SDCBC Newsletter
The Case of Relactation
I never thought my body can make milk again, after the breast surgery and half a year after stop breastfeeding.
Read MoreA Look Back at Breastfeeding Activism in 2019
This has been a tremendous year of support, dedication, and growth for the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition. My heart, for one, is filled with love and gratitude for my colleagues at the Coalition and everyone in the breastfeeding community. As we continue to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding through education, outreach and advocacy, here…
Read MoreThe Return of Breastsleeping
In the industrialized Western world, we often expect babies to sleep over night as early as possible while “sleeping like a baby” in the first three months really means, according to Dr. James McKenna, sleeping near the mother, waking up frequently and being breastfed. He named the arrangement “breastsleeping.” “Infants are contact seekers,” said Dr.…
Read MoreThank You for Breastfeeding
Nobody looked at me anymore. I was relieved. Baby ate and was satisfied.
Read MoreBreast milk helps set baby’s clock
I have two children. The first one was breastfed until two-and-a-half years old. The second one is now 22 months old, still being breastfed. The first one slept overnight at four months old. The second one at six months old. When I share this experience with people, they often stare at me, “and they’re breastfeeding…
Read MoreHelp pass House Resolution 545: Why and How
Why urge the President to support breastfeeding GLOBALLY?
Read MoreMaking The Most Out Of #NBM19
It’s National Breastfeeding Month and I’m celebrating with activists throughout the first food field. So many of my fellow believers have been working so hard on protecting babies’ rights to get the best nutrition and I’m honored in collaboration with many dedicated advocates from around the country. I have so many to write about today,…
Read MoreThis #WBW, Empower Parents and Enable Breastfeeding
World Breastfeeding Week is just around the corner! Annually, WBW is celebrated from August 1 to 7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF, and other organizations to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. We can never…
Read MoreCreating a Breastfeeding-Friendly Childcare
Early last summer, my then 8-month-old baby and I had a chance to participate in the filming of a series of breastfeeding-friendly childcare training videos produced by UC San Diego. I’m glad the videos are now up on UCSD’s website as a training tool for childcare providers! https://ucsdcommunityhealth.org/work/breastfeeding/child-care/training/ It says it takes a whole village…
Read MoreOvercoming language barriers in lactation service
Too often I heard people say “Asian moms don’t breastfeed.”
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