Breastfeeding

March 23, 2018

After the premature birth of my twins, I felt like I spent more time with my breast pump than anything else. My boys spent the first 8 and 9 weeks of their lives in the NICU until they were healthy and strong enough to go home. That first week I pumped every 2 hours, around the clock, sometimes...

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Tina Sherman

Breastfeeding Gun Safety Health Care Immigration

March 23, 2018

Happy Friday! Are you marching about gun safety tomorrow? Moms, dads, grandparents, family members and other caretakers couldn’t be more proud as we watch students across the nation rise up to fight for their own gun safety. And now, it’s time for the big event: March 4 Our Lives! Whether you’re...

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Karen Showalter

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Breastfeeding

March 21, 2018

Add your name to our letter now urging Senate Majority Leader McConnell to modernize the outdated U.S. Senate rules and allow Senators to bring their infant children on the Senate floor.

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Ruth Martin

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

February 9, 2018

With jobless rates at multi-year lows in the United States and many other countries, finding talent is becoming a bigger task. Overall employment is expected to grow year on year at 0.7% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the prior decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics . For the country...

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To-wen Tseng

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Military Families MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

January 30, 2018

"We were divided and conquered because the intersectional history that held our movements together had been ignored and forgotten."

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

January 26, 2018

The second day of the the 8th Annual California Breastfeeding Summit on Advocacy, Breastfeeding, and Communications ! Today, I cried, I learned, I laughed, and I danced. Like yesterday's recap , I attempted to capture some of the conversations and will share a few snippets. Camie Goldhammer, MSW,...

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Tina Sherman

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

January 24, 2018

I am excited to be at the 8th Annual California Breastfeeding Summit on Advocacy, Breastfeeding, and Communications ! Today's conversations were engaging and thought provoking. I attempted to capture some of the conversations and will share a few snippets. Karen C. Ramstrom from the CA Department...

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Tina Sherman

Breastfeeding

January 12, 2018

Great news from New Jersey this week: Firing or discriminating against women who breastfeed at work is now prohibited under the state legislation signed by Gov. Chris Christie on Monday! No, I don’t live in New Jersey. But I think it is a good example of supporting a welcoming environment to...

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To-wen Tseng

Breastfeeding Food!

November 20, 2017

A young Muslim woman stands in line anxiously at the fitting room at a clothing store holding a “NaMastay in Bed” sweatshirt. Behind her, a mother waits with a crying baby. The Muslim woman enters a stall and prays quickly, hoping no one notices her bending and kneeling through the door gap. She...

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Shireen Hakim

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Food!

November 9, 2017

WIC is a short-term program shown to improve health outcomes in babies, including improving birth weights and reducing infant mortality rates, as well as stronger outcomes for moms in managing weight gain in pregnancy, prolonging breastfeeding duration, and helping moms access breastfeeding support...

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