You know how when you are trying to get pregnant, suddenly you see pregnant women everywhere? Well, it’s the same way when you write a breastfeeding blog — suddenly you see references to breastfeeding all over the place. Today I read an interesting MSNBC.com article entitled “Recession F-Bombs: Why Cursing Feels Great” by Diane Mapes. Not exactly a place you’d expect to see a reference to breastfeeding, right? But Mapes spoke to Thomas Jay, professor of psychology at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who said:
“Swear words are almost always about sex or religion in every language,” says Jay. “It …read more

All it takes is a few moments of your time to vote for the funding proposal for the Mothers’ Milk Bank of New England on IdeaBlob. If enough people vote (and it only took 600 votes for last month’s winner), the fledgling milk bank receives $10,000 that will be used to buy processing and storage equipment, establish a “Milk Money” fund to help families whose insurance does not cover the processing fees for donor milk, and develop marketing materials for the milk bank. Need more information? Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog is spear-heading the effort, after inspiration from The …read more

You do not have to be a breast milk donor to help support your local non-profit mother’s milk bank! Give your time! Many of the milk banks associated with the Human Milk Banking Association of North America rely on the assistance of volunteers. For example, this article in the Orange County Register describes how the Mother’s Milk Bank of San Jose is seeking volunteers for home or office locations in Orange County, California, to serve as “Mother Hubbard” milk depots for the collection of donor milk and distribution of pumping supplies and support.
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