OCO Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding, and Lactation Friendly NY

08/21/2026

**Military Lactation Celebration | August 22–24 🇺🇸💜**

This year, we recognize and celebrate the military families who navigate breastfeeding, chestfeeding, pumping, deployment, PCS moves, and the unique challenges of military life.

The 2026 theme, **“Mission Ready Begins at Home,”** reminds us that supporting military families starts with ensuring parents have the resources, support, and confidence they need from the very beginning. 🤱🏽

Whether you are an active-duty service member, veteran, military spouse, or part of a military family, your feeding journey matters. This Military Lactation Celebration, let’s honor the strength of military-connected families and continue building communities where lactation support is accessible, understood, and encouraged.

**Mission Ready Begins at Home.** 💜🇺🇸

08/20/2026

We have our BF cafe today at the Pulaski Public LIbarary hope to see you there! Breastfeeding Cafes of Oswego County Pulaski Public Library

08/19/2026

🩺 Healthcare Practices: Elevate your patient care with OCOBFFNY! ✨

Ready to make every visit a supportive one? Partner with Oswego County Opportunities Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding and Lactation Friendly NY to earn your official NYS Lactation Friendly Practice Designation!

We do the heavy lifting by providing the expert guidance, tools, and policy support you need to navigate the simple 6-step process seamlessly.

📩 Get started today: Contact [email protected] or visit oco.org/services/health/bffny
"This project is supported with funds from the State of New York."

08/19/2026

08/17/2026

In celebration of National Breastfeeding Week, our OCOBFFNY subcontractor, Cayuga Community Health Network, hosted a fantastic "Latching Littles" event at Hoopes Park!

The event brought local families together for an afternoon of community connection, resource distribution, free raffles, and giveaways, culminating in a group latch event at 5:00 PM.

We are thrilled to share these photos from the event and want to thank the CCHN team for their continued partnership and dedication to uplifting families in Cayuga County.
"This project is supported with funds from the State of New York."

08/14/2026

🌏 **AANHPI Breastfeeding Week is August 15–21, 2026!** 🌏

This week, we’re recognizing and celebrating the diverse experiences, traditions, cultures, and stories of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander families.

This year’s theme is **“Better Data, Better Care for AANHPI Families.”** 💛

Better data helps us understand the unique experiences and needs of AANHPI families—and that understanding can lead to better support, better resources, and better care.

Throughout the week, let’s celebrate AANHPI families, elevate their voices, and continue working toward a breastfeeding and chestfeeding support system where every family feels seen, respected, and supported. 🤱🏽🤱🏻🤱🏿

**AANHPI Breastfeeding Week | August 15–21, 2026** 💕🌺

08/13/2026

💙 **Your Mental Health Matters, Too.**

The postpartum period can be beautiful, exhausting, overwhelming, joyful—and sometimes all of those things at once.

If you’re feeling persistently sad, anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, angry, or unlike yourself, **you don’t have to suffer in silence.** Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression and anxiety, are common and treatable. And struggling does **not** mean you’re a bad parent. 💙

The **Postpartum Resource Center of New York (PRCNY)** is here to help New York families find support and resources.

Their website offers:
✨ Free, confidential emotional support
✨ Peer support programs
✨ Virtual support meetings
✨ Support groups
✨ A statewide resource directory to help you find local mental health and perinatal support
✨ Information about postpartum depression, anxiety, and other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

You don't have to know exactly what you need before reaching out. **It's okay to simply say, “I'm not okay, and I need help.”**

🌐 Visit https://postpartumny.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

📞 PRCNY Statewide Helpline: **1-855-631-0001**
Available 7 days a week, 9 AM–5 PM. All calls are returned the same day.

And remember: **You are not alone. Help is here. Hope is here.** 💙

We are a self-help organization established to provide emotional support, educational information and healthcare and support group referrals to mothers suffering from prenatal and postpartum depression (PPD). Our mission is to serve New York state women and their families at risk for and experiencin...

08/13/2026

See you TODAY at 2:30 pm ET for the "Ask an Indigy IBCLC Panel Session"

Not too late to register - https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5IcwluGySX2XKeuNnU4T8A #/registration

Looking forward to holding space and answering those burning questions.

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

Thank you all that joined us for the Oswego Big Latch On! It was a great day!