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Welcome Employers!
Congratulations
on your commitment to helping your employees by support of breastfeeding.
Here we have provided you information to develop breastfeeding policies
and ways to become breastfeeding-friendly.
Become
a SSBN Breastfeeding Buddy!
 The
South Sound Breastfeeding Network (SSBN) is showcasing businesses
and public locations on our website that are breastfeeding friendly.
"Breastfeeding Friendly" means the business encourages and supports
breastfeeding for all patrons and employees.
The SSBN
Breastfeeding Buddy program is strictly voluntary and a way
to help support and encourage breastfeeding in our community.
If you are interested
in becoming a SSBN Breastfeeding Buddy
and listed on our website please review our Breastfeeding
Welcome Here campaign and contact
the SSBN.
Suggestions
for becoming Breastfeeding Friendly:
- Have a written
policy supporting breastfeeding and train all employees in how
to treat a breastfeeding mom.
- Provide a
private comfortable place for mothers to breastfeed or pump.
- Support
Breastfeeding employees by providing time and place to pump and
store breast milk.
- Display
the International Breastfeeding Symbol (available free from the
SSBN)
- Consider
sponsoring a local celebration of World Breastfeeding Week. (Visit
www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
for information.)
- Read and
follow the guidelines for the Breastfeeding
Welcome Here campaign
Thank you for
your interest in supporting breastfeeding and helping to make our
community breastfeeding friendly.
Resources:
The below information
is provided by the Breastfeeding
Coalition of Washington which is a program of WithinReach.
Breastfeeding
Legislation & Discrimination
Breastfeeding
Support in the Workplace, Best Practices to Promote Health and
Productivity (PDF) Specific information about employer
lactation program and costs.
How
Employers Can Assist with Breastfeeding in the Workplace (PDF)
The
Health and Cost Benefits of Breastfeeding (PDF)
Materials:
Checklist
for Accommodations in the Workplace (PDF)
Working
& Breastfeeding: It's Worth it!
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