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Starting Solids: Getting your Baby Interested in Food

After about six months of breast milk, you and your baby may be eager to start solid foods.  Then again, some babies are very happy continuing their regular milk diet and have little interest in fo...

Breastfeeding and the Workplace

World Breastfeeding Week is in full swing and we’re proud to support this amazing cause every year.  When it comes to a mother’s choice to breastfeed and her desire to provide the very best nutriti...

Making a Difference for Future Breastfeeding Mothers

“As if Breastfeeding isn’t hard enough, I started my journey without knowing a single person that had breastfed. I was more than under-educated about the process. But like all determined mothers I ...

Breastfeeding Promotes Healthy Eating Habits

We believe World Breastfeeding Week is the best time of year because the whole world focuses on our favorite topic: breastfeeding.  This year’s theme, Breastfeeding, a key to sustainable developmen...

Remembering my Many Breastfeeding Successes

“At first I thought ‘I don’t have a Success Story.’  My daughter latched easily shortly after birth, and we just passed her first birthday a few weeks ago, still nursing.  It was my goal to make it...

Award-Winning Ravalli County WIC Supports Breastfeeding Moms

“Our local staff works hard to promote breastfeeding. Our local agency recently won recognition for having the best initiation rate for breastfeeding of all mid-size agencies in the State of Montan...

Breastfeeding Success Story: A Rough Start for Sebastian

“This is Sebastian. He is going to be 11 months on the 13th of July. He is my first baby and the most precious boy you could ever know. We had a rough start when I first started to breastfeed.  … C...

Tips to Get a Free Breast Pump

Breast milk is the best first food nutrition you can offer your baby. You know it, your doctor knows it and the healthcare industry knows it too.  Breastfeeding support is part of most health insur...

The Value of Skin-to-Skin Contact

Skin-to-skin contact is an essential element of acclimating a newborn to the world outside the womb and its benefits continue throughout infancy. Studies prove that babies, especially preemies, who...

Healthy Tips for National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

All parents want what’s best for their kids and giving them a healthy start in nutrition and exercise is a great way to help them on a lifelong path of health, vitality and longevity.  The epidemic...