Mission Statement
MOBI Motherhood Intl. is a non-profit organization committed to research, advocacy, education, and support for mothers with extraordinary circumstances that hinder or prevent the breastfeeding relationship. Its goal is to promote the support of mothers with extreme breastfeeding issues, with our online support groups, and with education and research.
MOBI Motherhood Intl. became a nonprofit corporation on November 14, 2005.
MOBI: Past, Present and Future
>> Read the story of how MOBI was founded by four mothers in 1998!
MOBI stands for Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues. MOBI was first formed on Valentine's Day 1998 by Susan Chick together with three other mothers, first as an email group and then as a webpage. These four mothers felt unsuccessful breastfeeding their first bab(ies) and were surprised and comforted to find other mothers who'd had a similar experience. Read more... |
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For the New Reader at MOBI
Don't Be Discouraged!
While general information and breastfeeding basics are to be found at MOBI Motherhood Intl’s website, our intent is to go beyond the norm in addressing extreme breastfeeding challenges. A woman who has never breastfed, reading at MOBI, could get the impression that breastfeeding must be really, really hard. This is not our intention. For most women, breastfeeding is not hard, especially if they are knowledgeable about the most common problems that can derail a breastfeeding relationship: events surrounding the birth, position and latch, and temporary, painful conditions such as engorgement, cracked nipples, plugged ducts, thrush and mastitis.
Many excellent websites provide breastfeeding basics and meet the needs of the majority of women. MOBI is for those few mothers who need information about extraordinary breastfeeding difficulties. As you read at MOBI, keep in mind that you will learn about many situations we hope you never experience. This knowledge can help you have empathy if you meet mothers going through difficult breastfeeding experiences. And if you were to encounter any of these problems yourself, this knowledge could help you get through them with a little less difficulty and emotional upheaval.
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Many excellent websites provide breastfeeding basics and meet the needs of the majority of women. MOBI is for those few mothers who need information about extraordinary breastfeeding difficulties. As you read at MOBI, keep in mind that you will learn about many situations we hope you never experience. This knowledge can help you have empathy if you meet mothers going through difficult breastfeeding experiences. And if you were to encounter any of these problems yourself, this knowledge could help you get through them with a little less difficulty and emotional upheaval.
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