Mass Breastfeeding Coalition
NEWSLETTER
October, 2019
‘Fall’ in love with the new MBC
A big big thank you!
Let’s give a shout out to the 2019 Breastfeeding in the Bay State Conference Committee for another wonderful year of stimulating presentations. For those of you that could not join us, highlighted ‘likes’ from MBC members included Laurel Wilson’s presentation on the first nutrition for a human outside the womb-human milk, and how detrimental and vast the effects of breastmilk are on epigenetics. Hint: Your moms, moms, moms stress level has likely impacted how you are. Also, we heard inspiring stories from 3 ladies who work with the Vital Village Association’s Boston Breastfeeding Coalition as they continue to address racial inequities in lactation education and training through their Service Learning and Leadership Model.
As we are NOW beginning to plan for next year’s conference, we are brainstorming presentations that support a possible theme of “skills that can be applied to everyday lactation practice”-let us know any ideas at info@massbreastfeeding.org.
Introducing your 2019-2020 Board of Directors
Emily Sylvester, MS, RD, LDN, IBCLC-Chair
Linda Winslow, RN, IBCLC Retired- Treasurer
Ellen Tolan RD, LDN, IBCLC-Clerk
Shenell Ford, IBCLC
Jessica Romero, CLC
Beth Sargent, IBCLC
Laurie Perras BSN, IBCLC, RN, CCE
Please check the massbreastfeeding.org website soon for updated bios and follow @Massbreastfeeing on social media for continued information!
New List- Serve
ATTENTION!
We are phasing out the use of our old email service. This email chain served as a list-serve to connect MBC members. If you received emails from this list-serve, it would have come through as a yahoo email.
As part of our effort to better serve our members, we are switching to a Google Group message service.
This means two things: One, if you have not joined MBC and paid the 2019-2020 MBC membership dues YOU WILL NOT CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MBC LIST-SERVE. Please support the advocacy efforts of MBC, and continue to participate in valuable breastfeeding discussions by JOINING MBC for the 2019-2020 membership year!
Two, we are going to have one Main MBC Google Group as well as additional Google Groups for our amazing subcommittees. If you attended our annual meeting after Breastfeeding in the Bay State and signed up to help with a special project subcommittee (i.e. Conference Planning, Breastfeeding Business Awards, or MBC Giving Tree Supporter Drive), please keep an eye out for invitations to those groups. If you are interested in joining a subcommittee we NEED you! Please email info@massbreastfeeding.org to get additional information.
*Date for switching email services is projected for November 3rd, 2019.
Next MBC Meeting: New Call In!
November 4th, 2019 at 5pm!
Please join us for our next MBC meeting where we will dive into the 2019 MBC advocacy goals. This will be a call in meeting only.
There is a new and improved conference call in line. This new service is called Zoom. You do not need to have a Zoom account to use this. However, it is best to join the meeting on a computer with an internet connection. This way you can use the video chat and can see documents that are shared by the conference leader. See the join information below!
Join Zoom Meeting on a Computer Device:
https://zoom.us/j/8522543872
Meeting ID: 852 254 3872
OR use your phone to dial in:
+1 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 852 254 3872
Minutes: September 2019 Annual Meeting
September 23rd, 2019
Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Meeting
5:00pm-7:00pm
Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA
1. Welcome & Introductions (31 members attended)
2. MBC Board Elections
Elected 1 new MBC Board Member: Laurie Perras BSN IBCLC RN CCE
Lowell General Hospital
Re-elected MBC Board Member- Treasurer: Linda Winslow RN
Congratulations to our New MBC Chair-Emily Sylvester, MS, RD, LDN, IBCLC
Thank you to Sherry Spacco (outgoing MBC Chair) for your years of service and dedication to MBC!
Current MBC Board Members
Emily Sylvester, MS, RD, LDN, IBCLC-Chair
Linda Winslow, RN, IBCLC Retired- Treasurer
Ellen Tolan RD, LDN, IBCLC-Clerk
Shenell Ford, IBCLC
Jessica Romero, CLC
Beth Sargent, IBCLC
Laurie Perras BSN, IBCLC, RN, CCE
3. Treasury Update (Morgan will send a final update soon)
4. MBC Conference 2020 Save the Date: Monday, September 21st at MMS
Keynote speaker suggestions, ideas, clinical/community breakouts or plenary format
This year we had plenary format for the day. It was suggested that we alternate each year: Morning Plenary and breakouts in 2020 …However, breakouts=more speakers, which is more costly.
Suggestions for potential topics and speakers:
Maya Bolman RN, IBCLC-Therapeutic Breast Massage
Dee Casing or another speaker to focus on the Newest Pumps on the market (Willow, Hakah, others) https://www.bfsupportservices.com/professionals.html
Fawn Rosenberg DMD (Specializes in Tongue Tie/ Laser Lingual Frenectomy) she is also a member of MBC and lives in Lexington MA
Speaker from IBLCE to discuss pathways and the future of the IBCLC credential
More topics that can be applied into everyday lactation practice
5. Meeting Structure for 2019/2020
Can we try out Zoom or another live online meeting platform? Zoom?
Conference Calls 5-7pm and 1 In-Person meeting
November 4
December 9
January 13
February 10
March 9 or another date in March for In-person meeting. Could be a longer meeting as well? Host a speaker and offer CERPs (Depends on date of BACE/NMC Conference)
April 13
May 11
June 8
6. Establishing Committees
Conference Planning (Ellen To reach out soon to set up a meeting)
Ellen T, Mary F, Beth S, Marsha W
Employer/Business Award Promotion and Recognition
Dominique B & Charlene F
Brief Discussion: Can we develop QR Codes to promote the recognition? We need to update window clings with new logo
MBC Supporter Drive/Fundraising & Café Press
Emily S, ? Other Board Members
S22 Buttons, 8 or more in 24 Buttons & License to Breastfeed Cards
Kim B
Social Media
Emily S, Tasha G.
Exhibit Boards
Linda W and Shennel (Western MA conferences-Log Cabin)
6. Discussed Social Media Goals for 2019-2020
7. MBC Website: Discussion & Feedback
Emily working on having MBC recognized as a non-profit on FB, which would allow for easier fundraising campaigns such as the “Giving Tree” project
9. Member list serve update/member benefits re: website upgrade
Change from Yahoo Groups to Google Groups-more user friendly
10. Other Items:
Discussed Updating License to Breastfeed cards-
Link on new website not working as of 9/23.
We will need to use new logo and can we shrink the font size
of “exception of houses of worhip”?
Continue to offer BF Management/Triage Tool app for purchase
Can we emphasize the WHO code strongly on our new website? Marsha to help?
