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Dear Breastfeeding Advocates,
Every once in a while, the seasons strike me with such force I am almost startled. Do you ever watch little videos of babies experiencing a jack-in-the-box for the first time? That’s me as I sit here in the middle of January and it is snowing and cold. There should be nothing surprising about that but sometimes it jolts me into reality when I have been just living a life full of routines.
I hope that every once in a while the miracle of breastfeeding strikes you and me with such a force that we are re-startled into doing everything we can to make human-milk feeding the easy choice for whoever wants to partake in it. Because it really is a miracle … and we get the privilege and joy of making human-milk feeding normal and supported throughout Kansas.
And it sure seems like the idea of supporting breastfeeding is catching on in our country. Did you hear about the two gigantic legislative wins that just occurred in the area of pregnancy and lactation support? If you did not or are not sure what they are, please go to our KBC website landing page and rejoice. That’s all I will say about that.
What I will talk about more is that February is a wonderful month. We have many reasons to celebrate February – besides the awesome joy of being alive. In February we focus on Heart Health and we focus on Black History. We focus on many other important things but these two are near and dear to me and it is easy for me to see how they relate to breastfeeding.
The KBC Board just recently revised and updated our Strategic Framework and one of our continued areas of focus is to listen to and support human-milk feeding with our words and actions with intention among people of different ethnicities. So this month, if you chose to accept the challenge, do one thing to affect human-milk feeding among Black people.
And Heart Health? That one is easy, Breastfeeding Advocates. I invite you to do two things that are good for your heart health. Why? Because when you take care of yourself, it makes it more likely that you are healthy to take care of others who may need your support.
Have a wonderful day and week and month. See you at our General Meeting Friday February 10th at noon! And any time in one or more of our Section meetings!
Sincerely,
Susan Lukwago
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