Author Archives: Bettina Forbes, CLC
The “Boob Cube” comes to the Superbowl!
While Giants-Patriots rivalries reign on the playing field, nursing mothers are likely to pump both sides, instead of taking sides, at the Lactation Station provided for Superbowl guests. Open from January 27th through February 5th, with 24-hour coverage starting today … Continue reading
Dr. Harvey Karp & Top Pediatricians Back Breastfeeding on Sesame Street
While nearly 30,000 petition signees clearly think that breastfeeding should be shown on Sesame Street as a normal, healthy way to feed babies, it seems that there is still a strong reaction by those who think that breastfeeding images are … Continue reading
Target Responds
Copyright Target Nurse-In We reached out to Target last week on Wednesday, December 21st to see if we could work with them so that the nurse-in scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 28, 2011 would not be necessary. Nurse-ins require a … Continue reading
FAQs on Target National Nurse-in, Dec. 28 2011
At last count, nurse-ins have been organized at over 100 Target stores across the country for 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011. For locations and more information, join the closed Facebook group, Target Nurse-In and see the … Continue reading
Help us Create a Company Policy & Employee Training Toolkit for Target & Other Stores, Restaurants, etc.
Yesterday, we posted about an incidence at a Houston area Target where a mother was humiliated and harassed for breastfeeding in the store, despite Target’s corporate policy, and despite the legal right Texas mothers have to breastfeed in public. … Continue reading
Target Employees Bully Breastfeeding Mom Despite Corporate Policy
Although Target issued a corporate statement supporting nursing mothers in 2006, apparently they are still falling short on efforts to educate employees about their policy. (You may remember the incident in 2006 reported by thelactivist and the incident in … Continue reading
Alyssa Milano: Charmed by Breastfeeding!
Woohoo! Alyssa Milano and her son Milo, born August 31, are breastfeeding champs! The super cool actress was super quick to respond to questions from our readers and staff, and we’re thrilled to share them with you. (As usual, we’ve footnoted our … Continue reading
Great Breastfeeding Quotes
If I had only known when I had my first . . . I definitely experienced a lot of challenges. As a result, I’m on a mission with every pregnant woman I see! I’ll ask, “So are you planning to … Continue reading
2011 State of Breastfeeding in the U.S.
This is a one-page summary that we created to send to our celebrity champions for moms, the media and other key influencers that can help us raise awareness of this cause, change the public perception of breastfeeding, and join us … Continue reading
Influencing the Influencers: World Pneumonia Day
Behind the scenes at Best for Babes, one of the most important things we do is reach out through our network to connect with influencers who can help us put the “breastfeeding message” on the radar of highly visible and … Continue reading