Breastmilk is the ideal food for babies, but proper nutrition and hydration are absolutely essential for your baby’s health.
This video can help you get off to a great start with your new baby.
Call 541-274-6201, 541-891-7500, or email brittany.ferguson@skylakes.org to learn more about the Infant Nutrition Program.
To donate breast milk
If you are approved to donate breast milk, call to schedule a drop-off Monday through Friday. If you want to learn how to become a breast milk donor visit the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank to learn more and start the screening process.
Our infant feeding specialist is available to help with:
- Position and latch
- Engorgement and management
- Managing milk supply-low supply, overabundant supply and maintaining supply
- Breastfeeding after breast reductions and augmentations
- Returning to work
- Breast and/or nipple pain with breastfeeding
- Preterm infants
- Early-term infants
- Concerns about weight gain: slow/no weight gain
- Jaundice
- Infant sucking issues
- Maternal health concerns and breastfeeding
- Weaning from nipple shields and pumping
- Assistance with manual or double electric breast pumps
- Bottle feeding information and assistance
- Assess milk transfer with before and after weight
- donating extra breast milk to the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank
What we offer:
- Breastfeeding classes
- Inpatient hospital visits
- Office/outpatient visits
- Follow-up phone calls after you're discharged
Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday