Breastfeeding Cafe

Breastfeeding Cafe meets in person Wednesday at 10 AM.  Registration to attend in person is strongly encouraged.

Our informal breastfeeding support group is a place for you to spend time with other breastfeeding parents and our group facilitator to ask questions, listen, share and learn more about parenting through breastfeeding in a friendly, safe, non-judgmental and supportive environment. Our Breastfeeding Cafe is facilitated by Alison Spath, IBCLC, and Jennie Kieffer, CLC.

We welcome ALL pregnant and breastfeeding families – whether you are breastfeeding exclusively, supplementing with formula or donor human milk, pumping and bottle feeding, adoptive breastfeeding or re-lactating. We are honored to support you wherever you are on your journey.

Our Breastfeeding Cafe meets weekly on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM until 11:30 or so. but you are welcome and encouraged to drop in at any point during our time together. Pregnant and nursing parents, babies and young children are welcome to join us.  Please bring a blanket for your baby and quiet toys or books for your young children.  You are welcome to bring snacks or your lunch.  We have an infant scale that you can use during the meeting to weigh your baby if you like.

Topics OFTEN COVERED AT OUR MEETINGS

  • Breastfeeding and the early weeks
  • Returning to work, pumping, introducing a bottle
  • Sleep challenges
  • Working through and overcoming breastfeeding challenges like slow weight gain, plugged ducts, oversupply, nursing in public, nursing strikes, handling unsupportive partners, family and friends
  • Starting solids and weaning
  • Advantages of breastfeeding
  • Attachment style parenting, baby wearing, gentle discipline, safe sleep
  • Life with baby, changes in the relationship with your partner

We always begin each meeting by answering and talking about the questions and concerns the parents in attendance bring to the meeting.  Our meeting discussion tends to naturally evolve based on these questions.  If/when time remains, a breastfeeding related meeting topic is presented.

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ADMISSION

To attend this group, we’re kindly asking for your financial support of $3 per meeting.  You can pay with cash or credit/debit card at the studio. Your contributions truly help us keep our support groups going strong, thank you so much for helping us help you and other families and babies in our community. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. You are welcome to drop in.

If you are struggling with a very challenging breastfeeding issue that requires extra attention, it’s possible a private breastfeeding consultation might be necessary for you and your baby.  This can be arranged to happen immediately after our Breastfeeding Cafe meeting, or on another day and time, at Beautiful Birth Choices or in your home.

FIND US

Beautiful Birth Choices, 681 Winton Rd. North Rochester, NY 14609

Find our local, online breastfeeding and parenting community support in our Facebook group: BBC’s Breastfeeding Cafe and Parenting Support Facebook Group.

QUESTIONS?

You are welcome to reach out to us at breastfeeding@bbcroc.com or call, text or email Alison Spath directly at 585-451-9968.