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Measuring Your Lactation Program’s Success
Measuring Your Lactation Program's Success Now that you have your lactation program in place, you will need to determine the value and progress of your program to see the return on the investment. This will help quantify the success of your lactation program to ensure continued support and funding. Collecting data and documenting it will help develop a process of ongoing improvement to the program. You can set up a process for getting employee feedback, data, and evaluating the process f...
Why Wait Until 6 Months For Solids?
Why Wait Until 6 Months For Solids? It’s a common question we get from moms with infants less than 6 months old in our breastfeeding centers. Can I start my baby on solids now? Parents are often told it’s time to give solids from grandparents and relatives who started their babies on solids at an earlier age. However, the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, and many other organizations say that all babies should be exclusively breast...
Baby Sign Language
Baby Sign Language Baby Sign Language can be a fun and effective way for you and your baby to communicate. It can help ease frustration between parents and baby. Starting around 8 months, children start to mimic gestures like waving goodbye which they have learned from watching their parents. It is also a time when they start to know what they want but aren’t talking yet to express themselves. Showing your baby sign language and practicing with them is a good way to spend time bonding with yo...
Job Flexibility For Breastfeeding Moms
Breastfeeding Moms At Work With a new baby, working and breastfeeding mothers juggle work and taking care of a new baby. Not every mother will need a special schedule or job flexibility, but having the options available is important in enabling work/life balance for both their productivity and workplace retention. Moms appreciate the support they receive from your company which in turn motivates them to do their best work for the business. There are many options that employers can give their ...
Mom Hack: Help Your Baby Spring Forward
Daylight Savings Time This past weekend we move our clocks an hour ahead for Daylight Savings Time. Fortunately moving our clocks ahead one hour isn't as disruptive for babies as turning them back in the fall, but some babies still have trouble adjusting to the time change. Here are some tips to help your little one spring forward into Daylight Savings Time! Adjusting Your Baby's Sleeping Schedule If you think your baby will need help adjusting, plan to use a week before or after the...
Ask Sheila: Temporary Break
Temporary Break Veronica asks, “I really want to breastfeed my baby when she is born, but I am afraid that if I get sick or need to take medication I will have to stop. Is there a way to take a temporary break from nursing if needed?” The good news is that even if a nursing mother gets sick, we frequently encourage her to continue to breastfeed her baby. Her breastmilk will provide special protection against any illness to which she has been exposed. Continued nursing permits mothers to pas...
Celebrating Valentine's Day with Baby
Celebrating Valentine's Day With Baby With a new little one, you have another reason to celebrate Valentine's Day! Make it one to remember as a family. Here are our five favorite tips to celebrate Valentine's Day with your baby! Create or buy Valentines. Get creative and include a picture or handprint of your baby to send to relatives and loved ones. Dress up your baby in a cute Valentine's Day outfit. Check stores for cute Valentine's Day themed baby clothing o...
San Francisco’s Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance
Lactation in The Workplace Ordinance In 2017, the city of San Francisco passed a Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance. This ordinance is more detailed and covers for items than both the Federal and California state laws on lactation in the workplace. It defines minimum standards for lactation accommodation spaces and lactation accommodation best practices including technical specifications of a lactation room. The ordinance came into effect January 2018 and since then we’ve received many ques...
6 Tips to Save Money While Raising an Infant
How To Save Money While Raising an Infant Welcoming a child into the world is an exciting milestone for your family, but the unfortunate truth of parenthood is that it can be very expensive. The US Department of Agriculture reports that the average middle-income family typically spends as much as $16,180 during a baby’s first year of life. This adds up to over a quarter of a million dollars spent on food, shelter, and necessities by the time the average American child turns 17. The good news ...
The Value of Family-Friendly Company Events
Corporate Family-Friendly Events Corporate family-friendly events that invite an employee’s family, benefits a company in many ways. These events help boost the company’s image, show gratitude to employees, and encourage participation and deepens employees’ connections with each other. While there may be more cost and planning for throwing family events, companies come out ahead in employee retention and increased company morale. Learn how your company can benefit! Show Employees Your Grati...
Baby’s First Fruits and Vegetables
Introducing Solid Foods to Babies If your baby is ready for solid food, you may be thinking what are good first foods to introduce to my baby? Besides rice cereal or oatmeal, here are some favorite first fruits and vegetables that moms and babies like. There’s no advantage in introducing foods in a particular order, but it is best to introduce one food at a time and to wait 3 days before trying another to check for allergic reactions. Below are some popular first foods from experienced moms. ...
Update Your Lactation Program
Many companies have a lactation program that meets the federal law, including having a place to pump that is not the bathroom and break time to allow women to pump. They may also provide information on breastfeeding resources in the area and company resource groups. However, as local and state laws on pumping in the workplace include specific details, such as how close a mother’s room needs to be to each employee, or what must be provided, companies find they need to update their program to b...
Why Rent A Hospital-Grade Breastpump For Your Home?
Why Rent A Hospital-Grade Breast Pump For Your Home? When people think of hospital-grade breast pumps, they may think they are only used in the NICU for moms with premature babies, mothers with breastfeeding issues, or moms at work. They may think these pumps are unattainable or simply overkill to have at home. However, today’s moms want to have a hospital-grade breast pump in their home for the convenience and efficiency it delivers. There are many reasons why a mom without serious bre...
Creating A True Family Friendly Work Environment
Companies develop family-friendly policies and lactation programs because they know it helps retain employees and improves the company’s bottom line. At your company, benefits and policies for family and lactation support may have been developed and deployed, however the actual employee working environment may not have changed. To truly make a family-friendly environment, both managers and employees need to be supportive toward their co-workers who are new parents. Take a look at the corporat...
Mother’s Rooms at Conferences, Special Events, and Holiday Parties
Mother's Rooms at Conferences Are you are planning your next offsite corporate event? Make sure to include a place for breastfeeding mothers to pump milk! Breastfeeding mothers attending corporate events outside the company building or their normal office space need a place to pump milk, which may not be readily available unless it’s planned. With advance planning, you can ensure that the mothers at your corporate events are taken care of, this includes your employees, partners of employ...
Taking Care Of Your Pump Tubing
If you're a mom pumping breastmilk regularly, it is important to ensure your tubing is clean and in good condition every time you use it with your pump. While you don’t need to clean your tubing each time, it’s good to inspect and check your tubing after each pumping session. What to look for Moms who pump breastmilk may on occasion find moisture or drops of water in their tubing. It is perfectly normal for some moisture to accumulate in the tube. But you'll want to dry them to p...
