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CJ's BUTTer -
now for yeast
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If you are fighting a difficult rash, or suspect a yeast diaper rash, the new CJ's BUTTer Plus can help! It has added neem and sesame oils (and no lanolin). Unscented.We also have restocked regular (but great) CJ's BUTTer. We carry many of the fragrances available.
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New Bravado
colors in stock
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Just in for mom from Bravado: new colors! The Bravado Sublime nursing bra now comes in black purple - a purple so dark, it's almost black. Teal and poppy are new colors for the Bravado Body Silk nursing bra. And the Bravado nursing tank now comes in turquoise.
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What's for dinner -
felt food fun!
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As part of our great Melissa and Doug selection, our new felt food is sure to be a hit. The 33-piece Sandwich Set and the 30-piece Cookie Decorating Set will keep imaginations busy over and over again.
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Spice up lunch with fun lunch boxes
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These fun lunch boxes from Four Peas are PVC and pthalate free and easy to clean. Fun patterns and the perfect size!
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Travel the world
in music
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Putumayo World Music is new to babyworks. Introduce yours kids to other cultures with this award-winning selection of international music. Created to entertain, educate and inspire curiosity about our world.
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Fall in love
with new Eeboo
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The first thing you might notice about the new Eeboo products at babyworks is the adorable, colorful artwork! Then you might realize these are games and activities your child or children would love! Designed to promote literacy, basic math and imaginative play, some of the new arrivals include: learning puzzles, foreign language bingo, coloring books, lacing cards, growth charts, memory and other games.
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New arrivals
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So much new stuff is arriving daily! We just received a shipment of blabla dolls! These dolls are made by Peruvian artisans from natural fibers grown in Peru!
And we have some great items on our sale table, including lots of shoes - to make room for all the new fall shoes coming in!
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Win a gift
certificate!
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Congrats to Toni Jones! She won a $25 gift certificate by registering for our monthly drawing. Just stop by the front desk and fill out a card. We'll enter you in the drawing. The gift certificate can be used for babyworks purchases or MilkWorks services.
Our gift certificates make the perfect baby shower or new baby gift!
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When breastfeeding is second nature . . . By Ann Seacrest, Executive Director, MilkWorks
Everything about breastfeeding seems pretty second nature to me. I breastfed my four children and have been helping mothers breastfeed for over twenty years. I can speak comfortably about breastfeeding to politicians and high school students, in front of television cameras and to people I meet in elevators and at parties. So when the Fusion Project asked me to teach a breastfeeding class to a group of eight moms, I did not even think twice. Until I showed up and learned my lesson.
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The Fusion Project is housed in the Asian Center at 27th and O Street. Its goal is to help refugees become self-sufficient. The eight mothers I met with have been in Lincoln less than three years. Their families originated in Burma but were forced to flee to Thailand because of war. The women all grew up in a refugee camp. They are now raising their families in Lincoln, trying to learn our language and navigate our ways.
What lesson did I learn from them? That I had absolutely nothing to teach them about breastfeeding. They are all pros. Their mothers taught them to keep their babies close, be gentle and breastfeed. And they have followed their mothers' advice.
When I asked the mothers what they appreciate about life in Lincoln, they all said, "Freedom." This made me think about American women who have many freedoms, including the freedom to choose to breastfeed. At the same time, American mothers often lack a support system that makes breastfeeding work for them.
The women from Thailand know breastfeeding intimately because there is no choice - it is how the women in their culture feed their babies. America is a free country and while our choices are not always easy, we wouldn't want it any other way.
I want to welcome the new Americans, the mothers in the Fusion Project, who will now have more choices available to them. Hopefully they will continue to breastfeed their babies because it is second nature to them. Maybe we can learn from them and realize that when we have a culture that truly provides the support that mothers need to make breastfeeding work, the choice to breastfeed will be much easier!
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What's Ready for Bed at babyworks?
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All sleep products
15% off in September
We have a great selection of swaddle blankets, sleep bags, Woombies, Snuggle Nests, Arm's Reach Co-Sleepers, David Fussenegger blankets, Putumayo music and Twilight Turtles.
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Sleep? What's that?
If we could only give new parents a gift certificate for sleep! Ask any grandparent what they miss about being a new parent and their eyes will glaze over with fond memories. Until it comes to sleep. It is the one thing that no one seems to get enough of as a new parent. Most people assume that breastfeeding means less sleep. After all, don't babies feed more often because human milk digests so easily? Mother nature comes to the rescue! Breastfeeding provides a dose of calming hormones to help mothers and babies sleep well, even when baby has a nighttime feed. When you need a bit of extra help, turn to some of the sleep products that we carry. - Sleep bags keep babies warm without loose blankets.
- Swaddle blankets (and Woombies) help prevent young babies from startling and waking more frequently.
- Gentle night lights assure toddlers.
- Elizabeth Pantley's books help parents establish bed time routines.
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The brains behind babyworks
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Meet Gema and Dianne! They are in charge of the incredible products that you find at babyworks.  | | Gema |
Gema is truly our Retail Queen. She has led the development of babyworks since it was nothing more than breast pumps and bras. You will often find her buried behind boxes or tracking down some great new baby item. She does a great job of cultivating relationships with vendors around the country so moms in Lincoln can find quality, practical, fun products.
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A newcomer to Lincoln, Dianne was the owner of a gift shop in Wayne, Nebraska. She recently moved to Lincoln to be closer to her grandbaby. We are very happy to have Dianne as part of the babyworks' retail team.
Feel free to email Gema or Dianne (retail@milkworks.org) with product ideas, questions or feedback. They love hearing from moms and dads!
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babyworks is an on-going fundraiser for MilkWorks. It supports our educational and clinical services, and allows us to be a community breastfeeding center. Thank you for buying gifts and baby supplies. Your purchases support MilkWorks and breastfeeding.
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The Mother of all Garage Sales
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Neat Repeatz Children's Consignment Sale
is just that!
September 15-18
2201 Winthrop Road (across from Leon's grocery store)
It is also a very cool way to re-use kids clothes and baby supplies. Twice a year, parents consign their kids' stuff. Other parents come and buy it. A great way to be green and a great way to save money. On top of that, a portion of the proceeds go to a charity.
This fall Facebook voters chose MilkWorks as their charity of choice. Thank you, Neat Repeatz! Now, go shop, parents and get some great bargains!
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Community Resources
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Moms learn about breastfeeding best from other moms. Family  | Sarah and her son
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Service WIC (a food supplement program for moms and babies who meet ncome guidelines) makes that happen with their peer counselor program. Sarah (pictured here with her son Marcus) says that when she had problems breastfeeding, her peer counselor encouraged her to go to MilkWorks for help, "which made all the difference." Now, Sarah is "paying forward" by being a peer counselor herself.  | |
WIC peer counselors
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Want to learn more about being a peer counselor through WIC? Email ehalbasch@gmail.com . |
Health Care Reform and Breastfeeding
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Adam Prochaska, an attorney and a MilkWorks board member, has prepared a great document on the new affordable health care act provision for breastfeeding moms. Share this information with your employer! |
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Community Health Endowment Grant
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MilkWorks recently received enhanced funding from the Community Health Endowment of Lincoln to provide services for low income mothers in collaboration with the Young Families Program. Family Advocate Jen Coon helps  | | Jen Coon |
new mothers and babies who receive health care at the Lincoln Family Medicine Center obtain breastfeeding help at MilkWorks. While we are very hopeful that the affordable health care act will provide coverage for breastfeeding assistance, in the meantime we will rely upon grants and donations to serve all moms and babies. Thank you, CHE, for helping us to fulfill our mission! |
US Breastfeeding Committee
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Get all the latest breastfeeding news from across the country!
In the current issue of the United States Breastfeeding Committee e-newsletter, read about: the Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2o11, how to be an advocate of breastfeeding, a spotlight on Le Leche League International, breastfeeding flash mobs during World Breastfeeding Week and so much more!
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Kindersigns
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New class starts in September at MilkWorks!
Join Marcia Murray, a Baby Sign Language Specialist, and learn how to sign with your baby. Signing is a perfect way to  communicate with your 6 to 18 month old. It helps pre-verbal children express their wants and needs - and reduces frustration for both kids and parents. Both parents and grandparents are welcome to attend for one fee. Class meets once a week for 4 weeks. Fee is $20. Next session starts September 13th.
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It's September in Nebraska. Go Big Red!
Sincerely,
The Staff at MilkWorks, your community breastfeeding center
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