La Leche League is a nonprofit nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing information, encouragement and support to women who wish to breastfeed their babies. Our meetings are led by volunteer mothers who have happily and successfully breastfed their own children and have subsequently been accredited by LLL International. The breastfeeding information presented by LLL Leaders has been approved by the LLL International Medical Advisory Board of physicians and professionals recognized as experts in their field.
LLL helps mothers by sharing information and by giving mother-to-mother support. As you turn to us for encouragement, we turn to you for your help. Your support is needed in continuing LLL services to mothers who need us. Would you like to become a member or send us a donation? We are a nonprofit organization. Your $40 annual membership includes discounted Area Conference registration and library privileges. Your membership or donation helps us to maintain our telephone warmline service, buy books for group libraries, provide handouts at our meetings and print and mail meeting notices. Local memberships can be purchased from any LLL Leader.
World Walk
For Breastfeeding
The World Walk for breastfeeding occurs every year around World Breastfeeding Week
(Aug/Sept). Individual LLL Groups around the world sponsor walks to raise funds for LLLI,
their local LLL Affiliate or Area, and their local Group. World Breastfeeding Week is
part of WABA's ongoing campaign to increase public awareness of the importance of
breastfeeding. For information on San Diego County's next World Walk, please email the
walk coordinator at lllworldwalk@cox.net.
For general walk information, visit
http://www.lalecheleague.org/walk.html.
La Leche League
of San Diego and Imperial Counties, California
If you are a woman interested in breastfeeding, La Leche League welcomes you! Of course, babies are always welcome at La Leche League functions. Our meetings offer a unique opportunity to learn more about this natural way of nurturing your baby and provide womanly support so crucial to the nursing mother. Each mother is encouraged to take from the La Leche League philosophy what seems sensible and helpful to her.
Series Meetings (see Meeting Schedule below for specific dates, times and locations)
In order to better serve our community while at the same time put our families
first, we offer a variety of meetings. No two series are exactly alike, since
we are all growing in our understanding of child development, mothering and
family life. As we share our knowledge of mothering through breastfeeding,
we can all learn and support each other during this important time in the
lives of our families.
The ideal time to begin attending is during pregnancy, because the information
received in advance may prove vital to a mother when her baby arrives. Pregnant
women may find it helpful to attend a series of four monthly meetings before
the baby is due and obtain a copy of our manual, THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING.
Because our meetings are attended by pregnant women and newborns, we ask that
you avoid bringing contagiously ill children to meetings. If illness prevents
you from attending, you can still receive support and information by calling
our Warmline Support number listed below.
Warmline Telephone Support - 858-646-9779
If you have a breastfeeding question, need some friendly support between meetings or require more detailed meeting information, we have three Leaders available to take your calls each week between the hours of 9am and 7pm. Please know that LLL Leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers who are volunteers answering phone calls from their homes. You may leave a message on the LLL Leader's voicemail and she will make every effort to return your call within 24 hours. If for some reason you are unable to reach the LLL Leader for your area, please feel free to call any of the other LLL Leaders on call for the week.
Please Note: we do not return phone calls or check messages left at the Warmline phone number.
Meeting Schedule
DAY OF THE MONTH
TIME and LOCATION
GROUP
GROUP LEADER CONTACT
1st Thursday
1/5, 2/2, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3, 6/7, 7/5, 8/2, 9/6, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6
10:30 - 11:30 am
La Jolla Recreation Center
615 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 552-1658
Central
San Diego
Megan C
megisis@sbcglobal.net
Margaret
Megan D.
1st Friday
1/6, 2/3, 3/2, 4/6, 5/4, 6/1, 7/6, 8/3, 9/7, 1054, 1121, 12/7
9:30 am
IGO Coffee
Basilone Road
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Camp Pendleton
Corinna
949-498-5223
2nd Monday
10:00 am
Fallbrook Library
Avocado Room
124 S. Mission Rd.
Fallbook, CA 92028
Fallbrook
Melanie
2nd Tuesday
10:00 am
Lanakai Lane Mobile Home Park Clubhouse 65550 Ponto Dr Carlsbad, CA 92009
From I5 exit Ponsettia and go WEST to the end. Turn RIGHT on Carlsbad Blvd. and go through the first traffic light. Immediately get into the RIGHT turn lane that opens up and turn RIGHT into the Lanakai Ln. Mobile Home Park. The clubhouse is straight ahead. Parking is in both front and rear of the building. Enter from the side opposite the pool through the double white doors.
Encinitas/North County Coastal
Christina
chrisnu7@roadrunner.com
Margi
mgrant1@san.rr.com
2nd Tuesday
7:00 pm
Please contact a Leader for directions.
Escondido Evening
Michelle
lllofescondido@yahoo.com
Amber
Dana
Jennifer
858-433-7358
Vera
2nd Thursday
10:00 am
Rancho Bernardo Area
12623 Parish Road
San Diego, CA 92018
From I-15 exit Rancho Bernardo Rd. Go EAST. Pass the light at Pomerado Rd. Take the first RIGHT on Cresta Rd. Left on Parish Rd. 4th house on RIGHT.
Poway/North San Diego
Alyssa
Karen
Donna
Rebecca
Shari
Patty
pattyandpaul@cox.net
2nd Thursday
10:30 - 11:30 am
Please contact Megan for meeting location and information.
Central San Diego Toddlers Meeting
Megan C
megisis@sbcglobal.net
2nd Thursday
11:30 am
1657A Bellatrix Dr
San Diego, CA 92126
858-433-7358
MCAS Miramar
Sarah
Jennifer
2nd Saturday
10:00 am
Rancho San Diego Library 11555 Via Rancho San Diego El Cajon, CA 92019
Partners are welcome!
East County/Back Country
Tara
lllofeastcounty@gmail.com
Arynne
Becky
3rd Thursday
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Special Access Required! Please contact Sara for specific location as this meeting requires a Military Pass or Military Security Visitor Pass to access Balboa Navel Medical Center grounds.
Balboa Naval Hospital
Jennifer
Michelle
3rd Friday
1/20. 2/17, 3/16, 4/20, 5/18, 6/15, 8/17, 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 12/21
No Mtg in July
7:00 - 8:30 p m
Buggies and Babies
Otay Ranch Town Center
2015 Birch Road, #1009
Chula Vista, CA 91915
619-482-2800
Located inside the mall on Main Street across from the Food Court next to Pigtail & Crewcuts and Gymboree
Partners are welcome
San Diego/South Bay Night Meeting
Paula
4th Monday
1/23, 2/27, 3/26, 4/30, (April is the 5th Monday) 5/28, 6/25, 7/23, 8/27, 9/24, 10/22, 11/26, 12/24
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bonita-Sunnyside Library
Community Room
4375 Bonita Road
Bonita, CA 92902
From I-805 exit E Street/Bonita Road and go EAST on Bonita Rd.
From Chula Vista go NORTH on Otay Lakes Rd/La Media and turn LEFT on Bonita Rd.
San Diego/South Bay Day Meeting
Michele
mcall@mtwla.org
Paula
When emailing a Leader, be sure to use a subject line like "LLL"
or "Breastfeeding question" so we know you're not spam!
Ayuda en español: Margi
mgrant1@san.rr.com Spanish speaking
This
Web page is maintained by nmarch@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
for La Leche League of San Diego, California. Feedback welcome.
La Leche League
If you are a woman interested in breastfeeding, La Leche League welcomes you! Of course, babies are always welcome at La Leche League functions. Our meetings offer a unique opportunity to learn more about this natural way of nurturing your baby and provide womanly support so crucial to the nursing mother. Each mother is encouraged to take from the La Leche League philosophy what seems sensible and helpful to her.
Series Meetings (see Meeting Schedule below for specific dates, times and locations)
In order to better serve our community while at the same time put our families first, we offer a variety of meetings. No two series are exactly alike, since we are all growing in our understanding of child development, mothering and family life. As we share our knowledge of mothering through breastfeeding, we can all learn and support each other during this important time in the lives of our families.
The ideal time to begin attending is during pregnancy, because the information received in advance may prove vital to a mother when her baby arrives. Pregnant women may find it helpful to attend a series of four monthly meetings before the baby is due and obtain a copy of our manual, THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING.
Because our meetings are attended by pregnant women and newborns, we ask that you avoid bringing contagiously ill children to meetings. If illness prevents you from attending, you can still receive support and information by calling our Warmline Support number listed below.
Warmline Telephone Support - 858-646-9779
If you have a breastfeeding question, need some friendly support between meetings or require more detailed meeting information, we have three Leaders available to take your calls each week between the hours of 9am and 7pm. Please know that LLL Leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers who are volunteers answering phone calls from their homes. You may leave a message on the LLL Leader's voicemail and she will make every effort to return your call within 24 hours. If for some reason you are unable to reach the LLL Leader for your area, please feel free to call any of the other LLL Leaders on call for the week.
Please Note: we do not return phone calls or check messages left at the Warmline phone number.
Meeting Schedule
| DAY OF THE MONTH | TIME and LOCATION | GROUP | GROUP LEADER CONTACT |
1st Thursday 1/5, 2/2, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3, 6/7, 7/5, 8/2, 9/6, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6
|
10:30 - 11:30 am La Jolla Recreation Center |
Central
|
Megan C
|
1st Friday 1/6, 2/3, 3/2, 4/6, 5/4, 6/1, 7/6, 8/3, 9/7, 1054, 1121, 12/7 |
9:30 am IGO Coffee |
Camp Pendleton
|
Corinna
|
2nd Monday
|
10:00 am Fallbrook Library |
Fallbrook
|
Melanie
|
| 2nd Tuesday
|
Lanakai Lane Mobile Home Park Clubhouse 65550 Ponto Dr Carlsbad, CA 92009 From I5 exit Ponsettia and go WEST to the end. Turn RIGHT on Carlsbad Blvd. and go through the first traffic light. Immediately get into the RIGHT turn lane that opens up and turn RIGHT into the Lanakai Ln. Mobile Home Park. The clubhouse is straight ahead. Parking is in both front and rear of the building. Enter from the side opposite the pool through the double white doors. |
Encinitas/North County Coastal
|
Christina
|
2nd Tuesday
|
7:00 pm Please contact a Leader for directions.
|
Escondido Evening
|
Michelle
|
2nd Thursday
|
10:00 am Rancho Bernardo Area From I-15 exit Rancho Bernardo Rd. Go EAST. Pass the light at Pomerado Rd. Take the first RIGHT on Cresta Rd. Left on Parish Rd. 4th house on RIGHT. |
Poway/North San Diego |
|
2nd Thursday
|
10:30 - 11:30 am Please contact Megan for meeting location and information. |
Central San Diego Toddlers Meeting |
Megan C
|
2nd Thursday
|
11:30 am 1657A Bellatrix Dr |
MCAS Miramar
|
Sarah Jennifer
|
2nd Saturday
|
10:00 am Rancho San Diego Library 11555 Via Rancho San Diego El Cajon, CA 92019 Partners are welcome! |
East County/Back Country
|
Tara Arynne Becky |
3rd Thursday
|
4:00 - 6:00 pm Special Access Required! Please contact Sara for specific location as this meeting requires a Military Pass or Military Security Visitor Pass to access Balboa Navel Medical Center grounds. |
Balboa Naval Hospital
|
Jennifer Michelle |
3rd Friday 1/20. 2/17, 3/16, 4/20, 5/18, 6/15, 8/17, 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 12/21
|
7:00 - 8:30 p m Buggies and Babies Located inside the mall on Main Street across from the Food Court next to Pigtail & Crewcuts and Gymboree Partners are welcome |
San Diego/South Bay Night Meeting
|
Paula
|
4th Monday 1/23, 2/27, 3/26, 4/30, (April is the 5th Monday) 5/28, 6/25, 7/23, 8/27, 9/24, 10/22, 11/26, 12/24
|
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Bonita-Sunnyside Library From I-805 exit E Street/Bonita Road and go EAST on Bonita Rd. From Chula Vista go NORTH on Otay Lakes Rd/La Media and turn LEFT on Bonita Rd. |
San Diego/South Bay Day Meeting
|
Paula
|
When emailing a Leader, be sure to use a subject line like "LLL" or "Breastfeeding question" so we know you're not spam!
Ayuda en español: Margi mgrant1@san.rr.com Spanish speaking
This
Web page is maintained by nmarch@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
for La Leche League of San Diego, California. Feedback welcome.
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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