Low Milk Supply

Dr. Kathy Leeper, IBCLC, Stephanie Henry, IBCLC, and Stephanie Kaufman, IBCLC talked through lactation cases, sharing their favorite, effective tools and phrases for helping the breastfeeding dyad.

National Breastfeeding Month

August 9, 2024

Speakers:

• Stephanne Rupnicki – Indigenous Milk Medicine Week, Aug. 8-14
• Jennie Toland – Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 15-21
• Joyea Marshall-Crowley – Black Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 25-31
• Trini Murguia – Workplace Lactation Week, Sept. 1-7
• Carmen Valverde – Latina/x Breastfeeding Week, Sept. 5-11

National Breastfeeding Month

Supporting Breastfeeding Workers

May 10, 2024

• • Workplaces & Schools, (KBC webpage)

• • KBC’s “Know Your Rights” cards explain these laws. Order for FREE here.

• • Checklist for employees to plan.

• • Spanish language version of Checklist.

• • General resources for care providers and parents on workplace issues related to pregnancy and lactation: www.pregnantatwork.org

• • Talking to Your Boss About Your Pump: https://www.pregnantatwork.org//srv/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/Talking-About-Your-Pump-Kansas-Factsheet.pdf

• • Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Resources

• • Supporting Nursing Moms At Work: Employer Solutions

• • Student Lactation Know Your Rights Guide 

Fatherhood

February 9, 2024

• • KBC’s Fatherhood webpage

• • Dope Black Dads KCK

• • Geared Up Dads

• • Healthy Babies Fatherhood Program

• • First 5 Alameda Fatherhood Friendly Principles

• • National Fatherhood initiative 

• • 24-7 Dad Curriculum
  • Building Blocks for Father Involvement 

• • Daddy B.E.A.N.S Mentoring Program 

• • R.O.B.E. (Reaching Our Brothers Everywhere)

• • Books:

    • • “Dare To Be Extraordinary: A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers” – William Middlebrooks
    • • “Between the World and Me” – Ta-Nehisi Coates
    • • “The New Jim Crow” – Michelle Alexander