The History of the Support Group!
In 2009 Serena Meyer RN, IBCLC and Tabitha Ames CLE set up the irl breastfeeding support meetings held in Pinole, CA. It was a small grassroots effort; first held in parks, and then as the group grew in size it was held in homes. In 2010 Bay Area Breastfeeding Support was formed, with the addition of Teglene Ryan IBCLC, Jolie Black Bear IBCLC, Veronica Garea IBCLC, Tanya Smith, LLL, Jessica Sypolt, Shannon Heindel, Megan Shinkle, Claire Von Rooyen IBCLC, Melanie Wyman and Keri DeHerrera as group moderators for the online group. After many hundreds of hours of volunteer work, a steady but increasing hub of support for Bay Area mothers and their babies was developed. The facebook group was in place and a new way to reach mothers all across the Bay and into other states was in place! Later in the 2010 year, BABS was listed in the Contra Costa County website under Breastfeeding Support.
BABS can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/211086202257411/
In 2009 Serena Meyer RN, IBCLC and Tabitha Ames CLE set up the irl breastfeeding support meetings held in Pinole, CA. It was a small grassroots effort; first held in parks, and then as the group grew in size it was held in homes. In 2010 Bay Area Breastfeeding Support was formed, with the addition of Teglene Ryan IBCLC, Jolie Black Bear IBCLC, Veronica Garea IBCLC, Tanya Smith, LLL, Jessica Sypolt, Shannon Heindel, Megan Shinkle, Claire Von Rooyen IBCLC, Melanie Wyman and Keri DeHerrera as group moderators for the online group. After many hundreds of hours of volunteer work, a steady but increasing hub of support for Bay Area mothers and their babies was developed. The facebook group was in place and a new way to reach mothers all across the Bay and into other states was in place! Later in the 2010 year, BABS was listed in the Contra Costa County website under Breastfeeding Support.
BABS can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/211086202257411/
