Michigan Breastfeeding Network

05/28/2026

No matter which tier you choose, your experience stays the same.

📚 Continuing education credits
💬 Evidence-informed content
🤱 Real-world practice focus
🌿 Community-centered learning

Same access. Same content. Same space.

Learn more: mibreastfeeding.org/webinars

05/28/2026

May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health - a call to center bodily autonomy, access, and justice in every aspect of care. ✨

Around the world and in our own communities, women face barriers to safe, trustworthy, respectful, and culturally responsive healthcare. Women from marginalized communities often navigate even more barriers. ❤️

Want to take action?
• Advocate for policies that protect reproductive health and expand access to midwifery and community-based care ✊🏽
• Support organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities advancing birth justice 🤎
• Normalize and protect breastfeeding in public and at work 🫶🏽
• Listen to and amplify the voices of those most impacted by health inequities 🎙️
• Ask your workplace and local leaders how they’re prioritizing equity in healthcare access 📣

Not sure where to start? Join our monthly Local Breastfeeding Supporter Meetings to hear from advocates and experts from around the state and let their work inspire you to turn awareness into action. 🌱

Learn more: mibreastfeeding.org/local-meetings

05/26/2026

Every mile you log helps move something real forward.

Milk Miles supports:
✔️ Community-based care
✔️ Advocacy for breastfeeding equity
✔️ Education for lactation supporters

It’s simple: you move, and that movement matters.

Be part of it: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Lansing/MilkMiles5K

05/26/2026

This model reflects what it actually takes to sustain this work.

Continuing education costs have increased. Presenter compensation has changed. The infrastructure behind offering accessible, high-quality webinars has grown.

We’re building a model that can hold that reality without losing access. 💙🌿

Learn more: mibreastfeeding.org/webinars

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the service members who lost their lives in service to this country. We recognize the weight of that sacrifice and hold space for the families, loved ones, and communities who carry it every day. 🕊️

As we reflect, may we also recommit to caring for the future, including future generations, by increasing support, access, and systems that prioritize humanity, safety, mental health, family togetherness, and justice.

We honor those who gave their lives and those still fighting for a world where families can thrive. 💙🕯️

05/21/2026

You’re already shopping 🛒

Before your next trip to Kroger, take two minutes to:

1️⃣ Log into your Kroger digital account
2️⃣ Search “Michigan Breastfeeding Network”
3️⃣ Click “Save”

From that point forward, any purchase using your Shopper’s Card supports MIBFN.

One login. Ongoing impact. 💙

05/20/2026

We use a tiered pricing model because access does not look the same for everyone.

Some participants have institutional support. Some do not. Some are navigating financial constraints. Some are able to give more to help sustain shared spaces.

We hold all of that in the same model 🤝

💙 Sustainer (pay-it-forward) - $50
💙 Standard (true cost) - $25
💙 Community (reduced rate) - $15
💙 BIPOC (equity-centered) - $5

No verification required. No explanation required.

Choose the option that reflects your current situation 💙

Learn more: mibreastfeeding.org/webinars

05/20/2026

Building a breastfeeding-supportive culture takes all of us. 💛

Our advocacy resources make it easier for communities across Michigan to create welcoming spaces for every family. Start exploring: mibreastfeeding.org/tools

If you’ve created a resource that can help local families or advocates and are interested in making it accessible to other breastfeeding supporters, email us: [email protected]

05/19/2026

Fear should never be a barrier to receiving prenatal, birth, postpartum, or lactation care - yet for many families across the United States, it is.

As part of the Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars, join us for “Caring in Crisis: Best Practices for Birth and Lactation Support When Families Fear Detention.”

This powerful session centers the lived realities of immigrant and racially marginalized families navigating healthcare systems under fear of surveillance, detention, and harm. Together, we’ll explore practical, community-centered strategies to support safety, trust, and compassionate care during crisis.

🎙 Presented by Sierra Leone Williams, FSD, CLC, CBE
🗓 Registration opens May 19
📱 Learn anytime, anywhere
🎓 Approved for 1 E-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 community health worker CEU, 1 certified health education specialist CECH, and 1 CME until May 18, 2027.

🔗 mibreastfeeding.org/webinars

Michigan Breastfeeding Network has been accepted by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) as a Preferred Provider for the listed Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) programme. Determination of CERPs eligibility or CERPs Provider status does not imply IBLCE’s endorsement or assessment of education quality. As a Preferred Provider, Michigan Breastfeeding Network attests that it complies with the WHO Code and subsequent WHA resolutions.

05/18/2026

Full Circle Doula Services, LLC. has launched a new fatherhood support group! 💙

{DADS NEED SUPPORT TOO}

🚨We’re proud to launch Dad Energy™ — a new support group and safe space for fathers in our community.

Dad Energy™ is a safe, welcoming space for new dads, seasoned dads, and father figures to show up, be real, and connect with others on the fatherhood journey.

Fatherhood comes with pressure, responsibility, growth, sacrifice, and sometimes silence. This space was created so men can have honest conversations, build community, support one another, and grow together.

Whether you’re preparing for fatherhood, navigating parenting, balancing life, or simply looking for community, you belong here.

Real Dads. Real Talk. Real Growth.

📍 FACT Building
3605 Davenport Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48602

🗓 Saturday, June 6, 2026
⏰ 11 AM

Facilitated by Omar Jones, Full Spectrum Doula, CHW

Register here: bit.ly/DadEnergy