Lactation and Breastfeeding Services

Main Line Health offers lactation support services for breastfeeding Moms at Bryn Mawr, Lankenau and Paoli Hospitals. Services include prenatal nipple exams, prenatal breast feeding classes, inpatient consults to solve breastfeeding problems identified by staff and post discharge phone support and hands-on consults to identify and solve breastfeeding problems at home. Prenatal and after discharge consults are on a fee-for-services basis.

For more information, please contact Lactation Support Services at 610-645-2336. To schedule an outpatient lactation consultation at Paoli Hospital, call 610-560–8075.

• Lactation Counseling 
• General Information About Breastfeeding 
• Feeding Patterns 
• Correct Latch 
• Twins and Multiple Babies 
• Care of Your Nipples 
• Breastfeeding Positions 
• Parts of the Lactating Breast 
• Breast Problems 
• Is My Baby Getting Enough to Eat? 
• Pumping Your Breasts for Home and Work 
• Storage of Breast Milk for Healthy Full Term Babies 
• Babies in the NICU or in Hospital 
• Breastfeeding and Sex 
• Weaning 
• Adequate Nutrition 
• Support Group Information