Je co Baby Café celebrates World Breastfeeding Week with support

BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Je erson County’s breastfeeding mothers got to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week on Aug. 7 with Je erson County Public Health’s Women, Infants and Children program, Mothers Milk Bank and the Baby Café.

e event took place at the Belmar Library in Lakewood, where an activity room in the back of the library was lled with gifts for the mothers, rocking chairs for giveaway, free breastfeeding support clothing and space for the babies to play in.

is is not the rst meeting for the mothers, Mother’s Milk Bank or Je co Public Health. ey all come together weekly for a support group called Baby Café. e group meets every Monday at the Belmar Library.

WIC Lactation Program Supervisor Kelsie Revera explained that the group is part of a network of breastfeeding support groups licensed by Baby Café and facilitated by Mother’s Milk Bank.

e Baby Café at Belmar Library is the only one run by Je co Public

Health. According to Rivera, the Baby Café licensing ensures quality and also connects the Je co group