 Where can you get advice
on breastfeeding or expressing?
The Australian Breastfeeding
Association (ABA) offers a 24-hour, 7-day week breastfeeding
help line that is answered by trained volunteer counsellors.
Whilst these volunteers are not medical professionals,
they can offer you advice on how to combine breastfeeding
and work.
The numbers at which you can
call an ABA Counsellor are listed below:
ACT/Southern N.S.W (02)
6258 8928
N.S.W (02) 9639 8686
Queensland (07) 3844
9877 or (07) 3844 8166
Southern Australia & NT
(08) 8411 0050
Tasmania (03) 9885 6653
Victoria (03) 9885 6653
Western Australia (08)
9340 1200
The ABA also has an Internet
site, which, has some handy hints, and products that can
assist you with combining breastfeeding and work. The address
of the site is www.breastfeeding.asn.au.
ABA also has a range of products;
books, booklets and information on breastfeeding and breast
pump hire that is promoted through its "shop from home" service
known as Mother Direct. These products are offered at a
discount rate to those who become members of ABA.
You can access Mother Direct
via:
Phone: 1800
032 926 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Internet: www.breastfeeding.asn.au/motherdirect/index/html
Mother Direct has some interesting
books and booklets that may be helpful for those thinking
about combining breastfeeding and work, these include:
- Breast feeding, women and work.
- Expressing and storing breast
milk.
- Care givers guide to the breast fed
baby.
Other places to you can access
breastfeeding advice includes:
- Karitane (24 hours) -
Sydney Metro (9794 1800) or for Country areas (1800
677 961)
- Tresilian Family Care
Centres (24 hours) - Sydney - 9787 357
or Country areas (1800 637 357)
- Your Local baby clinic/ Mother
Craft nurse.
- Your GP or gynaecologist.
- Lactation Specialist or Nurse (usually
accessed via hospitals or baby health clinics).
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