La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
Attendees who find that La Leche League has helped them and want to give something back to the organization often join La Leche League. We hope that you will want to join La Leche League. 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.
Contributions are always welcome. They support the work of our nonprofit, nonsectarian organization and the thousands of volunteers who keep La Leche League International strong throughout the world. Your contributions are tax-deductible.
La Leche League of Waterford, Michigan
La Leche League was founded in 1956 by a group of seven women who had learned about successful breastfeeding while nursing their own babies. La Leche League is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding mothers. Now 8,000 Leaders and 3,000 local Groups strong in the United States alone, La Leche League Groups meet regularly in communities worldwide to share breastfeeding information and mothering experience. Telephone counseling is available 24 hours a day, along with access to an extensive library of breastfeeding literature.
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. Children of all ages are always welcome at our meetings.
Meeting Information
LLL of Waterford meets at 10:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Please contact a Leader for meeting location.
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.
Please call our local Leader Referral line: (313) 438-1015
Available from our group:
THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING
Reports the latest findings from the most recent breastfeeding research and explains the substantial benefits of human milk for babies. As always, THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING covers breastfeeding information for mothers with a warm, supportive, practical approach. This classic book is the heart and soul of what La Leche League is all about and is a valuable resource for any mother who wants to give her baby the very best.
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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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