Breastfeeding USA Tacoma South Area Chapter

04/09/2021

Human Milk: Biologically designed for your baby and never recalled.

03/05/2021

Portland researchers are conducting what's believed to be the first study into how the COVID-19 vaccine impacts pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.

12/25/2020

Wishing those who celebrate a very Merry Christmas!

08/03/2020

This , support for a healthier planet! It is sustainable, ecological, and good for human health.

How can you protect, promote, and support breastfeeding?

06/12/2020

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🖤Wean Me Gently🖤

I know I look so big to you,
Maybe I seem too big for the needs I have.
But no matter how big we get,
We still have needs that are important to us.

I know that our relationship is growing and changing,
But I still need you. I need your warmth and closeness,
Especially at the end of the day
When we snuggle up in bed.

Please don’t get too busy for us to nurse.
I know you think I can be patient,
Or find something to take the place of a nursing;
A book, a glass of something,
But nothing can take your place when I need you.
Sometimes just cuddling with you,
Having you near me is enough.

I guess I am growing and becoming independent,
But please be there.
This bond we have is so strong and so important to me,
Please don’t break it abruptly.
Wean me gently,

Because I am your mother,
And my heart is tender.

- Cathy Cardall

06/02/2020

Here are 5 tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety during Pregnancy.

05/15/2020

Today is International Kangaroo Mother Care Awareness Day. A day that raises awareness for this easy, yet highly beneficial practice to care for newborn babies, especially for those born preterm. Kangaroo mother care includes skin-to-skin care with the parents and it is this physical contact, that supports the health and well-being of hospitalised babies so much. We are heartbroken that, due to the COVID-19 situation, so many parents cannot access the NICU and spend these precious moments with their little one.
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Today, we want to be the voice for all these parents and we invite you to join! Upload and share a photo of your own kangaroo care memory with us. Let us send our heartfelt support to all NICU parents because we want them to have the same opportunities to kangaroo as we did. We want all babies to benefit from kangaroo care as our babies did, so they too can enjoy a loving, healthy start in life!

To join, upload your picture, write a short caption how kangarooing helped you and your baby or what you wish current NICU parents, and use these hashtags

05/10/2020

Wishing all the Moms’s a very Happy Mother’s Day!

05/06/2020

So important to be using the proper fitting pump.

Getting a good pump fit is vital, especially when you pump often and the breast-pump part your ni**le is drawn into (the ni**le tunnel ) is composed of rigid plastic, as is true of most pumps. If it is made of soft silicone, which a few pumps are, it may mold more easily to different ni**le si

05/05/2020

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I pretty much peed my pants laughing at the social distancing one, and then again about the delivery slots -- WAY too real 😂 Breastfeeding Berkshire, you are on fire with awesome posts lately 👏💪