Returning to work or school after having a baby is often a difficult time for any parent. Communicating with and having support from your employer and child care provider can help you continue to breastfeed longer and allow you to reach your breastfeeding goals.
English and spanish toolkit
- Tips for Starting your Breastfed Baby in Child Care
- Consejos para que Su Bebe Comience a ir a la Guarderia.
Lactation-friendly child care facilities
- Find a lactation-friendly child care facility.
- Find a child care provider that has received statewide recognition for having supportive policies and practices, including people trained to support your breastfeeding family.
- A tip sheet for how to find a lactation-friendly child care provider in your community in English and Spanish.
- Resources, information and tips for breastfeeding parents and families.
- Breastfeeding essentials webpage.
- Lactation Friendly Workplaces
- Find a Lactation Friendly Recognized Employer. (Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition website)
- Employer recognition program info flier. (Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition PDF)
- How to be an advocate flier. (Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition PDF)
- Find a Lactation Friendly Child Care Provider in Colorado. (Healthy Child Care Colorado website)
- Workplace Support - Federal PUMP Act law guide. (United States Breastfeeding Committee website)
- What to do if your employer refuses to comply. (United States Breastfeeding Committee website)
- Office on Women’s Health website includes breastfeeding tips and workplace support or call the OWH HELPLINE: 1-800-994-9662 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. ET, Monday — Friday.
- Colorado WIC website includes breastfeeding support, information, and pumps.
- Insurance Covered Lactation Support
- Health First Colorado (Medicaid):
- The Cover All Coloradans website includes Health Benefits for Children and Pregnant Persons.
- Durable Medical Equipment website - Health First Colorado - Breast Pump Coverage
- Breast pump provider - access list for members. (PDF)
- Private Insurance (Healthcare.gov website)
- Affordable Care Act (US Department of Health and Human Services website)
- Breastfeeding coverage. (Healthcare.gov website)
- National Women's Law Center Breastfeeding Benefits Toolkit. (PDF)
- Find a pump. (Insurance Covered Breast Pumps website)
- Questions to ask your insurance. (WIC breastfeeding website)
- Health First Colorado (Medicaid):
- Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition website.
- La Leche League of Mountain Plains website includes Colorado Groups.
- La Leche League International website.
- The CDC website includes a Breastfeeding Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
- Colorado lactation laws support breastfeeding handout PDF available in English and Spanish.
- Back to work checklist. (PDF)
- Talking to your boss about your pump PDFs available in English and Spanish. (University of California Law San Francisco)
- Tips for approaching your supervisor. (PDF)
- Breastfeeding conversation starters. (PDF)
- Life with Breastfeeding - toolkit for parents PDF in English and Tu Vida y la Lactancia PDF en Espanol.
- Tips for Starting Your Breastfed Baby in Child Care - toolkit for parents PDF in English. | Consejos para que Su Bebe Comience a ir a la Guarderia.
- Breastfeeding information for employers at a glance. (PDF)
- Lactation Friendly Workplace - PDF toolkit for employers.
- Promoting employee wellness handout for employers. (PDF)
- Letter to physicians. (PDF)
- Health care provider medical note to breastfeed. (PDF)
- Breastfeeding in child care. (PDF)
- Choosing a breastfeeding-friendly child care. (PDF)
- Breastfeeding help, resources, and toolkits (Colorado WIC webpage)
- Colorado breastfeeding laws (PDF)