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No Lactation Room? Learn from These Pumping Horror Stories!
Pumping Doesn't Have to Be Scary! Parenthood, pumping and baby feeding shouldn’t be scary. But sometimes it is. What shouldn’t be scary is pumping especially when you are doing your best to provide your milk for your baby. We have heard our share of pumping horror stories but, rest assured, there is help to turn a horror story into a happy tale. Lactation rooms and spaces are becoming more and more prevalent especially with the law on our side in many states and territories. However, ...
Breastfeeding Reduces The Risk of Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month As such, we wanted to highlight that there is a connection between breastfeeding and reducing one’s risk for breast cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a recent study found that only about 1 in 4 people think that a woman is less likely to develop breast cancer later in life if she breastfeeds. This is important to note given that while studies have shown this correlation some people, for some reason, are less ...
Finding The Right Maternity or Chest/Breastfeeding Bra
Shopping for a bra is not a favorite pastime. It’s often a frustrating and time consuming process to find a comfortable bra that fits well especially during pregnancy and/or when chest/breastfeeding or pumping. It’s even more daunting when one is expecting and trying to figure out what bra to get. Or for a mom who has delivered her baby and has found that the bra she wore during pregnancy no longer fits. In addition, many people wind up wearing the wrong bra size and for chest/breastfeeding p...
Layoffs and Lactation: Why Supporting New Mothers is Good for Business
Layoffs are a reality for many industries, and unfortunately, they can have a significant impact on new mothers and hard earned gains in workplace diversity. When companies undergo layoffs, they may not consider the long term financial consequences and the impact on workplace DEI initiatives. Here are some of the ways that layoffs can impact new mothers and their employers, and what companies can do to retain them during these difficult times. Reduced Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Whe...
What Employers Need to Know: Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act)
Millions more pumping employees are now covered by a new federal lactation law. This is a major advancement in protections for working lactating parents. “Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act” also known as the “PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act” paves the way for enhanced lactation-related support for employees. On the Federal level, there have been laws passed such as the Break Time for Nursing Mothers law (2010) that requires employers to provide reasonable break ti...
Breastfeeding During the Holidays
Over the last few years, holidays have taken on a different meaning and we weren’t all able to get together as much as we had in the past pre-pandemic. Now that we are opening up more and more, in-person gatherings are on the rise. Whether it is to the family for a specific holiday or work-related parties that you may be invited to this season, you may have some more logistics and planning involved if you are a parent of a young one and especially if you recently welcomed a new baby and are...
Celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with Healthy Horizons
Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! This month Healthy Horizons celebrates National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month,September 15th to October 15th, which honors and celebrates the rich cultural influences, history and contributions of Hispanic/Latinx Americans in the United States. It also celebrates the many cultures of those who come from, or whose ancestors come from Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Spain. There are over 28 countries that make up the Hispanic/L...
Check Out This Healthy Horizons Lactation Room Tour
What Makes A Great Lactation Room? If you have a corporate lactation room for your employees, we applaud you. Many company managers, facilities and HR specifically, get overwhelmed at the concept of setting up a lactation space in the workplace. A short tour can be helpful to understand what is needed and answer many questions about the space. Check out this short video tour to explore what one of our Healthy Horizons Lactation Rooms looks like. If you don’t yet have a lactation roo...
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Lactation Resources Page
Resources for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Chest/Breastfeeding While breastfeeding rates in the United States have increased over the past decade, racial and ethnic health disparities continue. Health disparities are differences in the health of one group of people compared to the health of other groups of people according to March of Dimes. Support, education and resources are all an integral part of a positive chest/breastfeeding experience. These things are not easily acce...
Indigenous Milk Medicine Recap and Resources for National Breastfeeding Month
"Indigenous Milk Medicine is a first sacred food and a sustainable food system that advances rematriation (returning to the sacred mother), public health and ceremony." The second week of National Breastfeeding Month begins with Indigenous Milk Medicine Week. The Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective sponsors the observance every year. What is the Milk Medicine Collective? “The Milk Medicine Collective is a grassroots organization of Native Women, two-spirit, and femme lactation provi...
Why Workplace Lactation Rooms are Required in the Hybrid Work Environment
More and more employees adjust to hybrid work or a full return to the office Workplaces prepare to reopen their lactation rooms and welcome back parents. As parents return it is critical we make sure employees are safe, healthy, and feel a sense of belonging, no matter where they do their job. Hybrid Working Models: Ready to Use Lactation Rooms As workplaces navigate the constantly changing pandemic environment, lactation rooms must be at the top of the list as part of welcoming back employe...
When Should I Stop Chest or Breastfeeding?
Should I Extend Chest or Breastfeeding Beyond The First Year? While many agree that human milk is ideal for babies, there are some that think there is a specific time, duration and place for it to be appropriate. We are here to say, whatever works for you is the right thing! The early days after having a baby are often a blur as you and baby are learning together. When you emerge from the haze of the early days and challenges and finally get the hang of chest or breastfeeding, some people ...
Black Breastfeeding Week: 10 Years, A New Foundation - Recap & Resources
The final week of National Breastfeeding Month is celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week. Black Breastfeeding Week (BBW) is the sole health campaign with an explicit focus on Black maternal and infant health through breastfeeding. It is the 10th year, of Black Breastfeeding Week which was created in 2013 by three national breastfeeding advocates in response to 40+ years of gaping racial disparities in breastfeeding rates among black women and families. For #BBW22, the theme is 10 Years, A...
