More than 300 lactating mothers simultaneously breastfed their babies for one minute during Saturday’s “The Big Latch” to mark the celebration of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Leo Udtohan/Inquirer Visayas
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol – Marking the start of the National Breastfeeding Month, more than 300 lactating mothers from Bohol province simultaneously breastfed their babies for one minute on Saturday morning.
The event dubbed “The Big Latch” was the first ever breastfeeding advocacy in Bohol, according to Dr. Suzette Quiwag-Redillas, chair of the breastfeeding committee at Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital.
Dianne Pozon, 38, a resident of Tagbilaran City, said she didn’t want to miss the event. She brought along her three month-old son Joseph Niño.
“This is an event for all mothers and families,” said Pozon, a mother of five.
Pozon believed that there are many benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and mothers.
“I believe it is still the best source of nutrition and growth of infants,” she said. “Breastfeeding is still best for babies.”
After the simultaneous latch-on, lactation experts, peer counselors, and breastfeeding advocacy supporters shared the benefits and importance of breastfeeding to the mothers.
There were parlor games to enliven the event.