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Nurse-Family Partnership Realities
For Children - Triumph Awards
Maternal Wellness Center
Women Build Program
The Birds & The Bees & The Flowers & The Trees
LLL Peer Counselor Program
Nurse-Family Partnership
Thank you for the generous donation that
enables the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment,
Nurse-Family Partnership Program to purchase three Medela Lactina
breast pumps. The pumps are currently assigned to newly
breast-feeding mothers to promote and support their ability in
providing nourishing breast milk to their child.
Five Nurse-Family Partnership nurses in
November 2007 received Certified Lactation Consultant designation.
The breast pumps are greatly appreciated in the work that we do with
families to assist them with breast-feeding initiation and
duration. The nurses will bring back comments from the families in
regard to their breast-feeding experience and now the breast pump
enhanced their ability to meet breast-feeding goals. This
information will be shared with the Nurturing Life Foundation.
On behalf of the Nurse-Family Partnership
team, we thank you for the support and contribution to our community
to support and protect breast-feeding.
Sincerely,
Brenda Graves, RN, BSN, CLC
Supervisor Nurse-Family Partnership
Realities For Children - Triumph Awards
The Realities For Children Triumph Awards recognize and honor
exceptional youth who not only survived the adversities of childhood
abuse, but have also triumphed over them personally, socially and
academically.
"I am not going to dwell in the shadows of my fears forever. I
am not going to let adversity triumph over me."
—Elizabeth - Triumph Award Winner
"By reaching out to others for help I found a lifeline, I
found a home."
—Norma - Triumph Award Winner
The Maternal Wellness Center - Philadelphia,
PA
One of our clients is a teen parent who really hoped for an
unmedicated birth. Breastfeeding was very important to her and she
understood that more interventions at birth may interfere with her
ability to nurse her baby. She had a doctor who was not supportive
of natural birth; he basically told her that her birth plan was his
agenda. We were able to get a volunteer birth doula for her and she
participated in childbirth education and breastfeeding classes. She
also received one of our fabulous nurturing massages! Well, although
she and her partner were both teens and were not birthing in the
most supportive environment imaginable, she was able to deliver her
baby without any medical interventions whatsoever. She has been
breastfeeding without any problems and has described her transition
to motherhood as excellent. She serves as an example not only to
other teen moms but also to older women she has met at the Center
who have been impressed with both her knowledge and her commitment
to her daughter. Continue...
Women Build Program
Leah has been working with Women Build for over a year in preparation for building her house. Many of the stud walls in her home were painted
over the last 6 months by women who wanted to put their personal touch into the walls of Leah's home. One says "Create peace in this house" and another
one says "Reach for the stars". Her house will be filled with good wishes and prayers and positive energy from countless women who contributed their time,
energy, and talents to building her home.
The Birds & The Bees & The Flowers & The Trees
A collaboration between the Pueblo City - County Health Department and MPEC
Thirteen girls enjoyed three days of hiking, journaling, talking and sharing during the very first Birds and Bees camp at Mountain Park Environmental Center
June 2-4. All of the participants reported more positive nature attitudes and 62% reported higher self-esteem.
Evaluation Report
I have a daughter who has attended the Mountain Pathways Camp the last
couple years. I wanted to take a moment to let you know how much
she has enjoyed attending Mountain Pathways. After the first year,
she was so excited about all she had learned and she absolutely
loves spending time in the mountains now. She can't wait to go
back each year. It is wonderful to see her becoming a young woman
with confidence and leadership skills, some of which are directly
attributable to the program. I believe she is too old to attend
this year, but she has asked about volunteering at the park and
with the program...just so she can go back again. I think this is
a very worthwhile program for young ladies and certainly hope you
can continue providing it for more girls...it is so hard to find
good influences for girls this age and I know my daughter sure
loved the instructors and the time she spent with them.
LLL Peer Counselor Program
“Each woman was touched by your generosity and they are making strides forward to bring breastfeeding support to their respective areas.”
—Kathy Baker, Peer Couselor Program Manager
The first scholarship recipient was Sara Goff in Fort Campbell, KY.
She writes:
May 1st, 2006
Dear Nurturing Life Foundation,
Thank-you so much for your generous scholarship that enabled me to attend the LLLI Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program Administrator Training. I am very excited to be writing to you about an opportunity we have to empower mothers at Fort Campbell, KY. I am an Army wife, mother of two, a La Leche League leader, and a La Leche League trained Peer Counselor Administrator/trainer. I have been working with mothers at Fort Campbell for over two years. I would like to share with you some of my experiences and how I believe we can empower military mothers creating successful breastfeeding relationships.
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Imagine……
Sending your husband a Red Cross message to let him know his first son was born, 11:08 pm, 7 lbs. 6oz, lots of hair.
- Imagine…….
Daddy meeting his baby on the internet web camera. Knowing he is trying to hide his tears as he smiles at you over a fuzzy connection.
- Imagine…….
Dreaming of breastfeeding your baby during your whole pregnancy. Or just having the idea that you would like to “try that breastfeeding”. Only to be undermined by well-intentioned hospital staff, misunderstood by your friends, unsupported by your far away family. Everyone always has an opinion and most mean to share it with you. Your husband is unsure how he can bond with the baby if he isn’t able to feed him. Maybe I can’t do this?
- Imagine……
No sleep. Not only because you have a newborn demanding your every second, but your husband is in a war zone…going to a war zone….leaving a war zone…or is deployed to who knows where and can’t tell you anything about it for security reasons.
- Imagine…..
You are the soldier, the mother, the wife. The pressure can be overwhelming. The breastfeeding support non-existent.
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