Try to
attend LLL meetings while you're pregnant.
After my baby was born, I continued to
attend LLL meetings and have received a great deal of knowledge, support, and encouragement from the leaders and the other mothers.
Mothers, who have an interest in breastfeeding are invited to
attend LLL meetings, including expectant mothers who are unsure if breastfeeding is for them.
Our Bradley Method instructor encouraged me to
attend LLL meetings while pregnant to meet other like - minded moms, but I didn't make it a priority to go.
Women interested in breastfeeding are welcome to
attend LLL meetings.
So, hands down, the most popular advice is: Look at your own office,
attend a LLL meeting at your local library or volunteers house, attend a breastfeeding mothers group at your local hospital or birthing center.
Attending an LLL group meeting may be helpful for both of you in order to prepare for the arrival of your baby and to hear others» experiences.
When a mother
attends a LLL meeting she is free to speak her mind.
I found out just before
attending the LLL conference in 2004 that we were expecting again and it so happens that I saw tandem nursing for the first time in the flesh there!
After
attending LLL for a while, I decided I wanted to become a Leader myself, and then later decided that I would love to further help mothers and began the process to become an IBCLC.
Attending an LLL meeting and seeing other mothers breastfeed their babies helps new and expectant mothers learn how to nurture their babies too.
Before I had my son
I attended a LLL meeting.
Attending a LLL meeting is always 100 % free, however memberships are available to fund administration costs.
Not exact matches
Contact your local
LLL Group Leader or CSI if you are interested in
attending a session.
It may help to talk to an
LLL Leader or
attend your local
LLL group, where you can be sure of support, even if you
attend while bottle - feeding.
With the support of
LLL Alliance for Breastfeeding Education, I was able to
attend the 2017 ILCA Conference — my first ILCA conference.
LLL is mothers helping mothers and there is no cost to
attend a meeting or talk to a leader.
Your question reminded me of an
LLL meeting I
attended with a mother having exactly the same concern.
I continued to go to
LLL meetings, and when we moved to a new country and community when our daughter was about eight months old, the very first thing I did was to find the local
LLL group and
attend a meeting.
She was the mother of 10 children and had learned how to breastfeed from her own mother before
attending the founding meeting for
LLL in 1956.
You must have a current
LLL Leader support your application so it is highly recommended that you begin
attending meetings if possible and begin contributing and building a relationship with the local Group members and Leaders.