World Breastfeeding Week

Ten Low Cost or No Cost Ideas for World Breastfeeding Week (.pdf)

WBW Proclamation from Governor Gregoire (.pdf)

Breastfeeding Books for Parents and Children (.pdf)

Marvelous Mammal Quiz

Breastfeeding Coloring Page: English, Spanish

The International Breastfeeding Symbol can be used by anyone to promote and support breastfeeding around the world. Learn how the International Breastfeeding Symbol was started.

World Breastfeeding Week, 2008

Mother Support: Going for the Gold!

The international summer Olympics for 2008 will begin on August 8, immediately after World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), August 1-7. To acknowledge this timing, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) decided on “World Breastfeeding Week 2008: Mother Support: Going for the Gold” as the slogan for the 2008 celebration.

The WABA website states, “As every country sends its best athletes to compete at these global games, it is important to remind ourselves that, in a similar fashion, a healthy young athlete can only emerge from a healthy start on life. There is no question that optimal infant and young child feeding is essential for optimal growth and development.” WBW 2008 slogan focuses on increased support for mothers in achieving the ‘gold standard’ of infant feeding, breastfeeding exclusively for six months, and providing appropriate complementary foods with continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond.
 
WABA WBW website www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org provides ideas for action, activities,  materials, reports and more.