We just restocked Petunia Picklebottom, including the Cake line! The cut velvet and tweed Cake bags and clutches combine vintage style with modern-day functionality that anticipates mom's every need!

Just in from Dwell Studio: super soft layette sets, bibs, burp cloths and wash cloths/bath mitts  in fun prints; weekender diaper bags and fun stamp sets for the little artists!

Healthy feet from the start!  

Feet come in all sizes and shapes. When a baby is learning to walk, it is important to protect those feet, but also let them do their job!  Stiff, boring white baby shoes are a thing of the past. Today's shoes are fun and cute - yet it is also important that they be healthy.

Before a baby walks, soft sole shoes (like a moccasin) protect little feet from being cold (and they look cute). Once a baby is starting to walk, it is still important that the shoe be soft, so a baby can grip with his or her toes. This is how a baby learns to balance.   

According to Dr. Torrey Rassfeld, a Lincoln podiatrist, when you are ready for a sturdier shoe, the sole should be flexible, the heel should have sturdy support and the shoe should be wide enough for comfort. There should only be about a half thumb width at the toes. Otherwise an early walking baby may trip. This means that a shoe may only fit for a couple of months when a baby is learning to walk. A shoe should be wide enough to fit the width/thickness of a baby's foot. If it gaps on the sides, it is too wide.     

Tickets are still available for our Milk & Cookies Dessert Tasting Fundraiser & Cocktail Party on Saturday, June 4. But if you can't come, you can still enter the raffle drawing:

• A gem stone pendant from a local jeweler
• A half-day spa package from Bella
• A photo package from Images for a Lifetime
• A week-long stay at a beautiful cabin in the Grand Tetons!

For every $20 you donate online TODAY, you will receive one entry into the raffle! Need not be present to win!  

To make your donation, visit www.milkworks.org. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the heart that says "Donate Today."

Thank you to the Kinder Porter Scott Family Foundation for becoming part of our family of supporters! 

KPS is a family foundation that has a strong commitment to providing cutting-edge health care for children. We are very pleased they recognize the contribution MilkWorks is making to the health of our youngest citizens. Thank you, KPS!

Vicki Burkey has been with MilkWorks almost since the day we opened.  

She leads a very talented group of breastfeeding educators who help parents weigh their babies, answer a myriad of breastfeeding questions, rent breast pumps and schedule appointments for babies who are having feeding difficulties. 

In addition, Vicki teaches our BF 101 class, and is the first connection that many parents make when they walk in our door. We could not do what we do without Vicki!

On May 21, 1981, the World Health Assembly adopted the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes, a unique and indispensable tool to protect and promote breastfeeding.  

To this day, the Code seeks ethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes in order to protect healthy practices in infant feeding, especially in developing countries. It recognizes the basic premise that the biologic norm of breastfeeding provides health protections to mothers and children throughout their lives. Two hundred countries have adopted the Code since it as introduced thirty years ago.  

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Did you know you can now shop for breastfeeding supplies online AND support MilkWorks!?  

Check out our new online shopping site and be sure to tell your friends who live outside of Lincoln that they can get the breastfeeding supplies they need here! More items - gifts, too - coming soon!