Next start date: February 1st
Come join us and experience something new – not a class that focuses on your body or baby – but something entirely for you. For becoming a mom and creating friends, for tears and days you want to get out of the house but skip the shower, for processing and community. All Moms Supported here, breastfeeding or formula feeding, regardless of the age of your baby. Bring snacks and zero judgement as we talk about real life, together.
Bluegrass for Babies! Music. Food. Beer. What’s not to love?? This year the 2016 Bluegrass for Babies Benefit Concert will feature live bluegrass performances by: the Hocking River String Band Comet Bluegrass All-Stars Plus Hickory Robot and Jennifer Ellis will provide a special kids performance! You can grab some Dewey’s Pizza, Grateful Grahams, or streetpops, and a beverage from MadTree Brewing. Further, the community partners listed on their site will have
Yesterday was the start of Black Breastfeeding Week – the last week of August, which was declared National Breastfeeding Month by the United States Breastfeeding Committee in 2011. This distinction, to me, is one that is quite poignant because it highlights and places a needed emphasis on a population that deserves more: more support, more outreach, and more resources for all women, babies, and families of color. This is not a political statement. This is all based
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You may have noticed that the Week of Giveaways and this site’s launch coincided with World Breastfeeding Week. If not, then your social media algorithms are probably less attuned to breastfeeding and mom-based themes than mine. Huh, go figure. What is World Breastfeeding Week? This week, much like other social awareness campaigns, is a week set aside to promote and create awareness around breastfeeding. Sadly, in the United States this
This Week of Giveaways, August 1-7, 2016, is Over! Scroll down to see the AH-mazing things people won, and subscribe to the newsletter to be a part of the next one! Welcome to the new Modern Breastfeeding + Education! This new site is a way to get easy access to prenatal education classes, in person individualized lactation support, and community resources such as our All Moms postpartum group series. But first,
An Open Letter to the Client Who Didn’t Want to Breastfeed, This story is a long time coming, because at the time I was a newly trained doula. I was only in your apartment two minutes for an interview, your toddler enjoying her nap, when you looked at me with worry, and said “I don’t want to try to breastfeed this baby. Is that OK?” I’m sure the pause that followed