Breastfeeding Resources

The Golden Start

The Breastfeeding Support Center at Otter Tail County Public Health provides professional services to families with breastfeeding questions and challenges during pregnancy and at any time during the breastfeeding experience. The Golden Start is a commitment to mother’s milk for your baby for the first 4 weeks.

Services Available

• At Home
• By Telephone
• At Otter Tail County Public Health

The Golden Start Team

Is a collaboration of nurses with specialized lactation training locations including Otter Tail County Public Health, Lake Region Healthcare, and Perham Health.

General Breastfeeding Resources

• Breastfeeding Information from the MN WIC  Program
• KellyMom Breastfeeding and Parenting
• Stanford Breastfeeding
  • Getting Started with Breastfeeding
  • Stanford Hand Expression video
• Le Leche League
• Milk Moms  
• Breastfeeding and medications (Mayo Clinic)

Multilingual Breastfeeding Resources

• Informacion en Espanol (Breastfeeding- Spanish)
• Af Soomaali (Breastfeeding- Somali)
• Multilingual Resources

State and National Resources

• Minnesota Department of Health
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)