If you are recently postpartum or your child is under two years old, we invite you to a private Focus Group to discuss your breastfeeding experiences. We will use the data gathered from this focus group to customize training and development programs to improve breastfeeding resources and support in our community. 

The focus group will be held on Saturday, April 15th, from 11 am to 1 pm at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library. You'll need to register, so please use the "Register Now" button below. We look forward to capturing your thoughts and experiences. 

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At Faith Formula, we love families. We love mothers, and we want to help mothers be successful at providing the very best first food for your precious baby. Most mothers know that breast milk is the very best food for their baby. Breast milk is created for my or the specific needs of her baby. Although most mothers know that breast milk is best, some mothers have barriers and challenges that make it more difficult to give their baby breast milk. Over 60 percent of African American mothers breastfeed in the hospital right after delivering their baby. But, by the time the baby is 2 weeks old, a lot of babies stop getting breast milk. Breast milk is the ultimate nutritional “investment” for babies.
Chocolate Milk and Cookies – A Community Forum with community leaders to discuss barriers to breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. A selection of videos from the Chocolate Milk Documentary series will be included in the discussion.

Breast milk provides ideal nutrition for babies​.

Most healthcare professionals recommend exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months or much longer.
Breast milk contains everything baby needs for the first 6 months of life, in all the right proportions. Its composition even changes according to the baby’s changing needs, especially during the first month of life.

Breastfeeding may make children smarter.

Breastfeeding may help baby ace those tests. Some studies suggest there may be a difference in brain development between breastfed and formula-fed babies.
Studies indicate that breastfed babies have higher intelligence scores, are less likely to develop behavioral problems, are less likely to have learning difficulties as they grow older.

Breast milk contains important antibodies.

Breast milk is loaded with antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria, which is critical in those tender, early months.
This particularly applies to colostrum, the first milk. Colostrum provides high amounts of immunoglobulin A (IgA), as well as several other antibodies.

Breastfeeding saves time & money.

Breastfeeding is free. By choosing to breastfeed, you won’t have to:
●     Spend money on formula
●     Calculate how much your baby needs to drink daily
●     Spend time cleaning and sterilizing bottles
●     Mix and warm up bottles (night or day)
●     Breast milk is always at the right temperature and      ready to drink.
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Faith Formula is committed to reaching mothers and families with breastfeeding resources and assistance. Our breastfeeding initiative program intends to connect mothers with resources in the community so that she and her precious baby can have the support they need to be successful at breastfeeding.

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Breastfeeding Support for
​African Americans

At Faith Formula, we love families. We love mothers, and we want to help mothers be successful at providing the very best first food for your precious baby. Faith Formula is committed to reaching mothers and families with breastfeeding resources and assistance. Our breastfeeding initiative program intends to connect mothers with resources in the community so that she and her precious baby can have the support they need to be successful at breastfeeding. ​

National Breastfeeding Month 2021
 National Breastfeeding Month 2021 weekly observances:
This National Breastfeeding Month, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCCHO) and the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) will release: “Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support: A Blueprint for Communities”.  Register for the launch event webinar  on August 24, 1 p.m. ET. The Blueprint aims to increase local capacity to implement community-driven approaches to ensure that breastfeeding support services are continuous, accessible, and coordinated, and that community spaces are consistently supportive of breastfeeding families.

 Also releasing during National Breastfeeding Month, new breastfeeding data about infants born in 2018 from the National Immunization Survey (NIS) will be published to DNPAO’s Breastfeeding Rates web page in early August. CDC uses data from the NIS to measure whether we are meeting the nation’s breastfeeding targets, as outlined in Healthy People 2030 (HP2030). Keep an eye out for an upcoming email with more information about this new data release.

 How to connect and participate:

We encourage you to promote breastfeeding with your various audiences during this month.  You can:
  • Share these social media messages:
  • It’s National Breastfeeding Month! The first few weeks of breastfeeding will be a learning process for you and your baby—but it gets easier with practice! Know what to expect. https://bit.ly/2xSH28A #NBM21, #EveryStepOfTheWay #breastfeeding
  • Support for breastfeeding in the workplace is one way your community can help new mothers and infants. During National Breastfeeding Month, learn how to help encourage breastfeeding in your community. https://bit.ly/3xZhFwa #NBM21, #EveryStepOfTheWay #breastfeeding
  • Babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of obesity, ear infections, and asthma. Learn more about the benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers: https://bit.ly/2ju5Mde#NBM21, #EveryStepOfTheWay #breastfeeeding
  • Follow us on Twitter (@CDC_DNPAO), retweet our posts, and use this year’s hashtags in your own social media: #NBM21, #EveryStepOfTheWay #breastfeeding
  • “Like” us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CDCEatWellBeActive/) and share our posts.
 
For more information about how CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity is working to support breastfeeding families every step of the way, please visit:  

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