Nursing Mothers Counsel

10/23/2026

Feeding your baby is a skill, and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Join a free, live online breastfeeding class with an instructor from Nursing Mothers Counsel. You’ll learn:

🤱 How to establish a good milk supply
🍼 When to feed your baby and signs they’re getting enough
🤱 Proper positioning and how to get an optimal latch
🍼 Milk expression and pump basics..and much more!

Join by Zoom from your phone or computer and take part in real time, with the chance to ask your questions.

Reserve your spot at the link.

Tip: After you register, allow email from [email protected] and check your spam folder. If you don’t get a confirmation, email [email protected].

07/27/2026

Feeding your baby can feel lonely sometimes, even when you're surrounded by people. Our Blossom Support Group is a space to show up exactly as you are: struggling, thriving, or somewhere in between. No pressure to have it all figured out. Come with questions, come to vent, or just come to listen. Camera on or off, all are welcome.

Sign up here 🌸 https://www.nursingmothers.org/blossom-support-group

07/18/2026

You don’t have to figure out breastfeeding alone 🤍

Join our virtual support group to connect with other nursing parents, get encouragement, and troubleshoot common challenges with experienced support leaders. Whether you’re working on latch, wondering if baby is getting enough, dealing with pumping questions, or just looking for community, we’d love to have you there.

Support, reassurance, and real connection from the comfort of home.

Join us on Zoom • All nursing parents welcome!

07/14/2026

New research is challenging a common myth about feeding preterm babies. 💙

A 2026 randomized controlled trial found that preterm infants who breastfed for their first oral feeding had better oxygen levels, more stable heart rates, and even took in more milk than those who were bottle-fed. Every family deserves evidence-based support to make informed feeding decisions. 💛 Please share to help spread the word!

Let’s put to rest for good the false assumptions that bottle-feeding is “easier” for preemies than breastfeeding. Acording to this 2026 RCT, at their first feeding by mouth, preemies breastfed had measurably better oxygen levels and heart rates compared with those whose first oral feed was by bottle. The breastfed preemies even took more milk! Please share these findings far and wide! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41318959/

07/04/2026

A brilliant piece on the history of breastfeeding.

05/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who came by yesterday at the Blossom Birth & Family Fair 💖

It was such a joy connecting with so many families and sharing more about Nursing Mothers Counsel. One parent described it as an “amazing women-empowering fair,” and we couldn’t agree more 🤍

We loved hearing your questions, your stories, and seeing how excited families were to learn about the support we offer through our incredible volunteers, always free and rooted in community.

So grateful to everyone who made today feel so special. ✨

Learn more about our services in the link in our bio!

05/21/2026

You don’t have to figure out breastfeeding alone 🤍

Join our virtual support group to connect with other nursing parents, get encouragement, and troubleshoot common challenges with experienced support leaders. Whether you’re working on latch, wondering if baby is getting enough, dealing with pumping questions, or just looking for community, we’d love to have you there.

Support, reassurance, and real connection from the comfort of home.

Join us on Zoom • All nursing parents welcome! 🩵

05/15/2026

This May, we’re honoring AANHPI Heritage Month — and having honest conversations about equity in infant feeding. 🌺
AANHPI families are too often grouped into one broad category in public health data, hiding real disparities and cultural differences that affect the support mothers receive.
At Nursing Mothers Counsel, we believe every mother deserves care that truly sees and reflects her experience. 💛
AANHPI

04/30/2026

Hey nursing and expecting parents 🤍
Join us at the Blossom Birth & Family Fair

🗓 Saturday, May 30
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 OFJCC | 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
🎟 Free tickets. Visit

Come spend the morning connecting with local families, meeting supportive providers, and gathering resources for this season of parenthood. We’ll be there and would love to see you.