La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
Membership in La Leche League International is $40 for one year. Membership fees help to support your local Group and the international organization. The benefits of membership include a one-year subscription to NEW BEGINNINGS magazine.
La Leche League International (LLLI) was founded in 1956 by seven women who wanted to make breastfeeding easier and more rewarding for both mother and child. Today, LLLI is an international organization active in in 66 nations worldwide, reaching more than 200,000 people monthly through a network of nearly 8,000 accredited Leaders who work on a volunteer basis.
LLLI is recognized by the World Health Organization as the world's foremost authority on breastfeeding. LLLI provides health care professionals with continuing education opportunities and access to the latest research on lactation management through its Center for Breastfeeding Information and publications such as BREASTFEEDING ABSTRACTS.
LLLI's book, THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, is a classic work combining the latest information and research on breastfeeding with the personal wisdom and experience of breastfeeding mothers. LLLI also publishes a variety of other books on breastfeeding and parenting, available in bookstores and through the LLLI catalog. LLL also offers state, regional, and international breastfeeding and parenting conferences attended by both families and health care professionals.La Leche League of Fort Wayne, Indiana
All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come to our meetings or call one of our Leaders for breastfeeding help or information. Babies are always welcome at our meetings.
La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. They are available by phone whenever you have breastfeeding questions or concerns.
Meetings and Leaders
Where?
Auburn Area
Meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. and on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Call a Leader for location.Fort Wayne AM
Meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. Call a Leader for location.Fort Wayne PM
Meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Call a Leader for location.Grabill Area
Meets on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. Call Leader for location.Who to Call?
Auburn Leader
- Leta 925-4826
Fort Wayne Leaders
- Anne 625-5410
- Stefanie 625-1080
- Sherri (260) 493-6280
- Susan (260) 745-0411
- Or call the 24-hour warmline at (260) 625-2010 for the number of the Leader on call
Garrett Leader
- Lora 357-3537
Grabill Area Leaders
- Deana (260) 657-1828
- Mary 657-3339
- Tina (260) 657-5256
Meeting Topics
- January - The Benefits of Human Milk
- February - There's a New Baby in Your Life
- March - The Myths and Truths of Breastfeeding
- April - Breastfeeding and Beyond
- May - Why Breast is Best
- June - Father and Siblings of the Breastfed Baby
- July - The 'How tos' of Breastfeeding
- August - Thoughts on Weaning
- September - Mother's Milk--The Gold Standard.
- October - The Birth of Your Baby and Baby's First Weeks
- November - Breastfeeding--Facts and Fallacies
- December - Why Breastfeed Beyond Three Months?
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The La Leche League International 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 the mother.
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