local breastfeeding parents. La Leche League does not endorse any specific providers.
Alamo City Breastfeeding
Krysta Paulo, RN IBCLC
Megan Taylor, IBCLC
Miranda Perotti, IBCLC
Melissa Gonzalez, RN IBCLC RLC
bayoucitybreastfeeding.com
(281) 305-0411
Breastfeeding Housecalls
Laura Gruber, IBCLC, and associates
breastfeedinghousecalls.com
(210) 209-1002
Breastfeeding Perspectives
Kathy Parkes, IBCLC
www.breastfeedingperspectives.com
(210) 834-5399
San Antonio Lactation Support Center
https://www.sanantonio.gov/Health/HealthServices/SanAntonioLactationSupportCenter
The San Antonio Lactation Support Center, formerly known as Baby Café, is a place where breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women can come to learn, socialize, participate in a support group, receive free individual counseling for breastfeeding, or just speak to a health professional about infant feeding in a non-clinical café style environment.
4538 Centerview Dr #151
San Antonio, TX 78228
(210) 207-7138
The Art of Breastfeeding
A Meeting in a Book
The ideals and principles of mothering which are the foundation of LLL beliefs are further developed in The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, the most comprehensive handbook on breastfeeding and parenting ever published. It has provided needed answers to multiple generations of nursing mothers and parents on every aspect of breastfeeding.
The 9th edition of our core book is being written now and will be published as The Art of Breastfeeding in October 2024. It is available for preorder online.
Online Resources
General Information
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine bfmed.org
Breastfeeding and Parenting Blog kellymom.com
Safe Co-Sleeping cosleeping.nd.edu
Specific Situations
Breastfeeding without Birthing https://laleche.org.uk/relactation-induced-lactation/
Breastfeeding after Breast and Nipple Surgery www.bfar.org
Low Milk Supply lowmilksupply.org
La Leche League of San Antonio 