Catholic Nursing Mothers League: 2023 in Review

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Hi everyone! The Catholic Nursing Mothers League supported a lot of nursing moms in 2023! We are really growing! I am excited! Here are the details:

• 35 new posts on the CNML website
• 12 online breastfeeding meetings in partnership with St. Croix Birth and Parenting
• 3 new CNML mentors including our first mentor in the UK (we now have a total of 28 mentors!)
• 2 online sessions with new CNML mentors
• Helped many nursing moms with breastfeeding concerns via email (catholicbreastfeeding@yahoo.com), our online meeting, and the CNML Facebook group (which has 1.3 K members!)
• CNML was interviewed on 2 podcasts
• CNML took part in an online retreat with Tiny Treasures for those experiencing miscarriage and infant loss; CNML provided 12 books and money for mailing out care packages
• Mailed out 17 copies of A High Calling: Encouragement for Young Mothers From a Grandmother
• Crocheted and mailed out 3 prayer shawls to nursing moms
• Made and mailed out 46 nursing mom gift bags
• Mailed out 3 copies of The Breastfeeding Book
• Mailed out or gave out 14 copies of Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing
• Mailed out 5 CNML t-shirts
• Mailed out 5 copies of Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood
• Mailed out 5 copies of Getting Started with Breastfeeding: For Catholic Mothers
• Made and mailed out 1 rosary bracelet

If you would like to get involved with CNML as a mentor or if you would like to crochet or knit prayer shawls for nursing moms, send me an email at catholicbreastfeeding@yahoo.com. I would love to meet you and have you join our ministry of love!