By Glenni Lorick
Supporting their breastfeeding employees is good business for employers. Across the country small, medium and large businesses are discovering that they save money, reduce absenteeism, and dramatically increase employee satisfaction when they offer a corporate lactation program.
The Health Resources and Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services has [...]
Posts Tagged ‘breastfeeding’
Lactation and the Workplace: Where Business and Breastfeeding Come Together
Momedy: The Lighter Side of Parenting
Do you ever feel like all you are is one big boob? Your baby wants them; your husband wants them for an entirely different reason, especially now, and even though they’re attached to you, they betray you at every turn: they leak, they grow at alarming speeds, and keep ‘em full for a couple hours too [...]
Can You Afford Not to Breastfeed?
By Glenni Lorick
Recently an expectant mother expressed her desire to breastfeed “if she could afford it.” I was taken aback by this comment because breastmilk is, after all, free. However, she explained that she just didn’t know if she could afford a lactation consultant and an expensive breastpump. She qualified for the WIC program (Women, [...]