Linn Benton Lincoln Breastfeeding Coalition

Woman with newborn baby

Our Mission: The Breastfeeding Coalition of Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties is a regional collaborative that empowers and educates our community to support families in reaching their breastfeeding goals. Together we are working toward increasing access to lactation resources, improving knowledge of best practices, and enhancing a supportive work and social environment.

Our Vision: A culture that recognizes breastfeeding as the optimum for health and wellbeing.

Linn Benton Lincoln Breastfeeding Coalition Board Members

Leah Brunson BS, IBCLC

Leah Brunson is the Linn County WIC program Coordinator and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Leah has been serving families in the Linn County WIC program for over 25 years. She is passionate about her work consulting with clients using motivational interviewing strategies to help parents set and meet goals.

In her down time, now that she has adult children, Leah enjoys yoga, gardening, hiking, and exploring Oregon with her husband and two German Shorthair dogs Molly and Mia.

Shelby Sayer-Cameron

Shelby believes in the power of support and education in motivating and empowering families to make their own best feeding choices for their children. She strives to help mothers build a stronger foundation for child lifelong health by supporting breastfeeding past the first year.

She supported families as a birth doula for several years and currently as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for Linn County’s WIC program. Shelby is attending PSU’s Human Lactation Program to add to her bachelor’s degree in Community Health Education, and ultimately wants to obtain her IBCLC.

Her hobbies include running, dancing, reading, coaching track, combing the coast, and keeping up with her toddler and son’s sports.

Linn Benton Lincoln Breastfeeding Coalition

Our Mission: The Breastfeeding Coalition of Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties is a regional collaborative that empowers and educates our community to support families in reaching their breastfeeding goals. Together we are working toward increasing access to lactation resources, improving knowledge of best practices, and enhancing a supportive work and social environment. Our Vision: A culture that… Continue reading Linn Benton Lincoln Breastfeeding Coalition

Coalition Meetings

Subject to change, join the email list for the most up-to-date information Dates: January 5th 2023, 3-5pm – Zoom February 2nd 2023, 3:00-5pm – Zoom March 2nd 2023, CANCELED – 1:30pm-3:30pm – Lincoln County – Health Education Center in Newport (Earlier meeting for traveling purposes) April 6th 2023, 3:00-4pm – Zoom  May 4th 2023, 3:00-4pm… Continue reading Coalition Meetings

Black History Month

In honor of our Black parents, I’d like to share the following articles and resources: The B.L.A.C.K. Course – A full-scope lactation and breastfeeding education course made by and for Black People and folks supporting Black breastfeeding. Black History Month 2021 Toolkit Melanated Mammary Atlas – The Melanated Mammary Atlas® is your portal to a… Continue reading Black History Month

What’s an IBCLC?

IBCLC, CLC, CLE…so many letters! What’s the difference? Let’s see if we can break it down to make it a little easier to understand. A couple other articles which may be helpful: Blog post – IBCLC vs CLC – which is better? Why are we asking? CLC scope of practice

Keeping the Holidays Happy

Life with a new baby is exciting and full of new experiences! But the holidays also bring chaos, lots of visits, travel, and stress. Which are the last things that new parents and babies need. When the holiday season rolls around, your family and friends will no doubt be thrilled to include your little one.… Continue reading Keeping the Holidays Happy

Chronic Low Milk Supply (CLMS)

As many as 1 in 7 parents experience chronic low milk supply. An estimated 5-15% of lactating parents experience CLMS (chronic low milk supply). CLMS is associated with many common metabolic and endocrine conditions like: Up to 20% of lactating parents may have PCOS Many parents don’t know why they experience CLMS. There are significant… Continue reading Chronic Low Milk Supply (CLMS)