Martha's Vineyard Breastfeeding Network

24-Hour Pager 508-396-7498

The Martha's Vineyard Breastfeeding Network was revamped in 2014 with the help of the Maternity Department at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. The community-led group provides free education, live support and home visits for breastfeeding families. A pager system allows for 24-hour support. 

Martha's Vineyard Hospital

508-957-9330

Following the birth of your baby, the staff at the MV Hospital Maternity Department are available to offer education, support, and assistance by phone or an in person consultation in the maternity wing.  

Robin Douthit

Flourishing Birth
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE)
Certified Birth Doula (DONA International)
Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) via Healthy Children’s Project
Master of Arts, Counseling, New York University
212-683-0745
robindouthit316@gmail.com

Robin has been a practicing birth doula and childbirth educator for almost 20 years in New York City where she teaches childbirth preparation, newborn care, and lactation classes at New York University Langone Medical Center, Tribeca Pediatrics, and Birth Day Presence. She is a Lamaze Educator Trainer at NYC Lamaze where she co-teaches Lamaze’s training seminars with co-directors Judith Lothian and Allison Walsh. She serves on the Lamaze International Board of Directors as an Educator Director and has contributed to periodicals such as The Guardian, Romper, and Glamour. She is a native New Yorker splitting time between 2 islands, Manhattan and Martha’s Vineyard.

Lilly Hubschman-Shahar

Nest Collaborative
DNP, RN, NNP-BC, IBCLC
lh@nestcollaborative.com

Lilly Hubschman-Shahar has been privileged to work in maternal/child health since 2008. Lilly has been a registered nurse and Nurse Practitioner in the NICU for over 10 years. Lilly became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2015 to support the families she served in the NICU, however Lilly is proud to have supported a diverse population of families in New York City and Phoenix/Scottsdale through her private practice. Lilly is a fierce advocate for compassionate, holistic, and patient-centered care. She is also the proud mother of an extraordinary daughter, whose strength and resilience in their breastfeeding journey remains constant inspiration in her work as an IBCLC. Lilly has been a seasonal resident of Martha's Vineyard for her entire life. She lovingly calls Martha's Vineyard her home, though she is physically present on the island only part of the year. Lilly hopes to support the Martha's Vineyard's families by providing lactation support through convenient online video visits via Nest Collaborative.

New England Mothers First

508-921-4157 or 508-464-9040

New England Mother First offers in home, in office, and virtual lactation counseling appointments for mothers. They are a team of Nurse Practitioners that are also Lactation Counselors in Massachusetts and are passionate about getting mothers the help, support, and resources they need as they breastfeed their babies. Their services are also covered by most insurances.

Kelly Mom

A website providing evidence-based information on breastfeeding and parenting by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

WIC

508-771-7896

WIC is a free nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services to Massachusetts families who qualify. WIC stands for Women, Infants and Children. WIC’s goal is to keep pregnant and breastfeeding women and kids under 5 healthy.

HealthCare.gov

800-318-2596

You may be able to get help with breastfeeding at no cost. Health insurance plans must provide breastfeeding support, counseling, and equipment for the duration of breastfeeding. These services may be provided before and after birth. This applies to Marketplace plans and all other health insurance plans, except for grandfathered plans.

Healthy Children's Center for Breastfeeding

508-888-8044
info@healthychildren.cc
327 Quaker Meeting House Rd
East Sandwich, MA 02537

The Healthy Children Project has hospital grade pumps available for rental. Pump rental information can be found here. Healthy Children Project, Inc. was established in 1993 as a non-profit research and educational institution dedicated to improving child health outcomes in partnership with public, private and non-profit agencies. Through its Center for Breastfeeding, Healthy Children is the largest national provider of lactation management education for health care providers.