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I honestly don't know if there are any breastfeeding support groups in my area, although it's definitely possible! I just never researched it. We do have a bunch of lactation consultants though, which I've found invaluable! And at my hospital, they were VERY supportive of breastfeeding and did everything they could to help me get started so I would have a successful breastfeeding relationship with my baby.

@hergreenapples: I got the impression that a lot of the nurses at my hospital were big advocates of breastfeeding. Sometimes it was hard for them to be helpful though - they'd try to help me with Xander's latch and he would latch perfectly while they were there. Then when they were out of the room, he'd latch badly, haha. I had these horrible hickeys on my nipples after the first couple feedings and it took weeks to get things right. Sorry to hear your nurses were so terrible.

There's a lot of support for BFing here, at least in the circles I run in. I'm very thankful for it!

Nope, not at all! The closest IBCLC is over 100 miles away, we don't have a local LLL group, & most pedis are "supportive" but still very conventional when it comes to feeding, growth, and nutrition. We are actually having to go out of town for a pedi b/c we cannot find one here knowledgeable & truly supportive of breastfeeding.

I think so, though I haven't actually had the chance to use any of the resources yet. But I know there are multiple drop in BF support groups around, and my hospital has LCs who visit every mom plus a BF class every morning that new moms are encouraged to attend the day after delivery if at all possible. From speaking to another mom last night she said she had great support in the hospital and after.

I think so. One of the benefits of living in a big city is that there's support for almost any life choice! I was unimpressed by the lactation support in our hospital, but we had an easy time finding an LC and support groups. I've been going to LLL meetings since LO was born too.