The Milk Doula: Latch Expert

Join our FREE virtual breast-feeding class on Sunday, October 25 at 10 AM PDT. Priority for Los Angeles residents. . . . .... Support persons are encouraged to attend. The event will be held for Black indigenous people of color (BIPOC) who are breast-feeding are/or planning to breast-feed. . . . Special interest and highly encouraged to attend are those considered to have high-pregnancy high risk or the risk for complications of breast-feeding -diabetes, hypertension, risk/history of preterm labor or low birth weight, history of miscarriage, breast surgery, PCOS, and thyroid disease. When: Oct 25, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAscOqvrj8iHtUjLN-Ws1FhUSLne8jrE After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. . . Www.facebook.com/themilkdoulalatchexpert Www.themilkdoula.com

Another OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. #useyourprivilege #raiseyiurvoice #callyourrep #Repost @iamhaizehawkerosen with @make_repost WE NEED YOUR HELP! Martin Luther King Hospital know as MLK Hospital in South LA may be forced to close the Labor & Delivery unit due to state budget cuts. This is the hospital that is closest to Compton, and Watts and is in South Central LA. This is a problem because this unit mostly serves people of color. This was made possible by throu...gh a unique funding arrangement with the state. They operate under a midwifery-led model, which has contributed to an incredibly low cesarean rate, especially for the area, and they are providing compassionate, women-centered, evidence-based care. Their absence would create a vacuum in maternal health care in South los Angeles as several hospitals in the area are also closing their labor and delivery units. Los Angeles people, Californians and anyone who gives a damn about the black and brown birth disparities in America, If we raise our voices now in a clear and urgent protest, we can help our leaders keep the promise they made to us when our hospital opened just five short years ago. That promise: that South Central LA would never again be left without a hospital and without access to the kind of care it needs and deserves. Please find customizable support letters and "Tips" on how to electronically submit letters to each of the representatives via the link in my bio. @gavinnewsom and #senatorhollymitchell Please go to the link in my bio to contact . . . #birthdisparities #birthjustice #blackmaternalhealth #blackbirthmatters #blackbirth #doulalife #doula #birth #blackbirthworkers #pregnancy #martinlutherking #hospital See more

I saw a mom yetmaterday just 2 days postpartum. She had started formula already by the second feeding but indicated she’d like to breastfeed. We chatted abit about her concerns and desires and parenting etc. in that conversation she shared with me that she wanted to breastfeed but also formula feed as well because she did not want her baby to be too attached to her. Has anyone had this experience or heard of moms sharing this concern?