Lactation Information and Locations on the UW-Madison Campus

The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks to provide a welcoming environment for all members of the campus community and guests.

Lactation-friendly locations across campus are listed below. Each of the locations provides private space where lactating mothers are welcome to pump or nurse. Each location will have signs indicating that the space is intended for these purposes. These spaces are equipped with a comfortable chair, a small table and an electrical outlet. Some rooms have lockers if you care to store your pump on-site.

Please contact the Office of Child Care and Family Resources if you are aware of other lactation-friendly locations on campus. We will be happy to work with the building manager to prepare and furnish the room.

In order to evaluate whether these spaces are meeting the needs of lactating mothers, users of these spaces are encouraged to provide feedback by completing a brief postcard questionnaire (located in the lactation rooms) and returning it to the Office of Child Care and Family Resources. The comments will be reviewed to improve these spaces and to continue to advocate for the needs of working mothers.

Additional comments and questions may be directed to Lynn Edlefson in the Office of Child Care and Family Resources at 262-9715.

Campus Lactation Room Locations
Breastfeeding in the Information Age
The Value of Human Milk
Breastfeeding Classes
Breast Pump Purchase Information
Breastfeeding Web sites
Breastfeeding Helplines

Campus Lactation Rooms

Bardeen Medical Laboratories Room 366
1215 Linden Drive (Linden and Charter Streets)
Building Manager: Craig Schappe, 262-8963

 

 

Chemistry Building room B347 (ladies room)
1101 University Avenue
Building Manager: Tom Foseid, 262-8745, 262-1480

Mechanical Engineering Room 2061
1513 Engineering Drive
Contact: Connie Brachman, 262-5515, or
WISELI, 263-1445
Please contact Jennifer Sheridan to obtain a key to the room (263-1445 or sheridan@engr.wisc.edu).

Health Sciences Learning Center
McBride Special Lounge, Room 2120
750 Highland Avenue
Contact Person: Sharon Greuel, 263-4920

 

 

Van Hise Hall Ladies Room on the 16th Floor
1220 Linden Drive
Contact person: Dace A. Zeps, 262-3767

Breastfeeding in the Information Age

Breastfeeding is something we have to learn. We get our information from many sources: family, friends, doctors, nurses, books, and even TV and the Internet! Sometimes the facts and ideas don't agree. It is up to us to look for more information and make our own choices.

Scientific research shows that breastfeeding is best for baby's health and happiness:

• Babies get sick less often
• They have fewer tummy aches, ear aches, allergy problems and cavities.
• It helps babies grow and feel safe and secure.
• Babies need no other foods or drinks besides breast milk for the first 6 months.

Breastfeeding is also good for mothers:

• It burns calories and helps in losing weight.
• It helps moms relax and feel close to baby.
• Since breast milk is always ready baby can be fed faster and moms lose less sleep at night.
• It saves money on buying other baby foods.

Ask for help from friends and family as you adjust to being a parent. With good information and a little help, breastfeeding can be a happy time for everyone!

Some Books for Children:

• We Have a Baby by Cathryn Falwell
• We Like to Nurse by Chia Martin
• My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter
• Will There Be a Lap for Me? by Dorothy Corey
• Breasts by Genichiro Yagyu

Some Books for Families:

• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League Int'l
• Breastfeeding Pure and Simple by Gwen Gotsch
• Mothering Your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Baumgarner
• Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby by Gwen Gotsch
• Nursing Mother, Working Mother by Gale Pryor
• Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins and More by Karen Gromada
  (2001 International Lactation Consultant Association)

The Value of Human Milk

The American Academy of Pediatrics has emphasized the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. The benefits of providing human milk for your baby are worth whatever trouble it may cause you when circumstances are less than ideal. Breastfeeding can almost always continue even in situations where mother and baby are separated or in situations where breastfeeding must be suspended or delayed. Pumping or expressing your milk can make it possible for you and your baby to continue enjoying the incomparable benefits of breastfeeding. (La Leche League, March 2001).

Breastfeeding Classes:

• Meriter Hospital:
  Basics of Breastfeeding
  Return to Work While Breastfeeding
  Link: https://secure.meriter.com/classreg/
• Madison Department of Public Health: 267-1111 (free classes for WIC participants)
• La Leche League: 827-5530
• Ruth Sweet, RN, IBCLC: 845-7269

Breast Pump Purchase information:

• St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center
• Dane County Department of Public Health: 267-1111 (has pumps available for WIC participants)
• Ruth Sweet, RN, IBCLC: 845-7269

Breastfeeding Info web sites

• Breastfeeding Madison: www.breastfeedingmadison.com
• La Leche League: www.lalecheleague.org
• World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action: www.waba.org.my
• Promotion of Mother's Milk (ProMoM): www.promom.org
• Int'l Lactation Consultant Association: www.ilca.org
• Breastfeeding Online: www.breastfeedingonline.com

Breastfeeding Help Lines

• La Leche League Helpline: 827-5530
  Staffed by volunteers
  Free; leave message anytime
• Meriter Hospital
  Lactation Consultants HELP-LINE: 267-6547 or 1-800-261-4449
  Free
  Monday-Saturday: 8:30 am - 4 pm
• St. Mary's Hospital
  Lactation Consultant WARM-LINE: 258-6474 or 1-800-336-6650
  Free
  Daily 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Ruth Sweet, RN, IBCLC (Int'l Board Certified Lactation Consultant)
  Call any time: 845-7269