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Breastfeeding Is Normal presents: A Breastfeeding Advocacy Chat #2
5/18/05

12 mamas in attendance

11:01:10 Host_Housepoet Hello and welcome everyone
11:01:47 Mod_Beckie Good Morning!!
11:02:28 Host_Housepoet ALRIGHT
11:02:34 Host_Housepoet thank you all for coming
11:02:40 Host_Housepoet I know its early for us westcoasters
11:02:42 Host_Housepoet ;)
11:02:56 Host_Housepoet First off this morning I'd like to have a quick recap of the chat last time
11:03:12 Host_Housepoet it was a great sucess and we came up with some wonderful ideas
11:03:21 Host_Housepoet since the last chat, we, ariana and myself
11:03:32 Host_Housepoet have started a Live Journal community called adopt a mom
11:03:45 Host_Housepoet (sorry tantrum over here)
11:03:56 Host_Housepoet Ariana, can you take the floor an let everyone know a bit about AAM please
11:04:04 MOD_Ariana Sure
11:04:16 MOD_Ariana Adopt A Mom is a group of mothers who have “been there done that” when it comes to breastfeeding.  These women are volunteering their time to help out new moms and moms to be on a one on one basis online through education and support.
11:04:28 MOD_Ariana There are currently 31 mentors in the community with a total of 65 (!) years of breastfeeding experience.
11:04:43 MOD_Ariana Right now we have 17 new moms and moms to be in our program.
11:04:57 MOD_Ariana We’re still working out our kinks and trying to get things organized behind the scenes so we can open it wide to even more new moms.
11:05:13 MOD_Ariana We need more mentors, women who are well educated and passionate about breastfeeding.  We need women who can give good advice and support and who know where to go for good information.
11:05:21 Mod_Beckie WOW! That sounds great!
11:05:40 MOD_Ariana If you are interested in being a breastfeeding mentor or know someone who may be drop by this live journal post http://www.livejournal.com/community/adopt_a_mom/712.html  (comments are screened so only other members of the community can see)
11:06:00 MOD_Ariana If you are a pregnant mom who wants a mentor to help you out with breastfeeding go to this post http://www.livejournal.com/community/adopt_a_mom/16919.html  (again comments are screened so only the mentors can see what you write)
11:06:12 MOD_Ariana If you have already had your baby and would like to be matched with a mentor for breastfeeding help go to this post http://www.livejournal.com/community/adopt_a_mom/16823.html  (comments screened so only the mentors can see what you write)
11:06:34 MOD_Ariana I think a few of you here in the chat are mentors in this community right now
11:06:42 flutterby77 Yep :)
11:06:44 Jynxgirl I am one
11:06:45 xxveigaxx indeed
11:06:47 willowsmom singing up now
11:06:50 willowsmom signing
11:07:23 Host_Housepoet AWESOME
11:07:27 Host_Housepoet Thank you Ariana
11:07:29 Mod_Beckie me too! I would love to help!
11:07:42 Host_Housepoet so for the mentors that are in AAM already
11:07:51 Host_Housepoet is there anything that we can do to improve our service?
11:08:01 Host_Housepoet any complaints, gripes suggestions?
11:08:07 Host_Housepoet the floor is open
11:08:43 flutterby77 Nothing springs to my mind right now
11:08:52 Host_Housepoet alright
11:08:55 flutterby77 Other than promotion, promotion promotion lol
11:08:58 willowsmom Ok...I have a question...
11:08:59 willowsmom lol
11:09:00 Host_Housepoet shoot
11:09:09 willowsmom Is this for online support or IRL support?
11:09:12 willowsmom or both
11:09:14 Jynxgirl I think if we get more moms than mentors, it would be a good idea to ask the mentors if they can handle more than one mom. I know that with my current mom, I could handle more than one.
11:09:14 MOD_Ariana online
11:09:16 Host_Housepoet a little of both
11:09:18 willowsmom K :)
11:09:25 Mod_Beckie I have a question?
11:09:30 willowsmom ty
11:09:33 Host_Housepoet if you feel comfortable talking with your mentoree on the phone
11:09:35 Host_Housepoet then by all means
11:10:01 Host_Housepoet of course we are not a substitute for RL support either
11:10:02 MOD_Ariana It's mostly online though because we don't have enough right now to be in every city
11:10:16 willowsmom that makes sense :)
11:10:22 Host_Housepoet our first thing to tell new moms and moms to be is to get RL support from LLL or friends family
11:10:26 Host_Housepoet shoot becky
11:10:32 Mod_Beckie I don't have Live Journal, Can I post to me own Blog?
11:10:46 Mod_Beckie my own blog, LOL! I do speak english...
11:10:49 Host_Housepoet good question
11:10:59 MOD_Ariana The thing is that the LJ community acts as a hub
11:11:02 MOD_Ariana for the mentors
11:11:11 Mod_Beckie Okay, well, I guess I can join
11:11:12 MOD_Ariana Where the mods/administrators
11:11:20 Host_Housepoet right, and basically all the articles that are written are eventually going on the breastfeedingisnormal.org site
11:11:38 MOD_Ariana Eventually I think we'd love to move it off LJ and onto it's own site
11:11:44 MOD_Ariana but that's a little ways down the road
11:11:46 Host_Housepoet (ariana, message me on aim please)
11:11:50 Host_Housepoet well that is our main goal
11:12:01 Host_Housepoet the bfingisnormal site was the catalyst for AAM
11:12:02 Jynxgirl Speaking of which, I am going to work on the diabetes one today. It's on my computer in Newmarket, and all I have here is my laptop.
11:12:15 Mod_Beckie okay, no worries, I can join, just don't expect much of an exciting blog from me, ;)
11:12:22 Host_Housepoet that's fine
11:12:30 Host_Housepoet just post your nursing story in there
11:12:40 Host_Housepoet heck you could even do an RSS feed from your other blog ;)
11:13:20 Host_Housepoet ok
11:13:24 Mod_Beckie cool
11:13:37 Jynxgirl brb... nak
11:13:40 Host_Housepoet so with the AAm thing, even if you're not a mentor, we're always looking for articles  for the site
11:13:46 Host_Housepoet for the community
11:13:53 Host_Housepoet so if you're interested in that
11:14:03 Host_Housepoet A can you put up the AAM email please
11:14:15 Host_Housepoet you can email AAM directly or info@breastfeedingisnormal.org  as well
11:14:22 MOD_Ariana adopt.a.mom.admin@gmail.com
11:14:25 Host_Housepoet great
11:14:59 Host_Housepoet next up is the bfingisnormal flyers
11:15:00 mnfiddledragon thank you, housepoet, for mentioning this on LJ :)
11:15:05 Host_Housepoet :)
11:15:05 Host_Housepoet sure
11:15:16 Host_Housepoet v
11:15:34 Host_Housepoet bascially what we discussed in the last chat was funny and informative flyers for download
11:15:45 Host_Housepoet where a mother can download, print and post anywhere she pleases
11:16:04 Host_Housepoet mostly in restrooms, dressing rooms and the like where mother's are often asked to move when breastfeeding
11:16:27 Host_Housepoet We are working on a series of flyers, ranging from nice and sweet to not so nice
11:16:40 Host_Housepoet so depending on  your personal take on formula
11:16:43 Host_Housepoet ;)
11:16:45 willowsmom lol
11:16:51 Host_Housepoet you can be as nasty as you want to be
11:16:54 flutterby77 :D
11:16:57 willowsmom That's right up my alley :)
11:17:05 Host_Housepoet We're looking into some posting of flyers laws in each state
11:17:08 flutterby77 I want to put a whole wall of flyers over the formula section
11:17:10 Jynxgirl lol... I'm in
11:17:16 Host_Housepoet so if anyone is familiar with that, or would like to reseach that
11:17:20 Host_Housepoet then let us now
11:17:22 Host_Housepoet RIGHT
11:17:25 flutterby77 I can find out for Canada
11:17:26 Host_Housepoet that's what we are ttalking about
11:17:45 Host_Housepoet we're thinking of a fake sergon general's warning to go near formula
11:17:56 flutterby77 lol
11:17:58 willowsmom Ooo I like it!
11:18:10 Host_Housepoet and of course keeping an eye out on your local circulars to see if businesses are advertising formula
11:18:20 Host_Housepoet which of course is against the WHO code
11:18:40 Mod_Beckie hmmm, I am sure I just saw that in the Target ad last sunday...
11:18:43 Host_Housepoet We also need some volenteers to write pitch proposals for the site
11:18:55 Host_Housepoet as in
11:19:23 Host_Housepoet teaching mom's to represent BFIN.org to local copy shops and as for copy donations
11:19:44 Host_Housepoet so if anyone has expertise in that area, email us at info@breastfeedingisnormal.org
11:19:55 Host_Housepoet it would be a page on what to say to solicit donations
11:20:01 Host_Housepoet just copy donations, not money
11:20:25 Host_Housepoet so beck you saw a target ad for formula?
11:20:27 willowsmom I have another question about Live Journal when you get the chance
11:20:33 Host_Housepoet go for it
11:20:36 Host_Housepoet the floor is open
11:21:01 willowsmom Ok...my blog is...ermm...opinionated and may be offensive.. lol  should I change that at all?
11:21:14 Mod_Beckie yes, I did
11:21:15 MOD_Ariana I think a lot of the women who are mentors have blogs like that
11:21:18 Mod_Beckie I have to find it again
11:21:28 Host_Housepoet hah
11:21:31 Jynxgirl I can talk to the local breastfeeding toddler group moms to see if they're on board if you'd like
11:21:33 willowsmom :)
11:21:35 Host_Housepoet have you been called a boob nazi?
11:21:43 willowsmom I was a member of Boob_nazi. lol
11:21:50 Host_Housepoet well then that's alright
11:22:00 Host_Housepoet my journal has been the cause of many an e-fight
11:22:17 flutterby77 I am a boob Nazi :p
11:22:18 willowsmom but my blog is opinionated about politics and religion mostly. lol
11:22:19 Jynxgirl lol... housepoet, I think that's an understatement. :)
11:22:22 Host_Housepoet heh
11:22:23 willowsmom lol
11:22:24 MOD_Ariana As long as you aren't saying things against breastfeeding!
11:22:30 Host_Housepoet exactly
11:22:31 flutterby77 Exactly
11:22:35 Host_Housepoet jinx
11:22:36 Host_Housepoet ;)
11:22:37 willowsmom Ohh no way. :)  It's saved my hide TONS of times
11:22:40 MOD_Ariana Now THAT's offensive
11:22:40 willowsmom and will again tomorrow
11:22:55 Host_Housepoet ok
11:22:59 Host_Housepoet any other questions?
11:23:05 Mod_Beckie Here's the page, see if you can pull it up
11:23:07 Mod_Beckie http://weeklyad.target.com/target/circular_browse_page_view.asp?storeid=2395146&rapid=137819&pagenumber=28&
11:23:15 Jynxgirl did we ever find out about printing things cheaply or free of charge for those of us without printers?
11:24:03 Host_Housepoet yes becky that is a violation
11:24:13 MOD_Ariana That's the pitch we're talking about working on
11:24:16 Host_Housepoet yes jynx, scroll up a bit
11:24:19 Host_Housepoet we just talked about that
11:24:38 willowsmom who would we go to in the company to let them know?
11:24:40 MOD_Ariana I never thought about that being a violation of the who code
11:24:42 Host_Housepoet we need a pitch writer so we can make a page that moms or dad's can familiarize themselves with
11:24:56 Host_Housepoet so they can walk into their local copy shop and solicit the copies for free
11:25:08 Host_Housepoet yep completely
11:25:12 flutterby77 Wait, it's not ok for them to advertise the sale of formula?
11:25:17 Host_Housepoet who is the maker if enfamil?
11:25:25 Host_Housepoet no it's against the WHO code
11:25:32 Host_Housepoet no advertising of formula
11:25:37 Host_Housepoet it doesn't matter that it's on sale
11:25:39 mnfiddledragon willowsmom: you could probably write to either the marketing dept, or some such at Corp headquarters
11:25:42 willowsmom Mead Johnson
11:25:51 willowsmom Cool, Thanks Dragon :)
11:25:56 Host_Housepoet we should get promom involved int his as well
11:26:05 willowsmom Mead Johnson makes Enfamil, I meant
11:26:09 Host_Housepoet thank you willow
11:26:09 Jynxgirl LMAO
11:26:12 mnfiddledragon is there a link to the WHO code?
11:26:13 willowsmom certainly :)
11:26:22 Jynxgirl I just tried to look at that link and it crashed my browsers!
11:26:28 MOD_Ariana Is it against the code for *Target* to advertise it
11:26:37 Host_Housepoet http://www.who.int/nut/#inf
11:26:38 MOD_Ariana or only for the formula manufaturers
11:27:04 mnfiddledragon that would help in writing to companies...it would also help in educating ourselves and making sure we have our facts straight - so that we can write more effective letters
11:27:11 Host_Housepoet that's what I'm looking for
11:27:21 Jynxgirl I believe the code states that it's against the code for anyone to advertise it
11:27:51 Host_Housepoet 1. No advertising of breast milk substitutes to mothers  2. No free samples of breast milk substitutes to mothers  3. No promotion of products through health facilities  4. No company sales representatives to advise mothers  5. No gifts or personal samples to health care workers  6. No words or pictures idealizing artificial feeding, including pictures of infants  on the labels of the products  7. Information to health workers should be scientific and factual  8. All information on artificial feeding, including the labels, should explain the  benefits of breastfeeding and the costs and hazards associated with artificial feeding  9. Unsuitable products, such as sweetened condensed milk, should not be  promoted for babies  10. All products should be of a high quality and take into account the climatic and  storage conditions of the country where they are used
11:28:05 Host_Housepoet WHO/UNICEF: The WHO/UNICEF International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes.  Geneva, Switzerland; May 1981
11:28:30 Host_Housepoet the point is that the US signed the WHO code in 1994
11:28:47 Host_Housepoet so point 1. there should apply
11:28:48 MOD_Ariana Cool.  I just wanted to be 100% sure
11:29:00 Host_Housepoet number 8 is a good one too
11:29:00 mnfiddledragon *nod* me too :)
11:29:23 Host_Housepoet basically it's like having the SG warning on there but they don't comply
11:29:23 mnfiddledragon though - the US signed it in 1994 - is there any chance that Sr. Bush Jr. revoked it?
11:29:30 Host_Housepoet no
11:29:34 Host_Housepoet it is still intact
11:29:38 Host_Housepoet tho he wants to appoint
11:29:57 Host_Housepoet looking for the link
11:30:28 flutterby77 Does that include Canada?
11:30:29 willowsmom Ok...devil's advocate here...How would these rules be enforced with the current administration?
11:30:36 Host_Housepoet oh they should of course
11:30:49 Jynxgirl Canada signed the same year as the States
11:30:53 Host_Housepoet but then again the US govt buys 600 million dollars worth of formula a year for the WIC program
11:31:15 Host_Housepoet here we go
11:31:16 Host_Housepoet http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/04/26/sections/news/focus_government/article_495280.php
11:31:34 Jynxgirl I'm sure Canada buys around the same. Women get sent home from hospitals with cases of it if they ask for it.
11:31:56 Host_Housepoet that article talks about how Bush is trying to appoint
11:31:57 willowsmom that makes me ill...
11:31:59 flutterby77 Yes and we get free cases from Nestle in th email
11:32:03 Host_Housepoet John Bolton
11:32:09 Host_Housepoet that is also a violation of the WHO code
11:32:11 willowsmom as UN ambassador.
11:32:15 Host_Housepoet correct
11:32:19 flutterby77 WOW. I had no idea
11:32:22 willowsmom Yep...I mention that in my LJ. lol
11:32:24 Jynxgirl When I went to bring Alena home, the nurses at the NICU tried to make me bring home a case of formula in premade bottles. They knew I was nursing.
11:32:45 Host_Housepoet He wanted me to convince those delegates to weaken the U.N. code restricting marketing and promotion of infant formula in developing countries.""
11:32:53 Host_Housepoet weaken the code
11:32:58 willowsmom yeah...he's a pinhead.
11:33:08 Host_Housepoet so you see these are the types of people that we are up againts
11:33:10 mnfiddledragon I'll have to read it later :/
11:33:26 Host_Housepoet ok
11:33:28 mnfiddledragon speaking of - I need to head out. Thank you again
11:33:30 Host_Housepoet so on to the next topic
11:33:37 Host_Housepoet we could go on and on about this
11:33:39 Host_Housepoet :)
11:33:45 willowsmom How will we be able to get these rules enforced?  Did I miss the answer...nak lol
11:33:49 Host_Housepoet the next subject
11:33:52 willowsmom k :)
11:34:06 Host_Housepoet we'll answer more questions at the end
11:34:08 willowsmom k
11:34:10 Host_Housepoet I just want to get through all the topics
11:34:19 Host_Housepoet Content for the site
11:34:29 Host_Housepoet v
11:34:53 Host_Housepoet What we would like to do is open up the floor for you all to comment on the reasons that you've heard not to breastfeed
11:35:02 Host_Housepoet as well as
11:35:07 Host_Housepoet v
11:35:18 Host_Housepoet what we are going to do is v
11:35:32 willowsmom no milk because your vegetarian and don't drink dairy
11:35:45 Host_Housepoet perfect
11:35:47 Mod_Beckie Sorry, girls, I have to boogie, I have to moderate the mothering chat in 20 minutes, and my daughter needs me
11:36:00 willowsmom Old Milk LEFTOVER in the breasts from previous pregnancies.
11:36:06 willowsmom that one slays me
11:36:11 flutterby77 LMAO I've never heard that
11:36:13 Host_Housepoet then in the news letter we will write down that question
11:36:32 Host_Housepoet and someone will email us with documentation on why that is false
11:36:42 willowsmom can't breastfeed because currently pregnant.
11:36:43 Host_Housepoet anything else
11:36:46 Host_Housepoet good
11:36:49 Host_Housepoet come on now everyone
11:36:50 flutterby77 Boobs too big
11:36:51 flutterby77 too small
11:36:53 willowsmom Inverted nipples
11:36:54 xxveigaxx some women just can't breastfeed""
11:36:56 Host_Housepoet I know you've all heard great ones
11:36:56 Jynxgirl medication
11:36:59 Jynxgirl mom couldn't breastfeed
11:36:59 MOD_Ariana PPD
11:37:00 flutterby77 Milk wasn't fatty enough
11:37:00 Host_Housepoet keep it coming
11:37:01 givinguponyou 'formula is just as good'
11:37:04 xxveigaxx Milk never comes in
11:37:05 willowsmom Had breast augmentation
11:37:06 flutterby77 Having twins!
11:37:07 givinguponyou 'hurt too much'
11:37:08 flutterby77 loL
11:37:10 Jynxgirl Going back to school/work etc
11:37:11 Host_Housepoet breastfed babies don't gain as much weight
11:37:13 givinguponyou 'had no support'
11:37:14 Jynxgirl baby is a preemie
11:37:15 Jynxgirl diabetes
11:37:16 flutterby77 lol
11:37:16 MOD_Ariana Don't want droopy breasts
11:37:17 willowsmom Breastfeeding is gross
11:37:18 flutterby77 lOok at us go
11:37:20 Host_Housepoet because a chucky baby is a healthy baby
11:37:21 Jynxgirl lol
11:37:23 xxveigaxx bloody nipples
11:37:28 Host_Housepoet ;)
11:37:28 willowsmom that soudns like a drink
11:37:33 MOD_Ariana Preemie
11:37:34 flutterby77 SOmeone said it's perverted
11:37:35 Host_Housepoet hah gross
11:37:39 flutterby77 EW
11:37:40 Host_Housepoet I can't nurse in public
11:37:45 Host_Housepoet daddy needs to bond with the baby
11:37:55 willowsmom You'll never be able to leave the house
11:37:56 Jynxgirl The one that gets me riled up the most: I don't want to feel like a pedophile
11:37:58 Host_Housepoet I want to have a drink
11:37:59 Host_Housepoet ala
11:38:05 Host_Housepoet Denise Richards
11:38:06 willowsmom ugh Jynx..I can't stand that one
11:38:17 Jynxgirl Me either for very specific reasons
11:38:20 Host_Housepoet I have never heard the pedofile one
11:38:22 flutterby77 Exactly Jynx I hate that one
11:38:22 Host_Housepoet that's sad
11:38:24 willowsmom Yes it is
11:38:33 flutterby77 My ex used it alot, said past 2-3 months was sick
11:38:34 Host_Housepoet awesome ladies
11:38:42 Host_Housepoet that's horrible
11:38:45 Jynxgirl I have. Someone said it to me the other day. They actually called me a pedophile. I nearly burst into tears after getting really angry.
11:38:53 willowsmom can't breastfeed because I don't want to spoil my baby
11:38:59 willowsmom That's TERRIBLE!
11:39:00 Host_Housepoet good one
11:39:02 Jynxgirl I was the victim of a pedophile, so there's NO way I tolerate that one.
11:39:03 flutterby77 OMG Jynx that is awful
11:39:05 Host_Housepoet that is terrible
11:39:06 Jynxgirl It was.
11:39:10 Jynxgirl So that's a big one for me.
11:39:11 flutterby77 :(
11:39:14 Host_Housepoet ok, if you think of any more
11:39:16 Host_Housepoet please email us
11:39:19 willowsmom k
11:39:22 Jynxgirl Another one is: Formula is easier
11:39:24 Host_Housepoet infor@breastfeedingisnormal.org
11:39:27 Host_Housepoet good one
11:39:32 flutterby77 HA HA HA jynx they have no idea
11:39:36 willowsmom lol
11:39:46 Host_Housepoet ok
11:40:00 Jynxgirl No kidding. I was watching a woman at the mall up here mixing a bottle... I was done nursing before her kid was even starting to eat!
11:40:05 Host_Housepoet in the next chat, we will have the questions and hopefully lots of answers to these common myths
11:40:13 Jynxgirl Cool
11:40:34 Host_Housepoet next up
11:40:37 Host_Housepoet real advocacy
11:40:49 Host_Housepoet along with us posting flyers and whatnot about the www.breastfeedingisnormal.org  site,
11:41:00 Host_Housepoet what sort of content needs to be on the site?
11:41:04 Host_Housepoet it's not a help center
11:41:12 Host_Housepoet it's about dispelling the myths about breastfeeding
11:41:21 Host_Housepoet and outing the formula industry for it's bad practices
11:41:28 Host_Housepoet because we all know that our govt is not doing enough
11:41:33 Jynxgirl Information about local laws would be helpful so that people can't use the It's not allowed" excuse."
11:41:35 willowsmom you can say that again
11:41:38 Host_Housepoet I will be putting up links to the
11:41:50 Host_Housepoet letters that the formula companies
11:41:55 Host_Housepoet wrote to Tommy Thompson
11:42:14 Host_Housepoet who is the head of the Health and Human Serivces dept
11:42:29 Host_Housepoet about the wording in the breastfeeding ads that are out right now
11:42:40 Host_Housepoet It will appaul our
11:42:55 Host_Housepoet I agree, and getting your local paper involved or news is a good thing
11:43:27 Host_Housepoet basically what we are dealing with
11:43:32 Host_Housepoet with formula companies
11:43:54 Host_Housepoet are things like this
11:43:58 Host_Housepoet http://www.nestle.com/Our_Responsibility/Infant_Formula/Charter/The+Charter.htm
11:44:03 Host_Housepoet on the nestle site itself
11:44:29 Host_Housepoet Breastfeeding is best for babies. Chemist Henri Nestlé stated this in his Treatise on Nutrition soon after founding our company in 1867, and it is still true today.  ""
11:44:34 Host_Housepoet We are committed to ensuring that the best interests of mothers and babies are served by our employees around the world. The Nestlé Infant Formula in developing countries:""
11:44:50 Host_Housepoet so it's ok for them not to market formula to DEVELOPING countries
11:44:54 Host_Housepoet but here in the US its' ok?
11:45:07 willowsmom Ok...one of the main things behind the formula companies is money. How do we fund our cause? Clearly we live in a society (at least here in the US) where...He with the most money, wins.""
11:45:15 Host_Housepoet of course
11:45:26 Host_Housepoet and that is where we step in...we get no money for promoting breastfeeding
11:45:33 Host_Housepoet and that is something that we have to stress.
11:45:37 Host_Housepoet *note to self*
11:45:45 willowsmom I totally agree
11:45:46 Host_Housepoet that is another topic line that I have heard as well
11:45:51 Host_Housepoet formula isn't in it for the money
11:45:51 Jynxgirl Is there someway we could apply for a not for profit grant?
11:45:55 willowsmom bs
11:45:56 willowsmom lol
11:46:08 Host_Housepoet becoming a non profit org is something that we are looking into
11:46:17 Host_Housepoet but that is a little ways down the road
11:46:27 Jynxgirl Cause that might help with the money aspect, as well, a donation box" so to speak might be a good idea."
11:46:35 Host_Housepoet we need to conitue to do our work and show that we NEED the grant in the future
11:46:46 Host_Housepoet well on the site there is a direct donation button for the cost of the site itself
11:46:51 xxveigaxx I have to go - The boy's having a meltdown.
11:46:53 Jynxgirl Cool
11:46:59 Host_Housepoet it goes directly to the hosting company for hosting costs
11:47:31 Host_Housepoet ok next
11:48:02 MOD_Ariana Ok, Some of the branches of advocacy we're thinking of tapping on the site
11:48:14 MOD_Ariana Consumer Advocacy -- Let your money talk
11:48:27 MOD_Ariana Political/Legal Advocacy -- Get the laws on our side and get the politicians who will get those laws passed elected
11:48:46 MOD_Ariana and get the current laws and codes enforced
11:48:58 Host_Housepoet 12 minutes left
11:49:06 MOD_Ariana Personal Advocacy -- Nurse your baby, let others see and know  Guerilla Advocacy -- Get the word out
11:50:01 Host_Housepoet the Guerilla Advocacy is my specilty
11:50:02 Host_Housepoet :)
11:50:06 Jynxgirl Me too!
11:50:11 Host_Housepoet being a club promoter in los angeles for many years
11:50:20 Host_Housepoet I know the power of a correctly placed flyer
11:50:21 Host_Housepoet :)
11:50:26 Jynxgirl well, really, it's Alena's specialty.... she demands it everywehre.
11:50:34 Host_Housepoet haha
11:50:36 Host_Housepoet cute
11:51:22 Host_Housepoet so keep the abopve in mind
11:51:34 givinguponyou i could actually go to all the wic locations in my area and spread the word
11:51:35 Host_Housepoet for the next chat
11:51:40 givinguponyou they would let me talk about it in the class
11:51:40 willowsmom :)
11:51:48 Host_Housepoet lets open this up to topics for the next chat
11:51:55 Host_Housepoet ideas ladies
11:52:24 Host_Housepoet we will have the page up to solicit donations for copies
11:52:30 Host_Housepoet and the flyers links up as well
11:52:37 Host_Housepoet links for downloading the PDF's to get printed
11:52:48 willowsmom ways to get WHO rules enforced...I'll work on that this week
11:53:04 Host_Housepoet well if our govt isn't going to do it, we need to right?
11:53:09 willowsmom absolutely.
11:53:21 Host_Housepoet ok any topics for the next chat
11:53:25 Host_Housepoet we have 7 miuntes left here
11:53:44 Host_Housepoet any final thoughts, suggestions, questions?
11:53:48 Host_Housepoet feel free
11:53:58 willowsmom :)
11:54:28 Host_Housepoet oh and a launch date as well
11:54:33 Host_Housepoet the sooner the better I'd say
11:54:34 MOD_Ariana I think we can work on a lot of the thoughts we came up with here
11:54:34 willowsmom what is the website for breastfeeding is normal?
11:54:37 Host_Housepoet but we need to get this content in
11:54:39 MOD_Ariana like the formula ads
11:54:46 Host_Housepoet http://breastfeedingisnormal.org
11:54:52 willowsmom sweet, thanks! :)
11:54:55 Host_Housepoet you can sign up for the mailing list on there as well
11:55:09 willowsmom will do :)
11:55:14 Host_Housepoet the transcripts will be up Sunday I believe
11:55:21 Host_Housepoet which is very nice
11:55:24 flutterby77 awesome
11:55:28 Host_Housepoet alright ladies well I think that's it
11:55:31 Host_Housepoet thank you for joining us today
11:55:33 willowsmom Thanks :)
11:55:38 Host_Housepoet dont forget the next chat will be June 2
11:55:38 Jynxgirl Thanks for having this!
11:55:45 willowsmom Happy Breastfeeding. :)
11:55:46 Host_Housepoet spread the word!
11:55:48 MOD_Ariana :D
11:55:50 Jynxgirl It let me find someone in my town to talk to!
11:55:51 Host_Housepoet breastfeeding is normal
11:56:11 Host_Housepoet stick around for the mothering.com chat
11:56:17 Host_Housepoet with Dr. Larry Cohen!
11:56:32 Host_Housepoet i think it's in the mothering.com room
11:56:43 Host_Housepoet MOthering_mag room
11:56:47 Host_Housepoet thakn you all once again

 

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