MDCH - WIC Helps Moms & Babies with Breastfeeding

WIC Helps Moms & Babies with Breastfeeding

Rocket Scientist What Do I feed my baby?

Choosing how to feed your baby is one of the most important decisions you make as a new parent. Breastfeeding is a gift that only you can give to your baby. You will provide a healthy start for your baby's life.

WIC helps moms and babies with breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding is the most natural, healthy, and loving gift a mother can give to her baby. Mother's milk has everything a baby needs to grow and stay healthy.

WIC provides answers to breastfeeding questions. Breastfeeding help is available at your local WIC clinic or in your home from a breastfeeding peer counselor.
WIC helps Moms to continue to breastfeed when moms go back to work or school. Breastfeeding mothers can even receive a FREE breast pump to use from WIC!

WIC Moms who are breastfeeding can receive a food package for up to one year.

Each month, a fully breastfeeding mother can receive:
4 ½ gallons milk
3 pounds cheese
2 dozen eggs
3 cans juice
36 ounces cereal
18 ounces of peanut butter
6 cans tuna or salmon
$10.00 fresh fruits and vegetables
16 ounces of dry beans or peas

Even Moms who breastfeed only part time can receive:

4 ½ gallons milk
1 pound cheese
1 dozen eggs
3 cans juice
36 ounces cereal
18 ounces of peanut butter or 16 ounces of dry beans/peas or canned beans/peas

At 6 months, a baby's food package contains:

24 ounces of infant cereal
32 jars of infant fruits or vegetables