NoCo Doula Collective

Black Breastfeeding Week is here, and the theme is "We All We Got." 🖤

This week celebrates Black mothers, Black babies, and Black communities navigating breastfeeding while facing systemic racism in healthcare, implicit bias from providers and health inequities.

Black maternal mortality is a crisis. Black infant mortality rates are unacceptably high. And Black breastfeeding rates are lower—not because Black mothers
don't want to breastfeed, but because the systems meant to support them are broken.

Black Breastfeeding Week lifts up the resilience, power and expertise of Black breastfeeding parents. It celebrates Black lactation consultants, midwives, doulas, and birth workers. It acknowledges the wisdom passed down through generations. And it demands better: better access to care, better provider training on cultural humility and implicit bias, better representation in lactation and maternal health spaces and better outcomes for Black babies and families ✨✨

No matter where you are, you can learn from our team of trained professionals!

Join us in September for our virtual workshops:

💻 Planning the 4th Trimester: Thursday, 9/3
💻 Feeding the Baby: Thursday, 9/17

All online classes are taught from 6:00-8:00pm MTN time. Link below to register!
https://nocodoulacollective.com/workshops

Hey mama, it's not too late to join our Comfort & Relaxation class on Thursday, 8/27!

Taught by a certified professional doula, you'll leave this one-time online workshop with the tools to help you cope and relax during labor including:

💕 Comfort measures
💕 Positions for comfort
💕 Breathing techniques
💕 Mindfulness

..and more!!

Class is from 6:00-8:00pm MTN time. Link below to register:
https://nocodoulacollective.com/workshops

At NoCo Doula Collective, we're here to support YOUR breastfeeding journey—however that looks for you. If you're struggling, we have four certified lactation counselors ready to help. If you're thriving, we're here to cheer you on.
This month, we hope you RISE with us 🙌

Hey, friends! It's time for the Best of NoCo!

We're incredibly honored to have been nominated in 3 different categories:

🤰 Best Doula
🤱 Best Lactation Consultant
😴 Best Sleep Consultant

If you loved working with us, will you please cast your vote? 🙏
All 3 categories are listed on the ballot under 'Services' -- link below to vote now ⬇
https://vote.nocostyle.com/?_gl=1*1aj37qn*_ga*ODc1OTY4ODg5LjE3ODI4Mjk1NTM.*_ga_16WL17BXCF*czE3ODYzMjQ1MjEkbzIkZzAkdDE3ODYzMjQ1MjEkajYwJGwwJGgw

Don't forget to join us next week for Labor & Birth Prep! In this one-time, online course on Thurs.. 8/13 you'll learn about:

✔️ Writing your birth preferences
✔️ Preparing your body for birth
✔️ Labor interventions and your choices
✔️ Support for both unmedicated and medically managed labors

Link below to sign up:
https://nocodoulacollective.com/workshops

This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and the global theme is "Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works." 🌍

That means we're not just talking about the benefits of breastfeeding (though there are many!!), we're talking about the systems, policies, and support that need to exist for breastfeeding to actually work for families.

We're talking about paid parental leave so parents aren't forced back to work before their milk supply is established.
We're talking about workplace accommodations and clean, private pumping spaces. We're talking about healthcare providers who listen, lactation consultants who are accessible and affordable, and communities that normalize nursing in public without harassment.
We're talking about partners, grandparents, friends, and employers who actively support breastfeeding parents instead of making it harder.

"Strengthen what works" means examining what's already working in your family's breastfeeding journey and building on that foundation. And it means getting the right support at the right time 🫶

It's not too late to join our August cohort for doula training & certification.

Not only will you train with an experienced instructor, you'll also receive lifetime mentorship and gain the confidence to launch your doula career 🙌

Link below for more details and to register:
https://nocodoulacollective.com/doulatraining