Merced Breastfeeding Network

10/04/2026

come down 9am to 1pm to Central California Alliance for Health M & 16th parking lot!! Raffle, entertainment, food and community resources! for alliance members there are mammograms & flu shots and the dignity Mobile Health bus! 🖤

09/29/2026

Tomorrow's Breastfeeding Class is CANCELLED.

Prenatal Class will resume in October!

09/26/2026

🎉 ¡Únete a nosotros para la Celebración Familiar del Círculo de Cuidado! 🎉

¡El Programa Círculo de Cuidado de California Health Collaborative se emociona en invitarte a ti y a tu familia a nuestra celebración familiar anual del Círculo de Cuidado en el condado de Merced!

Este evento familiar GRATIS es para personas embarazadas y familias con niños menores de 5 años. ¡Las familias tendrán la oportunidad de conectarse con recursos comunitarios mientras disfrutan de comida, premios, juegos, música y diversión familiar! Y eso no es todo, ¡también tendremos un sorteo de PREMIOS INCREÍBLES para las familias! 🎁
✨ Mesa para niños pequeños
✨ Silla alta para bebés
✨ Silla de auto para bebé
✨ Cochecito de bebé
✨ Regalitos para mamá y su pareja
✨ Pañales
✨ ¡Y mucho más!

Trae a tu familia, conéctate con recursos locales y participa para tener la oportunidad de ganar uno de estos fantásticos premios de sorteo. ¡Estamos ansiosos por celebrar contigo!

09/26/2026

Come on down to Boys & Girls Club of Merced County for the Circle of Care Family Event 💕

11am to 1pm ⌚️

🎟️ Raffles, food, & community organizations are waiting for you 💐

09/23/2026

🔃RECAP🔃2026 Merced Breastfeeding Walk & Celebration

When we said walk - the Merced Community was ready to WALK! We took our group around the bike Path at Rahilly Park. It was absolutely beautiful!

Thank you to Kaye Korin Photography 📸 for getting these photos

09/23/2026

Join for this amazing support group!

09/21/2026

🔃 RECAP 🔃 2026 Merced Breastfeeding Walk & Celebration

We want to make a special shout out to Julie’s Creative Twist!!!!

She has done several of our events in the past and has been supportive of Merced families for a long time!!!! Her beautiful spirit and talented balloon twist art is incredible. We are so honored to have had you at our event, Julie!! 💙 Here’s to many more years of partnership 🤝

09/21/2026

Have you seen this viral trend comparing raw milk to breast milk? 🤔

Experts and the AAP are setting the record straight, and the science is clear. Raw milk and breast milk are not the same, and raw milk poses serious risks to babies, young children, and breastfeeding parents.

This is an important read for every clinician supporting breastfeeding families.
https://www.parents.com/is-raw-milk-the-same-as-breast-milk-12035922

09/21/2026

🔃 RECAP 🔃 2026 Merced Breastfeeding Walk & Celebration 🎉

Thank you to our amazing community advocates and breastfeeding supporters!! We had organizations, doulas, and lactation support that came all the way from Fresno, Stanislaus County, and over from Mariposa 👏🏼👏🏼 We are truly blessed with the best! We hope that you felt the care and compassion as your families visited each table 🥰

09/20/2026

Back at it with MORE next Weekend!!! Free food, games, prizes, and community resources!!!!!

🎉Join Us for the Circle of Care Family Celebration!🎉

California Health Collaborative’s Circle of Care Program is excited to invite you and your family to our annual Circle of Care Family Celebration in Merced County.

This FREE family event is for pregnant individuals and families with children under the age of 5. Families will have the opportunity to connect with community resources while enjoying food, prizes, games, activities, music, and family fun! And that’s not all, we’ll be raffling off AMAZING prizes throughout the event! 🎁
✨ Toddler table
✨ Infant high chair
✨ Infant car seat
✨ Banana stroller
✨ Goodies for mamma
✨ Diapers
✨ And so much more!

Bring your family, connect with local resources, and enter for your chance to win one of these great raffle prizes. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!