Support and Activities in the Greater Princeton Area and Online
If you are near the Central NJ area please let me know of other support and activities that I can add to this list!
Infant Feeding and Lactation Support groups and Classes
I will hosting “open house” style meetings at my office soon - check back for details!
Breastfeeding Support Group with Zee Ifan, IBCLC - every Thursday, 5 pm on Zoom (contact Zee for more info)
Princeton Hospital Breastfeeding Support Group - every Friday 11 am - noon! Held at the Princeton Medical Center Breast Health Center, 300B Princeton-Hightstown Road
East Windsor Medical Commons 2, East Windsor, NJ 08520
Capital Health Breastfeeding Support
Nurtured Mother Support Group - Hunterdon County
La Leche League (LLL) of Hillsborough
La Leche League (LLL) of Lawrenceville
Activities
Penn Medicine “Bright Beginnings” Classes (Parenting Support/Learning Group) every Wednesday 11 am - noon! Usually at the Princeton Princeton Fitness & Wellness (1225 State Road, Princeton, NJ), but sometimes they meet other places - click the link and type “bright” in the search box for details.
Capital Health New Parent Support Group
Central NJ Babywearers - Online and In-Person help, baby carrier lending library. Meet-ups in Lawrenceville, NJ, Morrisville PA and other locations in the Mercer County/PA border area.
Mommy and Mercer County - Instagram page with many ideas for families in that area
Sprouting Babies OT, Daryl Arora - Princeton area classes
Princeton Playspace - classes, meet-ups, open play, and more!
Motherhood and Movement - Princeton area parent/child classes
Music Together Classes - Princeton, Hopewell, Yardley, West Windsor, Hamilton, East Brunswick & Online
Gymboree Play and Music Classes - Princeton NJ
Little Gym - Hamilton, NJ
Little Gym - Hillsborough, NJ
Milk Matters PT Playgroups - Martinsville NJ
Shelly Donnelly (OT with Milk Matters - above) hosts meet-ups, tummy time and more in Manalapan, NJ area
Wildflowers Flourish OT, Jackie Shea - Hunterdon County classes
Hunterdon County Mamas - Instagram page with many ideas for families in that area
Mama Circle - Hunterdon County Yoga classes and more
Starting Solids online workshop - Baby Led Weaning and more - for 4 months and up, Danielle Panaccione RD/RDN
Princeton Baby Lab - not a get-together but a really interesting opportunity to work with the Department of Psychology at Princeton University - they study how children ages 0-6 learn. Contact them babylab@princeton.edu for more info!
Check your local library for story times - most have them for babies and up!
Search your area for parent groups, Y-classes, and more!
therapists and Postpartum Support
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium Perinatal Mood Disorders - free resources, support groups (virtual and in-person) and more.
Princeton/Penn Medicine Women’s DBT program for PPD and more
Capital Health “Beyond the Blues” Postpartum Group
Beyond the Baby Blues - Peer led support in NJ - online meeting every Tuesday at 10 am
Meadowlark Counseling and Support, Hamilton, NJ
Abby Grayson, LPC, Montgomery, NJ
Antonia Fried, Psy.D, Princeton, NJ
Kristy Castle, LCSW, Princeton, NJ
Jennifer Lovaglio, LPC, East Windsor, NJ
Sheri Hovdestad, MA, LPC, Pennington, NJ
Kristy Fox-Berman, LSW - Branchburg, NJ
Jessica Flint, LCSW, Pennington, NJ
Postpartum Support International, NJ Chapter (check main website for other areas)
ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapters in NJ, PA and all over the world.
ONLINE SUPPORT
NY and NJ Tongue Tie Support Group
Low Milk Supply Support Group
Pumping: Breastfeeding Without Nursing Group
Quirky Baby, Rachel Ullman YouTube - videos showing how to use a variety of carriers