Hundreds of babies to hang for breastfeeding awareness

He was going to breastfeed en masse for moms from Hawke's Bay while they plan to celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Week

On Friday and Saturday, Hawke's families & # 39; s The Bay will come together to feed their children.

The leader of Hawke's Bay, Renata Lander, said the Big Latch was providing support and connections to people.

"It is often helpful for a new mother to know another breastfeeding mother to ask all these questions. The Bay people seemed rather happy that women were breastfeeding in public.

"I have been breastfeeding allies for five years and have heard of a possibly bad situation where someone has been invited to move into a locker room. Lander said

"Otherwise, all I've heard are positive comments, grannies, you know, adorable grandmothers who say to me," Oh, I remember I'm not sure. " I have done that. "

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Big Latch One was born in New Zealand in 2005 and is now a global event .

In 2017, more than 40,000 women and children participated in the event. [19659011Hawke'seventBaydecanneanwasorganizedbyHawke'sBayBreastfeedingGrouppartnershipwithLaLecheLeaguePlunketetHawke'sBayParent'sCentre

To participate, families can visit the Plunket Hub in Napier on Friday at 10am or the EIT Marae in Taradale Saturday at 10am

Alternatively, women and children can participate online by posting on social networks using #BrelfieNZ.

Big Latch is part of the 2018 week of breastfeeding awareness 7.