Community breastfeeding services — Greater Wellington

A service directory of community breastfeeding services across Greater Wellington.

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Breastfeeding support services

PlunketLine

You can call PlunketLine for free any time, day or night, for advice and support with breastfeeding.

0800 933 922

Plunket (external link)

La Leche League

Mother-to-mother support, education, information, and encouragement and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

La Leche League (external link)

Tamariki Ora

The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme is a series of health visits and support that are free to all whānau for tamariki from around 6 weeks up to 5 years of age.

Well Child Tamariki Ora providers (internal link)

Healthline

Healthline is a free over-the-phone health service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

0800 611 116

Breastfeeding classes

Wellington Antenatal

Free classes and drop-in sessions.

Wellington Antenatal Classes (external link)

Blissful Bubs

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Blissful Bubs (external link)

Breastfeeding support drop-in centre — Wellington Hospital

Free support from the Lactation team. Drop-in sessions every Thursday between 10am and 1:30pm at:

  • 2 Coromandel Street
  • Ewart Building
  • Newtown
  • Wellington

For more information call 027 309 7782

Pēpe Ora

Links to other sites, no mention of them offering their own breastfeeding service

Tu Ora

Unable to find breastfeeding classes on their site

Breastfeeding master course

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Lactation consultants

Hutt Valley

  • Kate Anderson
  • Private International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
  • 027 231 7949
  • Costs involved
  • Lactation consultant
  • 9am to 9pm
  • 0800 452 282
  • Costs involved

Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti

Wairarapa

Community support centres and clinics

Hutt Valley

  • Babies in Arms Post-Natal Support Clinic
  • Free drop-in postnatal clinic between 10am and 12pm Mondays
  • The Petone Depot, 8/193 Doreen Doolan Mall, Petone
  • Lactation Consultants Breastfeeding Support Clinic
  • By appointment, up to 6 weeks
  • 04 587 2556
  • Wharekai pepe
  • Free services between 9am and 12pm Thursdays
  • Koraunui Marae, 146 Stokes Valley Road
  • Tamariki Ora Breastfeeding Support Service
  • Tamariki Ora rooms
  • 04 557 1646

Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti

  • Māori and Pacific Breastfeeding Service
  • Free services between 9:30am and 4:30pm everyday
  • 04 978 2945
  • Kāpiti Breastfeeding Support
  • Free services for pēpi up to 6 weeks old
  • 04 903 0205
  • Paraparaumu Maternity Unit, Kapiti Health Centre
  • Newtown Breastfeeding Support Centre
  • 9am to 12pm Mondays during school terms
  • 021 355 041
  • Koha appreciated
  • Rachel's Baby Feeding
  • Drop-in between 10am and 11:30am Mondays
  • Collective Community Hub, 33 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville
  • The Community Breastfeeding Centre
  • Drop-in clinics between 10am and 1:30pm Tuesdays
  • Te Puna Wairua - Hapu Mama Hub, 7 Mungavin Avenue, Porirua

Wairarapa

  • Little Latch On
  • Free drop-in Tuesday 10am
  • Wairarapa Maternity whānau room

Related information

More information about breastfeeding, including getting ready and identifying problems, is available on our site.

Breastfeeding (internal link)