Moms Helping Moms

As a new mother, you may have heard many things about how to feed your baby. You may know breastfeeding is the best way to give your baby a healthy start in life, and wonder how to fit it into your life. Mothers everywhere have found that breastfeeding CAN work. Your WIC peer helper can help.

Who is Your WIC Peer Helper?

You can reach the Peer Helper by phone at (419)-334-6358, or by text at (567)-280-2100.

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A peer helper is a WIC mother just like you. She lives in your community and has breastfed her own baby. She has been carefully selected by WIC to help give new mothers information about feeding their babies. She is here to give you support to meet your own goals for feeding your baby.

Your WIC Peer Helper can give you:

• Tips for how to breastfeed comfortably and discreetly, even in public;

• Ways you can stay close to your baby through breastfeeding after you return to work or school;

• Ideas for getting support from your family and friends;

• Ways to get a good start with breastfeeding;

• Secrets for making plenty of breastmilk for your baby; and

• Helping with breastfeeding concerns.