Breastfeeding

Congratulations on expanding your family! Utilize these resources to help transition back to campus.

• University policy on nursing mothers in the work place
• Back to campus checklist
• Breast milk storage
• How to support a breastfeeding coworker/student
• List of helpful breastfeeding items
• Local breastfeeding resources
• Register - Support for Nursing Mothers class - free to students, faculty, and staff
• Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers 
• Why breastfeeding is important

Lactation Spaces Available

Health Promotion and Wellness is working with Facilities Planning and Design to identify lactation rooms in various areas on campus. Lactation spaces are accessible and comfortable places for employees, students, and visitors to privately express breast milk for their infants. The follow spaces are available:

• Julian 141A
• Turner 207B
• Nelson Smith 205A
• Alumni Center 108 - Stop by the welcome desk to request the key for the space.
  
• Bone Student Center - Stop by the Welcome desk on the first floor to be shown to the space.
• Hovey Hall 408: This space is on the Outlook calendar. Invite Hovey 408 to a meeting at the time you'd like to reserve the space, and the time will be approved if available. Once approved, pick up the key from the Provost Office main desk. Contact Nikki Brauer at nbgegel@ilstu.edu with questions.
• McCormick 153: Contact Health Promotion and Wellness at (309) 438-WELL (9355) to reserve the key.
• Milner Library 425B: Stop by the second floor circulation desk to request the key for the space. 
• Schroeder 362: Contact Health Promotion and Wellness at (309) 438-WELL (9355) to reserve the key and arrange for pick up.
• Williams Hall 310 - Visit Student Affairs Office Williams 301 to request the key between 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.