Comments on: A Job Where Everyone Breastfeeds http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:02:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: What About Breastfeeding When I Go Back To Work? | babyready http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-2588 What About Breastfeeding When I Go Back To Work? | babyready Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:33:17 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-2588 [...] AND WORKING CARNIVAL INCLUDE: Breastfeeding At My Family Daycare by Breastfeeding Moms Unite A Job Where Everyone Breastfeedsby The Milk Mama Sorry, Facilities Guy. by Momnesia the Book Taking Your Working Boobs to Work by [...] [...] AND WORKING CARNIVAL INCLUDE: Breastfeeding At My Family Daycare by Breastfeeding Moms Unite A Job Where Everyone Breastfeedsby The Milk Mama Sorry, Facilities Guy. by Momnesia the Book Taking Your Working Boobs to Work by [...]

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]]> By: Christina http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Christina Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:05:46 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-93 JeneeLyn- Woohoo! I'm thrilled to hear you have so much support for breastfeeding at your WIC agency!! I have heard of sites that allow baby to come to work, and I wish that were more widely available. Thanks for the comment. JeneeLyn- Woohoo! I’m thrilled to hear you have so much support for breastfeeding at your WIC agency!! I have heard of sites that allow baby to come to work, and I wish that were more widely available. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Christina http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Christina Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:03:03 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-92 I'm always glad to hear when WIC participants get GOOD breastfeeding support from their local WIC agency, like your cousin. Unfortunately not every WIC site is that supportive of breastfeeding, but that seems to be changing as funding for breastfeeding education and support grows. I’m always glad to hear when WIC participants get GOOD breastfeeding support from their local WIC agency, like your cousin. Unfortunately not every WIC site is that supportive of breastfeeding, but that seems to be changing as funding for breastfeeding education and support grows.

]]> By: Christina http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Christina Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:57:37 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-91 Can't get much better than having a La Leche League leader as a boss. So glad to hear you enjoyed this! Can’t get much better than having a La Leche League leader as a boss. So glad to hear you enjoyed this!

]]> By: JeneeLyn http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-90 JeneeLyn Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:18:01 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-90 As someone who works for WIC, I would like to thank you for this post. I started my job as a breastfeeding peer counselor when my son was 9 months old, and can't imagine a work environment more supportive of BF. In fact, if I had another child, I would be not only allowed, but encouraged to bring the baby to work with me for at least 6 months. There's no better way to model breastfeeding than with your own nursing baby! On the other hand, the vast majority of my clients don't have the same support. Not only are they returning to work full time at 6 weeks or even sooner, most of their employers have little to no knowledge about the normality of breastfeeding and the risks of formula. For the most part, there is a strong correlation between being a stay-at-home-mom and duration of BF. On a side note, you would be interested to know that in Oklahoma, breastfeeding mothers are by law excused from jury duty. As someone who works for WIC, I would like to thank you for this post. I started my job as a breastfeeding peer counselor when my son was 9 months old, and can’t imagine a work environment more supportive of BF. In fact, if I had another child, I would be not only allowed, but encouraged to bring the baby to work with me for at least 6 months. There’s no better way to model breastfeeding than with your own nursing baby! On the other hand, the vast majority of my clients don’t have the same support. Not only are they returning to work full time at 6 weeks or even sooner, most of their employers have little to no knowledge about the normality of breastfeeding and the risks of formula. For the most part, there is a strong correlation between being a stay-at-home-mom and duration of BF.

On a side note, you would be interested to know that in Oklahoma, breastfeeding mothers are by law excused from jury duty.

]]> By: Missy @ The Marketing Mama http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Missy @ The Marketing Mama Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:09:07 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-88 Great post - I only recently learned how much WIC supports breastfeeding of their clients because one of my cousins is pregnant and receiving WIC benefits. I think it's AWESOME (and certainly cheaper for everyone, too). Great to hear their stats on being an employer as well. Those numbers are SUPER-impressive. Way to go WIC! Great post – I only recently learned how much WIC supports breastfeeding of their clients because one of my cousins is pregnant and receiving WIC benefits. I think it’s AWESOME (and certainly cheaper for everyone, too). Great to hear their stats on being an employer as well. Those numbers are SUPER-impressive. Way to go WIC!

]]> By: Missy http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Missy Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:37:54 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-86 I've been pumping at work ever since I returned to work 3 months ago from maternity leave. I went from pumping 3 times a day at 11am, 2pm, and 3pm to pumping now only twice a day at noon and before I leave work at 5pm. Even though I have an extremely supportive boss (she used to be a La Leche League group leader!) and my own office with a locking door, I still find it difficult to pump consistently. It's so easy to get caught up in day-to-day tasks that before I know it it's almost 1pm, my breasts are sore, I need need to pump NOW! Thanks for this article - I've added your blog to my Google reader and I look forward to reading more! I’ve been pumping at work ever since I returned to work 3 months ago from maternity leave. I went from pumping 3 times a day at 11am, 2pm, and 3pm to pumping now only twice a day at noon and before I leave work at 5pm. Even though I have an extremely supportive boss (she used to be a La Leche League group leader!) and my own office with a locking door, I still find it difficult to pump consistently. It’s so easy to get caught up in day-to-day tasks that before I know it it’s almost 1pm, my breasts are sore, I need need to pump NOW!
Thanks for this article – I’ve added your blog to my Google reader and I look forward to reading more!

]]> By: Christina http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Christina Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:55:27 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-84 Thanks, Elita! I'm glad you found it interesting, too. I'll be doing more blogging on the controversies and problems of WIC in the near future. It's a topic close to home for me: it was my first career, which I left, and problems, frustrations, ethical dilemmas and all, I have come back to. Thanks, Elita! I’m glad you found it interesting, too. I’ll be doing more blogging on the controversies and problems of WIC in the near future. It’s a topic close to home for me: it was my first career, which I left, and problems, frustrations, ethical dilemmas and all, I have come back to.

]]> By: Elita http://themilkmama.com/2009/09/27/a-job-where-everyone-breastfeeds/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Elita Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:20 +0000 http://themilkmama.com/?p=126#comment-81 This is one of my favorite posts! There are a lot of problems with WIC, but this is one place where they've gotten it right. Thank you for bringing this study to my attention, I hadn't heard of it before. This is one of my favorite posts! There are a lot of problems with WIC, but this is one place where they’ve gotten it right. Thank you for bringing this study to my attention, I hadn’t heard of it before.

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