If you're looking for an example of breastfeeding support being offered
through social networking, The Leaky B@@b on Facebook is a great example.
 That page has been very successful in recruiting a big following,
especially after Facebook took down the page due to "obscene" breastfeeding
photos.

If you're looking for an example of breastfeeding moms networking with one
another, Eats on Feets is the best example.

As for advocacy, Best for Babes has been very successful with using social
media to raise awareness. I'm the Director of Social Media for BfB.

I think the "happy place" with breastfeeding and social media is on the
advocacy and perhaps networking end of things. I don't think it's a good
format for getting support, simply because misinformation can grow teeth
pretty fast in a mom-to-mom support environment where there's no one with
any kind of training or formal knowledge on the subject.  My two cents!

Best,
Amy West, CLC

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Dawn Kersula <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Lamaze has a new community, Giving Birth with Confidence, which Lamaze
> members can use as a website with groups within it. It was rolled out in
> October 2010. I haven't had particularly good luck with my classes (I
> wonder
> if because we're so rural and not everyone has internet access....) -- but
> you might hit "contact us" there and talk to the web mistress/hostess. I
> don't remember her name but she is very helpful and knowledgeable and might
> be able to tell you about traffic.
>
> I do have a Facebook site that I use for my New Moms Network. It gets some
> traffic but isn't as useful yet as I imagined it might be.
>
> Dawn Kersula in Vermont (a winter wonderland of snow, sleet and freezing
> rain - another good reason to breastfeed exclusively for six months!)
>
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