Back when I went through it, I had very few people who really «got it» —
even LLL was not much comfort at that point.
I was told by everyone to wean before baby sister came,
even my LLL leader but I think that weaning down to 1 - 2 times a day made it easier than weaning completely.
Not exact matches
Not only that but he didn't
even have to swap a position, he could have just went out wide like Thierry always done, it's what they know best so they»
lll start out wide and move inward.
I asked for help from everyone I could - nurses, peds., LCs, I
even contacted
LLL.
LLL North Shore (formerly
LLL of Danvers — Hamilton) serves all mothers of the North Shore who prefer an
evening meeting.
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.
I know
LLL had a display at our local baby fairs, and our local lactation consultant
even had a breastfeeding presentation.
That being said, it's not like this woman was handing out
LLL pamphlets or info on BFing or
even just plain BFing.
There is NO reason why the local
LLL, or a local IBCLC or LC, or
even Medela, they couldn't have put up a booth.
LLL of Central Montgomery County offers
evening meetings on the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. Topics include the importance of breastfeeding, getting off to a good start, overcoming challenges, nutrition, and weaning.
Unless you're already a
LLL or ICAN leader, or
even a Lamaze or Bradley educator, you probably have little to no experience in starting and leading a support group.
I was a
LLL leader, and oversupply is super common, especially since it is misdiagnosed as other things.Reflux is the biggie, b / c babies cry during the feedings, so often they get put on something like zantac,
even though it doesn't address the real issue.
You could look up your local chapter of La Leche League (I know I always mention
LLL, but it's a great local resource
even if you're not going to the actual meetings) and call the leader and ask her if she knows of any mothers» groups in Spanish.
I
even had a
LLL consultant tell me my 2nd child had an extreme tongue tie (which he did not) & that was why I couldn't nurse.
By that point I'd gone to a few
LLL meetings and had met a few women who were nursing toddlers, so I was at least familiar with the idea,
even though I wasn't sure about my own plans.
I can tell you it was very unusual here in the deep south,
even within my
LLL group!
I wrote to Ruth that
evening on Messenger and she suggested I come to an
LLL workshop the next day, where Leaders Amanda and Suzanne were giving a talk on tongue - tie.