Prince Edward Island Breastfeeding Coalition

03/05/2024

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6th, 10AM, Beaconsfield Carriage House, Charlottetown, https://www.facebook.com/events/384900050950872/

10/02/2023

It's National Breastfeeding Week in Canada, too!

05/15/2020

La Leche League is hosting a Virtual Meeting, Tuesday, May 19th, 2PM. Meeting link:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78759174727?pwd=QXBGQUpzQjY0R2IxV082VlY3RGNuUT09

Facebook event for more details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/552050558788693/

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01/26/2020

Happy Lunar New Year! https://www.lllc.ca/thursdays-tip-breastfeeding-chinese-year-rat?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 22, 2020 - 11:10pm In celebration of the Chinese New Year (which will be on January 25th) and the Chinese year of the Rat (a breastfeeding species!) we will take a brief look at beliefs around breastfeeding within the Chinese culture and some resource...

12/04/2019

Beware!

Many of us have turned to Motherisk for critical information about the safety of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding. I remember the receptionist for my very first OB told me to consult Motherisk when I called to ask about a specific medication I was taking.

Since Motherisk shut down earlier this year due to lack of funding, the domain has been purchased by a third party selling CBD oil. On the surface, however, the site may still seem like legitimate health information for people not familiar with the original (and trustworthy) Motherisk database.

Edited to add: I don’t care that the new owners are selling CBD. I care that they’re co-opting the Motherisk name recognition to sell a health-related product to expectant and breastfeeding mothers. (It could be a company selling anti-nausea pills or lactation teas, this is not about being anti-CBD)

I would also care if they were using the name to sell throw pillows, but it would be less worrisome.

Please warn the new moms in your entourage; SickKids no longer operates Motherisk and the information contained on the website is not reliable.

10/06/2019

National Breastfeeding Week in Canada! East Coast edition!
"Annual Breastfeeding Photo in Labrador West to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week 2019!
Thank you to Jenna Mouland Photography who puts off this event every year."

10/03/2019

World Breastfeeding Week 2019
Breastfeeding Week 2019 October 1 – 7
Theme: Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding..did you know that in British Columbia, the government issued a Proclamation declaring October 1-7 Breastfeeding Week?
You can view it on this page:
http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/proclamations/proclamations/BrstfeedWk2019

10/02/2019

It's National Breastfeeding Week in Canada! Here is singer Alanis Morissette and her family, showing "exhausted bliss". Post your favourite breastfeeding photos to celebrate the week!

07/17/2019

CBC Story of the Walk-in Breastfeeding Clinic, story on radio news, video tonight on Compass and webstory later tonight!

06/23/2019

Art by the very talented Dayle Kubluitok. Dayle also does commissioned illustrations and graphic design, if you’re interested shoot her a message

ᐊᒫᒪᑦᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ / Amaamattittijuq / She breast feeds her baby 👶🏽

ᐊᒫᒪᒃᑎᑉᐹ / Amaamaktippaa / She feeds the baby at her breast, suckles it

ᐊᒫᒪᒃᑐᖅ / Amaamaktuq / The baby suckles at the breast

ᐃᕕᐊᖏᖅ / Iviangiq / A womans breast (dual. Iviangik)

ᐃᒻᒧᒃ / Immuk / Milk 🍼

www.inuktitutilinniaqta.com

04/22/2019

Happy Earth Day!

01/23/2019

https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(18)30391-5/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR38vtc1b_0P4IwycwPweWUbaKemAEs7BXrb-O70iBraJA954HeGEKu5PTE

Delaying a healthy newborn’s initial bath for 12 or more hours increased the odds of exclusive breastfeeding during the newborn hospital stay.

12/20/2018

This is long, but it explains quite a lot...it's disgusting, really.

"It is still unclear how all of these conflicts do not raise ethical flags for Harvard."

12/17/2018

12/04/2018

Not the most unbiased or well-written of articles, but the point is dismaying:
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2018/12/03/new-zealands-economy-depends-on-chinese-mothers-not-breastfeeding-their-babies/

According to Statistics New Zealand New Zealand’s two-way trade with China increased more than three-fold in the past decade. It climbed from $8.6 billion in 2007 to $26.1 billion in the December 2017 calendar year.