New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force, Las Cruces Chapter

12/17/2025

12/11/2025

Registration is open for our 2026 Annual Conference!

We're excited to present a host of knowledgeable speakers and conference activities to empower everyone in our lactation ecosystem in gaining the skills to actively support lactating families in New Mexico💪

Register today as an in-person or virtual attendee via our website:
In-person: https://bit.ly/4q1V3pQ
Virtual: https://bit.ly/4iNPM2V

12/04/2025

🎊 Let’s celebrate together! 🎊
We’ll be making chichis ornaments and playing lotería with our comadres at Milk & Cookies.
✨ Come for the fun, stay for the community ✨

11/26/2025

If you are a CBS, CLC, or any other lactation credential and are currently working towards becoming an IBCLC, we want to help! Apply today for our 2025 IBCLC Pathway Scholarship, which helps to cover the costs associated with becoming an IBCLC before the deadline on December 5 at https://bit.ly/47S0xMl

11/06/2025

WE HAVE PRODUCE READY FOR DISTRIBUTE THIS WEEK!!

Email hackneymichelle@hotmail.com for your share.

Thanks be to our local community and local growers for their contributions so far.

Our power is in our community. We will not let this system leave any of our birth workers or clients hungry this holiday season! 🙏🏽

10/29/2025

Registration is open for our 2025 Hospital & Clinic Summit, coming up on Friday, November 21!

This summit will provide attendees with best practices for working with families impacted by substance use disorders, learn clinical considerations for promoting and supporting lactation for maternal/child units where substance use disorder is present, and other vital resources aimed at improving maternal-child health outcomes. Learn more and register today at the QR code or at https://nmbtf.silkstart.com/events/2025-hospital-clinic-summit-sud-lactation-and-systems-of-support

08/01/2025

Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

Observed during the first week of August, World Breastfeeding Week kicks off National Breastfeeding Month and is a time to celebrate all forms of human milk feeding and the resilience of communities in New Mexico.

Here at NMBTF, we know that creating sustainable support systems helps to remove barriers to lactation. World Breastfeeding Week, in conjunction with National Breastfeeding Month, provides vital education and advocacy to help build a landscape of support for babies and families. We can't wait to spend this month celebrating with our chapters and other community partners! Keep an eye on our social media for information about events happening across the state, learn more about National Breastfeeding Month, and find ways to celebrate at https://breastfeedingnm.org/events-meetings/national-breastfeeding-month2025/!

07/24/2025

Susie Arredondo is a nurse whose dedication to her community goes far beyond the walls of a hospital. For eight years, Susie has served as a child passenger safety technician, ensuring families have access to proper car seat restraints and the knowledge to keep their children safe. She brought car seat distribution into her workplace and earned recognition from Safer New Mexico for her unwavering commitment to families in Southern New Mexico.

Susie's compassion extends to the most vulnerable. As part of the New Mexico Breastfeeding Taskforce, she helped create comfort kits for families displaced by fires and floods, ensuring parents had essentials to nourish their infants. She has also led breastfeeding support groups, offering education and encouragement.

Susie understands that nursing isn’t confined to clinical settings—it’s about meeting people where they are. Through advocacy, education, and service, she embodies the heart of nursing, blending expertise with deep compassion to strengthen her community.

Please help us congratulate this years' honoree of the Community Service Award of Distinction, Susie Arredondo from the Early Childhood Education and Care Department!

07/16/2025

It's that time of the year

06/06/2025

Would you like to be part of the 2026 NMBTF calendar? Submit a photo & story that represents resilience and your own breast/chestfeeding journey! We are excited to celebrate you!

Submit by July 1st - https://forms.gle/n14DTsW5WRFVHU8u9

05/30/2025

Deadline approaching!