Breastfeeding USA - Cookeville, TN Chapter

03/26/2026

🎀 Join Us for Nurture & Nourish: A Resource Baby Shower! 🎀

Are you expecting or newly postpartum? We would love to see you there.

Blessed Beginnings is excited to be part of this FREE community event created to support moms-to-be, new moms, and their families with helpful resources, fun activities, and local support.

We are especially excited to share that Stephanie, our IBCLC, will be in Cookeville this weekend for the event and would love to connect with local families.

Here’s what you can look forward to:
🎁 Giveaways & community resources
🚗 FREE car seat safety checks
🎈 Kids play zone & balloon artist
🍎 Snacks, health information, and more

Putnam County EMS, Cookeville Police, and THP will also be on-site providing free car seat safety checks to help families keep little ones safe on the road.

📅 Saturday, March 28th
⏰ 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
📍 Cookeville First Baptist Church
18 S Walnut Ave, Cookeville, TN

If you cannot make it to the event, parents and caregivers can also schedule a car seat check anytime by calling Putnam County EMS at 931-528-1555 and asking for car seats.

If you are in the Cookeville area, come see Stephanie, say hello, and enjoy a fun morning full of support, resources, and community. We hope to see you there. 💛

03/05/2026

Stephanie volunteers her time every month at the free feeding support group we help sponsor!
Please join us this Saturday! 🩵🤍🖤

03/03/2026

All the refreshments are on us! 🖤🩵🤍

02/25/2026

We’re in need of breastpumps for our uninsured mothers. We are specifically looking for Spectra S1/S2 pumps, but are open to others. If you have one you can donate, please comment below or send us a private message to arrange pickup/drop off.

12/06/2025

Saturday, December 6th from 10-12. BfUSA will be providing refreshments! 🤱🏻🤰🏼🧑🏽‍🍼👶🏼🍼

12/06/2025

Parents deserve skills AND community, our upcoming CPR class and Cookeville support group deliver both.

If you’ve ever had that “wait… what would I even do if my baby started choking?” moment, this class is for you. 💗

Our next 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗣𝗥 & 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 coming up on Saturday, December 6, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.
This isn’t a boring safety lecture. It’s hands-on, real talk, and designed for parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to feel actually confident in an emergency.

You’ll learn what to do, what not to do, and you’ll walk out thinking, “Okay… I’ve got this.” ✨

📍 Hello Motherhood, Franklin TN
🕤 Saturday, December 6 | 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Instructor: Michelle
Register today https://www.blessedbeginningsteam.com/infant-cpr-choking-class-franklin-tn

Grab your partner, your mom, your best friend. Don’t forget, the 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. A welcoming space to talk feeding, ask questions, connect with other parents, and get real support from our Blessed Beginnings team.

📍 Diana Health | 317 N Hickory Avenue, Cookeville, TN
🕙 Saturday, December 6 10 AM – 12 PM CT
More details here: https://www.blessedbeginningsteam.com/breastfeeding-support-group

10/31/2025

Breastfeeding USA will be providing snacks and refreshments and other free resources! 🩵

Where can I talk about feeding without feeling judged?
That’s exactly why we created the Cookeville Feeding Support Group.
A space for real conversations about breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, and everything in between.
No pressure, no perfect, just connection, support, and evidence-based guidance from our Blessed Beginnings team.

📍 Location: Diana Health, 317 N Hickory Ave, Cookeville, TN
🗓️ When: Saturday, November 1 10 AM – 12 PM CT
🍼 Repeats: the first Saturday of every month

Save this post and tag a local mama who’d love to come with you.
(We’ll bring the lactation wisdom, you just bring yourself and your baby.)

10/04/2025

Today at 10:00am! As always, Breastfeeding USA will be supplying refreshments for our mamas and littles. 🩵

09/06/2025

Today at 10:00am! Breastfeeding USA will be providing all the refreshments. Come find your village of incredible mamas. 🤍🩵

Because feeding your baby shouldn’t feel so isolating…

Feeding your baby is natural. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

Whether you’re:

Struggling with latch

Exclusively pumping

Doing formula and feeling judged

Wondering if you’re making enough…

You don’t have to figure it out alone.

💬 Join other moms who get it no pressure, no judgment, just real support and real talk.

🗓 Saturday, Sept 6

🕙 10 AM – 12 PM CT
📍 Diana Health, Cookeville TN
317 N Hickory Avenue

Led by compassionate experts + surrounded by moms who understand.

🍼 Bring your questions.
🤱 Bring your baby.
💗 Bring your beautiful, tired, doing-your-best self.

Tag a local mama who could use this space.
Save this as a reminder.

07/31/2025

Come celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with us! Refreshments provided by Breastfeeding USA - Cookeville, TN Chapter. 🩵

Feeding Support Group Reminder – August 2nd
Nursing, pumping, combo feeding, or still sorting through what works best for you and your baby this space is for you.

Join us for our next Feeding Support Group in Cookeville:

🗓 Friday, August 2nd
🕙 10 AM – 12 PM CT
📍 Diana Health
317 N Hickory Avenue, Cookeville, TN

Ask questions, connect with other parents, and get guidance from a lactation professional in a supportive, pressure-free environment.

This group is free, baby-friendly, and open to all feeding journeys. Come as you are. Leave feeling seen, heard, and supported.

07/20/2025

Your milk contains phagocytes, white blood cells that pass through your baby’s gut wall and patrol around your baby’s bloodstream.

There, they detect, engulf and destroy harmful micro-organisms; bacteria, viruses, fungi, and foreign materials that aren’t supposed to be there, like dust particles or pigments, and also cancer cells, though these cells can sometimes adapt and evade detection.

Phagocytes also remove dead or dying cells that can cause inflammation and disease.

Once phagocytes have destroyed the harmful micro-organism, they retain harmless fragments of this pathogen on their surface, allowing another type of protective cell - the T cells - in your baby’s immune system to learn from them.

T cells learn to recognise the pathogens, developing your baby’s long term immunity.

It’s like a whole military operation going on, whilst we sit and feed our children like nothing appears to be happening at all.

We are all born with immature immune systems. Your milk not only helps your baby’s immune system to develop in a healthy way, it also helps to protect your baby from illness while this happens.

Our immune systems take around 6 years to fully develop, which is thought to be one of the reasons that natural term breastfeeding (allowing a child to stop breastfeeding in their own time without interrupting or replacing breastmilk) extends from anywhere between around 2 and 7 years old.

Some extra geekiness: The word phagocyte comes from the Greek ‘phagein’, ‘to eat’ or ‘devour’, and ‘-cyte’, a word-forming element used in modern science to mean "of a cell," from the Greek word kytos, meaning ‘a hollow’, ‘receptacle’, ‘basket’.

So Mama, are you remarkable, or are you really, really remarkable?



More science (ie information bout how incredible you are), support, and references at https://human-milk.com/pages/science-of-breastmilk

07/13/2025

🗣️ ADHD Mamas…this one’s for you!

Breastfeeding parents with ADHD have distinct nutritional needs that are often overlooked in both lactation support and ADHD care. The postpartum period requires increased calories and micronutrients to sustain both the body’s recovery and breast milk production, but individuals with ADHD may struggle to meet these needs due to executive functioning challenges, sensory sensitivities, and emotional regulation difficulties. ADHD is associated with dysfunction in key neurotransmitter systems—particularly dopamine and norepinephrine—which are influenced by diet and nutrient intake. Common nutrient deficiencies that can exacerbate ADHD symptoms include iron, magnesium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids (especially DHA), B vitamins (particularly B6, B9/folate, and B12), vitamin D, and choline. These nutrients are essential for cognitive function, emotional balance, energy regulation, and nervous system health. For example, iron is critical for dopamine production, and its deficiency can worsen focus and fatigue. Magnesium supports relaxation and sleep; low levels are linked to increased hyperactivity and anxiety. DHA, a form of omega-3, supports brain structure and is transferred into breast milk to benefit the baby—but can leave the parent depleted

In practice, breastfeeding parents with ADHD may skip meals, forget to drink water, rely heavily on caffeine, or eat in repetitive, nutrient-poor patterns due to difficulty with planning, initiation, and follow-through. Sensory aversions can further limit food variety, and overstimulation may make mealtimes feel chaotic or unpleasant. These habits can lead to blood sugar crashes, mood swings, and worsening ADHD symptoms, creating a feedback loop of undernourishment and executive dysfunction. Support strategies should be realistic and neurodiversity-affirming—focusing on visual cues (like visible snack stations), simple and repeatable meals, pairing carbohydrates with protein to stabilize blood sugar, and utilizing reminders for hydration and eating