Boston-area breastfeeding support groups

The #1 indicator of success for breastfeeding is…. SUPPORT. It’s not breast size. It’s your SUPPORT SYSTEM.

We know that it takes a VILLAGE to help a parent raise a baby.

That means adequate paid parental leave for working parents and partners, affordable childcare, and family/friends/caregivers in a close radius to make parenting sustainable.

However, many expecting parents do not have family closeby, or their parents are older or not around to help. Often times, parents have short parental leave options and are stressed about the expensive nature of childcare in the US. While there are certainly ways to improve the parental leave and childcare situation in the US, let’s start with some amazing local resources that can make up your village.

Below is a list of local in-person and virtual breastfeeding and parenting support groups in Massachusetts.

Source: New Baby Support Group with Baby Feeding Cafe at Beyond Birthing

Your “village” can include:

Local In-Person Parent Support Groups:

1. Beyond Birthing Support groups (Beverly) 

2. Stork Ready (North Reading)

3. We Speak Baby Collective (Wayland)

4. Dawn Ellis (Needham)

5. Jewish Family and Children’s Services  (various locations)

6. Hilary Witcher’s new parent support groups (Needham)

7. Rachel Hess’s virtual support groups (Roslindale)

8. Little Lovage Club (South End)

9. Medford Family Network (Medford)

Virtual Parent Support Groups:

1. IVF Support Group-Massachusetts and Pregnancy And Parenthood - After IVF Support Group- Massachusetts (two private Facebook groups for families who used Assisted Reproductive Technology)

2. New Mother Support Groups via North Shore Physicians Group (virtual)

3. North Suburban Parents of Multiples

4. Single Mom By Choice virtual facebook group

Local Breastfeeding Support Groups 

1. Beyond Birthing Infant Feeding Cafe  (breast, bottle, pump) (Beverly)

2. Calendar of local free drop in groups (various locations)

3. La Leche League (various locations)

4. Baby Cafe USA (various locations)

5. Stork Ready (North Reading)

Written by Kathleen Stern (bio here). For more infant feeding and parent support, reach out to Kathleen at www.strongnestconsulting.com

Last updated December 15, 2025