Our History

Khatim is a mother to two boys and a full-time executive at a local VWO that has excellent family-friendly policies.

As someone who has been on the EXCO for a number of years, she sees her role evolving from breastfeeding supporter to advocate.

Besides her voluntary work in BMSG, she also supports other grassroots effort in breastfeeding advocacy on social media networks.

She is satisfied that BMSG is beginning to be more prominent nationally and hopes to continue to work together with the BMSG and local community in ensuring continued support to be available for more mothers, and making more inroads in helping Singapore embrace breastfeeding as the norm for all babies and families.

Elaine has been on the BMSG Exco since 2015, and is the immediate past president from the 16th Exco. She is also a Counsellor Trainer and counsellor.

Elaine believes that empowering more mothers to breastfeed is how we change the world, one child and one family at a time. Elaine is also an advocate for responsive parenting, respectful parenting, and good enough parenting.

Elaine was formerly a marketing research consultant before becoming a full-time mum six years ago. She has 4 children aged 2-12.

Yen is the Director of a TCM Healthcare Service Provider that has been established over the past 50 years.

Having experienced breastfeeding herself for her 2 kids, she understands intimately how breastfeeding can be a difficult and trying journey. As such, she wishes to support all mothers through this potentially challenging phase of their lives. She has been serving as a breastfeeding counsellor since June 2018.

She encourages all mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least 2 years.

To have a successful breastfeeding journey, Yen believes all mothers need to be equipped with the right knowledge regarding breastfeeding. They also need to have a good support system. Therefore, she endeavours to create a society where mothers can become breastfeeding advocates for younger generations to come.

Atiqah Halim is a public officer, a blogger and writer in her free time. She shares her and her family’s love for travelling on their blog, Familytrippers. Rubiah from Semarang is her first children’s book series.

At home, Atiqah is a mum of 3 boys each of whom she has breastfed past 1.5 year old. She loves having conversations with colleagues who are nursing mummies on the challenges of parenting and breastfeeding.

Ever since she became a volunteer counsellor with BMSG, Atiqah finds herself gaining new knowledge on breastfeeding and taking up an EXCO position is the next step forward for her to further contribute to a cause that she is highly passionate about. She believes that mums should be equipped with the right breastfeeding information, knowledge and support, as these can make all the difference.

Mythili Pandi is a strong advocate for breastfeeding support in the community and advocacy within the medical fields. She has been working with the Breastfeeding Mothers’ Support Group for about 8 years and still counting.

She is the current Vice-President of the Association for Breastfeeding Advocacy (Singapore) (ABAS) and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Mythili works as a Family Physician in the mornings and is a full-time mother to 3 beautiful young children for the rest of the day. She loves the outdoors, music, animals and has a passion for baking cakes and making a delicious mess in the kitchen.

She sees many breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be at her practice and always aims to provide as much support and encouragement as possible at each consultation. Outside of the realm of work, she loves facilitating breastfeeding talks and workshops in the community.

Alona fell in love with breastfeeding after giving birth to her eldest daughter almost 9 years ago. She then decided that she wanted to help other mothers to breastfeed successfully and happily.

She has 3 children, 2 girls and a little boy, whom she breastfed exclusively for an extended period of time.

Alona is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a trained breastfeeding counsellor with BMSG.

As a BMSG EXCO member, she would like to expand BMSG’s face-to-face counselling and establish a supportive breastfeeding community in Singapore.

Diwi Aishah is a full-time musician who is also a vocal instructor. She is a breastfeeding mother of two little boys and is constantly amazed by the discoveries in the science of breastmilk.

She envisions a society where breastfeeding is wholly accepted and especially not frowned upon in public. Mothers should be able to nurse and nourish their child without the shame and discrimination of perhaps the miseducated public.

She is elated to be part of the BMSG Exco and is passionate with commitment to strive towards improving society’s outlook and knowledge on breastfeeding; an act of love just as Nature intended.

As a breastfeeding advocate, Edna thanks the BMSG for the support and knowledge that she has received in her breastfeeding journey. Having breastfed her first child for two years and now still breastfeeding her second, Edna values how BMSG rallies around mothers and the breastfeeding community. Edna is a Strategic Comms Consultant with a specialisation in digital and comms strategies and would like to offer her skillset to BMSG so that more people can benefit from the organization.

Far’ain Jaafar is an educator and children’s book author.

She has been contributing to BMSG since 2017 as a peer counsellor, and trainer since 2019. Her breastfeeding journey has been filled with lots of learning. She is very thankful for the village that supports her as a mother.

Far’ain strives to champion women in mothering and motherhood through empowerment and mother to mother support. She hopes to inspire a world of good!

Wen Xiu is mama and steward of two girls, and a breastfeeding counsellor with BMSG. She has been breastfeeding for close to three years and counting, and enjoys the snuggles and quiet moments with her kids during those breastfeeding sessions very much!

Wen Xiu had volunteered as an administrator for a charity that advocated for persons with facial disfigurements, a befriender to the homeless in the UK, a tutor to chronically ill children in Singapore and more. She often thinks about how we can make the world a better place for marginalised communities. As a BMSG EXCO member, she hopes to see greater outreach to and support for lower-income mothers.

Wen Xiu meddles with research at her full-time work. She hopes to also mine the data already available in BMSG to sharpen the foci of our resources and outreach efforts.

Tina is a mother of 2 children and deeply passionate about motherhood and breastfeeding! Ever since she was 10 years old, all she wanted to do was become a mother and relish in the joys of motherhood.

As she couldn’t breastfeed her first-born, she realised how a plethora of information and support could help a new mother choose breastfeeding. After receiving help from BMSG, she decided to volunteer as a counsellor to make a difference. Her ambition is to provide information, encouragement and to be there for new mothers in any way that will aid them in decision-making. She hopes to make mothers feel empowered and secure in their breastfeeding and baby-bonding journeys.

Tina strongly believes that well-supported, well-loved mammas are the heart of our ecosystem. They raise well-rounded children – physically, mentally and emotionally!

Yvonne joined the BMSG counselling family in 2019 as a volunteer breastfeeding counsellor. In the last 2 years, she has met mothers from different walks of life, which has given her a deeper perspective of the breastfeeding culture in Singapore.

With more than 10 years of experience working in sales and marketing, and her vast experience in the mother and baby industry, Yvonne believes she can bring new initiatives to BMSG with the goal of increasing breastfeeding awareness in Singapore.

Nabila, a mother of 3 boys, began her journey with BMSG as a breastfeeding counsellor and volunteer. Previously an English Language teacher and a Communication Studies graduate, Nabila is passionate about putting her ideas down on paper and using words as a medium to reach out to mothers.

As the Programmes Executive, Nabila manages BMSG’s social media accounts and manages programmes, workshops and events at BMSG. She also oversees editorial work for the charity and also provides customer relation support.

Nabila sees her work as building important resources for breastfeeding mothers now and in the future, and hopes that BMSG will continue to be the ultimate support for any new mother who wishes to embark on the beautiful journey of breastfeeding.

Juliza is usually seen around plants trying to keep them flourishing or whisking around in the kitchen experimenting on egg-free recipes. She thrives in the discovery of her new-found patience and perseverance from her 3 year-old toddler. She continues trying to be a green-thumb and an aspiring homecook.

Having breastfed her toddler for an extraordinary and trying 9 months, Juliza hung her nursing bra with great despair but ended up with new mama friends from BMSG! She had endless guidance and words of encouragement from the BMSG counsellors and mums alike despite her short-lived breastfeeding journey.

Fast forward to 2021: fate brought her to contribute back to BMSG with her skills and expertise as a Business Development and Fundraising Manager. Channelling her 13 years of experience in the Contact Centre Industry, of which 7 were in a non-profit organisation, she rose to the challenge and here we are, starting a new journey full of possibilities.