I started to reply to this yesterday and decided to hold off - the group I started met tonight for the first time! And people (other than myself) showed up! 
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I started it about a year ago online. My first nursing experience was total crap - I fell into every possible 'trap' that was set for me (unnecessary nipple shields, pumping to determine volume, formula supplementation) and had destroyed what any supply I could have had by three months. When my second came along, I had a support system and read everything I could. I realized how important that support system was to me and started a Facebook group. It's been slow-going, but we have about 250 Mommas that give each other advice, share stories, help work through problems or just offer support. I decided late last year that I wanted to take it live, had to postpone our first meeting and lost a little bit of momentum, so our turnout wasn't great, but I know now that I need to step it up and do more advertising between now and our next meeting. We have a website that I blog to (infrequently), share links of interest, have started a resource list, we have a question of the day and Mom Of The Week profiles. It's personal, friendly, and supportive - how it should be!
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If you feel as if there's a need, act on it! Call your local WIC office, a pregnancy resource center, local OBs and pediatricians. See if someone will let you borrow their facility for an hour a month. Contact the closest IBCLC you can find and ask if she can help, or offer her services in some way (whether it be a physical presence or not). We have one that offered discounted visits and phone support, and a CLC offering support as well. I'll probably ask one (or both) to come to one of our meetings and talk at some point, too.Â
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Good luck with your endeavors, Momma!
