REAL Touch Massage and Postpartum Doula

08/04/2026

our future depends on it.

07/29/2026

Skin-to-skin care isn't just for babies, it supports mom too.

A new 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis found that kangaroo mother care (prolonged skin-to-skin contact, often paired with breastfeeding) was associated with a significant reduction in postpartum depressive symptoms.

While skin-to-skin isn't a replacement for mental health care when it's needed, it's a simple, low-cost, evidence-based practice that may benefit both parent and baby.

The greatest effects were seen among parents of preterm infants, but the overall findings reinforce what we've long known: nurturing the parent-infant connection matters.

Skin-to-skin contact isn't only for releasing the placenta or the first couple days. This contact is beneficial long term.

📖 Read the study: Impact of kangaroo mother care on maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials (Pediatric Research, 2026).

URL below.

07/17/2026

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaTqNWjETp0/?igsh=ZTh6ZmdvMXRhOW0x

06/26/2026

Support a right to eat.

On September 1, 2026, UnitedHealthcare is changing how it pays for lactation care, and if you don’t know what HCPCS code S9443 is, that’s fine, because the people making this decision clearly don’t either. Here’s what’s happening. In UnitedHealthcare’s June 2026 Commercial Reimbursement ...

06/21/2026

to those that support their families with love and care.

06/19/2026

Infant formula recall alert in Thurston County.

06/15/2026

Happy Month!

This Pride Month, we celebrate the many families who nurture, love, and care for their babies.

Families come from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities. They may also use different words to describe feeding their babies, including breastfeeding, nursing, chestfeeding, and other terms that feel right for them.

At La Leche League USA, our focus is supporting families in meeting their feeding goals with accurate information, compassionate peer support, and a welcoming community. Respecting the words people use for themselves helps more families feel seen, heard, and supported.

We are proud to support families from all walks of life during Pride Month and throughout the year!

[Image Description] Rust colored background featuring a the words Breastfeeding, Nursing, Chestfeeding, Expressing, and Pumping in colors of the rainbow.