Delta County Breastfeeding Coalition

05/14/2026

05/14/2026

How it looks vs what it really feels like...

Breastfeeding isn’t always easy.

It’s learning, adjusting and showing up again and again.

What would you add to the reality? 👇

05/06/2026

04/23/2026

Please share!

Pregnancy Services of Delta County in collaboration with WIC, OSF Women's Center, and OSF OB Department would like to present our new FREE class to the community! We will be offering free, single session breastfeeding and prenatal education to help pregnant mothers and a support person prepare for this exciting time and learn more about what to expect in this transition. Join us for our first class on May 5th from 5pm-7pm at Pregnancy Services in Escanaba in our new classroom. Please use the side door of the building.

04/09/2026

Pregnancy Services of Delta County in collaboration with WIC, OSF Women's Center, and OSF OB Department would like to present our new FREE class to the community! We will be offering free, single session breastfeeding and prenatal education to help pregnant mothers and a support person prepare for this exciting time and learn more about what to expect in this transition. Join us for our first class on May 5th from 5pm-7pm at Pregnancy Services in Escanaba in our new classroom. Please use the side door of the building.

03/24/2026

The Healing Hour

WHAT: A Support Group for Mothers Dealing with Postpartum Anxiety and Depression

WHEN: Wednesday, March 25th, 5:30 - 6:30pm (Please arrive BEFORE 5:30 so we can get started right away)

WHO: All mothers, especially new moms of babies 0-2 years

WHERE: Pregnancy Services of Delta County (Please enter through door on the side of the building)

03/24/2026

How long will it take pump companies to get the message they're spending money on the wrong sized "default" fl**ges included in their pumps??

01/22/2026

WHAT: A Support Group for Mothers Dealing with Postpartum Anxiety and Depression
WHO: All mothers, especially new moms of babies 0-2 years
WHERE: Pregnancy Services of Delta County (Please enter through door on the side of the building)
WHEN: Wednesday, February 25th, 5:30 - 6:30pm

01/09/2026

You say you support breastfeeding

Until it’s in public

Until there’s no cover

Until the baby is older

Until it’s inconvenient

Until it challenges your comfort

Support that comes with conditions isn’t support.

12/22/2025

Not every breastfeeding mom can just pump.
And no, it’s not a choice.

Some moms breastfeed beautifully 🤱
Baby latches. Baby transfers milk. Baby grows.
Everything works.

Until you tell her to “just pump.”

Here’s what people don’t understand:

A breast pump is not a baby.
It doesn’t smell like your baby.
It doesn’t stimulate hormones the same way.
It doesn’t move its jaw or tongue the same way.
And for some bodies, that matters. A lot.

Some moms make plenty of milk for their baby
but barely respond to a pump at all.
Nothing comes out. Or very little.
Or it’s excruciatingly painful no matter what fl**ge they try.
Or pumping triggers anxiety, nausea, or stress that shuts milk down even more.

Some babies will not take a bottle.
Not later. Not eventually. Not after trying every ni**le on the market.
They nurse fine, but bottles are a hard no.

And pumping is not free.
Pumps cost money.
Replacement parts cost money.
Flanges cost money.
Milk storage bags cost money.
Bras cost money.
Time costs money.
Pain costs something too.

So when a mom says pumping is not an option
believe her.

She is not being dramatic.
She is not refusing help.
She is not uneducated.
She is not doing it the hard way on purpose.

She knows her body.
She knows her baby.
And she already tried to make it work.

Breastfeeding is not one size fits all.
And pumping is not a universal solution.

If you didn’t live it
please stop explaining it.