Breastfeeding Today
Dear Readers
Dear Readers, When most of us learned we were going to be parents, we never imagined facing prolonged school and complete town closures for a virus, let alone how to... Read More
A world without barriers to experiencing the love and wisdom found in the breastfeeding relationship.
Breastfeeding Today
Breastfeeding Today
Resiliency Comes in All Sizes: Breastfeeding a Baby with Down Syndrome (Part 2 of 2)
By Sabrina Woosaree-Hazlett – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The following is the second half of a story spanning two issues of Breastfeeding Today. (For part one, click here to view it... Read More
Breastfeeding Today
Commonly Asked Questions
about Lactation after Loss
Some bereaved mothers experience a loss postpartum after previously breastfeeding or pumping their milk multiple times a day, while other bereaved mothers lose a baby in utero or at birth... Read More
Breastfeeding Today
Donating Milk: A Heartfelt Wish
to Honor Juliette
By Natacha Pacoud – Trambly, France Giving my milk may have been, at first, a spontaneous way to honor her short existence. After all, this milk was somehow 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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