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Breastfeeding Is Normal presents: A Breastfeeding Advocacy Chat #13
9/14/05

12 mamas in attendance

11:00:37 Host_Housepoet lovely morning for a chat eh?
11:00:51 Host_Housepoet lllllllllllllllllllllalalalalalallala al al al ala lalalla alltttaaaaa lalalalal
11:01:02 flutterby77 hahaha
11:02:09 Mod_ariana I'm not sure many people are feeling the same way.  ;-)
11:03:18 flutterby77 What happened to everyone :(
11:03:34 Mod_ariana Some days just don't bring in the people
11:03:48 Mod_ariana plus Noel can't access the mailing list today because of background changes to the site
11:04:03 Mod_ariana So lots of people probably forgot
11:04:12 Mod_ariana Just the week that you make it.
11:04:14 Mod_ariana :(
11:04:59 flutterby77 ya :(
11:05:03 Mod_ariana Hi bicrim!
11:05:06 bicrim hi
11:05:08 flutterby77 I kept the twins up for a while so I could be here!
11:05:32 Mod_ariana I think we'll go ahead with some stuff in a little bit
11:05:38 Mod_ariana give people a chance to show up
11:05:50 bicrim nursing to sleep, hard to type
11:06:04 Host_Housepoet her everyone
11:06:09 Host_Housepoet hey, even
11:06:22 Host_Housepoet this is going to be a really casual chat today
11:06:37 Host_Housepoet Ariana is busy with home schooling work and I am swamp with college
11:06:49 Host_Housepoet but that doesn't mean we can't talk about advocacy for our hour
11:07:06 Host_Housepoet We just found out that breastfeedingisnormal.org is one of three sites featured in Bust Magazine
11:07:08 flutterby77 Good!
11:07:14 flutterby77 No way! How awesome!
11:07:24 Host_Housepoet I know!
11:07:29 Host_Housepoet I have to go out and pick it up now.
11:07:40 flutterby77 I wonder if we get it here, never heard of it
11:07:42 Mod_ariana I know I want to get a copy too
11:08:01 flutterby77 I was wishing I had nursing notes on the weekend, two breastfeeders in public I was so excited! lol
11:08:19 Host_Housepoet that's so cool!
11:09:06 flutterby77 I was out alone too, so I'm sure they thought I was some perv leering at them
11:09:16 Mod_ariana Haha
11:09:30 Mod_ariana If I see someone looking at me I always think they're a lactivist too
11:09:40 Mod_ariana or I guess I *hope* they are.  ;)
11:09:50 Mod_ariana The thing with being mentioned in Bust Magazine
11:09:59 Mod_ariana is the site really isn't all together yet
11:10:12 Mod_ariana We really need to get some stuff cleaned up and put together
11:10:17 Mod_ariana and we really need help with that
11:10:32 flutterby77 For sure, I will help where I can
11:10:46 Mod_ariana One thing we need help with
11:10:54 Mod_ariana is that it seems that LLL has changed up their site
11:11:07 Mod_ariana and we have a bunch of links to them in the Breastfeedign Myths page
11:11:12 Mod_ariana so now they're dead links
11:11:17 flutterby77 Oh no!!
11:11:17 Mod_ariana which I REALLY HATE
11:11:22 flutterby77 Me too!
11:11:29 Mod_ariana It's a BIG pet peeve of mine
11:11:29 sugarcoated_poison_apple sorry i'm late
11:11:35 Mod_ariana HI  sugarcoated_poison_apple !
11:11:39 flutterby77 Hi!
11:11:41 Mod_ariana We started late so it's not a big thing
11:11:46 sugarcoated_poison_apple okies
11:11:52 anngwish42 I can probably track down/fix the dead links today.
11:12:02 Mod_ariana anngwish42 you're my hero
11:12:05 Mod_ariana I love you
11:12:06 flutterby77 YAY!
11:12:19 Mod_ariana If you could do that it'd be awesome (I'm showing my 80's roots)
11:12:25 flutterby77 I really need to get flyers, I go out every weekend I need to start doing it
11:12:38 anngwish42 Also: http://hmbana.com/index.htm - and you're only showing your 80's roots if you say rad""
11:12:50 Mod_ariana I was thinking gnarly
11:12:53 sugarcoated_poison_apple cool beans, man ... heehee
11:13:10 Mod_ariana The thing is I know you all are significantly younger than I am
11:13:14 anngwish42 But yeah, last week you guys were asking about milk donation info, and there's the Human Milk Banking Association of North America's website
11:13:21 Mod_ariana cool
11:14:08 Mod_ariana http://hmbana.com/donations.htm
11:14:12 Mod_ariana Thsi is a good page there
11:14:38 Mod_ariana We can link to that to give people a start at the idea of donating
11:15:21 flutterby77 Wow! I wish I could donate.
11:15:26 anngwish42 It has a nice clickable map with the locations of the milk banks
11:16:07 Mod_ariana I've never been one to produce for a pump
11:16:13 Mod_ariana but I bet if I worked at it more...
11:16:17 flutterby77 Me either.
11:16:23 flutterby77 TRUE
11:16:25 anngwish42 The woman I know at the Christiana Milk Bank says they just print stuff off that website for general donation guidelines etc.
11:16:30 Mod_ariana But I think they don't usually like donators with babies over 1
11:16:35 Mod_ariana So over 2 is doubtful
11:16:46 Mod_ariana That's good
11:16:57 anngwish42 The actual milk donation guidelines at Christiana's milk bank are like 2 pages long, you have to fill out a questionnaire as long as you do for giving blood.
11:17:04 sugarcoated_poison_apple i produce really well for a pump but i'm only making enough milk right now for amorette ... i tried to increase my supply to help someone out, but i failed
11:17:21 Mod_ariana awww, that's too bad,  sugarcoated_poison_apple.
11:17:25 Mod_ariana But it was sweet of you to try
11:17:28 Host_Housepoet you didn't fail
11:17:38 sugarcoated_poison_apple you can just call me alison, ou know ... less work. ^_^
11:17:43 Mod_ariana haha
11:17:54 Mod_ariana What I usually do is just click your name in the chat screen
11:18:00 Mod_ariana so then it's even less work than Alison
11:18:03 sugarcoated_poison_apple yeah, i think i would have been able to do it if i wasn't working ... it's hard enough to manage her 4 bottles every day
11:18:09 sugarcoated_poison_apple aahhhhh
11:18:29 kristenandmadeleine hello
11:18:32 Mod_ariana I'm all about shortcuts
11:18:36 Mod_ariana Hello  kristenandmadeleine
11:18:46 kristenandmadeleine I'm new to this chat.
11:18:53 sugarcoated_poison_apple welcome
11:18:57 Host_Housepoet welcome
11:19:01 sugarcoated_poison_apple ^_^
11:19:13 kristenandmadeleine and a new mummy!  :bf
11:19:19 Host_Housepoet yay!
11:19:23 Host_Housepoet congrats!
11:19:26 sugarcoated_poison_apple yay for new babies
11:19:28 kristenandmadeleine thanks!
11:19:31 flutterby77 Congratulations
11:19:42 Host_Housepoet do you have any questions we could help you out with?
11:19:49 Host_Housepoet we're having a very informal chat today
11:19:54 kristenandmadeleine Madeleine Isabella is 6 weeks on Friday.  and we are exclusively breastfeeding.  and doing quite the wonderful job i might say
11:20:16 Mod_ariana kristenandmadeleine 6 weeks of exclusive BF is a wonderful job!!
11:20:36 kristenandmadeleine I see this advertised on the BF'ng LJ comminuty I post on
11:20:49 Mod_ariana what's your LJ name?
11:20:52 kristenandmadeleine Ariana, I must say, we have been very lucky
11:20:55 kristenandmadeleine jellho
11:21:08 kristenandmadeleine breastfeeding has been extremely easy and came very natural to us
11:21:10 sugarcoated_poison_apple oh, hey jellho ^_^ i recognize you now
11:21:27 kristenandmadeleine whats your name?
11:21:39 Mod_ariana I'm arianamama
11:21:45 Host_Housepoet I'm housepoet
11:21:59 sugarcoated_poison_apple i'm sugarpoisonappl