DBM Admin

Hi everyone :)

For a while now I've been mulling over asking someone to help me with the FB group.

The group has grown to a considerable size, and it takes an increasing amount of time to monitor the posts and provide help when it's necessary.  It's a lot for one person to manage, and I can see it potentially becoming even harder for me to do alone in the coming months.  I think it's healthy for me to have someone to brain-storm with and I'm a great believer that two heads really are better than one!  For now, I've asked one long-standing member of the group to come on board and help me admin the page.  In the future we might need additional help, so if you're interested, let me know!

I have never wanted DBM to be a 'one-woman' show, but rather a collective.   I love your input, your posts, and your ideas.  Some of you might have something related to breastfeeding you are burning to write about, and if so, I'm more than happy to provide a platform for this via the blog.

Your experiences, and your opinions, help others - and without you - DBM is pointless. 

It can be a little daunting at times running a group like this - so I'm really glad to have some backup! ;)

I have asked Julie, a mum of three breastfed babies and a trained peer supporter to help out on the page.  You'll see her commenting as 'DbmTeamAdmin', using the DBM logo.  In her own words she is:

'passionate about breastfeeding and the benefits it can provide to both baby and Mum.'

We're really lucky to have her, and others like her, posting on the board regularly.   Julie has tons of experience helping mums both in the community and through her breastfeeding support group.  I am grateful to her for accepting the (obviously unpaid!) post and I know she will be a massive asset to our group in her new role.

Thank you Julie for agreeing to help out - and I look forward to hearing from the rest of you about your creative (burning) ideas!

xo anne