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Breastfeeding Week Around the World:
Malaysia
World Breastfeeding Week in other
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In conjunction with
World Breastfeeding Week, the Penang Adventist Hospital Breastfeeding
Support Group ( The Kangaroo Club) celebrated the occasion in Tesco on
Sunday, 6th August 2006. The theme for this year is Code
Watch: 25 years of Protecting Breastfeeding. Our event attracted 136
families even though there was a similar event in another hypermarket on
the same day.
Two mothers came forth to share their breastfeeding experiences and to
encourage more mothers to breastfeed. As a token of appreciation, mothers
who had breastfed for more than 2 years were given certificates. For those
mothers who needed advice on breastfeeding, our Kangaroo Club team members
came in full force to provide support! |
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There were several quizzes on breastfeeding where the mothers
received good prizes when they got the right answer, much to their
delight |
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Families came in droves to have their children’s growth monitored by
Dr Pong Kwai Meng , our Consultant Paediatrician. |
Ms Helen Wong,
our senior dietitian showed our mothers how to cook healthy baby
food. Some even got to taste the yummy food! |
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We did not
forget the fathers who had a whale of a time competing to see
who could put on their baby’s nappies first! The catch is that
they have to fold and use cotton nappies!
At first,
the fathers were a bit shy but later on they were very
aggressive when they got the hang of it!
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At the end of the day,
everyone went away with a better awareness on breastfeeding and of course
a bagful of goodies!
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