Aiden's new outfit

Aiden, our Wayne County doll, got a new outfit!

WARNING!!!

Every Mother, Inc. posted this picture on facebook of a sign seen in an Arkansas WIC clinic! Love it! Cathy Carothers and Kendall Cox of Every Mother, Inc. are such wonderful ladies! Make sure you check out the website and the facebook page!

Here is a PDF of a similar warning sign for you to hang up.

La Leche League Picnic 2010

We had a wonderful World Breastfeeding Week Picnic this year at Maynor Creek Water Park. I'm so grateful for all the help from everyone to get this picnic together, and especially from Michelle!

Left to right: Lexi, Michelle, Christy holding Shepard, Monicah and Chrimson, Scotie, Missy holding Oscar, Denise, Melissa, Patrick and Kristen

Top Photo: Michelle and Missy

Bottom Photo: Denise and Missy

Patrick, Scotie, and a few other children had their faces painted.

Top Photo: Christy, Shepard and Monicah

Bottom Photo: Janie, Oscar and Rosetta

Since it's still early in the year for World Breastfeeding Week activities, I can't wait to see what everyone else will have going on. I'm hoping to have a breastfeeding display in a local library. Kristen and I will be doing another demo at the food center like we did last year. We'll also be having our breastfeeding class on August 2nd and will probably have a similar celebration as last year.

Breastfeeding is Green!

Here is a handout to use if you're planning on promoting breastfeeding this Earth Day!

Breastfeeding is Green!

The 12 Days of Breastfeeding

Download a copy of the 12 days of breastfeeding and share a little bit of holiday cheer!

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Breastfed Baby Poo

One of the things I've been making for the past few breastfeeding classes is breastfed baby poo. I based this recipe on an Amy Spangler recipe that I found online.

Breastfed Baby Poo

• 1 tsp. yellow mustard
• 2 tsp. sesame seeds (I ran out of sesame seeds and my sister suggested chopped up brown rice)
• 1 Tbs. cottage cheese
• enough milk to make a good consistency
• meconium - molasses
• transitional - baby poo, tiny bit of molasses, teeny tiny bit of green food coloring

Chop up the rice if you've used all your sesame seeds for other things.

baby poo

meconium

When I say a teeny tiny bit of green, I mean it. A little bit goes a LONG way. With the molasses and the food coloring just add small amounts until you get it the color you like.

transitional poo

Contact Ideas and NIP Tips

While I was working last night I was wishing I knew everyone else's little tricks they use to keep up with everything. Here are a couple of things I do:

The Post-it.

I have a post-it note on the corner of the blue sheet for every client. It helps me see at a glance if it is time to contact them and how they are feeling about breastfeeding. I write down when their 1st and 2nd trimesters end so I know how often I should be calling them. I also put the date they are 37 weeks along if I know the client wants to breastfeed - especially if it is a first child. This way I can remind myself to remind them to do a nipple check. As I call them, I cross out the date and write down when I need to contact them again. The mark in the bottom corner lets me know what they are thinking about breastfeeding. I put an 'o' for wanting to breastfeed, an 'x' for not wanting to breastfeed or a '?' for undecided.

The Calling Card & Class Sticker

Every time I mail off a note or some breastfeeding information I attach a calling card with my phone number and email address in hopes that they will hang on to the card. I use address labels with the date of our next class on them if the client will still be pregnant at that point. If not, I use cute stickers from noodle soup.

I made a flier with tips for nursing in public and now that I've figured out how to share PDF files, I'll post it here:

NIP tips - front

NIP tips - back

let me know if you have any tips to add!