Between The Feeds

Reminder!

The Breastfeeding Center will be closed this Saturday for the DC Pride Parade

In honor of this year’s DC Pride Parade, The Breastfeeding Center will be closed:

Saturday, June 10th

Have a wonderful and safe Pride!

Donate to

Our Lending Library!

We are gearing up to start holding monthly groups where folks can come and try on carriers to decide which they like best. Donate the ones you aren't using to our new lending library! We are looking for:

• Babuebaby

• Boba Bliss, Boba, X Boba Classic, Boba Air

• Becco Gemini, Becco 8

• Didysnap, Didyfix

• Ergo Omni Breeze or Dream, Ergo Aerloom

• Gooseket Sling

• Happy Baby Original, Happy Baby Revolution

• Integra (any)

• Kinderpack (any)

• Minimonkey, Minimonkey Minisling

• Naked Panda Duo

• Sakura Bloom Scout

• Sakura Bloom Onbuhimo

• Tula Free to Grow, Tula Explore, Tula Standard, Tula Lite 

• Tushbaby Hipseat

Donate to

Our Breast Pump Bar

Have a pump that you are no longer using? Consider donating it to The Center! We looking for these pumps to add to our demo collection/ "pump bar:"

• Any newer pump models (for example: new Medela Freestyle wearable pump, Tommee Tippee pump, etc)

• Medela Freestyle Flex and or/ Medela Sonata 

• Freemie (any models)

• Philips Avent 

• Amazon brands (Ikare, Paruu, Copol, Goldeep, Hauture, Missaa, Bellababy, Egnell, Luxlady)

If you have a pump to donate that is not on this list, please message us, and if we aren't able to use it, we can refer you to an organization that will! Text (202) 293-5182. 

If you would like to donate a pump to a parent (and not our pump bar), check out our blog here.

Help Us Distribute Donor Milk! 

Do you receive meal order kits or have food-grade ice packs and/or insulation? We will take it off your hands! Stop by The Breastfeeding Center anytime during our open hours to drop off insulation and ice packs.

*Note: Before you donate, please check your ice packs for holes or leaks, as well as wipe down the ice packs of any food/dirt/etc. Thank you!

Questions or concerns? Please reach out to us at (202) 293-5182. 

Interested in becoming a donor?

Learn more here.

Interested in purchasing donor milk?

Learn more here.

We want your hear about your experience!

If you are more than 2 weeks PAST the date of a frenectomy procedure, our care team at The Breastfeeding Center is interested in hearing more about your experiences navigating feeding difficulties and treatment for tethered oral tissues, sometimes known as "tongue tie." If your lactation and feeding experiences have included care for tethered oral tissues, our clinical team would value hearing more about what this journey has looked like for you and your little one. Thank you for sharing your story with us!

You Matter: Hotlines & Warmlines

● Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline  800-422-4453

● Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741
● LGBT National Hotline 888-843-4564
● National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders 888-375-7767
● National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE (7233) (live chat also available online)
● National Maternal Mental Health Hotline 833-943-5746
● National Sexual Assault Hotline / RAINN  800-656-HOPE (4673) (live chat also available online)
● National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 800-273-TALK (8255)
● Postpartum Support International 800-944-4773 (Text HELP to 800-944-4773, text en Español 971-203-7773)
● Substance Abuse & Mental Health  Services Administration (SAMHSA) 800-622-HELP (4357)
● The Trevor Project 866-488-7386
● Veteran's Crisis Line  Dial 988, Press 1