Breastfeeding Advice & Support: SF Bay Area
Updated Oct.
28, 2004 Nursing Mothers Counsel
Non-profit, volunteer
group provides information and support for breastfeeding mothers,
breast pump rentals and sales. Contra Costa Co., (925) 222-4371.
Santa Clara Co., (408) 272-1448. San Mateo Co., (650) 327-MILK.
San Francisco, South San Francisco, East Bay, Marin Co., (415)
386-2229.
Bay Area La Leche League Referrals
S.F. Bay Area referral phones
(to locate a LLL leader/meeting near you):
Diablo/Contra Costa County, (800) LALECHE
East Bay, (510) 496-6009
Marin County, (415) 381-9428
North Bay/Sonoma County, (707) 823-9480
San Francisco/Peninsula, (650) 363-1470.
Santa Clara County, (408) 264-0994
Click on a county:
Alameda
County | Contra
Costa | Marin | San
Francisco | San Mateo County
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County | Sonoma County
Alameda County
East Bay referral line: (510)
496-6009.
Toddler meetings: call Pam
at (510) 527-1119 or Olivia at (510) 268-4092.
En Espanol: Haydee, (510)
528-8504.
La Leche League, Alameda.
Information: Cheri at (510) 522-0309.
La Leche League of Oakland/Berkeley/Albany/El
Cerrito
ALBANY: Meets on the first Thursday of each month, 10 a.m.
at St. Alban's Church, 1501 Wahington Ave. (at Curtis), Albany.
Information: Dale at (510) 524-3275 or Haydee at (510) 528-8504.
RICHMOND: On theOn the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m., at
967 - 32nd St. (between McBryde and Esmond). Leaders: Maya at
(510) 307-9967 and Lee at (510) 525-4345. BERKELEY: 3rd Wednesday
of each month, 11 a.m., Waddle and Swaddle, 1677 Shattuck Ave.
Leaders: Susan at (510) 658-3105 and Jessica at (510) 531-5573.
OAKLAND: Call Gail at (510) 832-5740 for information. TODDLER
MEETINGS: Call Pam at (510) 527-1119 or Olivia at (510) 268-8470
for information. Please call to confirm meeting dates, as they
occasionally change. Enrichment/evaluation meetings, playgroups
also offered. East Bay referral number: (510) 496-6009.
La Leche League, Livermore
Meets the first Monday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Livermore
Library, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore. Information and breastfeeding
support: Darcy at (925) 462-4332 or Marintha at (925) 371-2220.
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Contra Costa
Breastfeeding Support Group
Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon,
John Muir Women's Health Center ,1656 North California Blvd.
Walnut Creek, (925) 941-7900. Free. Lactation consultations available.
La
Leche League of Alamo/San Ramon
Meets the second Wednesday of the
month at 10 a.m. at the East Day Room, South Bldg., San Ramon
Regional Medical Center, 7777 Norris Canyon Rd., San Ramon. For
breastfeeding help or additional meeting information, please
phone Kimberly at (925) 648-5131; Faye at (925) 947-1543; Connie
at (925) 838-8336; or Jenni at (925) 735-3941.
La Leche League of Pittsburg/Antioch
Morning series meets on the third
Friday of each month, 10 a.m., Room 132, Golden Hills Community
Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane, Brentwood. Information: Julie
at (925) 757-6767 or Mary at (925) 754-1284.
La Leche League of Pleasant Hill/Martinez
Meets on the third Friday of each
month, 10 a.m., Walnut Creek Friends Church, 1950 First Ave.,
Walnut Creek. Toddler meetings available. Information: Amanda
at (925) 682-4378; Sue at (925) 798-3089; Amy at (925) 372-0246;
Julie at (925) 691-8653; or Elizabeth at (925) 934-2068.
La Leche League, Lamorinda
Meets at 12 noon on the second Thursday of each month at The
Nurture Center, 3399 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. Information
and breastfeeding support: Diana at (925) 247-0481.
Meetings in Richmond the second
Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m. Sponsored by La Leche Leabue of
Oakland/Berkeley. Information: Maya, at (510) 307-9967, Lee at
(510) 525-4345.
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Marin
La Leche League of Marin
Meets on the first Wednesday of each month, 10:30 a.m., 361 Third
St., San Rafael. Children welcome. For meeting information or
breastfeeding help, call Rachel at (415) 2588283.
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San Francisco
La Leche League of San Francisco
Holds two meetings per
month. Daytime group meets on the third Wednesday of each
month, 11 a.m., downstairs, Bernal Heights Library, 500 Cortland
St. Evening group meets on the first Tuesday of each month,
7-9 p.m.; for directions, call Kerry at (415) 334-2997. Questions
that can't wait until a meeting: Laura at (415) 826-5456, Kerry
at (415) 334-2997, Mary at (415) 781-0677, Jeanna at (408) 275-1250,
or Jennifer at (415) 386-7576. Or call LLL of the Peninsula,
(650) 873-6525.
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San Mateo County
La Leche League of the Peninsula
SF/Peninsula referral line: (650) 363-1470. Website includes meeting locations and
schedules for:
-San Francisco (morning and evening meetings - see
above for more details).
-South San Francisco/San Bruno
(evening meetings). Leaders:
Nellie, (650) 878-4345; Joan, (415) 467-2989.
-San Mateo (evening meetings). Debbie, (650) 952-9337.
Colleen, (650) 591-0551.
-Redwood City (morning meetings). Julie, (650) 592-9982.
Mary, (650) 369-9615. Cathy, (408) 254-8655.
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Santa Clara County
Menlo Park/Palo Alto (evening meetings), especially for employed
mothers. Cindy, 424-9741. Rita, 365-2070. Heidi, 364-6549. (All
phones area code 650.)
Menlo Park/Palo Alto (morning meetings). Eva, (408) 252-3184.
Heidi, (650) 424-0169. Sally, (650) 325-5347.
La Leche League of Palo Alto.
Meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m., St. Mark's
Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. For more information: Hope
at (650) 324-4051.
La Leche League of Greater San Jose
Please call a leader to confirm
the location, topic, date and time of meetings. Includes:
-San Jose/Almaden (morning meetings).
Carla, (408) 323-1269. Debbie, (408) 264-7140. June, (408) 266-0949.
-Sunnyvale.
-San Jose Central (evening meetings).
Janet, (408) 267-9044. April, (408) 289-9188. Maureen, (408)
293-6293.
-Berryessa/Milpitas (morning
meetings). Clare, (408) 263-1062.
-Gilroy/Morgan Hill (morning
meetings). Laura, (408) 779-1644.
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Solano County
La Leche League of Benicia
Meets the third Tuesday
of the month at 10 a.m. at Benicia Fire State #2 (West End Hose
Co.), corner of Solano and Hastings Drive, Benicia. For breastfeeding
help or information, please phone Catherine at (707) 644-3599
or Katie at (707) 745-9059.
La Leche League of Vacaville
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Westlake
House Leisure Gardens, 799 Yellowstone Dr., Vacaville. (From
Hwy. 80, go east on Nut Tree Road, then north on Yellowstone.)
For more information or breastfeeding help, call Linda at (707)
446-4223.
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Sonoma County
La Leche League referral phone:
(707) 823-9480.
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La Leche League
La Leche League International
Headquarters site - lots of breastfeeding
information and support. Also on-line chats, publications you
can order. Phone: (847) 519-7730.
La Leche League of California Links
to local chapter web sites throughout California. Most of the
Bay Area links are also listed below, but you may want to check
here for new additions to the list.
Local chapters hold informational
meetings for pregnant women and mothers; babies are always welcome.
Leaders also offer telephone help with breastfeeding problems.
Web sites and referral phones for the S.F. Bay Area are listed
below. We suggest you doublecheck meeting times and locations
by e-mail or phone.
For other parts of Northern California,
you can contact a leader at one of the numbers listed by county,
and ask if their directory lists a local chapter. The international
headquarters also gives referrals throughtout the U.S.; call
(800) LALECHE or (847) 519-7730. In Canada, the nationwide referral
number is (800) 665-4324.
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"I pray you, who
that judges aright, doth not hold the suckling of her owne childe
the part of a true mother, of an honest mother, of a just mother,
or a suncere mother, of a mother worthy of love, of a mother
deserving good report, of a vertuous mother, of a mother winning
praise?"
-Elizabeth Clinton,
1622, "The Countesse of Lincon's Nurserie," a treatise
on why mothers should breastfeed their own children
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"Not
withstanding any other provision of law, a mother may breastfeed
her child in any location, public or private, except the private
home or residence of another, where the mother and child are
authorized to be present."
Section 43.3,
California Civil Code
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