SUPPORT GROUPS

come meet your new best friends...

for parents:


​PREGNANCY SUPPORT CIRCLE

​"Growing Mothers"

"Growing Mothers" is an opportunity for pregnant people to gather to share and learn from each other and to take a bit of time out of the busy-ness of everyday life just to connect with yourself, your little one, and others.  The facilitator is a childbirth educator, doula, and lactation consultant to help answer any specific questions you may have!

We will have dim lights, chocolates, soft music and lots of comfy blankets and backjacks for snuggling in during this relaxing and restoring evening.

Come build your team of mom friends BEFORE baby is here!

MONTHLY on THE LAST FRIDAY
7:30-9p
$15
Montclair BABY

​​BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP

​​"The Infant Feeding Meeting!" 
​Join us for a wonderful weekly support group where local moms with babies of all ages can come together to share their experiences, challenges, and joys.  We have moms who are exclusively breastfeeding, bottle feeding, hybrid feeding breastmilk and formula and even those who are feeding primarily formula.  We are a feeding-inclusive group and we embrace all methods of feeding your little one.

The circle is also open to pregnant people who would like more information about feeding your baby with your body because we learn by watching, not just doing!

​*THIS IS NOT A BREASTFEEDING CLASS*
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EVERY MONDAY 
10a-11:30a.  
$12 for a single drop in
$55 for a package of 5 sessions
 Find us at:
MontclairBABY
​DEPRESSION + ANXIETY SUPPORT

"The Elephant Panel"
​
The Elephant Panel is a community outreach program to increase awareness of Perinatal Mood + Anxiety Disorders or PMADs- which include depression, bipolar, anxiety, OCD and psychosis.  Depression + anxiety look and feel different for everyone and are especially upsetting when it happens around the birth of a baby.

We gather to discuss "the elephant in the room"...the stories we are afraid of sharing, the fears we carry and how to get help if it happens.

This event provides a platform for women who have lived through PMADs to share their stories of healing, wellness and resilience. 
The audience is usually pregnant through 6 months postpartum although there is no cap.  Non crawling babies welcome.

MONTHLY ON FIRST FRIDAY
7:30-9p
FREE
Montclair State University Center for Clinical Services
​Room 1366

​TONGUE-TIE SUPPORT GROUP
This group is for new parents who have a baby who has or had a tongue tie.  Having complicated feeding issues can feel isolating.  Come be with other families who are going through similar issues, exchange resources, and get the support you need to make it through this tricky time.
COMING SOON!

for professionals:

SUPPORT GROUP FOR BREASTFEEDING SUPPORTERS

This group will be for lactation counselors, breastfeeding educators, breastfeeding counselors, lactation educators and all those who have taken additional classes and courses to help breastfeeding parents who are not IBCLCs or International Board Certified Lactation Consultants.  We will meet to discuss the complexities of our roles, how best to support families, and to discuss tricky cases so we can all learn.
Please email jen@milkwelllactation.com for more information.
COMING SOON!