The Big Latch On 2010 | Mamalicious

You could get high from all of the Oxytocin flowing at the Big Latch On held last Friday at the Wellington Town Hall.  Mamalicious put on a fantastic event gathering breastfeeding women from the Wellington Region in a celebration of this special part of motherhood.  Mayor Kerry Prendergast presided with granddaughter in hand over the celebrations.  On the day, 108 mothers simultaneously latched their babies on and kept them feeding for one minute.  This celebration of the bond between mother and baby then continued on at the exact time all over the Globe.
It was the friendliest collection of people I have ever run across....there is just something about a room full of babies feeding and playing that could turn the coldest heart into a clucking fool.

Sonia Gray handed out the lovely prizes donated to celebrate the day.  For those of you that missed out on the second chance draw for the photography vouchers you can enter here just fill in your details and enter voucher code: (Latch On2).

To Order a Print
If you are fond of one of the images of yourself and you would like to purchase a copy of the high resolution file so that you can print it,  the cost will be $25.00 and the profits will be donated to breastfeeding support charity.  To order one of the high resolution files please go to the ordering page.

In New Zealand, the last totals were as follows:

Venues with more than 40 mothers latched 
Big venues in Big Towns Big venues in smaller towns:
• Wellington Town Hall 108 Timaru 41
• Turuki Health Care in Auckland 50 Port Chalmers 57
• Howick Auckland 47 Masterton 44
Venues with more than 25 mothers latched
• Christchurch 38 Nelson 38
• Blenheim 36 Greymouth 30
• Swanson – Auckland 29 Pukekohe 27
• Otorohanga 29 Cambridge 39
• Upper Moutere 29 Marlborough 36
• Whanganui 33 Hillsborough Christchurch 25
• Palmerston North 25