Breastfeeding support

For assistance with breastfeeding you can contact:

• a registered lactation consultant (external link in French) - specialist lactation consultants that have an internationally recognised qualification (IBCLC); these are often midwives, but are sometimes pediatricians or nurses. 
  
  English midwife Jo Everatt is also an IBCLC lactation consultant.
  
  
• an independent midwife who offers breastfeeding support - read more about finding a midwife
  
  
• if you are a BCT member, you can contact English-speaking BCT breastfeeding counsellors - volunteer BCT members, who have been trained to give mother-to-mother support 
  
  
• breastfeeding support associations such as:
• La Leche League 
• international website - useful 'Resources' section
• French-speaking Belgian website  - via this website you can currently find an English-speaking counsellor
• Dutch-speaking Belgian website 
• Allaiment Infos - in French
• Infor-Allaitement - in French
• Vereniging Begeleiding en Bevordering van Borstvoeding (VBBB) - in Dutch
  
  

The website Kellymom also offers a wealth of evidence-based information on breastfeeding.