Breastfeeding Support of Bainbridge Island

Breastfeeding is a human right for mothers and babies. ✨

It prevents half of diarrheal diseases.
It prevents a third of respiratory infections.
It reduces risk of childhood obesity by 26%.
It prevents 20,000 breast cancer deaths per year.

Kitsap County Breastfeeding Coalition (KCBC) is proud to announce our Certified Breastfeeding Specialist Scholarship!

Our CBS scholarship will provide access to Lactation Education Resources’ Certified Breastfeeding Specialist course, lactation mentorship, and ongoing support as you enter into the field of lactation.

This opportunity is open to 9 community members interested in entering the field of Lactation, and is intended to increase equity in the field of Lactation. Priority will be given to our BIPOC , multilingual, and low income applicants.

Applications are open now, and will close 1/6/23.
Cohort announcement will be made 1/13.
Self paced course will run 1/16-4/30.

Find applications here: https://forms.gle/8Y51gkz2GoK9fQcp9

Join us for a Q&A session via Zoom scheduled for 12/28 to ask questions or get more information. Signup link for Q&A in comments.

This opportunity is funded exclusively by generous benefactors in our community, including True North Birth Center and Kin Midwives

It’s Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Breastfeeding week! This year’s theme is “Reclaiming Our Traditions”.
Follow along this week as we share stories of folks on their lactation journey.

Indigenous Milk Medicine Week: Nourishing Our Futures - 1,000 Days The third annual Indigenous Milk Medicine Week is taking place this week, August 8-14. Formerly known as Native Breastfeeding Week, the weeklong celebration has now evolved to be more inclusive and to emphasize the healing power of those who breastfeed or chestfeed.

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

It’s World Breastfeeding Week

Breast milk is the ideal first food for a 👶 . It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which help protect against illnesses.

✅ Start Breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth
✅ Breastfeeding exclusively for the first 6 months
✅ Continue until the 👶 is 2+ years old

Happy almost Mother’s Day! Let’s celebrate by raising awareness around pregnant and lactating workers’ rights ❤️

A historic moment to truly honor mothers Supportive work-family policies such as paid family and medical leave, quality, affordable child care and other related policies are not "nice-to-haves." The workers we talk to everyday need them for their financial and often physical survival.

Do you know your rights as a breastfeeding employee?

Learn more about the federal Break Time for Nursing Mothers law: https://bit.ly/2H3Cqij

See examples of how the U.S. Department of Labor is enforcing this important law here:
- https://bit.ly/3cg0wFt
- https://bit.ly/30cI9vu

Infant Risk Center is a trusted resource for what medications and supplements are OK for breastfeeding parents.

Survey: Breastfeeding in a Pandemic Being a new mom is hard in the best of times. How has COVID-19 impacted your breastfeeding experience? We want to know! Please help future mothers and their babies by taking our research survey.