Learn more about the 2023 San Diego Latch On event, our signature event for breastfeeding support in San Diego and beyond.
San Diego Latch On Event 2022 - WHO'S READY???
Are you ready to find out the details for the San Diego Latch On 2022?
Celebrate World Chest/Breastfeeding Week with us at the San Diego Latch On event! Join the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation, and our amazing sponsors - Kindred Bravely, Solly Baby, Baby Tula, Little Star Dentistry, and Impact Partners, in a fun-filled event for the whole family! This year’s event will be in Allied Garden Recreation Park . While you wait for the actual Latch On to occur (at 10:30a), you can set up a picnic, hang out in the playground, peruse the vendor booths (you won’t want to miss these!), and bid on our awesome auction items!
The first 100 attendees to check in will get a free tote bag with goodies, samples and resource materials from our local partners!
The San Diego Latch On event serves as one of our major fundraisers for our non-profit organization, the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation. San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation believes it is our duty as birth and perinatal workers to provide equal access to all regardless of their economic status or the color of their skin. But we know there is still racial and economic disparity of access and representation in both lactation support and other crucial pre/postpartum healthcare.
That is why our Foundation provides free or low-cost lactation support to our community members who identify as low-income or BIPOC, and offer scholarships to BIPOC individuals seeking to become Lactation Professionals.
Here are the preliminary details. We will begin to share more about the event over the next few weeks!
When is the San Diego Latch On?
The San Diego Latch On event will take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 9a-11a. The actual Latch On (children latching on to set a local record) will take place at exactly 10:30am, so don’t be late!
Where will the San Diego Latch On take place?
Allied Gardens Recreation Center Park - 5155 Greenbrier Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Is there a charge to participate?
Not at all! This event is totally FREE!
Can I bring my family or is this just for chest/breastfeeding parents and child/ren?
This is a totally family-friendly event! There will be plenty of things to keep older children entertained, so bring them all!
Do I need to register?
Yes, please!
Wondering how you and your business can get involved?
Since the San Diego Latch On event is a major fundraiser for our nonprofit organization, the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation, we rely heavily on event sponsors and auction donations. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or have a service/item to donate for our auction, please send an email to Brie Weigandt, Fundraising and Community Outreach Coordinator, at bweigandt@sdbfcfoundation.org
Get Ready for San Diego’s Biggest Lactation Event of the Year!
San Diego Big Latch On Event 2019 - WHO'S READY???
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Are you ready to find out the details for the Big Latch On San Diego 2019???
This year’s San Diego Big Latch On event is going to be our biggest and greatest one yet! Join the San Diego Breastfeeding Center, and our amazing co-hosts - Gymboree San Diego and Kindred Bravely, in a fun-filled event for the whole family! We are returning to Liberty Station, but this time we will be in the HUGE grassy area, next to the playground and bathrooms on Cushing Road. All participants will have exclusive, free access to on-site Gymboree classes, a yoga class, and a babywearing workshop. So, while you wait for the actual Latch On to occur, you can grab some coffee/breakfast at one of the many delicious restaurants, hang out in the playground, attend a class/workshop, peruse the vendor booths (you won’t want to miss these!), and bid on our awesome opportunity drawing items!
If you are a new to the breastfeeding world, you might be wondering what the heck is the Big Latch On? The Big Latch On, is an event that started in New Zealand in 2005 during World Breastfeeding Week. The mission of the Big Latch On is to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding women and each year groups of breastfeeding women come together at locations all around the world to latch on their children at a designated time and day in honor of this mission and to attempt to set a new record! Our Big Latch On event will also serve as a major fundraiser for our non-profit organization, the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation.
Here are the preliminary details. We will begin to share more about the event over the next few weeks!
When is the Big Latch On?
The Big Latch On event will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 8:30am-noon. The actual Latch On (children latching on to set a world record) will take place at exactly 10:30am, so don’t be late!
Where will the Big Latch On take place?
Liberty Station Park in Point Loma, right next to the playground/bathrooms on Cushing Road.
Is there a charge to participate?
Not at all! This event is totally FREE!
Can I bring my family or is this just for breastfeeding parents and child/ren?
This is a totally family-friendly event! There will be plenty of things to keep older children entertained, so bring them all!
Please stay tuned for registration and agenda details!
Wondering how you and your business can get involved?
Since the Big Latch On event is THE major fundraiser for our nonprofit organization, the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation, we rely heavily on event sponsors and opportunity drawing donations. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or have a service/item to donate for our opportunity drawing, please send an email to Robin Kaplan (robinkaplan@sdbfc.com)