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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 USA can be obtained from your local La Leche League Group. Membership fees help to support your local Group, LLL USA, and LLL International. The benefits of membership vary from Group to Group. Ask your LLL Leader how to receive a free electronic copy of New Beginnings.

La Leche League of Idaho Falls, Idaho

A continuing series of informal discussion meetings are offered and are open to all women interested in breastfeeding. Mothers-to-be are encouraged to come before they have their baby. At these monthly meetings, women share not only their concerns and questions, but also the joys and benefits of breastfeeding.

Meeting Information

Meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month. We hold a morning meeting in Rigby from 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. and an evening meeting in Idaho falls from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m.

Morning meetings are held at a private home in Rigby. Call Becca for directions, 208-569-7361.

Evening meetings are held at Dr. Huggins' office, 2990 Cortez Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83404.

Pregnant women, mothers, babies and toddlers are always welcome at all La Leche League meetings.

La Leche League meetings are based on The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, published by La Leche League International. Our meetings rotate through a series of topics that include:

  • The Advantages of Breastfeeding
    • The benefits of breastfeeding to the baby, the mother and the family
    • Misconceptions about breastfeeding
    • Coping with other's attitudes toward breastfeeding
    • How breastfeeding affects mothering
  • Baby Arrives: The Family and the Breastfed Baby
    • Preparing for birth and breastfeeding
    • Nursing fashions
    • Working and breastfeeding
    • Getting breastfeeding off to a good start
    • Father's role
    • Siblings adjustments to the new baby
  • The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties
    • Avoiding common breastfeeding difficulties
    • Adjusting to parenthood
    • Meeting baby's nighttime needs
  • Nutrition and Weaning
    • Improving family nutrition
    • Nutrition for nursing mothers
    • Starting solids
    • Weaning
    • Breastfeeding the nursing toddler

Our group belongs to you moms! We invite you to participate in a volunteer role in your group. We have jobs available in many areas: refreshments, library, clean up, membership coordinator, and so on. Scholarships are available for membership to moms who want to help! We always can use more help, because the more help we get, the more mothers we can help.

Leader Information

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.

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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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