Financial Aid Fund for Lactation Support

Support The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor in offering free services and low-cost lactation support to families. A donation of any amount helps us support more babies and parents. Your contribution aids us in providing free community services, and can sponsor another family to be able to access lactation appointments, without financial stress.

Sept update: Thank to all who have contributed! The current amount of raised funds remaining is about $675. This past month, we provided 4 low-cost appointments, helping families with $85 average per visit from the financial aid fund.

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We believe in making lactation support equally accessible to all, and that it should be a right, not a privilege. That's why we've been happy to offer our free weekly walk-in mom-and-baby time for over 15 years, and parents can come as often and long as they need. That's why we share helpful information via our website and podcast with no subscription fee or paywall barrier. That's why we offer free community info sessions, often partnering with other local perinatal organizations.

For parents who don't have approval for direct insurance billing, the upfront cost of appointments can be a struggle. Private consultations average $140, and as you likely know, most families need more than one appointment throughout their feeding journey. So that's why we offer low-cost appointments, because we want every family to get the help they deserve without having to worry about finances, especially at an already stressful time of postpartum and early parenting.

We'd love to be able to offer these more, but, to be very honest, there's a limit to how much we can work unpaid. So that's where you come in - any amount you can "pay forward" and contribute will be gratefully used to expand our free services and financial assistance, and allow more parents to get the help and services they deserve.

Thank you on behalf of the families that will receive support!