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NWIBC February Newsletter

The NWIBC February theme is

Love yourself - Love your baby

Join us!

For the breast/chest feeding coalition.

Coalition meetings are held monthly.

Every second Tuesday at 1 pm - 2pm

Next meeting: 2/14/2023 at 1pm https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88504555928

Our Theme for the month of February is "Love Yourself - Love your baby."

NWIBC Leadership team now meets quarterly.

Next meeting will be in April.

If you want to be a part of the leadership team email M'Kya Bettega at [email protected]

Link below for poll to select a date and time for leadership meeting.

Click here for leadership Team meeting poll

Stay in touch with NWIBC by following the QR Code or the link below!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/XXKJDtW/NWIBC

Upcoming meeting 2/14/2023 at 1pm

How Can Your Partner

Support you?

Life may change when one becomes a breastfeeding mom.

Spouses and partners can support that transition for the whole family

beginning prenatally to form your family’s plan for breastfeeding.

Ways to support your partner in breastfeeding include,

Create a family plan in breast/chest feeding
Prepare siblings for baby’s arrival
Preparing meals and nourishment
Waking up in the night
Support household duties
Holding Baby
Emotional and mental Support
Assisting your partner in public spaces

For more ways to support your partner - Link to WIC article

Loving Yourself Loves Your Baby

Love Yourself, uphold your health by connecting to your past for your future generation. Adding traditional plants into your diet can not only help you connect to your ancestors but can help provide the nutrients your body needs to prepare for a new baby or breast/chest feeding your baby. WEAVE-NW worked with Valerie Segrest to create a 2-module training on ways to help fortify your body for breast/chest feeding success (1. Nesting for the New Baby and 2. Nourishment for New Mom) which will be shared in the MCH ECHO session, February 23 at 12pm -1pm. See link to this session below.

Upcoming MCH ECHO Virtual Training