SDCBC Breastfeeding Blog
with Guest Blogger To-wen Tseng
There has been a viral picture going around the Internet of a mother saying that her breast milk turned green when she and her baby tested positive for COVID. So is green breast milk really an indication of COVID? First, a mother’s breast milk has nutrients that are specifically made for her infant. That is especially true…
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In a 2019 piece for Family Values at Work, my husband shared his thoughts about the need for paid family leave for men. Since then, we’ve seen some changes—the Biden administration’s social spending bill, which includes a provision for four weeks of paid family and medical leave—not exactly robust but better than nothing—passed the house narrowly last November.…
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Prior to her involvement in the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition, Angeles had her own personal breastfeeding story as the mom to four children, all of whom she breastfed. Two of her children experienced tongue-ties which really challenged her goals of breastfeeding. She sought out as much support and education as she could and ended…
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What a year! In the face of a pandemic, San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition continues to protect, promote and support breastfeeding through education, outreach, advocacy, and service in our community. Here is a look back at what the coalition has done in 2021. Continue to put together our signature Breastfeeding Resource Guide for families in both English and…
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San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition (SDCBC) raises over $5,500 in matching donations for lactation education scholarship fund. GivingTuesday There’s #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday…and then there’s #GivingTuesday, an international day of giving! Giving Tuesday is about all of us coming together and giving back to do extraordinary things, and this year our community joined together to advance…
Read MoreThe year is quickly coming to a close but we are still busy mobilizing support to pass key policies that will drastically improve the lives of San Diego County babies and families. Click the links below to help us pass three key pieces of Federal legislation before 2022. Take Action – > Pass Build Back Better in…
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Join our Board and Make an Impact! The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition is currently looking for candidates who reflect the full diversity of the communities that we serve to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors for 2022. Our current Board of Directors is comprised of a passionate, diverse group of individuals from various…
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I am dedicating this month’s SDCBC blog post to Dr. Nancy Wight, the founding and constant member of the Coalition for the past 27 years. Eight years ago around this time, I sent my first email to SDCBC, asking to become a volunteer with the coalition. I introduced myself as a journalist with 10 years…
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The CDC recently released results of a national survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care. The survey measured care practices and policies that impact newborn feeding, feeding education, staff skills, and discharge support. We highlighted some key findings from the California Hospitals report. There is some good news with lots of room for…
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Last month, TIME magazine published an article that portrayed breastfeeding in an unflattering way. Featuring a new mother struggling to produce breast milk, the article described breastfeeding as an activity that sacrifices a mother’s well-being and blamed COVID-19 for making new moms who seek immune protection to their babies feel even more pressure to breastfeed. As a…
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To-wen Tseng
To-wen is a Chinese American journalist, author, and breastfeeding activist. For years To-wen has advocated for family-friendly policy and gender equity at the workplace, blogging about breastfeeding as a human right, and speaking out about breastfeeding barriers in Asian-American communities and beyond. She co-founded the Asian American Breastfeeding Taskforce in 2017.
To-wen received the 2018 HealthConnect One Foundation's Birth Equity Leader Academy Community Project Award, and in 2019, she was recognized by US Breastfeeding Committee as the Emerging Leader of the year. This year, an Asian breastfeeding photovoice project she led won 2020 California Breastfeeding Coalition's Golden Nugget Award for "excellence in reducing a key barrier to breastfeeding the social norm."