Chicago Area Services

In the Chicago area, we offer breastfeeding classes, home or office visits, and home delivery of our products. When our trained lactation specialist delivers your order, she'll teach you how to use the breast pump, baby scale, and any of the other products you select. You get the personal attention you need in the privacy of your own home.

Breast pumps

Unsure of which breast pump is right for you? Don�t waste your money and time on breast pumps that are painful, ineffective, or wrong for your situation. Call The Art of Breastfeeding at 847-394-9758 and we'll will be glad to help you go over your best options. You can also set up an appointment with a trained lactation specialist, who can help you choose and learn to use the best pump for you and your baby.
We offer:

• The best selection of breast pumps for rent. All rental pumps are not created equal. To meet every need, we offer a variety of rental pumps to meet every need from Medela and Ameda/Egnell. Rent by the day, week, month, or longer.
• The best breast pumps for sale. Ask to see the most effective, easy-to-use pumps in your price range.
• Optional home delivery. Because it's not always easy for mothers and babies to go out.
• Instruction in pump use and care. Feel at ease with your pump before you use it.
• Answers to your breastfeeding and pumping questions. A board-certified lactation consultant is on call 24 hours a day.
• Breastfeeding pamphlets, books, and videos. Receive the latest milk storage guidelines and free pamphlets to answer your questions.
• Low prices. Our prices are among the lowest in the Chicago area. We accept cash, check and most major credit cards.

We can usually be there within 24 hours � sooner if the need is urgent. Call us today.

Breastfeeding Consultations

Are you having breastfeeding problems or unsure of what to do? We can help you meet your breastfeeding goals. Call The Art of Breastfeeding at 847-394-9758 to make an appointment for a home or office visit with a board-certified lactation consultant. We have helped mothers breastfeed through these challenges:

• difficult latch-on
• sore nipples
• breast refusal
• slow weight gain
• prematurity
• breast infection
• twins and triplets
• returning to work
• weaning

as well as many other common and unusual situations. Our job is to give you the information and skills you need to make breastfeeding work. You don�t have to go it alone.

Business Consultations

Did you know that giving breastfeeding support at work can improve your company�s bottom line by reducing absenteeism, health-care costs and employee turnover? Plus the costs to the company are minimal.

To find out more about the hows and whys of providing worksite support for breastfeeding employees, call us at 847-394-9758.

Breastfeeding classes

Learn how to make breastfeeding comfortable for you and your baby, how to avoid common problems, what�s normal in the early weeks, basics of milk expression, and when to ask for help.

Recommended during the last trimester of pregnancy.

Held in Arlington Heights, Chicago (Lincoln Park) and Palatine, Illinois.

See the Event Calendar for dates and locations.