La Leche League of South Bend

A Purdue University sociologist is recruiting Indiana mothers to take part in a study about breast milk pumping in the workplace. Associate professor of sociology Elizabeth Hoffman is conducting a study on the issue to better understand the obstacles and challenges that women face. She's seeking mothers who used to pump at work, are currently doing so, started but had to stop, or had planned to pump at work but were unable to do so. Participants are invited to participate in a 30-minute confidential interview or a 20-minute confidential online survey. Anyone interested in participating in the interview or has questions should contact Hoffmann at 765-496-2225. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

The University is pleased to announce the availability of three general lactation areas on campus for faculty, staff, and graduate students to support women balancing their work and study commitments with their needs as mothers of young children. Each campus location offers a quiet, clean, and secure environment for women who need to express breast milk during their time on campus. Lactation rooms are located in the Hesburgh Library, DeBartolo Hall and Grace Hall. Employees will be able to access the rooms with their Notre Dame ID card. Employees can request lactation room access by visiting http://hr.nd.edu/work-life-balance/lactation-rooms or contact askHR at (574) 631-5900 for additional information. In most situations, an employee can express her milk during normal meal and break times. However, additional time may be needed and supervisors are encouraged to reasonably flex schedules to allow for these exceptions. If you have any questions, please consult your HR Business Par...

Last year, the South Bend La Leche League volunteered with Old2Gold, the annual “garage sale” of student goods at Notre Dame. Volunteers from local non-profits sort and organize everything from bikes to shoes to lumber and clothes. In return, a portion of the sales goes to each of the organizations based on the number of hours volunteered. Last year, we earned close to $20 per hour! If you are interested in supporting breastfeeding support and information in our community, please consider supporting your local La Leche League group by volunteering. Here’s how: This year Old2Gold takes place June 26. Volunteer training sessions (mandatory) last one hour and take place the week of May 24-27. Registration begins April 19 at http://old2gold.nd.edu. Once there, please indicate that you are volunteering as part of La Leche League. Volunteers will be placed on work detail according to the preferences stated in their application. You will be contacted by phone or email (your choice) to conf...

We were recently contacted by a Notre Dame student who is looking working on a short film about a single mother. Quoted from the email: Our main character, Rosa, is a Mexican-American woman who is independent and strong, and most importantly believes in raising her own baby. A large part of her character is that Rosa insists upon natural breastfeeding as part of a healthy and loving mother-child relationship. As such, there is some simulated breastfeeding in our film and we hope to cast an actual mother and child (preferably of Hispanic background) - we would not show the actual breastfeeding but would suggest it. If you are interested in being considered for the role of Rosa, please contact Marie Wicht at mwicht@nd.edu or 203-918-5007 Thank you - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone