[On Sept 30, Canada participated in the Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge.  There were 155 registered sites, and 4685 babies.  The results are listed here: 
http://www.babyfriendly.ca/challenge/2006/result.php
The largest site was in Montreal, with almost 800 babies.  The Montreal article and photos are below - you MUST see the photos!
Janice Reynolds]


Power in numbers as 800 moms join breast-in

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3f45e911-8569-44d9-a213-86f208c5fe48&k=1668

The triplets taking turns on their mother's breast seemed blissfully unaware of the thousand other babies and boobies surrounding them at Complexe Desjardins yesterday.

But the meaning, the joy and the power of yesterday's nurse-in at the mall was not lost on the other participants, who at the stroke of 11 a.m. began feeding their babies to launch world breastfeeding week.

(see link for article and photo)

Here is Montréal's public health website with many photos of the breastfeeding challenge. 

http://www.santepub-mtl.qc.ca/defi2006/index.html

YOU MUST SEE THESE PICTURES!

http://www.santepub-mtl.qc.ca/defi2006/photo2006-1.html



Janice Reynolds



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