BREASTFEEDING
Breastfeeding Support
Utah County WIC believes that breastfeeding is the best
way to feed babies. To help mothers achieve their breastfeeding goals,
we have a Breastfeeding Support Team ready to answer questions and offer
expert help.
WIC breastfeeding support includes:
- Breastfeeding the Newborn class
- Breastfeeding Peer Counselors: Mothers with breastfeeding experience
who have received training so that they can support other breastfeeding
mothers. They will call WIC mothers before, near and after their due
dates.
Please call 801-851-7312 for Peer Counselor help.
- Lactation educators in each of our county's WIC Clinics
- Breastfeeding Warmline: 851-7312 for questions about breastfeeding
- Email breastfeeding help: go to the Contact Us link on the right
side of this page
- Breastpump information and sources: Call our Breastfeeding Warmline
or email us
- Referral service to other agencies in the area that may be of help
to the breastfeeding mother
IHC Lactation Consultants Warmline 714-3349
La Leche League 1-800-264-LOVE
Other
breastfeeding web sites
Benefits for breastfed infants:
- 3 times fewer ear infections
- 5 times fewer urinary tract infections
- 5 times fewer serious illness
- 5 times fewer allergies
- Infants have less constipation, diarrhea, spitting up and colic
- Infants have better jaw and speech development
- For every 87 artificially fed infants that die of SIDS, only 3 breastfed
infants die of SIDS
- Breastfed infants tend to be an average of 7 IQ points higher than
the artificially fed infant
- Infants exclusively fed breastmilk for 26 weeks are 6 times less likely
to develop lymphomas (some childhood cancers)
- Infants breastfed for one year are half as likely to develop diabetes
as artificially fed infants
Benefits for breastfed infant as an adult:
- Less asthma, allergies, and diabetes
- Fewer skin problems like eczema and dermatitis
- Decreased risk of heart attack and stroke due to lower cholesterol
levels
- Less ulcerative colitis
- Less Crohn's Disease
- Protection from certain chronic liver diseases
Benefits to Mom:
- Less Osteoporosis, Ovarian and Breast Cancer, and decreased risk for
diabetes resulting from Gestational Diabetes.
- Better insulin/blood glucose control in a diabetic mom.
Breastpump Rental Stations
| Name |
Address |
Phone |
Products Available |
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| Art City Pharmacy |
405 South Main Street
Springville UT
|
801-489-5618 |
Ameda Egnell and Medela electric breastpumps and kits available. Avent breastpumps available. |
| For Every Mother |
1410 North Main Street
Orem UT
|
801-224-4143 |
Ameda Egnell and Medela electric breastpumps and kits available. Avent breastpumps available. |
| IHC Lactation Services |
|
801-714-3349 |
Ameda Egnell electric breastpumps and kits available. |
| The Lactation Station |
3142 South Highland Drive
Salt Lake City UT
|
801-467-3434 |
Ameda Egnell and Medela electric breastpumps and kits available. Avent and Nurture III breastpumps available.
M/W/F 10 am - 4 pm and T/TH 12 - 7 pm |
| A Mother's Touch |
527 West 400 North #3
Orem UT
|
801-714-3349 |
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