La Leche League of Tokyo West, Japan

La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. All breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come to our free meetings or call our Leaders for breastfeeding help. We also provide health care professionals with continuing education opportunities and access to the latest research on lactation management.

LLL Tokyo West offers support and information through:

Mother-to-Mother support
Monthly meetings
Telephone help from accredited Leaders
An extensive lending library with books in English on breastfeeding, childbirth, and related subjects
Sales of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING (in English and in Japanese) and other books, as well as baby slings, Lansinoh, etc.

Meeting Information

LLL Tokyo West holds a regular continuing series of informal discussion meetings open to all women interested in breastfeeding. Babies and toddlers are always welcome.

Meeting times: the first Friday of the month in the Tachikawa area, and the fourth Tuesday of the month on Yokota Air Force Base, Fussa.

Membership in LLL Japan is 6200yen, which includes an annual subscription to La Leche League International's NEW BEGINNINGS magazine, and Close to the Heart, a publication produced for members of La Leche League in Asia. All members are entitled to a 10 % discount on new books purchased through our Group, including The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. The membership fee helps support local Groups, our Area and the international organization.

For information on LLL meetings in Japanese, visit the LLL Japan page (requires Japanese browser).

Leader Information

Each La Leche League Leader is a mother who has breastfed and who enjoys helping other mothers to do so. Through her training, her contact with many nursing mothers and her own experiences, a La Leche League Leader can provide information and practical suggestions to help a mother cope with any difficulties that may occur. La Leche League Leaders are available to speak with a mother on the telephone or to answer questions by email. The training which a Leader receives through the accreditation process makes her uniquely qualified to support breastfeeding mothers. Selected initially for her experience, motivation and empathy, a La Leche League Leader is required to complete a comprehensive programme to familiarise herself with most aspects of breastfeeding and also to develop her counselling skills. Once accredited, a Leader is provided with a continuing supply of information and support, including regular journals, contact with other experienced Leaders, and enrichment workshops and conferences. All Leaders are volunteers. For meeting information and breastfeeding support contact:

Nancy – Tel. 042-561-1986 nancy@llljapan.org
Quenby – Tel. 03-3368-1264 quenby@llljapan.org

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