La Leche League Leaders

La Leche League Leaders
La Leche League Leaders

Monday, October 31, 2016

Hope to see you in November and December 2016!!

LA LECHE LEAGUE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY IS LLL OF WEST ASHLEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNT PLEASANT NORTH, GOOSE CREEK, SUMMERVILLE

La Leche League of Charleston is part of La Leche League International, an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing support, encouragement, information, and education to women who choose to breastfeed.
La Leche League of Charleston offers support and information through:
  • Online Mother to Mother support group (on fb)
  • Scheduled South Carolina or Charleston Conference Calls
  • FREE monthly meetings / gatherings (see below!)
  • Telephone help from experienced leaders (call us for free!)
  • Lending library with books on childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting and related subjects (depending on which location and may depend on membership)
  • Local Leaders Evaluation and Planning meetings 4 times yearly
  • Statewide education conferences (one coming up this June!)

La Leche League of Charleston/Mt. Pleasant meets on the FIRST Friday of each
month at 10:15 AM at St. Andrew's Church at 440 Whilden Street, Mt. Pleasant. 
Moms, Moms to be, female friends, BABIES and children welcome.
Call Beth 843.469.4404 anytime in between gatherings.
** November 4 & December 2, 2016 **

La Leche League of Charleston/Mt. Pleasant - North meets on the SECOND
Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM in Room #3 (on the ground floor near the cafe)
at Mount Pleasant Hospital, 3500 North Highway 17, Mount Pleasant SC.
MOMS & DADS, and BABIES welcome (parents-to-be as well!)
This is an inclusive and welcoming meeting for aLLL!

Naomi Available at meetings or https://www.facebook.com/NaomiA2ZLactation
Kat katmartinlll@gmail.com or 843.870.4618
** November 8th (don't forget to vote!!) and December 13, 2016 **

Kat at Charleston Birth Place hosting a fundraiser for LLL!




















La Leche Leauge Goose Creek NWS
Breastfeeding Support Group SECOND THURSDAY of each month
10 am to 12 noon
Family Advocacy Building #786
Naval Weapons Station
Open to everyone – Military, DOD, & civilians!
Expectant mothers and children always welcome. 
Parking beside or across from building.
** November 10 & December 8, 2016 **
Naomi & Edith at SC Breastfeeding Coalition Conference

La Leche League of Charleston/West Ashley
meets on the THIRD Friday of the
month at 10:15 AM at the John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah
Highway (US17), Charleston/West Ashley.
Moms, Moms to be, female friends, BABIES and children welcome.

Scotty 854.415.3678 morrowsm@gmail.com
Tamsen 330-703-4115, tamsentroyLLL@gmail.com
** November 18th and December 16th ** 
Tamsen, Scotty, Linda Smith, Edith and Naomi at 
Sweet Sleep Parent session

















LLL of Summerville meets on the first Monday at 10:15 AM and
third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM
 at the Summerville Church of Christ, 413 Old Trolley Rd, Summerville.

Joy 615.478.9069  jstephens35ky@gmail.com
Kimberly 843.814.1322
Join for details:
** Monday: November 7th and December 5th. **
** Tuesday: November 15th and December 20th **

La Leche League of Goose Creek/N. Charleston, SC
FOURTH Tuesday evening – Goose Creek/N. Charleston, SC
5:30 PM
Otranto Road Regional Library
2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston, SC
The Goose Creek/N Charleston meeting will be canceled in 
November and December due to the holidays.
Please call or email any of the Charleston Leaders for support.  See you in 2017!!

LLL Leader Planning and Evaluation Quarterly Meeting
Joy, Naomi, Scotty, Kimberly, Tamsen & Edith

















Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.


Informative sleep books!

LIKE & FOLLOW our Facebook pages:
La Leche League in South Carolina 
Live Love Latch, Lowcountry 

Teach your children about the normalcy of breastfeeding through play! 
A La Leche League Leader is a mother who has had a specific type of breastfeeding and parenting experience, meets the prerequisites for Leadership, completed specific reading and introspection and has finished the extensive written training curriculum established by LLLI.


Monday, August 29, 2016

Fall 2016 Circle Gatherings FREE Babies and Children always welcome

La Leche League is a nonprofit, non-governmental, and non-sectarian organization.  Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

We have free and relaxed circle gatherings.  Come to be supported or share support.  Our philosophy is based on parents helping one another.  Starting with good information and making our own choices that work best for our families.

Our motto is “take what works and leave the rest”.  
Babies and children are always welcome.   Volunteer Leaders are trained and accredited.

La Leche League in South Carolina on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/LLLinSouthCarolinaUSA
Live Love Latch Lowcountry on Facebook 


1st Monday Summerville 10:15 am
Joy 615.478.9069  jstephens35ky@gmail.com
 at the Summerville Church of Christ, 413 Old Trolley Rd, Summerville.
 Join for details:



1st Friday Mt Pleasant (Old Village) 10:15 am
Beth 843.469.4404
St. Andrew's Church at 440 Whilden Street, Mt. Pleasant. 
Moms, Moms to be, female friends, BABIES and children welcome.
Call Beth 843.469.4404 anytime in between gatherings. 
First or fourth baby…whatever your goal.  Expectant parents welcome too!

Attention ALLL!!! This Friday morning, September 2, is our usual mom & baby meet-up/breastfeeding support & help meeting in Mt. Pleasant at St. Andrews Church on Whilden St. in the Old Village.
However, it looks like we have to cancel due to the weather and Hermine causing flooding and unsafe road conditions. 
Everyone is always welcome to contact LLL Leaders with any breastfeeding help, support or questions.


2nd Tuesday Mt Pleasant (Roper) 9:30 am 
Kat katmartinlll@gmail.com or 843.870.4618
Room #3 (on the ground floor near the cafe)
at Mount Pleasant Hospital, 3500 North Highway 17, Mount Pleasant SC.
MOMS & DADS, and BABIES welcome (parents-to-be as well!)
This is an inclusive and welcoming meeting for aLLL! 



2nd Thursday Joint Base Charleston 10 am
Family Advocacy Building #786
Naval Weapons Station
Open to everyone – Military, DOD, & civilians!
Expectant mothers and children always welcome. 
Parking beside or across from building.



3rd Tuesday EVENING Summerville 7 pm 
Joy 615.478.9069  jstephens35ky@gmail.com
Kimberly 843.814.1322
 at the Summerville Church of Christ, 413 Old Trolley Rd, Summerville.



3rd Friday West Ashley 10:15 am 
Scotty 854.415.3678 morrowsm@gmail.com
Tamsen 330-703-4115, tamsentroyLLL@gmail.com
John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Highway (US17), Charleston/West Ashley.
Moms, Moms to be, female friends, BABIES and children welcome.
Casual and friendly circle gathering



4th Tuesday EVENING Goose Creek/ N Charleston 5:30 pm 
Otranto Road Regional Library
2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston, SC
Come pregnant, breastfeeding or wanting to learn more. Babies and children always welcome.




For Leader support around South Carolina beyond the Lowcountry http://www.lllalliance.org/southcarolina/ and scroll on through. 

Also... 
**Save the dates** The South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition Conference 
http://scbreastfeedingcoalition.org/conference/
October 17 & 18
Don't miss Linda Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA 

Friday, August 19, 2016

Live Love Latch Lowcountry 2016!! What a fun day! Thank you!

Thank you to aLLL who came out for this year's World Breastfeeding Week Celebration!!
We had a blast this year at the Charleston County Public Library.

See more about the day and lots of great photos at our facebook page Live Love Latch Lowcountry https://www.facebook.com/BigLatchOnCharlestonSc/

Live, Love, Latch! is a National Breastfeeding Month celebration presented by La Leche League USA and hosted by LLL Groups throughout the country during National Breastfeeding Month. 

Live, Love, Latch! events are designed to not only celebrate breastfeeding, but to also highlight community support. All in attendance at a Live, Love, Latch! event will be counted as participants, who declare their support of breastfeeding in their local community and beyond. 

Thank you to the La Leche League Leaders for their hard work this year.  Especially Edith and Joy for taking on the Chair roles this year!   Also, thanks to Naomi, Kat, Tamsen, Scotty, Erin, Beth & Marlea for their hard work behind the scenes and the day of!  Thanks to the moms who also helped to set this up, help at sign in tables, selling t shirts and donating items too!  







Friday, July 1, 2016

La Leche League of Charleston, SC July & August - #LiLoLa2016

La Leche League FREE gatherings 

July and August fun with La Leche League.

LIKE & FOLLOW our Facebook pages:
La Leche League in South Carolina

Live Love Latch, Lowcountry
The 1st weekend in August. - 8/6/16 #LiLoLa2016
If you want to be part or help out this year, please contact any LLL Leader. We plan on having some fun for the whole family!  Community welcome. 
 
LiLoLa 2014


In person event schedule:  
Please do call or email a volunteer La Leche League Leader anytime in between meetings as needed for personalized support. 

1st Monday Summerville 10:15 am
Joy 615.478.9069  jstephens35ky@gmail.com

1st Friday Mt Pleasant (Old Village) 10:15 am
Beth 843.469.4404

2nd Tuesday Mt Pleasant (Roper) 9:30 am 
Naomi Available at meetings 
Kat katmartinlll@gmail.com or 843.870.4618

2nd Thursday Joint Base Charleston 10 am

3rd Tuesday EVENING Summerville 7 pm 
Joy 615.478.9069  jstephens35ky@gmail.com
Kimberly 843.814.1322

3rd Friday West Ashley 10:15 am 
Scotty 854.415.3678 morrowsm@gmail.com
Tamsen 330-703-4115, tamsentroyLLL@gmail.com

4th Tuesday EVENING Goose Creek/ N Charleston 5:30 pm 


La Leche League holds FREE gatherings with trained Leaders who moderate in person events and take phone or reply to email concerning breastfeeding, supply, pumping, sleep, baby feeding, weaning, and more!
Here are the details...

La Leche League of Charleston/Mt. Pleasant 
1st Friday Mt Pleasant (Old Village) 10:15 am
JULY 1 and AUGUST 5
St. Andrew's Church at 440 Whilden Street, Mt. Pleasant. 
Moms, Moms to be, female friends, BABIES and children welcome.
Call Beth 843.469.4404 anytime in between gatherings. 
First or fourth baby…whatever your goal.  Expectant parents welcome too!


La Leche League of SUMMERVILLE 
1st Monday Summerville 10:15 am
JULY meeting canceled.  Playdate scheduled for July 7. 
Let Joy know if you can make it so she knows to wait for you.
Joy 615.478.9069  jstephens35ky@gmail.com
AUGUST 1 meeting 10:15 AM
at the Summerville Church of Christ, 413 Old Trolley Rd, Summerville


La Leche League of Charleston/Mt. Pleasant - North 
JULY 12 & AUGUST 9 
SECOND Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM in Room #3 (on the ground floor near the cafe)
at Mount Pleasant Hospital, 3500 North Highway 17, Mount Pleasant SC.
MOMS & DADS, and BABIES welcome (parents-to-be as well!)
This is an inclusive and welcoming meeting for aLLL!
 **CO-ED meeting** 
Naomi Available at meetings 
Kat katmartinlll@gmail.com or 843.870.4618


La Leche Leauge Goose Creek NWS
Breastfeeding Support Group SECOND THURSDAY of each month
JULY 14 & AUGUST 11
10 am to 12 noon
Family Advocacy Building #786
Naval Weapons Station
Open to everyone – Military, DOD, & civilians!
Expectant mothers and children always welcome. 
Parking beside or across from building.



La Leche League of Charleston/West Ashley 
JULY 15 & AUGUST 19
THIRD Friday of the month at 10:15 AM at the John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Highway (US17), Charleston/West Ashley.
Moms, Moms to be, female friends, BABIES and children welcome.
Scotty 854.415.3678 morrowsm@gmail.com
Tamsen 330-703-4115, tamsentroyLLL@gmail.com


AUGUST 6, 2016
Live Love Latch 2016 #LiLoLa2016