WEBVTT 00:00:08.626 --> 00:00:09.948 "When you're a new mom, 00:00:09.948 --> 00:00:11.397 you have a lot of different priorities. 00:00:11.397 --> 00:00:12.533 I mean theres so many things 00:00:12.533 --> 00:00:13.660 coming at you, and so many 00:00:13.660 --> 00:00:16.073 decisions, and so many choices to make 00:00:16.073 --> 00:00:17.888 And for me it was very important to say 00:00:17.899 --> 00:00:20.700 Breastfeeding is the first thing that needs 00:00:20.700 --> 00:00:22.649 to be payed attention too." 00:00:23.581 --> 00:00:24.756 "It's nurishing 00:00:24.756 --> 00:00:26.708 of the spirit almost. 00:00:27.304 --> 00:00:30.457 It's the connection that you have 00:00:30.457 --> 00:00:33.341 beyond just milk." 00:00:35.378 --> 00:00:36.991 "Hi I'm Cate Colburn Smith. 00:00:36.991 --> 00:00:38.036 I'm a business professional, 00:00:38.036 --> 00:00:39.411 breastfeeding advocate, 00:00:39.411 --> 00:00:40.426 and a mom. 00:00:40.426 --> 00:00:41.363 I wrote the book 00:00:41.363 --> 00:00:42.470 'The Milk Memos' 00:00:42.470 --> 00:00:43.687 about my own experience 00:00:43.687 --> 00:00:45.154 returning to work and continuing 00:00:45.154 --> 00:00:46.691 to breast feed my daughters. 00:00:46.691 --> 00:00:49.320 And we created this video to educate, 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:51.267 motivate, and inspire you to keep 00:00:51.267 --> 00:00:53.256 breast feeding after you go back to work." 00:00:53.848 --> 00:00:56.238 "I always, always knew, I would 00:00:56.238 --> 00:00:57.096 breast feed. 00:00:57.096 --> 00:00:58.209 I'm a dietician. 00:00:58.209 --> 00:01:00.042 That's the optimal feeding 00:01:00.042 --> 00:01:00.760 for infants. 00:01:00.783 --> 00:01:02.694 The American Dietetic association 00:01:02.694 --> 00:01:04.473 is the organization I follow 00:01:04.473 --> 00:01:05.660 as a dietician, 00:01:05.660 --> 00:01:07.252 and that's what they recommend." 00:01:07.418 --> 00:01:09.897 "I mean we read about it all the time 00:01:09.897 --> 00:01:11.222 that breast fed babies 00:01:12.221 --> 00:01:15.431 they do better in every aspect of life, 00:01:15.431 --> 00:01:18.126 and I wanted to give my son that advantage 00:01:18.126 --> 00:01:19.554 that breastfeeding offers." 00:01:20.233 --> 00:01:21.583 "It's very cost effective 00:01:21.583 --> 00:01:23.698 and you dont have to 00:01:23.698 --> 00:01:25.390 wake up in the middle of the night 00:01:25.390 --> 00:01:27.297 especially when they are you know, feeding 00:01:27.297 --> 00:01:28.472 every two hours. 00:01:28.472 --> 00:01:30.107 I didn't have to get up in the middle of the night 00:01:30.107 --> 00:01:31.806 and go shake a bottle." 00:01:31.806 --> 00:01:34.932 "One of the benefits that I really saw was 00:01:34.932 --> 00:01:39.058 I got sick, I wasn't sure if it was the flu 00:01:39.058 --> 00:01:40.617 but I did get really sick 00:01:40.617 --> 00:01:41.794 and I was scared for her to get 00:01:41.794 --> 00:01:43.140 sick, and she didnt get sick. 00:01:43.140 --> 00:01:44.983 And so it really protected her 00:01:44.983 --> 00:01:46.743 from any sickness that I had." 00:01:48.133 --> 00:01:50.083 "It's your time to reconnect with your 00:01:50.083 --> 00:01:50.796 child. 00:01:50.796 --> 00:01:52.868 The separation between mother and child 00:01:52.868 --> 00:01:54.689 is easier when you're nursing, 00:01:54.689 --> 00:01:56.959 hands down, no questions asked." 00:01:57.434 --> 00:01:59.884 "Just to be able to 00:02:01.479 --> 00:02:03.152 unconditionally love her during 00:02:03.152 --> 00:02:05.756 that moment I think is 00:02:06.652 --> 00:02:08.852 is the best feeling that you can have." 00:02:08.852 --> 00:02:10.926 "The American Academy of Pediatrics 00:02:10.926 --> 00:02:12.692 strongly endorses breast feeding, 00:02:12.692 --> 00:02:14.731 because they know it results in the 00:02:14.731 --> 00:02:16.321 healthiest outcome for 00:02:16.321 --> 00:02:17.535 babies and mothers. 00:02:17.535 --> 00:02:19.908 And their recommendations are that 00:02:19.908 --> 00:02:21.717 every baby, with rare exceptions 00:02:21.717 --> 00:02:23.180 would be breast fed. 00:02:23.180 --> 00:02:24.933 And they recommend exclusive 00:02:24.933 --> 00:02:26.157 breast feeding for the first 00:02:26.157 --> 00:02:26.989 six months. 00:02:26.989 --> 00:02:28.312 We know that exclusive 00:02:28.312 --> 00:02:29.678 breast feeding helps extend 00:02:29.678 --> 00:02:30.901 the duration of breast feeding 00:02:30.901 --> 00:02:32.296 and exclusive breast feeding 00:02:32.296 --> 00:02:33.796 gives the most health benefits to 00:02:33.796 --> 00:02:34.317 the babies. 00:02:34.317 --> 00:02:36.197 These benefits are dose related. 00:02:36.197 --> 00:02:38.377 So the more fully you breast feed 00:02:38.377 --> 00:02:39.919 and the longer you breast feed 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:41.375 the more benefits to the baby." 00:02:41.923 --> 00:02:43.415 "Breast feeding is a natural thing 00:02:43.415 --> 00:02:44.974 but it won't happen on its own. 00:02:44.974 --> 00:02:46.359 To really make it work, 00:02:46.359 --> 00:02:47.748 you'll need to have a plan 00:02:47.748 --> 00:02:50.083 and have it be a high priority. 00:02:50.083 --> 00:02:52.441 And ultimately remember why you're doing it 00:02:52.441 --> 00:02:53.740 it's for your baby." 00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:56.848 "So I knew that there was going to be obstacles 00:02:56.848 --> 00:02:59.585 that would happen, that would take place 00:02:59.585 --> 00:03:01.749 because I heard it from other women 00:03:01.749 --> 00:03:03.985 but I knew that it was going to be my goal 00:03:03.985 --> 00:03:05.959 no matter what obstacle came up 00:03:05.959 --> 00:03:07.338 that I was going to breast feed 00:03:07.338 --> 00:03:08.501 up until one year." 00:03:08.734 --> 00:03:10.786 "I read something in a fitness magazine 00:03:10.786 --> 00:03:12.553 that said if you have to make yourself 00:03:12.553 --> 00:03:13.444 your priority 00:03:13.444 --> 00:03:15.035 and if youre going to exercise you have to 00:03:15.035 --> 00:03:16.629 put your exercise on your calendar. 00:03:16.629 --> 00:03:17.657 And I just thought well my baby 00:03:17.657 --> 00:03:18.808 is my priority right now and its 00:03:18.845 --> 00:03:19.561 the same thing 00:03:19.561 --> 00:03:21.292 I'm going to put it on my calendar 00:03:21.514 --> 00:03:23.044 that's it, that's my time 00:03:23.044 --> 00:03:23.735 every day." 00:03:24.077 --> 00:03:25.633 "To be able to pump 00:03:25.633 --> 00:03:27.453 so that I can come home 00:03:27.453 --> 00:03:31.455 and breast feed my baby, that really, ultimately 00:03:31.603 --> 00:03:33.203 because pumping is 00:03:33.965 --> 00:03:35.394 as humorous as it is 00:03:35.474 --> 00:03:37.184 it's not the most fun thing. 00:03:37.184 --> 00:03:39.557 you do have stuff attached to your breasts 00:03:39.557 --> 00:03:42.128 you do kind of feel like a milk maid sometimes. 00:03:42.128 --> 00:03:44.313 It's not glamorous. 00:03:48.799 --> 00:03:51.689 If this is what I need to do in order to be able 00:03:51.689 --> 00:03:53.593 to come home and breast feed my baby 00:03:53.593 --> 00:03:56.236 that is why I'm doing it." 00:03:56.236 --> 00:03:57.579 "It's a means to an end." 00:03:57.579 --> 00:03:58.276 "It is." 00:03:58.671 --> 00:04:00.195 "As great as breast feeding is 00:04:00.195 --> 00:04:02.999 unfortunately some women face challenges 00:04:03.142 --> 00:04:04.762 It may be physical issues 00:04:04.762 --> 00:04:05.362 or 00:04:05.362 --> 00:04:06.585 for some women 00:04:06.585 --> 00:04:08.052 there are challenges in the workplace 00:04:08.052 --> 00:04:09.723 with coworkers, and management." 00:04:10.872 --> 00:04:12.611 "Work was my priority also 00:04:14.254 --> 00:04:16.524 unfortunately my coworkers 00:04:16.524 --> 00:04:18.234 didn't feel comfortable with that. 00:04:18.234 --> 00:04:20.340 They had a lot of resentment built 00:04:21.310 --> 00:04:22.657 they weren't telling me 00:04:22.657 --> 00:04:24.394 and they would go individually 00:04:24.394 --> 00:04:26.362 and file complaints to my boss." 00:04:27.081 --> 00:04:28.092 "They would say 00:04:28.092 --> 00:04:30.215 'When are you taking home your boob juice?' 00:04:30.215 --> 00:04:30.639 or 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:32.301 just little remarks. 00:04:32.932 --> 00:04:35.362 But to me it was like okay it was kind of 00:04:35.362 --> 00:04:36.750 funny, but at the same time 00:04:36.750 --> 00:04:38.397 I knew they were trying to make a point." 00:04:39.351 --> 00:04:42.665 "..And her response was 'I don't think that's a good idea.' 00:04:42.670 --> 00:04:43.819 and as a professional 00:04:43.819 --> 00:04:46.000 you're not garaunteed breaks. 00:04:46.259 --> 00:04:48.678 And again thats another point 00:04:49.463 --> 00:04:52.067 where, if I was strong enough 00:04:52.182 --> 00:04:53.892 and assertive enough 00:04:55.145 --> 00:04:56.385 I could have said 00:04:56.864 --> 00:05:00.234 'There's a breast feeding law that supports me.' " 00:05:02.388 --> 00:05:03.974 "Research shows that 00:05:03.974 --> 00:05:05.425 workplace lactation programs 00:05:05.425 --> 00:05:06.964 benefits employers in many ways. 00:05:06.964 --> 00:05:08.716 Health care costs are lower 00:05:08.716 --> 00:05:10.441 because mother and baby are healthier. 00:05:10.441 --> 00:05:11.977 There is lower absenteeism. 00:05:12.491 --> 00:05:14.379 Higher productivity and job satisfaction 00:05:15.028 --> 00:05:16.826 improved employee loyalty, 00:05:16.826 --> 00:05:19.065 and a positive image for the employer 00:05:19.065 --> 00:05:20.140 in the community." 00:05:20.757 --> 00:05:22.339 "We didn't have our first illness 00:05:22.339 --> 00:05:24.068 until my son was eleven and half 00:05:24.068 --> 00:05:25.247 months old. 00:05:25.247 --> 00:05:27.259 So I never take off work 00:05:27.259 --> 00:05:29.153 because my child is healthy." 00:05:29.641 --> 00:05:31.451 "Them being so supportive 00:05:31.451 --> 00:05:33.314 has made me feel a lot better 00:05:33.314 --> 00:05:34.653 about coming back to work 00:05:34.653 --> 00:05:36.573 and a lot better about staying 00:05:36.573 --> 00:05:38.562 with my current company." 00:05:39.026 --> 00:05:41.406 "I still met all of my requirements 00:05:41.406 --> 00:05:42.898 you know, getting my paperwork done, 00:05:42.898 --> 00:05:44.277 making sure that I was 00:05:44.277 --> 00:05:46.215 meeting with our clients, returning phone calls 00:05:46.215 --> 00:05:47.103 all that stuff." 00:05:47.176 --> 00:05:49.120 "A lot of times when I would 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:51.404 come back from a pumping session 00:05:51.404 --> 00:05:53.330 I would definietely feel more focused 00:05:53.330 --> 00:05:54.416 in my work." 00:05:54.416 --> 00:05:57.746 "To me it brought in more of a way 00:05:57.746 --> 00:05:59.483 recruit other individuals 00:05:59.483 --> 00:06:01.555 for working for that company 00:06:01.555 --> 00:06:03.134 because they knew that they were 00:06:03.134 --> 00:06:04.137 family oriented." 00:06:04.391 --> 00:06:06.161 "All of society benefits when our babies 00:06:06.161 --> 00:06:07.119 are breastfed 00:06:07.119 --> 00:06:08.507 because we have healthier citizens. 00:06:08.804 --> 00:06:10.601 You have to remember that infants today 00:06:10.601 --> 00:06:12.353 are leaders tomorrow and so 00:06:12.353 --> 00:06:14.430 having a baby that has 00:06:14.430 --> 00:06:15.923 optimal brain development from the 00:06:15.923 --> 00:06:17.342 composition of the milk 00:06:17.342 --> 00:06:18.618 and has the health benefits 00:06:18.618 --> 00:06:19.421 of breast feeding. 00:06:19.421 --> 00:06:20.895 It is really a win for everybody. 00:06:20.895 --> 00:06:22.696 We save significant healthcare dollars 00:06:22.696 --> 00:06:24.510 when we promote breastfeeding." 00:06:25.394 --> 00:06:26.972 "I encourage you to set a goal for how 00:06:26.972 --> 00:06:28.418 long you'll continue breastfeeding 00:06:28.418 --> 00:06:29.654 after returning to work. 00:06:29.907 --> 00:06:31.580 Know that you can achieve that goal 00:06:31.580 --> 00:06:32.870 and even go beyond it, 00:06:32.870 --> 00:06:34.623 and that there are tons of resources 00:06:34.623 --> 00:06:35.486 to help you. 00:06:36.241 --> 00:06:37.838 On ColoradoBreastfeeding.org 00:06:37.838 --> 00:06:39.485 there is great information and links. 00:06:40.102 --> 00:06:41.802 You can turn to your Pediatrician, 00:06:41.802 --> 00:06:44.146 A lactation consultant, and most of all 00:06:44.146 --> 00:06:45.744 to other working moms 00:06:45.744 --> 00:06:47.197 who have continued breastfeeding 00:06:47.197 --> 00:06:48.716 and gone through exactly 00:06:48.716 --> 00:06:50.435 the kinds of things you're experiencing."