Cayuga County Health Department offers free breastfeeding support
Cayuga County — The Cayuga County Health Department says local breastfeeding supports are available in the county. The department offers free education and consultations with Certified Lactation Counselors by phone or in person for anyone in need of breastfeeding support, and it invites residents to connect with local resources for encouragement, education and care.
Local breastfeeding resources for community members include:
Maternal Child Health Program
Cayuga County Health Department — contact (315) 253-1560
Kaitlyn Jirinec, RN, CLC; Marcy North, RN, CLC
WIC (for enrolled participants)
Cayuga County WIC — contact (315) 253-1406
Brooke Broader, CLC (315) 253-1406 ext 4; Heather McEnelly, RN, RD, CLC (315) 253-1406 ext 4; Olivia Martin, Lactation Peer Counselor (315) 209-9029; Lauren Smith, Lactation Peer Counselor (315) 209-9197
Upstate University’s Breastfeeding Medicine Program at Community Hospital
Phone: (315) 464-MILK (6455)
Website: www.upstate.edu/breastcenter
Jayne Charlamb, MD, FACP, FABM, IBCLC; Kathleen Tindall, FNP-C, IBCLC, CBCN, CGRA; Cheryl Dumond-Martinez, MD, IBCLC
Children’s Health Specialists, Auburn, NY
Phone: (315) 253-6257
Alison McCrone, M.D., Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine Specialist/Pediatrician
Online help
www.kellymom.com
wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/
www.lli.org (meetings in Syracuse/Cortland/Ithaca; phone/video)
| Apr 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM | Community |
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