Meeting Information
We welcome nursing parents with their partner/support person to all of our meetings. Babies and nursing children are always invited to attend!
Please note: We want every family to get a healthy start; that means learning about breastfeeding together in a safe place. Please help to protect the little ones by observing this simple guideline: If you or any of your family members is exhibiting symptoms of illness at the time of the meeting, and/or has had a fever within the 24 hours preceding the meeting, we ask that you not attend; please call or email a Leader with your breastfeeding questions instead.
A continuing series of four monthly meetings is based on the information found in The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and covers:
Meeting I: The Importance of Breastfeeding
What makes breastmilk the superior infant food?
How does nursing provide "health insurance" for baby?
What are the advantages to the nursing parent? other family members?
Meeting II: Baby Arrives: The Family & The Breastfed Baby
How does the baby get started breastfeeding?
How often and how long should the baby nurse?
What is partner's role? other children? grandparents?
How do meals and housework get done with a new baby?
How to breastfeed and go back to work/school?
Meeting III: The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties
What can be done if milk supply gets low?
What if baby seems fussy all the time?
How do other parents handle night time waking?
Can sore nipples be helped or prevented?
Meeting IV: Starting Solids, Weaning and Family Nutrition
When and how should baby start solid foods?
What are the best foods to feed a baby? a toddler?
How can family eating habits be improved?
When and how do you wean?
La Leche League's basic manual, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, is for sale or loan at meetings. Also available is a lending library containing books covering all aspects of breastfeeding, childbirth, parenting, and nutrition.
