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Congratulations to all of my amazing colleagues who I celebrate each year on International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) Day! You are making a difference in short and long-term health of parents and babies as well as the mental health of those who want to breastfeed. Tag an IBCLC you know. They deserve all of the recognition--today and every day. In order to qualify to sit for the 4 hour, 175 question board exam, candidates must complete and pass 14 science courses, 90 hours of lactation-specific education, 5 hours of communication, up to 1,000 clinical hours of direct client services. Next, they prepare to take the exam by studying countless hours and evaluating hundreds of pictures--all of this just to serve families and help them meet their feeding goals--I admire and applaud you all! Lactation University

A useful breastfeeding resource

The Lactation Network - Lactation Care, Breast Pumps, Education At The Lactation Network (TLN), we connect families with the lactation consultations, breast pumps, and products they need to thrive.

Diaper Depot will be at Mercy Center for Women's Anchor Center (1044 East 28th st) on Friday February 23rd from 2-4pm while distribution at the MACC Food Pantry is happening! Diapers are first come, first serve and some sizes are limited based on current stock and availability but registering will help us better plan what to bring.

**IMPORTANT NOTES FOR DISTRIBUTIONS**

Caseworkers/Agencies are only able to pick up diapers for a maximum of two clients. If you have more clients that you would like to pick up diapers for- please reach out to Christina at [email protected] for information about becoming a Community Partner.

Diapers are limited to children ages 4 and under and we serve per child. That means that you can't have mom, grandma and caregiver all pick up for the same child.

Register for your diapers using the links below:
New Diaper Registration: https://eriefamilycenter.org/dia.../new-diaper-registration/
Repeat Diaper Registration: https://eriefamilycenter.org/.../repeat-diaper-registration/

Quite a story! How interesting!

Alabama woman with two uteruses gives birth twice in two days Kelsey Hatcher, 32, delivered healthy daughters after 20 hours of labor, one day apart – giving each twin a separate birthday

Their page is wonderful

Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Severe Morning Sickness (Gift Article) The discovery could lead to better treatments for severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Producing breastmilk takes up about 30% of the body’s energy. Your brain, for comparison, only uses about 20%.
You’re not doing nothing.
This is why you’re so tired at the end of the day.
This is why you’re so hungry and so thirsty.
So, if all you did was feed your baby today, don’t let your mind convince you that you didn’t do enough. You did enough. You did amazing. 🤱

credit: Lizzie Schubert
Artwork by: Kiley Renee Legleu ✍️

Mom support is so good.

‼️ Did you know??‼️ Our Moms groups are 100% FREE and provide dinner, child care, and connections to tons of resources. Your tax-deductible gift helps serve more than 3,000 meals to Moms and kids.

When you come and hang out with us for a FUN night of bingo and prizes, you're helping us keep our moms groups FREE for our amazing mommas.

Want to join us? Get your ticket here: https://tinyurl.com/eriecitymomsbingo

Using technology thoughtfully!

Expecting Omaha mother with impaired vision gets to feel 3D print of her ultrasound OBGYNs at CHI Bergan Mercy Clinic made it possible

Forget the "due date". There is no such thing. It's kind of a wild guess among weeks of possibilities. Baby will get here.

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Join us today at Asbury United Methodist Church for the next of our pop up distributions spread out all over the county throughout October and November!

⭐️Pop Ups are no pre registration required and are first come, first serve for sizes. You can not pick up for other people at pop up distributions.⭐️

**Time is 11-12pm**

Happy Halloween!

Please share with anyone who can contribute/benefit. Thank you!

How to donate breast milk amid baby formula shortage Many are now donating their own breast milk to "milk banks" amid the formula crisis.

Happy first day of Spring!! We made it! We enjoyed it with a client visit, antiquing and thrifting, and a stop at the Riverside Inn. Looking forward to greeting our springtime babies!

Happy New Year 2022! For all you enthusiastic celebrants, we'll be here in September if you need us!

Overall winner from the 2019 Birth Becomes Her" photo contest, by Sadie Wilde Photography. Beautiful.

'It captures the moment that Diana Spalding, midwife + Motherly's Digital Education Editor, described so eloquently in her recent TEDx talk.
"There is this moment after a woman gives birth—however a woman gives birth—when the room kind of stands still, and you realize that you are in the presence of something inexplicably magical," Spalding explains.
She continues: "The world feels different—because it is different. There's this new little baby. And there's this new mom...She is full of power and confidence and has this glow that beams 'look what I just did'."
Look what this mama just did. She is incredible.
Thank you, Sadie Wilde for preserving this moment.

Who's in, lol?! Happy Labor Day folks!

Erie and Chautauqua County Health Departments participate in this nurse-family partnership program for mothers and babies. If you are a first-time mom who is not yet into your 28th week of pregnancy and are eligible for WIC and/or Medicaid, check it out! You and baby will be partnered with a nurse until the child's 2nd birthday and have access to all kinds of supportive services to help keep you and baby healthy.

Support for First-Time Moms - Nurse-Family Partnership With your very own free Nurse­-Family Partnership personal nurse, you will get the support, advice and information you need during your pregnancy and when your baby arrives. Becoming a mom for the first-time can be a lot to handle, so wouldn’t it be nice to have an expert nurse to help you on you...