Northeast Florida Lactation Coalition

02/28/2024

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04/13/2023

Please share and support if you are able!

04/13/2023

Please share and come support breast feeding and pumping families!

11/30/2022

Have you been following this momma bf twins??

07/26/2022

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Get to know milk microbes. B. infantis is a vital bacteria found in human milk, that contributes to the development of the infant's immune system. They promote a reduction in overall inflammation and help to crowd out pathogenic bacteria by eating food sources available. They also produce short chain fatty acids that impact adipose tissue, the lungs, the brain, and the liver. This produces positive effects on the metabolism. They also decrease intestinal permeability, potentially reducing the risk of leaky gut later in life. Unfortunately, we are seeing the extinction of B. infantis in industrialized nations where cesarean birth, antibiotics, and other antimicrobial practices have hindered its continued presence in human milk. (Chichlowski et al., 2020)

Source: https://buff.ly/3ROMy13 Chichlowski, M., Shah, N., Wampler, J. L., Wu, S. S., & Vanderhoof, J. A. (2020). Bifidobacterium longum Subspecies infantis (B. infantis) in pediatric nutrition: current state of knowledge. Nutrients, 12(6), 1581.

06/21/2022

Join Dr. A., along with ABC Executive Producer Nzinga Blake, Actor Tatyana Ali, Midwife Jennie Joseph and other industry thought leaders, as they discuss this important topic.
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What do birthing people want for their pregnancy and birth care? And what does the best care look like?

Learn the findings of a new report that includes the voices of 2700 women and birthing people. Join us for a live conversation moderated by Nzinga Blake, Executive Producer, Race and Culture / ABC Owned Television Stations, who is going to help us dig deep as we share our experiences about what pregnancy and birth care looks like now and imagine a future where all birthing people receive high quality, respectful care.

Participants include:
Tatyana Ali, actor and mother of two, on the experience of giving birth in the US
Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM on what care looks like in perinatal safe zones
Chandra A. Adams, MD, MBA and Nicholas Rubashkin, MD, PhD on how midwives and doctors can listen to and act on what is most important to the people they serve
P. Mimi Niles, Ph.D, MPH, CNM/LM on how equity, safety, and respect can change depending on how care is delivered
🗓️ Tuesday, June 28th
11 am PDT/2 pm EDT
➡️ Free Registration Required: www.birthplacelab.org/voices

05/20/2022

Hi Everyone, due to the actual formula shortage that is going on, some moms have contacted me to ask questions about relactation or inducing lactation.

So I have arranged a zoom meeting with Dr. Jack Newman (breastfeeding expert) for him to give a presentation about this subject.

We are Requesting the moms interesting in participating to contact me throw here to get the zoom access code.

01/13/2022

Wish there was an interactive way to update your lactation knowledge and skills? Looking for a fun way to prepare for the IBLCE exam? Want to safely connect with other lactation enthusiasts worldwide? Join our Book Group from March 13 to July 17 and unveil the secrets of my 2020 comprehensive lactat

01/04/2022

New graphic from Infant Risk Center

10/02/2021

Shared from support group member Amelia Ruifrok -

“Last year we did an experiment with my home-schooled son - putting different things on bread, or wiping the bread on different surfaces and seeing how quickly mould developed, how much and what type of mould (although we were very slack with recording our results haha).
I squirted breastmilk on one piece of bread, and you can see that the 'breastmilked' area in the middle wouldn't go mouldy! I can't remember how long this one had been left, but weeks later all the rest of the bread had gone mouldy, but still not the part with the breastmilk!”

Breastmilk is a living fluid with antibacterial and antiviral factors, and so much more!!