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Monday, September 4, 2006
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VOLUME 3
ISSUE 124
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September WorldWIT Website Columns
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Invite a Friend
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Visit the WorldWIT Chapters Page and click on 'Invite Friends' on the left navigation bar. You'll be able to enter your colleagues' and friends' email addresses and invite them to join their nearest WorldWIT discussion group. You can use our pre-written message or write your own. Spread the word!
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WorldWIT Celebrates National Breast Feeding at Work Week!
Join us as we celebrate our second annual National Breast Feeding at Work Week, September 4-8, 2006. This week's issue of Thinking Aloud is dedicated to supporting lactation-friendly workplaces and nursing moms. Learn more about NBFWW and register for Wednesday's teleseminar, "Breast Feeding in the Boardroom."
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Ten Steps to a Lactation-Friendly Workplace
Creating a lactation space in your organization doesn't have to cost a dime. What's more: the benefits for nursing moms and organizations, in the form of less absenteeism and lower health care costs makes good business sense. Liz Ryan, WorldWIT CEO and mother of five, offers corporations ten steps to making your workplace a lactation-friendly zone.
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Milk Works
Real Life Tips on How to Breast Feed in Your Workplace
by Gail Proper
Good news – you can work and breast feed your child! However, you will need a few things in order to succeed: a good breast pump; your own determination and flexibility; good communication with your employer and caregiver; and support from your partner, family and friends. Gail Proper offers tried and true advice on how to make breast feeding at work an achievable goal.
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Ask Liz
How do I discreetly let co-workers know not to interrupt me while I'm pumping at work?
Dear Liz,
I have returned to work from maternity leave and I'm pumping milk for my son twice a day. I use a private office and lock the door while I'm pumping, but people knock the whole time I'm in there. I hate to keep yelling "Occupied!" or "Can you please try again in fifteen minutes?" I've tried taping up a sign with IN USE on it, but that doesn't stop people from knocking away. I hate to have to put up a sign that says, "Pumping - Please Come Back Later" on it, but I don't know what else to do.
Thanks,
Cherie
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Milk Bomb
Pinch Me...or Don't
I had recently returned from maternity leave and had brought my pump (which looks like a briefcase) to a meeting in which I was the only woman. I tucked the pump under the table while the meeting was going on. Toward the end of the meeting, I had to step out of the room to make a phone call. When I returned, I found my pump on the table with several of the men trying to figure out what it was. Apparently, they found the bag and thought it had been left behind, so they opened it to see whose it was. They saw the suction and cycling dials and thought it was a timing device for a bomb! I quickly let them know what it was and they were all very relieved (and somewhat embarrassed!).
-Michelle, MassWIT
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In the News
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Real-life Ruminas
In Roman mythology, Rumina was a goddess who protected over breast feeding mothers and nursing infants. WorldWIT’s Rumina Award recognizes those companies that support nursing-mom employees and meet objectives in providing lactation-friendly resources, facilities, and initiatives. Click here for more information on how your company can become a contender for next year's Rumina Award.
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Contact Info
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Questions? Comments? Write to info@worldwit.org. To submit an article, a question for "Ask Liz" or a story for "Pinch Me...or Don't", send an e-mail to Anne Jennings.
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