Regarding Mr. Bolton our new UN ambassador being a threat to breastfeeding  
world wide...please remember he is brought to that assembly by the same folks  
who gave you Tommy Thompson.  Our only hope is that there a few smarter  folks 
than he who can help influence the world as to the importance of  
breastfeeding.
Part of our Breastfeeding Week celebration was to have the AD Campaign from  
20/20 replayed one more time in the Cafeteria along with our Bake Sale, 
posters  and 2 PowerPoint presentations one which showed hospital staff who are  
supportative of breastfeeding holding a banner announcing the week long  
celebration which was hung by the ER and Employee entrances as well as  presentation 
of baby mammals nursing (since our manager finds any breast  exposure as not 
appropriate) with reasons to breastfeed interspersed between  photos of 
non-human babies....we did add one little extra, one of my daughters  "stopped by to 
model her exclusively breastfed baby."  Jamie many  remembered as the tiny baby 
who now at 4 months old is 15 lbs, and goos and  giggles and smiles and rides 
her Mommy in a sling.  We took photos of her  with standing with her Mom next 
to the poster which showed her Aunt and Cousin  which we recycled from last 
year. The poster focused on how breastfeeding helps  to keep babies 
healthy...So when everyone asked when Carrie was returning to  work, she happily replied 
"I am working right now, I am making milk for my baby,  I plan to stay home 
for as long as possible." We heard said tales from little  old ladies who were 
volunteers who told of how their doctors told them not to  nurse their children 
because it was bad, or it wouldn't allow the child to be  self-sufficient.  
We listened and reassured them that in this day and age  they would have 
support of lactation experts who would help them.  We told  them to encourage their 
grandchildren to breastfeed their children and to offer  loving support to 
their family members were "thinking" about it.  We told  them to call our service 
if they needed information or support.  We are  hoping to keep the posters up 
through August.
I hope we can continue to tweak the conscience of our staff including  
volunteers that we need to be vigilant not just for a day or a week or  month.
Does anyone know of a poster that links breastfeeding with Cardiology like  
the ones that link to Oncology and Respirology from INFACT?  I have a  
Cardiology group that will display it.
Leanne Jewell RNC, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
SFl

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