LLL believes that breastfeeding, with its many important physical and psychological advantages, is best for baby and mother and is the ideal way to initiate good parent-child relationships. The loving help and support of the father enables the mother to focus on mothering so that together the parents develop close relationships which strengthen the family and, thus, the whole fabric of society.
LLL further believes that mothering through breastfeeding deepens a mother’s understanding and acceptance of the responsibilities and rewards of her special role in the family. As a woman grows in mothering, she grows as a human being. Every other role she may fill in her lifetime is enriched by the insights and humanity she brings to it from her experiences as a mother.
The League’s purpose is distinct. This singleness of purpose does not prevent interaction with other organizations with compatible purposes, but La Leche League will carefully guard against allying itself with another cause, however worthwhile that cause may be.
The La Leche League manual, The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding, is available for loan or purchase at meetings. It is a valuable resource for nursing women. It contains a wealth of breastfeeding and mothering information. Our meetings are based on its content.
La Leche League (LLL) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization and is entirely supported by donations, memberships, and sales of materials.
LLL further believes that mothering through breastfeeding deepens a mother’s understanding and acceptance of the responsibilities and rewards of her special role in the family. As a woman grows in mothering, she grows as a human being. Every other role she may fill in her lifetime is enriched by the insights and humanity she brings to it from her experiences as a mother.
The League’s purpose is distinct. This singleness of purpose does not prevent interaction with other organizations with compatible purposes, but La Leche League will carefully guard against allying itself with another cause, however worthwhile that cause may be.
The La Leche League manual, The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding, is available for loan or purchase at meetings. It is a valuable resource for nursing women. It contains a wealth of breastfeeding and mothering information. Our meetings are based on its content.
La Leche League (LLL) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization and is entirely supported by donations, memberships, and sales of materials.