The Durham Digest
Breastfeed Durham
August 2023

We have done amazing work this year and it is time to celebrate the 13th Annual National Breastfeeding Month! What fuels your drive to support families in Durham?  The 2023 National Breastfeeding Month theme is This is Our Why. This year, the conversation is centered on why babies and families need our support and why this work is so important.

As we celebrate National Breastfeeding Month and World Breastfeeding Week, we would love for you to share widely about the PUMP Act with your friends, communities, and contacts. Those who work outside of the lactation field may be completely unfamiliar with the passage of the PUMP Act! The PUMP Act requires employers to provide reasonable break time for nursing employees to express breast milk and a proper place to pump at work (other than a bathroom). These accommodations must be provided and available for one year after the child’s birth. Share this USBC explainer or see our blog post for more details.

Weekly Observances

If you’re having any events, or know of any breastfeeding events in August, please email them to Breastfeed Durham and let us know how we can help and support you. 
Save the Date
August 2 | 7 PM
Black Breastfeeding Coalition Meeting
Black Breastfeeding Coalition Meeting
Join us for the next Black Breastfeeding Coalition Meeting. Our goal is to continue to advocate for families in our community and support organizations that are working with historically marginalized communities, especially Black Breastfeeding families, to aid in minimizing barriers.
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August 3 | 8 AM
Global Breastfeeding Collective Webinar
Global Breastfeeding Collective Webinar
Global Breastfeeding Collective is hosting a webinar, Let’s Make Breastfeeding Work, to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. Hear from mothers about their experiences combining work and breastfeeding, get new ideas from countries who have used evidence-based policies to make breastfeeding work, learn about updated maternity leave recommendations, and find resources to support advocacy.
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August 8 | 1:30 PM
Free Breastfeeding Support Group
Free Breastfeeding Support Group
Join us for a Free Breastfeeding Support Group hosted by Milestones Nutrition and Breastfeed Durham at Durham South Regional Library.
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August 12 | 10-12 PM
Live Love Latch
Live Love Latch
Join La Leche League of Durham and La Leche League of Raleigh in partnership with Breastfeed Durham as we celebrate Live Love Latch 2023. We are so excited to celebrate national breastfeeding month with crafts, family yoga, and honoring Indigenous Milk Medicine Week!
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