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17.01.2022 Most mothers return to work after parental leave with a strong work ethic, determined to prove that they can deliver for the business AND express milk for their baby. Sometimes, this may mean prioritising a meeting or an all-day workshop over her own need to express breastmilk. When there is a sudden long stretch between expressing or breastfeeding, this can lead to blocked ducts or even mastitis, both painful conditions that can leave the mother quite unwell. It is importan...t mothers feel safe and confident to put their own health needs first. A great way to do this is to schedule 'block-out' time in your calendar to express, and to let your manager and team know when you are not available for meetings. The need to express milk for a baby is transient, and research shows that mothers who take time out of their day to express their breastmilk do not suffer negative repercussions in career progression. #breastfeedingsupport #inclusionanddiversity #helpushelpyou #forceforgood #peoplebeforeprofits #infantnurture

12.01.2022 In Australia, roughly 250,000 women return to work each year after giving birth, and around half of these have babies less than 12 months old. Research shows that return to work is associated with weaning 3-4 months sooner than the mother had wanted to. Breastfeeding after return to work is important for both mother and baby; the antibodies in breastmilk provide protection against infections, and breastfeeding offers a way to reconnect and ease feelings of separation anxiety ...in mother and/or baby. For these reasons and more, it is important that the employer plays an active part in supporting women who return to work and wish to continue breastfeeding. Want to know more? Contact [email protected] to book your breastfeeding return to work seminar today! #breastfeedingsupport #inclusionanddiversity #womenintheworkplace #returntowork

11.01.2022 Just when you thought breastmilk couldn't get any more amazing... A study just released by the American Society for Microbiology showed that repeated milk samples collected from 18 women following COVID-19 diagnosis did not contain SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Importantly, the study found that milk produced by infected mothers is a source of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG and neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 activity. ... These results support recommendations to continue breastfeeding during mild-to-moderate maternal COVID-19 illness as milk likely provides specific immunologic benefits to infants. https://mbio.asm.org/content/12/1/e03192-20

06.01.2022 Meet the face behind the name! My name is Kerry, and I love supporting breastfeeding parents to reach their breastfeeding goals. My career as a breastfeeding supporter started when I was 2 years old and wearing my ‘breastfed is best fed’ t-shirt, took pride in handing out brochures at the breastfeeding classes my mum used to run for midwives. I grew up listening to mum help solve all sorts of breastfeeding challenges, and later, when I breastfed my own babies and started hel...ping other parents myself, I realised that most of the challenges over the decades were exactly the same. Do I have enough milk? How do I prevent sore nipples? Why is my baby crying? Can I return to work and still breastfeed? I loved helping parents find solutions to their challenges, and in doing so empowering them to breastfeed with confidence. I helped support parents with breastfeeding alongside a high-pressure role in the corporate world for about 10 years but when I was affected by layoffs in late 2020 it gave me a rare opportunity to take stock, connect with my purpose and passion, and consciously decide, What next? I always loved the science behind breastmilk. The fact that breastmilk cells can eat cancer cells; that specific antibodies are produced when either mother or baby are exposed to germs; that fewer babies die of SIDS when they are breastfed; that breastmilk has stem cells.. and so it goes on. It truly amazed me. I got stuck though on how to turn this passion into viable business. One day, I was listening to a podcast by Simon Griffiths, founder of Who Gives a Crap, a social enterprise business who sells toilet paper in developed nations and donates 50% of profits to building dunnies in developing nations. Light bulb moment! I knew what I could do. Knowing that 820,000 children’s lives could be saved every year if all children were optimally breastfed (source: WHO), I decided I could deliver Breastfeeding & Return to Work seminars in developed nations and donate 50% of profits to breastfeeding support organisations in developing nations. Supporting businesses to support breastfeeding parents helps maintain workplace diversity, improves morale, supports employee retention and improves health outcomes for babies. Donating to breastfeeding support organisations in developing nations improves survival rates in vulnerable children. It’s a win-win-win! I can’t wait to continue with breastfeeding support and make the world a better place at the same time. If you’d like a Breastfeeding & Return to Work seminar at your workplace, contact me on [email protected]. I’d love to help you out.

04.01.2022 Infant mortality risk is linked to formula usage, and babies are more likely to be given formula where their parents see advertising messages, or a doctor, mother or relative recommended it. Parents who start using formula are more likely to stop breastfeeding before 12 months of age (Social Science & Medicine). The international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes (WHO) aims to protect and promote breastfeeding by ensuring proper use of breast-milk substitutes, whe...n these are necessary, on the basis of adequate information and through prevention of advertising or other form of promotion to the general public of any breast-milk substitute for babies less than 12 months old, including giving away free samples. This is why toddler milks, for babies over 12 months old, were created to allow legal advertising of formula. In Australia, this is managed through a voluntary self-regulated agreement called the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas (MAIF). Individuals, members of industry, community and consumer groups are able to lodge a complaint with the Department of Health alleging a breach of the MAIF Agreement. However, in developing nations, compliance to the WHO code sometimes does not occur, and national agreements may not be in place. This results in advertising and promotion reaching the most vulnerable, economically disadvantaged societies in the world, where successful breastfeeding can literally be the difference between life and death. Infant Nurture is a social enterprise business with 50% of profits from Return-to-Work seminars donated to breastfeeding support organisations in developing nations. Contact [email protected]