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Welcome to the Logan South-Scenic Rim Group!
Come along and meet new friends. Chat with mothers who have 'been there' and connect with our local breastfeeding counsellors and educators.
Our local group offers a non-judgmental, supportive atmosphere to all mums and their families to share the frustrations and the joys of parenting, and access accurate information about babies and breastfeeding.
We support all families. Mums who are mixed-feeding, bottle feeding, exclusively expressing or not breastfeeding are always welcome. We chat in a relaxed setting and there is often access to a breastfeeding counsellor or educator who can assist you with any breastfeeding questions, worries or issues you may be having.
| Date | Topic | Venue |
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Friday 13 March 11:30am-12:30pm | Breastfeeding Drop-In session at Yarrabilba. Come along and meet our ABA volunteers and ask your questions. All welcome! | Family and Community Place 3 Darnell Street, Yarrabilba
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| Monday 16 March 9:30am -11:30am | Breastfeeding, comfort connection and communication. | Jimboomba Library |
| Saturday 21 March 9:30am-11:30am | Cuppa and chat! Are you pregnant or have a young family? Come and find out what ABA has to offer you! Meet our volunteers. | Cafe 63 - Yarrabilba |
| Monday 23 March 9.30am-11:30am | Sleep and night-time parenting for babies and toddlers | Logan Central Library |
Friday 10 April 11:30am-12:30pm | Breastfeeding Drop-In session at Yarrabilba. Come along and meet our ABA volunteers and ask your questions. All welcome! | Family and Community Place 3 Darnell Street, Yarrabilba |
| Sunday 12 April 1:30pm-4:30pm | Breastfeeding Education Class Bookings and payment required. www.breastfeeding.asn.au/education Contact: janealexandra16@gmail.com | Mundoolun
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| Monday 20 April 9:30am-11:30am | A village of support - Celebrating motherhood. | Woodhill Hall |
| Monday 27 April 9:30am-11:30am | Returning to work or study, expressing and storing breastmilk and childcare options. | Logan Central Library |
What we offer
Info and Chat Sessions
Our group holds several catch-up sessions each month (excluding public holidays).
- Logan West Library, 69 Grand Plaza Drive, Browns Plains at 9:30am on the 1st Monday of each month.
- Family and Community Place, 3 Darnell Street, Yarrabilba at 11:30am on the 2nd Friday of each month.
- Woodhill Hall, 6098 Mt Lindesay Highway, Cedar Vale at 9.30am on the 3rd Monday of each month.
- Logan Central Library, 26 Wilbur Street, Logan Central at 9.30am on the 4th Monday of each month. Occasionally we meet at a Logan Park on the 4th Monday of each month.
- Cuppa and chat on a Saturday at 9:30am every 3 months at a coffee shop in various locations. Check out the location of the next one.
If you are able to, please bring a plate of healthy food for morning tea. However, please don't feel obliged.
Breastfeeding Education Classes
Are you expecting a baby?
Feel confident and prepared to breastfeed by attending one of our local face-to-face workshops.
Our group runs four face-to-face Breastfeeding Education Classes a year in Mundoolun (near Jimboomba).
Breastfeeding is a learned skill, for both mum and baby! Our in-person classes are designed for expectant parents, to prepare for breastfeeding in the vital days, weeks and months after their baby's birth. The class provides up-to-date information and insights into breastfeeding and parenting a baby.
Contact Jane at janealexandra16@gmail.com for more information on our classes.
If you are interested in a face-to-face Breastfeeding Education Class - check out Breastfeeding Education Classes to book into a class that suits you.
Online Breastfeeding Preparation Sessions also run weekly during the evenings or at weekends.
Where we are
ABA Logan South-Scenic Rim Group covers a large area encompassing the whole of Logan City Council suburbs and about half of the Scenic Rim Council suburbs and the northern end of the Gold Coast Council Suburbs.
Our neighbouring ABA groups are Gold Coast and Northern NSW, Tarragindi, Wynnum and Ipswich.
Breastfeeding drop-in
Your questions and concerns about breastfeeding answered by our local breastfeeding counsellors.
Info & Chat
Learn more about breastfeeding and parenting. Speakers can include a breastfeeding educator, health professional or a mum with lived experience.
Can I still come to local group events if...
...I haven't had my baby yet?
Yes - attending meetings while you're pregnant is a great way to see other women breastfeeding and learn more about it. Many of us nowadays don't have much experience with babies until we have our own, so we need all the help we can get!
You might also like to check out our popular breastfeeding education classes.
...everything is going fine?
Yes! You don't need to be having problems with breastfeeding or anything else to come along and enjoy some interesting conversation and connect with local mums. It’s not just about getting Information and support. Our regular attendees keep coming along because it’s fun to be part of our local group.
...I already go to a mothers' group or playgroup?
Yes! ABA meet ups are more than a new parents' group. There are babies and children of different ages so there’s no competition over whose child reaches the next milestone first/sleeps longest/gains weight fastest. Instead, you get to see children older than yours and find out what's ahead for you. You can also see how far your baby has come every time a newborn arrives. It really helps to get a broad perspective.
Our local group activities are also more than just a playgroup or a coffee catch up. You get to have a conversation with another adult while your child plays. You also have access to information about raising children and can chat to a breastfeeding counsellor or educator.
...I don't breastfeed?
Yes, as long as you don't mind seeing others breastfeed. We know that sometimes things don't work out as you’d planned. We have members who are exclusively breastfeeding, pumping and bottle feeding, mixed feeding, and exclusively formula feeding.
Everyone is welcome: no judgement, no competitions, no 'alpha parents'. We're all in this together.
...my child is not a baby any more?
Yes! Mums don't stop needing support once their child is mobile or starts walking!
...I'm not an ABA member?
Yes! ABA Local Group events are open to everyone. We just ask that you ‘sign-in’ using the QR provided to you by the group leader. This will give you access to free, ongoing Introductory ABA membership.
Joining ABA as a financial member provides us with much needed funding to continue to support mums, parents and families in the community.
Can't make it to local group events? ABA Virtual Village is just a click away!
Become an ABA member and get involved with your local group as a volunteer
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Breast pump hire
Breast pump hire
Our group hires electric breast pumps for you to express milk for your baby. ABA members receive a 50% discount on pump hire. Not a member yet? No problem, it's easy to join and access your discount.
Hiring pumps through ABA
All breast pumps for hire are hospital-grade. They are available for short-term or long-term hire.
Both the Ardo Carum and Ardo Calypso breast pumps are endorsed by the Australian Breastfeeding Association. Ardo is in full compliance with the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes (WHO Code).
When hiring through your local ABA group you get an initial consultation to work out the best options for you and information on how to maximise your expressed milk and how to store it safely. You can contact your breast pump hire officer for more help along the way if you need it. All funds raised through breast pump hire go towards supporting your local group.
Breast pump hire is run by dedicated volunteer breastfeeding counsellors and educators who provide the service from their homes. As busy mums with work and family commitments, we ask for your understanding if we are unable to respond as promptly as you desire. There are many families wanting to hire pumps so there are often times when all local pumps are already hired out.
Breast pump hire contacts
To check breast pump availability, check the table below or call our breast pump hire officer. If no pumps are available locally check the map for pumps available in nearby groups.
| Location | Contact |
| Slacks Creek | Sarah: 0412 350 619 |
| Beaudesert | Carla (call or text): 0400 454 444 Jane (text): 0408 865 170 |
| New Beith | Yvonne: 3297 7158 |
Weekly hire rates
Sarah: 0412 350 619
Carla (call or text): 0400 454 444
Yvonne: 3297 7158
Yvonne: 3297 7158
Yvonne: 3297 7158
Yvonne: 3297 7158
Carla (call or text): 0400 454 444
Sarah: 0412 350 619
Sarah: 0412 350 619
Carla (call or text) - 0400 454 444
Sarah - 0412 350 619
You will also need a milk collection kit to connect to the pump you hire. If you do not already have one, you can buy the kit when you hire a pump. Costs vary from time to time – ask your ABA breast pump hire officer for current prices.
Double and single collection kits available to purchase some that convert to manual pumps from $70.00.
COVID-19 health measures for pump hiring
Our guidelines for interactions with families and the cleaning of our pumps include:
- the ABA Breast Pump Hiring Officer being well and not having been in contact with anyone who is sick
- options for completing paperwork and payment online
- collecting/returning the breast pump from/to the ABA Breast Pump Hiring Officer’s doorstep
- stringent cleaning of returned pumps (Please note that it is standard practice that all mothers hiring our pumps are required to purchase their own milk collection kit which is available to buy at the time of hiring.)
- getting breastfeeding and pumping support via telephone on the Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 686 268
- accessing information on expressing from our website.
Read more about expressing
Browse the information booklets in our Marketplace, including: