Breastfeeding Support
The Mom-To-Mom Breastfeeding Support Group meets the second Thursday
of each month from 11:00am to 12:00 pm at Flagler Hospital
Located at 400 Health Park Blvd. St Augustine, FL, 32086
Come through hospital’s main entrance, take the elevators to the
Fourth floor Doctor’s Building (exit to the left of the elevator)
Suite 4001 Nursing Administration
The group welcomes breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women.
(Social distancing, limited attendance, and masks will be required following
COVID-19 restrictions. Please do not attend if you are sick, have symptoms
consistent with COVID-19, or have been in contact with someone known or
under suspicion of having COVID-19. If you plan on attending, please let
us know by emailing us at
lactationservices@flaglerhealth.org. )
2020 Dates:
October 8 November 12 December 10
2021 Dates:
January 14th February 11th March 11th
April 8th May 13th June 10th July 8th August 12th
September 9th October 14th November 11th December 9th
If you are breastfeeding, a lactation consultant will visit you during your hospital admission to provide information about breastfeeding as well as physical and emotional support as you are adjusting to the breastfeeding experienceThe lactation consultant is a registered nurse who has received additional specialized training in helping moms and babies with breastfeeding.
After you go home, nursing staff will follow up with you via phone to see how you and your baby are doing and to address any additional problems you may have encountered since discharge. After discharge, breastfeeding assistance is available to you 24 hours a day. Change it to "After discharge, breastfeeding assistance is available to you from 9am to 4pm, Monday- Friday by calling the lactation support line at 904-819-4353. One of our lactation specialists will return your call within 24 hours. Most weekends phone support is available from 9am to 4pm by calling the main desk on the Maternal Child Unit at 904-819-4351.
The breastfeeding support group annually celebrates World Breast Feeding Week by gathering together and uniting toward this important cause. The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and breastfeeding advocates in more than 170 countries worldwide celebrate World Breastfeeding Week each year.
We offer personal, one-on-one, breastfeeding support and consultation with one of our International Board Certified Consultants, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 4pm. We can be reached by phone at the hospitals lactation support line at 904-819-4353 (Please leave a message and one of our consultants will return your call as soon as possible) or by email at lactationservices@flaglerhealth.org
