Breastfeeding Today
Raphaela’s Weaning
By Maddi Munzer – Sydney, Australia I feel the unmistakable throb of an overly-full milk duct on the outer, lower side of my right breast. It aches with a dull... Read More
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Resiliency Comes in All Sizes: Breastfeeding a Baby with Down Syndrome
By Sabrina Woosaree-Hazlett – Edmonton, Alberta, CanadA I have what I would consider a long history of mothering. I have always been a nurturer. As a little girl, I enjoyed... Read More
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Back to Breast: 10 Ways to Relactate After a Period of Not Breastfeeding
By Valeria Baena – Colombia Do you dream of getting your formula-fed baby back to breastfeeding at your breast, but the milk is no longer flowing? Consider relactation! Relactation refers... Read More
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Dear Readers
Dear Readers, Spring will have just begun to blossom in the Northern Hemisphere when you will read this letter. Everything awakens to celebrate nature being reborn. It is like a... Read More
Our Impact
Parents like you. Sharing experiences like yours.
Elvira. Mother
During the early days with my third baby, I felt a special connection in my heart and soul with my LLL colleagues and with all the mothers whose breastfeeding wisdom has been passed along.
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Dawn. Mother
I know whenever I contact my [LLLI] friend and mentor Genny, she will have sound, reasonable, educated information to share. I appreciate her help with breastfeeding and mothering...
Vanessa. Mother
None of the mothers in my family or my husband’s had ever breastfed. They disapproved of my desire to do so, explaining that it was too exhausting and telling me stories of women who failed.
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Diana. Mother
I was nervous that the [LLLI] moms would judge me badly for feeding my baby with a bottle, but they were incredibly supportive that I was still pumping, even though my baby wouldn’t nurse...
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