Some updates and announcements.

I have a random set of announcements and updates for you today.  First some updates:

Some of you probably remember Karma, who guest posted on this blog about inducing lactation to breastfeed her baby, who was being carried by her sister.  Karma's baby was born in June, and she was successful in inducing a milk supply, which has been supplemented as needed by her sister, who has been pumping since the baby was born.  To the right is the deep freezer bought to store the pumped milk.  And yes, it's full to the top with breastmilk.  She says:  "Breastfeeding has been significantly challenging, but I'm happy to say that practice makes (almost) perfect. It's been three months now and we're doing great - my sister is also still pumping for us so we have supplemental breast milk. It continues to be a team effort!"

A while back I put up an announcement about a TV program seeking mothers who had cross nursed.  That show has aired, and you can see it here.

And some announcements:

I mentioned last month that I'm working on a book to help breastfeeding support people work with mothers in Spanish.  I'll write more about that at some point, but for now I want to see if there are any lactation consultants (IBCLC) out there who are interested in field testing it.  Free continuing education points would be available.  There are many more details to explain about how the field testing will work, so email me if you're interested.

For those of you living in my area (Western Massachusetts), I want to let you know about a wonderful conference on "Baby Led Breastfeeding," coming up in November.  Mercy Medical Center in Springfield (where I do a little work) is sponsoring a one day conference with Dr. Christina Smillie on November 5th.  If you are intriuged by babies' ability to self attach, or moved by the power of skin-to-skin contact, you'll love this conference.  Dr. Smillie recently co-produced a DVD on this topic, and it actually moved me to tears.  Her talk will be both fascinating and practical, and I think it's a special opportunity.  Email me if you're interested and I'll make sure you get a registration form.

Finally, two of my favorite bloggers have had babies recently.  Angela from Breastfeeding 1-2-3 welcomed baby Nicole in July, and Stephanie from Adventures in Babywearing welcomed baby Ivy just yesterday.  Congratulations!

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