Special Announcement from Joanne

It is with great sadness that due to personal circumstances and the effects of the pandemic, I am unable to run The Global Big Latch On as I have done for the last 12 years. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved over the years; supporting communities, encouraging networks and celebrating breastfeeding.  …

ALMOST 60,000 PEOPLE SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING AT SYNCHRONIZED BREASTFEEDING EVENT

Press Release August 14th 2019:   ALMOST 60,000 PEOPLE SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING AT SYNCHRONIZED BREASTFEEDING EVENT On August 2, 3 and 4 2019, over 58,000 people around the world took part in the tenth Global Big Latch On, demonstrating their support for breastfeeding. 19,414 breastfeeding parents attended events held in their community and…

ALMOST 60,000 PEOPLE SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING AT SYNCHRONIZED BREASTFEEDING EVENT

Press Release August 13th 2018:   ALMOST 60,000 PEOPLE SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING AT SYNCHRONIZED BREASTFEEDING EVENT   On August 3, 4 and 5 2018, almost 60,000 people around the world took part in the Global Big Latch On, demonstrating their support for breastfeeding. 22,592 breastfeeding parents attended events held in their community and…

Feeding by numbers

A fellow mother posted the following comment to our mom’s group Facebook page recently: “I track breastfeeding in an app pretty religiously.  Doug breastfed 366 times for a total of 94 hours and 52 minutes his first month of life. Alice breastfed 297 times for a total of 97 hours and 54 minutes her first…