Merced Breastfeeding Network

the Merced Breastfeeding Cafe Support group has bags!! Inside you will find resources for perinatal mood disorders, a flyer for CHC Maternal Wellness Program and a voucher for diapers! 💟🙌🏼

Merced Breastfeeding Cafe Support Group

What is a Regional Breastfeeding Liaison (RBL)? WIC RBLs facilitate seamless breastfeeding support. They collaborate with health care providers, clinics, community partners, employers, and hospitals to provide education, support, and lactation accommodation resources. If you're looking for this type of support - connect with Miranda at WIC of Merced and Mariposa Counties 🤱🏾💕

✨Meet Miranda, our MCCAA WIC Breastfeeding Liaison!✨

Miranda has been with MCCAA for a little over five years and currently serves as the Regional Breastfeeding Liaison for the WIC program. She began her journey in late 2020 as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor after already volunteering with the Merced Breastfeeding Cafe, and has since grown into roles as a Certified Lactation Consultant and now Liaison.🤰

What she enjoys most is supporting families during one of the most meaningful and emotional times in their lives, while also connecting with the community through outreach events. The MCCAA mission is at the heart of everything she does, and she is dedicated to making breastfeeding support more accessible and equitable across Merced County.

She is especially proud of helping launch the Merced Breastfeeding Cafe in 2018, which is still thriving today, along with a second location now open in Los Banos.

Thank you, Miranda, for all of your hard work and dedication! 🌟

There's still time to register! We meet today (Tuesday the 19th) at 11AM! tinyurl.com/MercedBFMay19 on Zoom!

Tomorrow is the day! Our first quarterly Meeting of 2026! We are back after many months and cannot wait to support Merced County Breastfeeding again 💕 Join us -

📅 May 19, 2026
⏰ 11AM
💻 on Zoom

Register now - tinyurl.com/MercedBFMay19

Our First Quarterly Meeting of 2026 is coming up soon! If you are an advocate for breastfeeding and want to join the Network - come check out a meeting!

📅 Tuesday May 19, 2026
⏰ 11 AM
💻 Zoom

Register - tinyurl.com/MercedBFMay19

Please help us by reading the flyer completely before calling or messaging our office. Most questions being asked are already answered on the flyer. ❤️
A few important reminders for our diaper distribution:
• Diapers are first come, first served while supplies last.
• There is NO pre-registration and NO paperwork required before arrival.
• Please do not request sizes in the comments. We cannot reserve or issue diapers based on Facebook comments.
• To receive diapers, simply get in line and follow the alley entrance directions listed on the flyer.
• Once you are in line, you will complete a very brief application by scanning a QR code. This is minimal information required by our distributors/donors for tracking purposes only.
• Please pull into the alley where it says ENTER and follow all traffic directions from staff and volunteers.
• It would also be very helpful if you could bring a bag, tote, or box to carry your diapers in.
• Unfortunately, due to ongoing issues with donated diapers being resold online, all diaper packages will be opened at the time of distribution. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure these donated resources go directly to families in need.
We kindly ask that everyone be patient and respectful as we work to serve as many families as possible.
If you call the office with questions already answered on the flyer, we will direct you back to the flyer information so we can keep phone lines open for urgent needs and event coordination.
Thank you for helping us make this a smooth community event. ❤️

Tomorrow is the first Lactation Lounge of May! Hope to see you there 😊

The Mariposa Lactation Lounge 💟

📆May 14, 2026
⌚️10:00am - 12:00pm
📍4978 10th St, Mariposa

Building Brighter Futures Conference is now open for registration! The event will feature dynamic speakers, engaging discussions, and networking opportunities for providers to empower families that will lead to positive health outcomes for parents and infants. We look forward to you joining us! Please share with your network.

Event Details 🖊️
📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
⌚8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
📍MCOE Downtown Professional Development Center (Mondo Conference Room)
1715 Canal Street, Merced, CA 95340

🎤Speakers and Topics
👉🏼Dr. Zoë Alexandra Anaman, MD/MPH - Board Certified Family Medicine Physician
👉🏼Dr. Alexandra Main - Associate Professor at UC Merced
👉🏼Kristina Marguerita - Doula and Compassionate Responder

Must Registrater to Attend - this is a FREE event:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/y6steve

Lunch will be provided for registered attendees.
This event is open to community-based organizations, community health workers, providers, and health professionals who work with families with children ages 0-5 in Merced County.

Join Central California Alliance for Health for a Medi-Cal Parent Workshop at their Merced office! Learn how to protect your child’s health with vaccines. This workshop is offered at no cost and will be presented in English. We will cover vaccines and well visits for children 0-19 years old.

📆 Tuesday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to noon
📍 Central California Alliance for Health - Auditorium
530 W 16th Street, Suite B
Merced, CA 95340

Light refreshments will be provided, but please note that childcare is not provided.

➡️ Register by 5 p.m. on May 7: https://thealliance.health/.../medi-cal-parent-workshop/. You must be a current Alliance Medi-Cal member to attend.

This workshop is being provided in partnership with Merced County Department of Public Health

Questions? Call the Alliance at 800-700-3874, ext. 5580

Looking for breastfeeding resources? Check out our new Merced County Breastfeeding Resource Guide! 😊 To access most of the resources, click on "scan me" next to that resource and it will open on your phone or computer.

English:https://www.wicmerced-mariposa.com/_files/ugd/e432e0_95ba437ecc2f427cab7d57d141b8db52.pdf
Spanish:https://www.wicmerced-mariposa.com/_files/ugd/e432e0_bdeec4f1dbf944dbaffb7b95586d19fd.pdf