A ribbon cutting Monday at the SEK Multi-County Health Department in Iola served to announce the office is now a breast milk drop-off location. The Oklahoma Mothers Milk Bank, which manages a network across Oklahoma,…
Hayley Derryberry wants the City of Iola to take “the journey to normalcy” when it comes to breastfeeding. The owner of the former Derryberry Breadery is imploring council members to examine city code that prohibits…
Khloe Utley didn’t have a lot of support during her pregnancy. She signed up for WIC, a supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women, infants and young children. That’s when she met Brittany Frishman, a breastfeeding…
Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Oct. 11, 2009. Dear Carolyn: My husband’s ex just had a baby, making me one of few stepmothers who get to start from scratch. Because of this…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly declared August “Kansas Breastfeeding Month” during a ceremony July 29 in recognition of National Breastfeeding Month. Yet for too many families in Kansas, breastfeeding is measured in days, not months. Although…