Community breastfeeding services — Greater Wellington
A service directory of community breastfeeding services across Greater Wellington.
Breastfeeding support services
PlunketLineexternal link
You can call PlunketLine for free any time, day or night, for advice and support with breastfeeding.
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.
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
Healthlineexternal link
Healthline is a free over-the-phone health service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Breastfeeding classes
Wellington Antenatal
Free classes and drop-in sessions.
Wellington Antenatal Classesexternal link
Blissful Bubs
Antenatal feeding classes - 'Page not found' error when selecting 'antenatal feeding class'
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 7782external link
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
birthed.co.nz website no longer exists
Lactation consultants
Hutt Valley
- Kate Anderson
- Private International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
- 027 231 7949external link
- Costs involved
- Lactation consultant
- 9am to 9pm
- 0800 452 282external link
- Costs involved
- Mary Clare McCarthy
- 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday by appointment
- 021 973 129external link
- www.breastfeed.co.nzexternal link - Website does not exist
- Jane Scobie
- Home visits available
- 021 765 023external linkexternal link
- www.thebabynurse.co.nzexternal link
- Hannah Cook
- 021 022 43126external link
- hannah@blissfulbubs.co.nzexternal linkexternal link
- www.blissfulbubs.co.nzexternal link
Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti
- Lactation consultant
- 0800 452 282external link
- Costs involved
- Mary Clare McCarthy
- 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday by appointment
- 021 973 129external link
- www.breastfeed.co.nzexternal link - Website does not exist
- Jane Scobie
- Home visits available
- 021 765 023external linkexternal link
- www.thebabynurse.co.nzexternal link
- Hannah Cook
- 021 022 43126external link
- hannah@blissfulbubs.co.nzexternal linkexternal link
- www.blissfulbubs.co.nzexternal link
- Rachel Dudfield
- Home visits and video calls available
- 021 444 139external linkexternal link
- www.allyouneedislove.co.nzexternal link
Wairarapa
- Julie Foley — Hospital maternity lactation consultant
- 021 515 990external link
- Breastfeeding Wairarapa Facebook pageexternal link
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 2556external link
- 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 1646external link
- Milk and Coffee meet up
- Free monthly catch-up for those pregnant, breastfeeding and support people
- 9:30am to 11:30am on the first Monday of every month
- Petone Salvation Army Hall. Call us or go to our Facebook page to find out more or for meet updates
- 04 587 1646external link
- La Leche League Lower Hutt — Facebookexternal link
Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti
- Māori and Pacific Breastfeeding Service
- Free services between 9:30am and 4:30pm everyday
- 04 978 2945external link
- Kāpiti Breastfeeding Support
- Free services for pēpi up to 6 weeks old
- 04 903 0205external link
- Paraparaumu Maternity Unit, Kapiti Health Centre
- Newtown Breastfeeding Support Centre
- 9am to 12pm Mondays during school terms
- 021 355 041external link
- 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