In my new blog, written for HSE National Breastfeeding Week, I share how to reduce aches and pains through better posture, support, and awareness.
Read it here: boyneergonomics.ie/using-ergonomics-to-redu...
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Recordings are now available of the virtual speaker series from National Breastfeeding Week 2025!
Go to: shorturl.at/DbU1R
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Every breastfeeding journey looks different but many of us face the same aches in our neck, back, or shoulders.
What helped you reduce the discomfort?
💬 Your tip might be exactly what another mam needs. 💖
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As #NationalBreastfeedingWeek ends, we reflect on how early nourishment supports lifelong health.
🎥 Watch our video on how breastfeeding supports babies’ health as they grow: 🔗 youtu.be/lfKKuwPpYWo
Learn more about CHILD’s breastfeeding research:
🔗 childstudy.ca/portfolio/ke...
🎧 New episode of Ergonomically Speaking…Reducing Musculoskeletal Discomfort When Breastfeeding
👉 Listen here: boyneergonomics.ie/ergonomically-speaking-p...
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Join us for our virtual speaker event today:
Topics include:
- Introduction to #breastfeeding and the #environment & #emergency situations
- Integrating #wildfire risk into #prenatal health promotion
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Good posture = less pain while breastfeedingA few simple do’s & don’ts can make feeding more comfortable for you and your baby. 💖
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This #NationalBreastfeedingWeek, we join @WHO & @UNICEF in calling for:
✅ More investment in maternal & newborn care
✅ Educated health workers to support breastfeeding
✅ Stronger community health systems
✅ Protection from harmful marketing practices
#NBW2025 #sustainability #breastfeeding
💡 Every $1 invested in breastfeeding generates $35* in economic returns. #Breastfeeding is not only a #health imperative, it's an #economic and moral one.
(US Dollars)
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Breastmilk components associated with a child’s early neurodevelopment: new CHILD research in @FrontNutrition from Sarah Turner & @meghanazad.bsky.social @umanitoba @CHRIManitoba #NationalBreastfeedingWeek
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ext reads: MCHP Research: Breastfeeding supports lower rates of Post-Partum Depression Stronger bonds between parent and child Improved Child Behaviour. Below are graphics representing a mother cradling an infant, with an older child beside, in front of a rising sun.
#MCHPResearch Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Sarah Turner explored #breastfeeding's link with improved child behaviour, suggesting that less postpartum depression & improved parent-child relationships are likely contributing factors. #NBW2025 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek
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Breastfeeding is beautiful, but it can leave your body aching.
Simple posture shifts, cushions for support, and mindful breaks can ease the strain on your neck, back, and shoulders.
#NationalBreastfeedingWeek #BreastfeedingIreland #nbw2025 #HSEmychild #LaLecheLeagueIreland #Cuidiu
#MCHPResearch Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Sarah Turner led a newly published study exploring the relationship between human milk composition and infant neurodevelopment.
#Breastmilk #Breastfeeding #NBW2025 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek #HumanMilk #UMResearch
🚨 New #THRiVElab paper!🚨
(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )
Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...
It's #NationalBreastfeedingWeek!
Our MILC team is hosting info booths at public libraries this week in Winnipeg to celebrate.
More about MILC: www.milcresearch.com
During Canada's #NationalBreastfeedingWeek, we call on governments across the country to invest in health systems that support #breastfeeding families.
Breastfeeding saves lives: it's a baby's first vaccine, protecting against diseases like diarrhoea & pneumonia.
#NBW2025 #sustainability #support
HAPPY NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING WEEK!
Join us today for our first day of virtual presentations. Go to breastfeedingcanada.ca/events to register for today or other days of our speaker series for #nbw2025
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#breastfeeding
#chestfeeding
#sustainable
#support
#breastfeeding #chestfeeding #nationalbreastfeedingweek #canadianbreastfeedingweek #sustainability #supportsystems #environment #NBW #NBW2025 #lactation #humanmilk #infantnutrition #communitysupport #infantfeeding #October #Canada #parents #employers #virtual #online
Plant A Milk Garden! 🍁🌷🌾This is one way you can celebrate #NationalBreastfeedingWeek in Canada (October 1-7). Watch your #perennial #garden blossom in the future, just like children do.
Get more NBW activity ideas on our website:
breastfeedingcanada.ca/en/national-...
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#chestfeeding
How will you celebrate #NationalBreastfeedingWeek, coming up in October?
How about knitting a breast beanie hat!
Find a link to the pattern on our NBW2025 Toolkit page:
breastfeedingcanada.ca/en/national-...
#NBW2025
#canadianbreastfeedingweek
#sustainability
#chestfeeding
#lactation
Tell us how you help "sustain and support breastfeeding" in honour of National Breastfeeding Week:
Employers, grandparents, friends, neighbours - anyone can help spread a message of support.
#NBW2025
#nationalbreastfeedingweek
📅 Register Now 📅 for our October National Breastfeeding Week's FREE Virtual Speaker Series! Link in Bio, or go to www.breastfeedingcanada.ca/events
This year's #NBW2025 theme is "Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create sustainable support systems".
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🍼 It’s #NationalBreastfeedingWeek!
Let’s celebrate the strength of breastfeeding families & the support that makes it possible. 💪💗
Together, we can build a world where every parent feels empowered.
#SupportBreastfeeding #HealthyBabies #ParentingSupport
As National Breastfeeding Week approaches, learn how to support breastfeeding parents with practical tips, encouragement, and ways to create a more inclusive, informed space with @totalapexmedia.bsky.social 🤱🫂
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