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February 22nd, 2012
Conwy Breastfeeding Friends Peer Supporters have been nominated for the Pride Of Conwy Award and have decided to open their doors to those wanting further information about training to become a Peer Supporter.
Have you ever thought you’d like to help other mothers? Have you breastfed your children for a 6 months or longer? If so then come along to Princes Drive Baptist Church, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8LA on the Wednesday 7th March, from 10am-12pm.
You can ask questions about the training and what’s involved. You can also find out about becoming a Breastfeeding Councillor too. If you would like some Peer Support yourself, then you are welcome too.
There will be some filming for our awards clip but that won’t take up much time. Tea and coffee will be available and some friendly faces and children are always welcome.
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February 22nd, 2012
 This is how Lactivists celebrate pancake day! Pancakes that look like boobs!
Boobs, mums and babies made out of pancakes! Pancakes in a bra! Strawberry aereolas and nipply bits! One mum said her daughter looked at her boob pancakes and said “not your boob though mummy. Thanks for making my boob food!”
Thank you to everyone who sent in pictures for the Lactivist Facebook Wall!
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February 20th, 2012
Karen, the lovely mum behind www.boobiemilk.co.uk (who sponsor Lactivist) is going to be sponsoring the breastfeeding room at the Sussex Baby and Toddler show in Hastings on the 10th March.
She would like to know if you have any ideas for things she can do in the room. She can put posters up, leaflets, anything really. What would make it really good? There will already be water, flowers, some free sample breast pads in the room.
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February 20th, 2012
To print this out on A4 paper just click this link – keep_calm_carry_on_poster to open a PDF.
If you prefer this one, click this link – keep_calm_latch_on_poster
Posted in Breastfeeding, Freebies | Comments
February 20th, 2012
 Thank you to Ruth for telling us about this on the Lactivist Facebook Page.
NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent have had an extraordinary response to their ‘Keep calm and carry on Breastfeeding’ campaign.
The purpose of the campaign is to drive home the message that it’s now illegal to ask someone to stop breastfeeding in public, and that women who wish to breastfeed should keep calm and carry on.
Breastfeeding has many health benefits for both mum and baby – including reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Breastfed babies are also less likely to suffer from asthma, eczema, allergies and diabetes in later life, and require less medical treatment and hospitalisation than bottle fed babies.
Want to spread the word?
The ‘Keep calm and carry on breastfeeding’ artwork can be downloaded and used by anyone who wants to create a poster, t-shirt, mug – or any other way to spread the word about breastfeeding.
http://www.easternandcoastalkent.nhs.uk/your-health/baby-matters/keep-calm-and-carry-on-breastfeeding/
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February 16th, 2012
To open up a PDF of a certificate you can print out and give to anyone who has helped you with breastfeeding just click on this link -
loved by lactivists
 if you want one that doesn’t mention the Lactivist Facebook page click this link – loved by lactivists no mention of facebook
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February 16th, 2012
BREAKING NEWS from http://formulafree.com/pages/FacebookDebate.htm
Facebook is a very resourceful place for social and business networking. However as most people have heard through the media lately, Facebook has removed profile pictures of breastfeeding.
While there are many opinions about repeated removals and no attempt by Facebook to accept the breastfeeding photos, I thought WHY?!? Why is it a big deal? Why would Facebook remove nursing photographs (most of which barley show any breast)?
The researched and factual answer is:
A Facebook Shareholder is the owner of an Infant Formula Company!
- Billionaire Li Ka-Shang who is a Facebook Shareholder of 0.75% (an estimated $165 million value) owns Hutchison China MediTech Ltd.
This may not appear to be a substantial amount, however when you review the shareholder list for Facebook it is a substantial influence.
Hutchison China MediTech Ltd announced on May 26, 2011 that it will enter the Chinese infant-formula milk powder market through cooperation with Hain Celestial Group Inc, a leading US natural and organic products company.
“By launching Earth’s Best and Zhi Ling Tong co-branded organic infant formula in China, the companies are targeting the country’s premium market” … China “sees 15 million newborn infants every year, thus the market potential of baby milk powder is huge”.
“In the next five years, the company will strive to gain 2 percent market share, which equals some $123 million.”
- A fast mention that Interpublic Group which is another Facebook Shareholder of less than 0.5% (an estimated $110 million value) is the parent company of Draftfcb, and Lowe + Partners.
Draftfcb client list includes Nestle and Pfizer. Both companies are known for infant formula. Lowe + Partners also list Nestle as a client.
You might ask what this has to do with breastfeeding photos on Facebook. That is a simple answer; however, you tell me why Facebook’s shareholders who invest in an infant formula company would want to stop the promotion of breastfeeding?
There are many debates and disagreements within our society of how to raise a child. But there is no synthetic substitute that can compare to true Organic Milk from a mother.
Society should be changed for the better, to a culture that promotes Formula Free babies and supports breastfeeding. What society seems to forget is that breastfeeding is normal! The more you see something, the more normal it becomes and the less people will relate a bottle to a baby before a breast.
It seems that Facebook while free to its users comes with a price. Social networking is controlled by those who can afford to control it. One thing the formula companies will never be able to market and never understand is the bond that breastfeeding creates. We do not breastfeed to save money (that is just a bonus), we breastfeed because it’s the best thing for our babies, ourselves, and our environment!
Breastfeeding moms make a difference! Keep up the great work and if you want to pass on the research we’ve done, feel free to Share on Facebook, Tweet it or pin it! We can all make a difference and you already have!
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February 15th, 2012
Nest is a natural parenting store, selling everything you need for a natural pregnancy, birth and for children up to 6 years, from nursing bras to cloth nappies to organic childrenswear.
They are also the latest stockists of Lactivist pro breastfeeding t-shirts and bags!
The Nest natural parenting store and website are now officially open. You can find the store at 74b Fore Street Totnes Devon TQ9 5RU or find them online at www.nest-shop.co.uk.
They also have a Facebook page – www.facebook.com/pages/Nest-Natural-Parenting-Store/134897626622628
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February 15th, 2012
 Monkey Mama Nursing Necklaces are having a sale starting at lunchtime on the 15th February to celebrate Isaac’s birthday and their 24 month bfing milestone – 24 products at 24% off for 24 hours.
Here’s the direct link to the sale section:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/monkeymamanecklaces?section_id=11137689
They are only 12 people away from having 500 likers on Facebook too so if you are not a fan please click on the link - https://www.facebook.com/monkeymamanecklaces?ref=ts, they often have bargains on there so it’s worth keeping an eye on!
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February 12th, 2012
The Biological Norm Breastfeeding Awareness Conference
4th May 2012 The Village Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Speakers:
Dr Michel Odent, Michel Odent is best known as the obstetrician who introduced the concepts of birthing pools and home-like birthing rooms. He has published 12 books in 21 languages and recently completed a trilogy of books, The Scientification of Love, The Farmer and the Obstetrician and The Caesarian.
John Carnochan, Director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, who talks about links between a child’s upbringing and environment and the risk they face of falling into violent behaviour.
Dr Kerstin Uvnas who is a recognized as a world authority on oxytocin.
Dr Charlotte Russell who is an infant sleep expert
Ann Sinnott the author of ‘Breastfeeding Older Children’
Contact: Claire Wakefield, Breastfeeding Support Service,
Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust
Community Health Services (Bournemouth and Poole)
551-553 Wallisdown Road, Canford House, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5AG
Email: claire.wakefield@dhuft.nhs.uk
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By Lisa Lactivist, on September 12th, 2011
There are only 56 tickets left for the conference (as of this morning!).
Booking forms can be downloaded from www.armconference.co.uk or emailed to you from armconference@gmail.com
It’s an absolute bargain with tickets from £35 including lunch to see
SHEILA KITZINGER , CATHY WARWICK and LYNDSAY DURKIN RM!!!
with excellent workshops on
Vaginal Breech, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean, The Transition To Newly Qualified Midwife, A Personal Statement And Interview Workshop For Potential Student Midwives.
Make sure you get your booking form in quick and we’ll see you in Nottingham on 11.11.11!!!
By Lisa Lactivist, on June 27th, 2011
“Celebration Bust” was created to be launched during Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2011. It is hoped that The Bust will help to raise awareness of the work that goes on helping to support mum and baby partnerships in their breastfeeding relationships. The “Celebration Bust” is designed to make people look, to be a celebration of the ability of a woman’s body to nurture her child, a celebration of the breastfeeding relationships depicted upon it and in the long term to confront some of the cultural assumptions we have about the female anatomy! What is important, to me at least, that this “bust” is a celebration but not particularly a tool for promotion…
Every time I go to buy fuel for my car of to the corner shop for a loaf of bread I and my children are continually confronted with sexual imagery almost entirely of the female form. These images are everywhere; adverts, soaps, films and music videos – none of it censored or placed after the 9pm watershed but right there in our faces 24/7. Is it really any wonder that women and girls have hang ups especially when it comes to feeding babies.
My own personal aim is; for the women that I support to be able to breastfeed for as long as they want to breastfeed for. For this, one of the things they need is support and understanding from the culture in which they live; and part of that is challenging the beliefs that are held about breasts. Recently perpetuated very eloquently put by Jeremy Clarkson and general media coverage. I don’t doubt that “Celebration Bust” will stir some emotions in people. A mixture of anger and humour maybe? Maybe bashfulness and shame? But ultimately I hope that it will entice people to take a closer look and see all the faces of smiling children and the bodies that sustain them and think yes, that is what I would like for my family, there IS support to help me achieve it. Idealistic, perhaps? Or maybe just showing a culture, that seems to have forgotten, that our “funbags” have another very important function.
There is so much misinformation flying around surrounding breastfeeding and part of the project is to draw attention to that. The “Celebration Bust” will be visiting public places across South Shropshire. As well as raising awareness of the Boobiful Babies group it is hoped that on its journey it can help to “BUST!” some of the myths that surround breastfeeding.
At the moment it is sat in Ludlow Library in South Shropshire. Next stop is the window of a Cancer Research shop, a local school has asked to host it and we are getting a great amount of interest from other public buildings.
So, Here they are, a pair of breasts. Yes they may play a part in creating babies but they also come in very handy when feeding them too.
As for how many of my objectives the bust will meet..? I don`t know. But it’s certainly met the first – people are defiantly taking a look!
Laura
– Part of the Boobiful Babies Team in Ludlow, Shropshire.
By Lisa Lactivist, on June 26th, 2011
Today is Facebook Breastfeeding Flashing Mob Day!
Thousands of people, breastfeeders and non-breastfeeders, men and women have changed their profile picture in support of breastfeeding and posted this as their status:
Facebook removes breastfeeding photographs because they feel they are obscene and offensive. I have changed my profile picture in protest of this! If you support breastfeeding please change your profile picture and repost this as your status!
There are some ideas for profile pictures here and more here
  
To enter a competition to win anything from www.lactivist.co.uk please join the Facebook Breastfeeding Flashing Mob group, change your Facebook status and let us know what you think of facebooks breastfeeding policy by commenting on the competition page of www.lactivist.net
Winner will be drawn at random at 9am (UK time) Monday 27th June 2011.
Open worldwide, the winner gets to choose any one item they like from www.lactivist.co.uk
The winner (chosen by random.org) was Laura Cameron. Competition is now closed but please keep commenting on facebooks breastfeeding policy.
By Lisa Lactivist, on June 20th, 2011
 
 Join Pinter & Martin at our home/offices for an informal social evening with Gabrielle Palmer, the author of The Politics of Breastfeeding, to talk about her latest book Complementary Feeding: Nutrition, Culture and Politics, published on July 5th 2011. The conversation with Gabrielle will be followed by drinks and a light buffet dinner and guest will have the opportunity to get books signed. The admission fee of £12 goes towards author’s fees and expenses.
For further information, please see:
http://www.pinterandmartin.com/product/Pinter_%26_Martin_Events%3A_Gabrielle_Palmer_PMEvent002
By Lisa Lactivist, on January 13th, 2011
Bought to you by Born, The Love Food Festival, Relaxed Birth & Parenting and Tracy Holloway will take place on January 30th 2011 at Paintworks, Brislington BS4 3EH from 10.30 – 4.30.
The Love Food Festival has been successfully running events in Bristol for 2 years, they are a great place to hang out for the day, with great food and lots of things to see and do for both adults ans children. The Love Baby Festival brings together the wonderful relaxed and welcoming feel of the Love Food Festival but with the onus on imparting information to parents to be and parents about the services that are available in and around Bristol.
The Love Baby Festival is a celebration of all the wonderful people involved in supporting pregnancy, birth and parenting in Bristol and beyond.
At Born, as well as selling lovely ethical, natural and practical baby goods, we are passionate about supporting parents through what is a major life changing experience. We set up the Born Together website and database to promote the Practitioners who are experienced in supporting parents at this time in their life, because we know that becoming a parent is a learning experience and having experts to guide you through that transistion can make it joyous rather than stressfull.
Workshops on the day include:
- Antenatal and Postnatal sessions with Relaxed Birth & Parenting
- Baby Massage with Anne Badger
- Baby Yoga with Leoni De Mearns
- Bay Reflexology with Sarah Lambert and Claire Collins
See below for more details on the workshops and how to book a space.
You will be able to try out a session of Massage, Shiatsu and Reflexology for a small fee
The Born Together Practitioners will be there to talk to you about all the great services they offer, for example
- Nutrition for pregnancy, breastfeeding and for children
- Acupuncture
- Chiropractic
- Osteopathy
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Shiatsu (Accupressure)
- Herbs
- Homeopathy
We will have a shop and will be joined by some of our suppliers.
There will also be great food (and cake!) stands
The team from Relaxed Birth and Parenting will be running the ‘Baby Palace‘ a breastfeeding and chill out space for families. Talk to them about the services they offer, including weekly ante-natal and post-natal classes around Bristol, weekend birth preparation workshops for couples, Doula services, Hula Hoop post natal classes, Baby Reflexology, Home Birth Support workshops, Relationship counselling and Doula and Ante-natal teacher training courses.
Buggy Park – due to the size of the venue and the fact that we are expecting lots of visitors we will have a buggy park outside and you will be able to borrow either a Hipseat or a Close baby carrier whilst you visit the festival. If you have your own sling please bring it with you.
Workshops
To book a space on any of the workshops please email the Bristol shop or call 0117 924 5080, leaving your name, babies age (if relevant) and a contact telephone number. Sessions are free but should you wish to make a donation to the Precious Drops Campaign you will have an opportunity to do so on the day.
10.30-11.30 Baby Massage – Anne Badger – 12 spaces for carer and baby ‘My session will be an introductory taster to baby massage suitable for all pre-crawling babies. Participants should bring a towel/small changing mat and suitable oil (any coldpressed/organic vegetable based oil). I will have some bottles of organic baby massage oil available
for people to purchase on the day if necessary.’ Anne
11.30-12.30 Relaxed Birth and Parenting ante-natal session - 15 spaces for pregnant women. ‘What is a relaxed birth and how can you bring joy to the experience?’ Birthing expert Dominique Sakoilsky will talk about the benefits of active relaxation during pregnancy. You will also have the opportunity to experience what goes on in one of their popular ante-natal classes with a taster session from one of the Relaed Birth and Parenting Ante-natal teachers.
The Relaxed Birth and Parenting team will have a stand on the day where you can talk to them about the ante-natal and post-natal classes that take place Bristol wide, Doula services, and the Relaxed Birth and Parenting ante-natal teacher and Doula trainings offered.
12.30-1.30 Baby yoga – Leonie de Mearns 12 spaces Carer and baby under 1 year
Baby yoga, is a dynamic and fun opportunity for intimacy, positive touch, loving interaction and bonding with your baby. It offers quality physical stimulation including rhythmical movement, developmental support, new ideas for holding and carrying your baby and playful communication through rhymes and song. Please bring a blanket for the floor or ideally a yoga mat.
Leonie teaches Baby Yoga at Bristol City Yoga.
1.30-2.30 Baby Reflexology with Sarah Lambert & Claire Collins - 12 spaces for carer and baby. Parents who wish to participate should bring a small blanket, changing mat or muslin to put on the floor. A blanket is also preferable as the floor is wooden and this will be more comfortable for the baby to lie on. It is best for parents interested in baby reflexology to have short or shortish nails as long nails make it difficult to do the reflexology. Information on the ‘This Little Piggy’ Baby Relexology classes will be available on the day and can be found online.
2.30-3.30 Tracy Holloway Meditation session for relaxation in pregnancy and birth Tracy Holloway will be talking about the benefits of relaxation, meditation and self hypnosis for pregnancy and birth. She will talk about the importance of releasing fears, anxieties and reducing stress prior to giving birth. Plus, why it is recommended that any previous birth trauma is dealt with. Being relaxed puts you in control. This workshop will be empowering and informative. As well as taking you on a journey into relaxation, Tracy will teach you techniques and share tips on how to create a relaxed space wherever you decide to give birth.
3.30-end Relaxed Birth and Parenting post-natal session -12 spaces for new mothers with baby or mothers-to-be. A baby’sbirth will bring change. Louise Bennett will talk about how to manage the change a new baby can bring and how to empower yourself by taking responsibility for the choices made. The session is open to new mothers and mums-to be and will include a relaxation and movement expercises from one of the Relaxed Birthand Parening teachers.
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Born in water heated birthing pools will have a heated birthing pool at the event.We hire heated and unheated birth pools, TENS machines, homeopathic kits and electric breast pumps. On our online shop we have a range of practical products for pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. Breastfeeding pillows, birthing balls and much more can be bought online
For more information please call 01226 868961 or email rachel@borninwater.co.uk . |
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Life Upgrade gives you the tools to work with your mind and body to address the physical and emotional issues that concern you on your fertility journey.
Hypnosis supports your relaxation and prepares your subconscious mind for conception.
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All sessions take place over the phone so you can take part in the comfort of your own home. |
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At the LOVE BABY festival you will have the chance to try some massage yourself or talk to me about Baby Massage, I’ll be asking for a small fee for a massage based on £5.00 for 15 mins, but talking is free. I look forward to meeting some of you on the day. Becky
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MOTHER…
Holistic massage is beneficial throughout pregnancy with varying techniques that suit all stages.Most of the massage that I offer at this time involves you lying on you side while bolsters and supports are provided throughout the treatment for your comfort. Massage helps you to sleep, alleviates heartburn, eases backache and reconnects you to your body at this time of change.Massage suits women at all stages of pregnancy but if your not sure you could ask you GP or Midwife.
BABY…
In a cosy warm environment I hold Baby Massage classes. Every session begins with relaxation time for the parent. This deeply bonding massage encourages a strong sense of self that develops confidence and well-being in children as they grow. A course will teach you how to massage your baby, including techniques that relieve colic, teething and sleeplessness. At the end of a session we usually have a room of blissed out babies but there is always time at some point for some playful exercises. You will receive course notes and a bottle of baby massage oil.
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As leading overnight baby care specialists, Night Nannies will gently guide your baby to sleep through the night, whilst you enjoy a good night’s sleep. So if you are looking for advice and support with your little one or maybe some help with feeding and sleeping patterns, then please come and visit Camilla where she will be running free sleep consultations all day. |
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The Relaxed Birth and Parenting Ante-natal, Post-natal teachers and Doulas will be available throughout the day to talk about how Relaxing will benefit you, your baby, your relationship and your new parenting life. |
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Tailor Made Ceremonies will write, customise and deliver beautiful Naming Ceremonies, offering the chance to celebrate new life. It is a wonderful opportunity for families to consider the dreams for a child’s future and to mark personal commitments to uphold the well being, the support, and the welfare for a child. Grace those special moments in life with a ceremony that has significance to your family. |
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Award-winning Water Babies classes are fun and innovative, creating life-saving water confidence from birth. Our world class instructors deliver a uniquely structured programme that will see your baby swimming by around 30 months.
Swimming with your baby is one of the most memorable, bonding, thrilling experiences the two of you will ever share. As the swimming company most recommended by parents to other parents, we’d love to tell you more about what we do so come and see us at the show. Alternatively please phone us on 0117 946 6919 or email or look at our website, click on the image. |
By Bundle Jungle, on September 7th, 2010
The Bundle Jungle are pleased to announce that their charity auction in aid of Cheshire and North wales human milk bank is officially open for bids!
Items on offer include:
- Lactivist T-Shirts
- Modern cloth nappies from cheeks and cherries, Issy Bear, Fluff and Stuff and many more.
- Chambers and Beau charm bracelet
- Professional Photoshoot with Penny Wincer (London Area)
- Holden’s Landing Nappy and Knittybugz Wool Collaboration
- Designer maternity clothes
- Designer baby clothes
- SO much more!
All items start at just 99 pence with NO RESERVE. Come on over to The Bundle Jungle pregnancy and parenting forum now, sign up for your FREE account and get bidding! It’s all for a great cause and there are some serious bargains to be had.
Elle
www.TheBundleJungle.com
By Pip Wheelwright, on May 7th, 2009
With kind permission of Lisa, MooMum, also see
“Things We Like” section, for more details:
run via Me – Pip aka Boobie Buddies Ltd &
Sharon Trotter – TIPS website,
to promote National Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2009.
WIN – WIN – WIN – WIN
A BOOBIE BUDDIES DOLL SET – for NBAW – May 2009 !!
visit Sharon Trotter – TIPS website
click on the “stop press area” and follow instructions!
1 x Boobie Buddies doll set (of your choice) worth £40.00p
Winner drawn on May 22nd 2009!
Please spread the Breastfeeding word! –
feel free to browse my website for more information, and offers.
Kind Regards Mrs Pip Wheelwright
Boobie Buddies Ltd. The “NATURAL” way to role play!
By Lisa Lactivist, on November 23rd, 2008
Just quote ‘creditcrunch’ at the checkout for a huge 1/3 off any stock, including sale items!
www.lactivist.co.uk
By Lyndsey Bradley, on November 23rd, 2008
Thanks to all of you who voted and supported ‘Daisy’
‘Daisy’ just missed out this time by (I think) 14 votes! However, I still plan to submit the book into Januarys Voting Cycle and keep searching for other publishing options. This was always the original plan anyway.
I have received some excellent feedback from WEbook relating to improving ’Daisys’ chances, so its full steam ahead from here. Here is what Melissa at WEbook suggests we do:
“I know you put a tremendous amount of work into “Daisy” and I hope you don’t give up. You’ve collected a lot of women’s stories, but you may want to do some research into anthology organization and editing, and explore different ways of organizing and supplementing your material. A collection of stories with no over-arching theme other than their common subject matter may not be enough. Also, the individual essays in the collection need quite a bit of editing — while I appreciate that your contributors are not, for the most part, professional writers, some effort must be made to bring their essays up to a more professional standard before the book has a good shot at publication.”
If you have submitted a story can we all please work to this advice. I will concentrate on researching anthology organisation. If you haven’t shared a story then please keep having a look to give us your much appreciated feedback. New stories are coming in already!
Any problems please email me lyndseyemmapage@hotmail.com or find me on facebook under ‘Lyndsey Bradley/JustCallMeDaisy.
Kind Regards
Lyndsey
www.justcallmedaisy.moonfruit.com
By Lyndsey Bradley, on November 6th, 2008
Firstly let me say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported and/or shared your stories with ‘Just Call Me Daisy: A Breastfeeding Mothers Story’
The book is now complete and has been entered into the voting cycle on WEbook. In order to be published ‘Just Call Me Daisy’ needs to finish in the top 10% on the 18 November to be in with a chance. So if you would like to see this project on the shelves supporting many breastfeeding mums world wide, then please cast your vote now:
http://www.webook.com/vote and choose ‘Parenting and Families’ from the ‘Select a Genre’ drop down menu.
There are many other projects up for voting too so why not have a look. In order to vote you need to join WEbook by providing an email address but it is really easy.
Again I am so grateful and overwhelmed by the fantastic response ‘Just Call Me Daisy’ has received but have enjoyed every minute bringing the project to life. So lets get voting, ‘shout out’ about breastfeeding mums and share our motivation and encouragement.
Thank you
Lyndsey
http://www.webook.com/vote
By Lyndsey Bradley, on October 28th, 2008
‘Just Call Me Daisy: A Breastfeeding Mothers Story’ is progessing wonderfully and we now have the option to submit the book for publication into the WEbook Voting Cycle. The deadline is 3 November 2008.
However, in order to do so we only need 10 more quality submissions averaging 1100 words each and the book will be ready. ‘Just Call Me Daisy’ is accepting both stories and poems to give you the chance to share your breastfeeding adventure.
It would be fantastic to submit the book now as so much had been acheived in a short time. If, however, we are unsuccessful and the book isn’t chosen for publication this time, all is not lost. We can use all the judging feedback to improve the book, ready for January submission as originally planned.
It’s an opportunity not to missed!
So if you do have a breastfeeding tale to share and would like to see it in print, then please contribute your story or poem now. You will be part of a project which will provide a truly motivational and inspiring breastfeeding book supporting mums worldwide.
Please get writing at: http://www.webook.com/project/Just-Call-Me-Daisy-My-Breast-Feeding-Story
Thankyou
Lyndsey Bradley
www.justcallmedaisy.moonfruit.com
By Barbara Higham, on September 2nd, 2008
Is anyone here going to organise an event for this?
Dear fellow breastfeeding supporter,
**Join the Global Breastfeeding Challenge 2008!**
Women around the world will be putting their hands up and being counted
on October 11th at 11am local time. This fun health promotion event is for the most children at one site, the country with the most participants and in North America the Challenge is for the largest number of participants in one area. Whether you have organized
a site before or not join us and take part! Sites vary from one or two mothers to hundreds
and every child counts. Register a site today. It costs nothing and is
very easy.
This year the event has gone global! Currently, there are 24 countries
involved and we hope that the UK will be well represented. Currently, UK
does not have a single site registered in the challenge. We would truly love to show the media that all of the world is concerned about breastfeeding. It does not matter how big or how small one’s site is, every baby counts. We hope you will join us this October 11th in showing not only the rest of the world but your community, how important breastfeeding is for a good start in an infant’s life.
Please help support breastfeeding by sharing this invitation with your
contacts who may be interested.
Check out and register at http://www.babyfriendly.ca
Put up your hand up for breastfeeding & be counted in on October 11, 2008!
Thank you for your time,
Frances Jones
Quintessence Foundation
babyfriendly@canada.com
http://www.babyfriendly.ca/
By Ruth, on July 24th, 2008
Everyone needs a bit of help sometimes.
Home-Start is a charity that provides support to families with a young child or children, that are experiencing difficulties.
Perhaps you feel isolated in your community with no friends or relatives nearby.
Perhaps you, your child, or a relative is ill and you are having a hard time coping.
Perhaps you are struggling with the emotional and physical demands of having twins, triplets or more, or of having many children at a young age.
Perhaps there are other problems – practical or emotional – and you feel you are struggling.
Home-Start can help. Home-Start has trained volunteers with parenting experience who can visit you on a confidential basis and assist with whatever it is you need. They can provide a shoulder to cry on; maybe read to your children, maybe give you support to make or keep medical appointments, maybe find out about and even take you to activities locally so you can make new friends. You don’t have to pay for the help and it is totally non-judgemental.
You can find your nearest Home-Start by phoning 0800 068 6368 or by going to www.home-start.org.uk/findus.
Home-Start sometimes run groups for parents with young children if you feel that one-to-one support is not for you.
As an example, Home-Start in Knowsley helps with running a fabulous breastfeeding support group at the local Whiston Hospital. The group runs every Friday morning from ten until twelve; partners, grandparents and older children are always welcome. There is no need to book; you can just turn up on the day. A variety of support is available from midwives and breastfeeding counsellors to peer support from other Mums.
To find out more about Home-Start Knowsley call 0151 480 3910 or go to www.homestartknowsley.org.uk. To learn about the group at Whiston Hospital go to http://www.sthk.nhs.uk/library/documents/patientinformationdropinclinicnickijones4.pdf (opens a pdf document in a new window).
Ruth
By Lisa Lactivist, on July 18th, 2008
World Breastfeeding Week 2008
Mother Support : Going for the Gold
Breastfeeding results from a reproductive health continuum for the mother to the child with no beginning or end, from generation to generation. When a practice is disrupted, it must be restored. However, restoration of the breastfeeding culture demands more resources and mobilization.
In conjunction with the Olympics next August, WBW 2008 calls for greater support for mothers in achieving the gold standard of infant feeding: breastfeeding exclusively for six months, and providing appropriate complementary foods with continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond.
As every country sends its best athletes to compete at these global games, it is important to remind ourselves that, in a similar fashion, a healthy young athlete can only emerge from a healthy start on life. There is no question that optimal infant and young child feeding is essential for optimal growth and development.
The poster for World Breastfeeding Week is here:
http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/pdf/wbw2008%20poster.pdf
By Lisa Lactivist, on July 15th, 2008
Birmingham Picnic
21 July, 12 Noon onwards
St Phillip’s Cathedral,
Colmore Row (near Snow Hill Train Station)
(Wet weather venue to be confirmed)
RSVP appreciated
contact email : breastfeeding@codepoets.co.uk
By Lisa Lactivist, on July 15th, 2008
Durham Picnic
Monday 21st July, 2008, 12pm – 2pm
Palace Green,
Durham
sonia.bailey@gmail.com
By Lisa Lactivist, on July 15th, 2008
“MUMS and babies are invited to join in a picnic in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens to highlight the campaign to give them the right to breastfeed in public places. The event, from 12 noon to 4pm on Monday July 21 will coincide with similar picnics elsewhere in the country, including Parliament Square in London, Birmingham and Durham.”
http://www.thisisdorset.net/mostpopular.var.2391493.mostviewed.picnic_protest_at_breastfeeding_ban.php
This link to the full story is worth checking out for the comments – including
“Sorry but I dont want to see women getting their breasts out in public
It needs to be done in private”
There are some brilliant replies to this comment, and I especially like the reply from Sophie McInnes, from Upton Bosom Buddies
“Too few mums reach the NHS recommended 6 months’ breastfeeding already, without staring at a big, bouncy 4 month old as if to ask whether (s)he’s “over-age”, or glaring at a 12 month old because shock!horror (s)he’s still breastfeeding?! Just let mums get on with it, because chances are you won’t notice a thing other than a happy, smiling, full baby.”
Nicely put Sophie!
By Lisa Lactivist, on July 10th, 2008
If you’re planning to come to our family-friendly Breastfeeding Rally in London on Friday, July 18th, please note we are now meeting directly in Parliament Square (NOT Hyde Park) [spread the message to your friends!!!!]…and after presenting the petition, we can gather informally at Victoria Tower Gardens behind parliament to continue eating, drinking and, of course, chatting!
Meeting at parliament squ. will make it accessible for people with the ‘littlest’ walkers among them. Don’t forget to bring food, drinks, hats/shading and whatever else you and your family need to be comfortable while there.
I’d love to hear of the placards you and your family are making, and what messages you’re putting on them. My girls (now aged 12 and 10.5) are busy coming up with all sorts of things!
(I might need to do a bit of censoring LOL)
The nearest tubes are Westminster and St James’s Park. If you and your family are coming along, please drop me a note in the comments section or by email ~ so I can get a ‘rough’ idea of numbers in order to co-ordinate my stewards.
http://veronikarobinson.blogspot.com/
By Lisa Lactivist, on July 10th, 2008
http://one-of-those-women.blogspot.com/2008/06/protect-my-baby-protect-me.html
A Breastfeeding Picnic at Parliament Square
And A Regional Centre Near You!
Monday July 21st, Noon Onwards.
“Protect My Baby, Protect Me”
R.S.V.P
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It’s illegal to protest or demonstrate outside Parliament, but it’s not illegal to congregate and feed your hungry babies milk. Your hungry toddlers milk. Your hungry children milk. Here’s hoping no one threatens, intimidates or harass us. Here’s hoping no one demands we stop.
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