Membership

In order to become a FULL member (a full member is a trained volunteer counselor) of Nursing Mothers Counsel, you must meet our membership requirements, which include taking our training course and successfully completing provisional membership. Please see our "Volunteer Training" page for more information about our next training session.

If you were previously a Full or Affiliate member of Nursing Mothers Counsel, you may rejoin as an Affiliate Member. If you want to become a full member who does volunteer counseling, email our Membership Chair to discuss requirements. Please note that our Membership Year runs from August 1 - July 31 and we do not pro-rate memberships.

If you have never been a member of Nursing Mothers Counsel, you may join as an Associate Member.

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Affiliate Annual - $40.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year, on: August 1st No automatically recurring payments This membership level is open to full (counseling) members who no longer wish to counsel and to former NMC members who rejoin the organization.

Affiliate Lifetime - $300.00 (USD) Subscription period: Unlimited This membership level is open to full (counseling) members who no longer wish to counsel; former NMC members who rejoin the organization.

Associate Annual - $40.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year, on: August 1st No automatically recurring payments This membership level is open to any member of the public who wishes to support NMC’s mission and activities.

Associate Lifetime - $300.00 (USD) Subscription period: Unlimited This membership level is open to any member of the public who wishes to support NMC’s mission and activities.

Trainee - Professional - $500.00 (USD) Subscription period: Unlimited This membership level is open during our training application periods to professionals who wish to take NMC’s training for professional education purposes only, or who do not meet the requirements to become full (counseling) members. The $500 includes your training and training materials, first year of annual NMC membership ($40 for professional members), and 20 CE’s. If you volunteer to become a counselor, annual membership dues are only $25.

Trainee - Volunteer - $300.00 (USD) Subscription period: Unlimited This membership level is open during our training application periods to anyone who has breastfed for at least 6 months and who wishes to become a full (counseling) member. The $300 includes your first year of annual NMC membership ($25 for counseling members).