About Baby Café

Baby Café is a free lactation support group that meets every Tuesday for nursing support and encouragement. This support group is for new mamas with babies in arms and you are invited to join us as we dive into the wonderful world of breastfeeding. Our Baby Café is lead by lactation experts with years of experience helping moms to successfully breastfeed their babies.

Breastfeeding or pumping and need some extra help? Our instructor, Arielle Staal, is a certified breastfeeding specialist and postpartum registered nurse and is here ready to help. Arielle also teaches classes at Keeping Pace such as childbirth, newborn essentials, Adult, Child & Infant CPR.

Baby Café Tuesday Mornings

Tuesdays, 8:15 AM- 9:45 AM
For mothers and nursing infants.* No siblings, please. For an opportunity for dad to participate, please schedule a “Private Lactation Appointment” for mom, dad, and baby. Details below.
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Baby Café After Hours

Tuesdays, 4:30 PM- 6:00 PM
For mothers and nursing infants.* No siblings, please. For an opportunity for dad to participate, please schedule a “Private Lactation Appointment” for mom, dad, and baby. Details below.

FREE but registration IS required

Register for Baby Café


First time participating in Baby Café? Welcome!

In addition to registering for Baby Café, please fill out the Baby Café Parent Registration Form by clicking the button below before coming. You only need to fill out if it is your FIRST TIME.

Baby Café Parent Registration Form
For both morning and evening sessions, please drive around the plaza to park behind Boston Tavern and enter through our Baby Café entrance. This is the door with Baby Cafe signage next to the door with the festive wreath!

Private Lactation Support

Your breastfeeding objectives are our priority. We are dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and empowering you every step of the way and are happy to now offer private office hours with Arielle Staal (RN, BSN, LCCE, CBS).

1-Hour Appointments offered Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM & 4:30 PM
Clinical Lactation Consult – $120. Possible 100% reimbursement via provided Superbill, please check with your insurance.
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We know that every breastfeeding journey is unique, which is why we are thrilled to offer expert support to help you reach your goals. Arielle provides deep-dive assessments into milk transfer, latch issues, maternal health, and more.
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Arielle is a licensed Registered Nurse and we provide a Superbill that you can submit to insurance. Under the Affordable Care Act, many patients receive 100% reimbursement for this visit.
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Additionally, our Baby Café provides complimentary breastfeeding support sessions every Tuesday from 8:15-9:30AM and 4:30-6:00PM.

Register for Private Lactation Appointment

Breastmilk Donations

Keeping Pace is proud to partner with Mother’s Milkbank Northeast as a breastmilk drop-spot. To donate your frozen milk, you must be registered with Mother’s Milkbank Northeast and have an active identification number.
To schedule an appointment to drop off a milk donation, please complete the form below and we will connect with you shortly to confirm your appointment!
If you would like to learn more about Mother’s Milkbank Northeast and become a registered donor, please see link below.
Breastmilk Donation Appointment Form
Learn About Mother’s Milkbank Northeast

Breastfeeding 101 Class

Are you expecting?! Join us for this class that will explore breast and bottle feeding, hunger cues, pumping, and feeding challenges. Learn practical tools from a certified childbirth educator to support healthy feeding routines.
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Most insurance companies will reimburse on request. Please contact them directly to inquire. A receipt to submit for reimbursement will be provided.
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Cost $80 per couple – Pre-registration is required
Upcoming Sessions:
Thursday, July 23
Thursday, September 3
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, December 3
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Please enter through our Baby Café entrance. Drive around the building past Meineke and continue past the donation doors to the SECOND SET of Keeping Pace glass doors with FESTIVE WREATH and BABY CAFE signage.
Register for Breastfeeding 101