Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Maternal Justice

December 14, 2018

Greetings! Today we remember everyone affected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook. We will never give up the fight to protect our communities from gun violence. We're also celebrating two wins in Congress, directly fueled by your incredibly parent power. First: the U.S. Congress approved a Farm Bill that...

MomsRising Together

Karen Showalter

Quick Signature!

Breastfeeding

December 10, 2018

I have amazing and urgent news for you! We could get Congress to pass an important new law to support breastfeeding moms before the end of this year, but we have less than two weeks to get it done! The clock is ticking! Join me right now in urging Congress to stand up for breastfeeding moms and...

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Tina Sherman

Premature Awareness Month

Breastfeeding Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

November 14, 2018

Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to have kids. My husband and I married somewhat young, and we decided to try having kids when we were in our twenties, just in case it might not work out if we tried in our thirties. With our chosen professions in the food industry, there would have been no...

MomsRising Together

Nicole Stoddard

Breastfeeding Military Families Paid Family Leave

November 8, 2018

UPDATE: The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Paid Leave Constellation has crafted a sign-on letter requesting that legislators fix the gaps in the MPLP. Please read , sign , and share the letter to help us address these critical issues. When the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017...

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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC

Breastfeeding MomsRising

September 4, 2018

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month and the MomsRising community celebrated with action: Actress, breastfeeding activist and mother Alyssa Milano teamed up with us to raise awareness to millions of people, including by making a video and boosting our breastfeeding petition; our...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Breastfeeding Food! Gun Safety Immigration

August 31, 2018

We hope you have some time to relax and recharge this holiday weekend, before September kicks into full gear. This week's list of top actions includes sharing why you can't wait to vote, speaking out for SNAP, celebrating breastfeeding, and sharing thoughts on going back to school. Please make sure...

MomsRising Together

Karen Showalter

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

August 29, 2018

Throughout the month of August, MomsRising has been celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this week (August 25-31) we are delighted to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week . Black Breastfeeding Week is a national awareness campaign promoting and celebrating Black breastfeeding families. This...

MomsRising Together

Tina Sherman

We Are MomsRising!

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

August 23, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Rebecca in New Hampshire about celebrating National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . To learn more about National Breastfeeding Awareness...

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Abbie Gately

Breastfeeding

August 2, 2018

It is World Breastfeeding Week ! The slogan of World Breastfeeding Week 2018 is "Foundation of Life". And just recently, my 7-month-old and I had an exciting opportunity that reflects the #WBW2018 slogan: to participate in the production of a series of Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Training...

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To-wen Tseng

Breastfeeding

August 1, 2018

It’s National Breastfeeding Month and I am fired up!! Why? Everywhere I turn moms and babies are under attack and as we kick off National Breastfeeding Month, breastfeeding moms are no exception. From earlier this spring when Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reduced reimbursement rates for some of the...

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Tina Sherman