Keep Mother and Baby Together ? It?s Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding

You’ve waited nine very long months to greet your baby.? Now the big day is here!? Do you really want to work through labor only to hand your baby off to someone else at the very last minute?? Babies who stay with moms, particularly skin to skin, tend to stay warmer and breastfeed better and longer.? Mom also benefits from the close contact and nursing, including have her uterus contract and minimizing her bleeding.

So unless there is a good medical reason to remove your baby - don’t do it.? Keep your baby rather than hand her over for weight checks, and other routine shots and procedures.

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Breastfeeding Promotion Act - Help!

Here is a chance for you to help tell congress to support breastfeeding!

Call to Action on Breastfeeding

The US Breastfeeding Committee (yes, there is such a thing!) has decided that after 10 years, the nation needs a revived direction for breastfeeding support, protection and promotion, but they need our help.? From the press release:

We are seeking comments from individuals and organizations about breastfeeding in the United States. We welcome your suggestions about policies, activities, or other initiatives to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding that need to be considered for inclusion in our national action plan for the next decade. We are especially interested in new ideas that will increase equity in breastfeeding rates among all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Ideas should build on programs and policies that are recognized to be effective or evidence-based. In addition, we welcome suggestions to adopt, expand, implement, research, or improve existing strategies.

Visit this link to submit your comments (deadline is May 31, 2009):
http://www.blsmeetings.net/owh_call_to_action_on_breastfeeding/index.cfm

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