Jasmine Pettis Marquez

PB Author/Illustrator, Public Health Nerd, Lactation Consultant - I write and illustrate kid lit about human and animal lactation and breastfeeding.

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

Happy to share my new appointment as Executive Director of the California Breastfeeding Coalition! #Breastfeeding #IBCLC #HumanMilkHumanRight #PublicHealth

[California Breastfeeding Coalition @CALIFORNIABF]

Join us in welcoming Jasmine Pettis Marquez as Executive Director of the California Breastfeeding Coalition.⁠ Full announcement: https://t.co/1YwxAOd33N

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

@Pinterest What have you done. The ratio of #ads to pins on my screen is 3:1. The mobile app is now unusable. #UserExperience

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

Just bought #HumanMilkisaHumanRight merch for everyone in my family. @CALIFORNIABF #GivingTuesday https://t.co/L8RsH8bm9s

[Work & Family CA @WorkFamilyCA]

Thank you @CAgovernor🙌
https://t.co/t3AMzbr1U4

[Work & Family CA @WorkFamilyCA]

We went to LA to ask people what they thought of California's #PaidSickDays.

It’s clear that three paid sick days is not enough. We need #SB616NOW @CaGovernor @GavinNewsom

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

@USbreastfeeding Thank you for sharing and for all the work @USbreastfeeding does.

[U.S. Breastfeeding Committee 🤱🏿🤱🏻🤱🏽🤱🏾🤱🏼 @USbreastfeeding]

"The first step in increasing lactation initiation and success is to ensure more Black women survive pregnancy and childbirth. We do this by listening to them and believing what they say." https://t.co/QPr3ZiGxo4

[California Breastfeeding Coalition @CALIFORNIABF]

"The first step in increasing lactation initiation and success is to ensure more Black women survive pregnancy and childbirth. We do this by listening to them and believing what they say." — Jasmine Pettis Marquez

https://t.co/59a9Vgu3gH

[Amanda P. Williams, MD, MPH @apw_mdmph]

Appreciate this article wherein the personal becomes professional @CALIFORNIABF as we prepare for #BlackBreastfeedingWeek

#1 Listen to Black women
#2 Create a culture of respectful care
#3 Educate about and support #breastfeeding

https://t.co/RPXffQzfCz

[California Breastfeeding Coalition @CALIFORNIABF]

Indigenous Milk Medicine Week goes from August 8-14 and is packed with programming that highlights the richness of Indigenous milk medicine traditions. Follow @indigenousmilkmedicineweek on FB and IG for updates.

[Kimberly Seals Allers @iamKSealsAllers]

Have you heard of the Black Birth Joyline? It’s a free phone line and text service 🤳🏾designed to uplift joy in Black birth 🙌🏾

Call or text “GETJOY” to 844-5GETJOY and listen to powerful messages from black birthing mamas & people. 🙌🏾 📲

RT & Share this post with community 🥰

[California Breastfeeding Coalition @CALIFORNIABF]

NEW POLL: 70% of California small business owners agree employee benefits offered by the state can benefit their business. We need the state legislature to update California’s #paidfamilyleave and sick days policies.

Read more @smlbizmajority: https://t.co/fYp9n5Zdtf

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

I just BELTED out Mariah Carey's We Belong Together on the way to summer camp drop off. Baby boy was left speechless and baby girl said I was a very good singer. Today's going to be a good day.

[California Breastfeeding Coalition @CALIFORNIABF]

14 days on the job! Retweet your warm wishes to @lactationlit 🥳

[California Breastfeeding Coalition @CALIFORNIABF]

Breastfeeding Support Strategies for Late-Preterm Infants, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 26, is an online training designed to help you facilitate lactation initiation and human milk feeding for infants born between 34-37 weeks gestation. https://t.co/EXSTM02aaf

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

@RiverCats Very fun first River Cats game for my kiddos. Thanks!

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

For anyone who needs to read this... #amquerying #WritingCommnunity #kidlit #pbauthor #babylit #amwriting #ibclc

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

...copying and pasting the generic "This is such a subjective industry and other agents may feel differently best of luck" reponse? What are you and your agencies actually doing to increase creators from these communities? #morningthoughts #WritingCommnunity #kidlit

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

Literary agents who "encourage BIPOC and underrepresented communities" to submit...what does that actually mean? If you Get a submission from somebody from these communities are you providing a critique if it's a pass to help them with future queries or are you still...

[Jasmine Pettis Marquez @lactationlit]

@Jason_Sandberg @lhallwriter @Indiegogo Following!