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Birth Professionals Forum Tackles Breastfeeding
Last week was our summer Birth Professionals Forum—a quarterly meeting of birth professionals from across the region tackling our most pressing maternity care issues. The topic this quarter was...
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Finding Friends & Support as a New Mother
Sara Walch and her son Connor We live in a world where families are separated by distance: some are voluntary, some are not. Some distances are small; some distances are thousands and thousands of...
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Herbs for Pregnancy and Postpartum Class
Local herbalist and Bloom Spokane professional member Sarah Patterson is offering a new class for pregnant and postpartum women to learn about safely using herbs to treat common pregnancy-related...
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Local Breastfeeding Resources Guide (Spring 2012)
We have just updated our Local Breastfeeding Resources Guide to reflect the current support groups, classes, hospital lactation offices and private consultants available in the Spokane/CDA region....
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Breastfeeding Tips for The Modest Woman
Before giving a few pointers, I have something important to say. It’s helpful to be well informed on the benefits of breastfeeding. It’s hard to stick to something if you’re not totally sold on it....
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Support- My Secret to Breastfeeding Twins
I knew that breastfeeding twins was going to be difficult. I had friends who tried, unsuccessfully, to breastfeed one baby. But that didn’t stop my desire. I wanted the best for my babies, and we have...
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IBCLCs Make a Difference
Guest Post by Melissa Morgan, IBCLC, CLE International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) are healthcare professionals who are recognized as the experts in the field of lactation. In honor...
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How to Prepare for the Best Breastfeeding Experience
If you know anything about breastfeeding you know the almost endless benefits for yourself and your baby. You probably also know at least one mom who had a lot of trouble or couldn’t find a way to...
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The Milky Way comes to Spokane!
We are pleased to announce we are hosting an upcoming screening of The Milky Way, a sensitive, informative and sometimes challenging treatment of the very personal matter of breastfeeding. Are you a...
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As World Breastfeeding Week passes us by we want to take a moment to recognize and appreciate those who support the nursing mother and child. For many women, a constant and unwavering level of support...
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