BABE

Nurturing Moms, Growing Babies...Breastfeeding assistance and education for the Bay Area and beyond.

[Breastfeeding USA @Bf_USA]

Imperative to look back and see where we went wrong. #BFfem16 #breastfeeding

[Meli Yetter @StorkStories]

#normalizebreastfeeding https://t.co/2sfEoTc1XH

[BFing & Feminism @BFandFem]

Labbok: If the community isn't supporting a breastfeeding mother, then the mother isn't supported. #bffem16

[Kathy KendallTackett @UptySciChick]

Bill ensures clean breastfeeding areas in workplaces https://t.co/egx8FFmWRK

[Alison Stuebe @astuebe]

In closing, wise counsel from @DocLabbok #BFfem16

[Best for Babes @BestforBabes]

“BF needs to be seen as a societal endeavor instead of an individual choice“ -Wolf #normalizebreastfeeding #BFfem16

[BABE @BayAreaBfandE]

@TheBoobGroup @NewMommyMedia From friend and colleague Robin Kaplan.

[Best for Babes @BestforBabes]

Carothers: many employers DO view women as replacable. This is why women are RIGHT to worry. #BFfem16

[Best for Babes @BestforBabes]

1 in 4 US women return to work within 2 weeks (half of those within 1 week) of childrbirth. This is a PROBLEM. #BFfem16

[Breastfeeding @BreastfeedingM]

Breastfeeding reduces the risk of adult obesity later in your baby's life. More breastfeeding benefits here: https://t.co/4f2sfwk9Mh

[BABE @BayAreaBfandE]

@ReneeBeebeIBCLC YES, Renee! "...when breastfeeding isn’t going well, there are hundreds of reasons why and [and how] an IBCLC can help."

[ReneeBeebe @ReneeBeebeIBCLC]

#whyibclc https://t.co/ejnOdmcY8e

[Best for Babes @BestforBabes]

Inconsistencies in BF support can from nurses varied experiences and knowledge base. -Storytelling #BFfem16

[Rebecca Costello @Rebecca__LC]

Mothers report different messages from different staff, frustrated by inconsistencies #BFfem16

[Alison Stuebe @astuebe]

Mothers' expectations of uninterrupted sleep collide with realities of frequent infant feeding & rooming in #BFfem16

[Jeanette McCulloch @JeanetteIBCLC]

Payne: When a flower doesn't grow, you don't fix the flower, you fix the environment it grows in. #BFfem16

[Kathleen MarinelliMD @kmarinellimd]

Retweeted Alison Stuebe (@astuebe):

Absence of data doesn't justify absence of action #BFfem16 #4thTrimester... https://t.co/XDsET5xzl3

[Liz Pevytoe @lizpevytoe1]

Dad's play a HUGE role in breastfeeding success. Its so important to have them on your side.

[Breastfeeding USA @Bf_USA]

Women with more control over their own time and space are able to #breastfeed longer. #BFfem16 -@cyn_lan