BREASTFEEDING & POSTPARTUM SERVICES
Certified Lactation Counselors available to support you in meeting your breastfeeding goals. CLC’s objective is to provide breastfeeding counseling and management support to families who are thinking about breastfeeding or who have questions or problems during the course of breastfeeding/lactation. CLCs are dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation in their work to prevent and solve breastfeeding problems.
We empower women by guiding and supporting them as they feed their babies with natural, wonderfully healthy breast milk.
We offer breastfeeding support in El Paso through:
- Certified lactation support
- Information about local lactation consultants
- A quarterly breastfeeding class
Guiding Star Southwest also provides resources for women looking for support during their postpartum period. We can serve you with:
- Postpartum meal trains
- Rent and utility assistance
- Milk sharing
- Emotional health counseling for postpartum depression or processing birth trauma
PARENTING EDUCATION
Guiding Star Southwest offers parenting classes and “Earn While You Learn” material assistance (diapers, wipes, maternity, baby items and clothes, and much more!)
Qualifications:
- You are the biological mother or father of a child under 36 months of age
- You have a Texas ID
- You are a Texas Resident
- You are pregnant (or father of an unborn baby)
- You are a US Citizen and/or US Resident
Welcome to GSEP Orientation (English)
Join us for our Welcome Workshop! Learn more about the different classes we offer and receive material assistance. Welcome Workshops are offered online through Zoom Fridays at 11:00 am. Must pre-register for workshop.
Click here to register for this workshop.
Once you attend one of our workshops, you will be able to set up an appointment for our Curbside pickup
Bienvenido a GS el Orientación (Español)
Te invitamos a nuestro Taller de Bienvenida! Enterate de las diferentes clases que ofrecemos y recibe material de asistencia. Los Talleres son en linea por Zoom los Viernes a las 9:30 am.
Haz clic aqui para registrate para el taller de 10: 00 AM
Una vez que asista a uno de nuestros talleres, podrá programar su cita para recoger sus pañale
