Ten Things Not to Say to a New Breastfeeding Mother

This is from THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING 8th Edition, Chapter Two entitled "Building Your Network"...


1. Is he eating again?

2. He's just using you for a pacifier.

3. Here, I'll feed the baby a bottle and you can go get some housework done.

4. Maybe your milk isn't good enough.

5. We've never made enough milk in our family.

6. Can breasts that size really make enough milk?

7. If you're going back to work, shouldn't he get used to having some of his feedings from other people?

8. You look like a cow attached to that pump.

9. I feel like your breasts really belong to me, not the baby.

10. Don't let him fall asleep at the breast - he'll get into bad sleep habits.

Breastfeeding Today Issue 2

BREASTFEEDING TODAY

Follow this link to see the latest issue of Breastfeeding Today!
This is a new on-line magazine from La Leche League International.
Feel free to pass the link on to your mama friends!

Breastfeeding in the Workplace Survey

If you or someone you know has RECENT EXPERIENCE COMBINING BREASTFEEDING AND EMPLOYMENT, including pregnant women who plan to breastfeed after returning to work, please consider responding to this survey via the attached link. It was designed by a
Xavier University (XU) graduate student in Industrial-Organizational
...Psychology, and has been approved by XU’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). The
survey should take 15 minutes or less to complete.


This survey is intended to gather information from women with RECENT EXPERIENCE COMBINING BREASTFEEDING AND EMPLOYMENT (including pregnant women who plan to breastfeed after returning to work).

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R7RKZYL

May 8th La Leche League Spring Pot Luck

La Leche League of Charleston, SC is hosting a Spring Pot Luck on May 8th from 1 PM to 4 PM.

All family members are welcome to attend so please bring your partners and children as well.

Please bring a food item to share with others.

It will be at Elizabeth's home in Mount Pleasant.

For directions and to RSVP please call or email Elizabeth at 971-6632 or ewillis22@comcast.net

$13 Billion Guilt

Check out this article in the Huffington Post entitled Peaceful Revolution: Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt by Melissa Bartick
Posted: April 14, 2010 12:15 AM

Health Care Reform & Employed Breastfeeding Mothers

Health Care Reform Boosts Support for Employed Breastfeeding Mothers

Frequently Asked Questions answered from the United States Breastfeeding Committee

World Health Day, April 7, 2010

World Health Day, April 7, 2010:
*1000 Cities, 1000 Lives*
Join La Leche League International (LLLI) and the World Alliance for
Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in Celebration of World Health Day 2010.

This year’s World Health Day theme addresses the challenges surrounding the
growing urban population. The World Health Organization is calling upon
cities across the globe to be counted among the “1000 cities” dedicated to
improving the health in urban areas.

Please go to the WABA website www.waba.org.my to view the LLLI/WABA World
Health Day Joint Statement.