Breastfeeding Information and Support

Breast Fed is Best Fed!

Breast-feeding promotion and support is an integral part of the WIC Program. WIC strives to increase the incidence and duration of breast-feeding among women enrolled in the Program. The WIC Program provides:

• Trained breast-feeding personnel ready to assist mothers in making informed decisions about their infant feeding choic
• Breast-feeding peer counselors to provide support and counseling to WIC mothers
• Breast-feeding aids, such as manual and electric pumps or referral to sources of these items
• A special food package to participants who only breast-feed their babies. This food package includes canned tuna fish and carrots, as well as additional amounts of cheese, juice, and peanut butter or dry beans
• Referrals to lactation consultants or other resources
• Breast-feeding basics