West Virginia Breastfeeding

06/09/2025

If there is ONE thing that your employer could have done to make your breastfeeding journey easier, what would that have been?

06/09/2025

06/09/2025

Who’s planning to join us??

The meetings are free and you are welcome to bring your kiddos. There will be an area to play in but all activities will take place in the same room.

Pastor Christie Berty, a local counselor, will be leading this group.

She’s amazing! 🤩 She night just be my bestie. 🥰

05/09/2025

Breast pump rentals in the Kanawha Valley! 📋

Pumps available!! Just text me! (304) 314-4052.

Did you save money by buying a cheap pump or are you borrowing one from a friend, but you're not seeing great results or pumping the amount of milk you need? The quality of the pump could be to blame!

Access to a quality, hospital grade pump that is also affordable is monumental to the success rate for breastfeeding mothers.

You can reserve one through The Lactation Consultant Network! At just $3 per day, you can rest assured that you are getting the best breast pump on the market that is most recommended by healthcare professionals.

The Medela Symphony is the pump used in most birthing hospitals to help establish your milk supply if your baby isn’t nursing well. It is especially needed if you have a late preterm baby, a baby in NICU, have low milk supply, have had breast surgery, or just to help get you off to the best start if you’re exclusively pumping.

05/09/2025

📣 Workplace Lactation Week 2025 is almost here! We’re spotlighting real-world strategies, global insights, and powerful stories that move workplace lactation support forward. Here’s how to take part ⤵️

💡 Creative Solutions for Lactation Accommodation in the Modern Workplace
📆 Tuesday, Sept 2 | ⏰ 11am–12pm PT / 2pm-3pm ET
→ This practical workshop delivers real-world strategies for designing and implementing a successful lactation accommodation program with creative solutions for any industry and today's modern workforce. Hear from these experts⤵️
🛠️ Cassi Janakos, MEng (COO, Healthy Horizons)
⚖️ Cara Barrick, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP (Employment Law Expert, Ogletree Deakins)

🌍 Global Perspectives: Workplace Lactation Support in Central Africa
📆 Thursday, Sept 4 | ⏰ 11–11:30am PT / 2pm-2:30pm ET
→ A conversation with Dr. Solange Ngo Bama, MD, IBCLC, the sole IBCLC serving five Central African nations, on workplace lactation support in Central Africa.
🌟 Dr. Solange Ngo Bama, MD, IBCLC (Cameroon’s only IBCLC, serving 5 nations)

🏆 Enter the Lactation Room Giveaway, now through Sept 7, 2025!
Nominate a workplace for a chance to win lactation room furnishings and supplies at HealthyHorizons.com/Contest

📸 and celebrate your space!
Post a photo of your workplace lactation room, tag , and use for a chance to be featured.

Let’s raise the standard for workplace lactation support—together. 💪

02/09/2025

If you are a WV resident, please participate in the poll below by leaving your answers in the comments. We greatly appreciate your participation as we collect answers during !

1) Have you had a baby & breastfed in the last 3 years?
2) How long were you able to take maternity leave?
3) Did you continue to breastfeed once you returned to work?
4) Did you feel that your employer was supportive of this decision?
5) Did you have a time & a place that was NOT a bathroom?
6) Have you heard of the PUMP Act? (more information in the comments.)

*Additionally, please leave any comments (positive or negative) regarding your experience of breastfeeding in the workplace below. Again, this is ONLY for WV residents. Thank you!

02/09/2025

Today kicked off the start of Workplace Lactation Week!

It’s an important time to brush up on the facts & know your rights as an employee in WV!

29/08/2025

Did you know that the treatment of Mastitis in breastfeeding has changed?? The guidelines for treatment of Mastitis were updated by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 3 years ago -- and it's not all about antibiotics!
JOIN US next week Tuesday September 2, 12-1pm EST for the second installment of our Breastfeeding ECHO webinar series as we welcome one of the foremost experts in breastfeeding medicine (and one of the authors of the ABM Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum).
The webinar and accompanying CE/CME are FREE.
To register, go to https://redcap.wvctsi.org/redcap/surveys/?s=YMWWJC397A&fbclid=IwY2xjawMd6JJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF6SHQxNlN5NDA2NUVIamxXAR74SJQfo0Vx_Bbr6gR8LyS4jUjqRQv7oQxKexpIsvOqOlH5cqa2YbB2oPol5g_aem_CF_HvboUtqH1Osvvjl4l2Q and be sure to select "Breastfeeding Tuesdays 12-1"

29/08/2025

It's taken us a while-- we've been busy with taking down, cleaning and storing everything........ but we want to say MANY thanks to everyone who helped make the Nursing Mother's Stations at this year's State Fair of West Virginia possible!
THANK YOU GC Sales, Gillespies Events & Florals, Greenbrier Technologies & Electric (especially you, Seth Kidd!), Postnet, and the Ronceverte Woman's Club for helping us create comfortable spaces for mothers and infants on the Fairgrounds!
We are grateful to the State Fair of West Virginia for their support and for the opportunity to celebrate National Breastfeeding Month and showcase what support for nursing (and ALL) mothers looks like. Early estimates indicate that around 1,000 mothers used the stations August 7-16!

22/08/2025

Sending love to anyone with a rainbow baby 🌈

Today is Rainbow Baby Day 🌈 We know that many of you will have mixed emotions about this day. You may have your Rainbow Baby or you may be navigating pregnancy or baby loss right now. Some of you may be trying to conceive after loss.

We also know that while having another baby after loss can be a joyful time, it can also be a reminder of what was lost and is often a very worrying time for bereaved parents.

Please know we are here, if you need to talk 💜🧡

20/08/2025

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20/08/2025

Say YES to the WV Perinatal Summit!
Hear Heather Marshall's Presentation on Partner Mental Health during The Perinatal Period.

Register Now!
https://wvperinatal.org/registration/