Things I Wish I Had Known About Breastfeeding

At La Leche League meetings, parents often share lessons they have learned along their nursing journeys. If an expectant parent attends a meeting before their baby arrives, they have a distinct advantage. Listening to mothers and families whose… Read More

Gaining Peace and Power Through Breastsleeping, Part 2

By Jamie P. Last week, I shared my difficult postpartum journey after delivering my first beautiful child. I had just attended my first LLL meeting and started to realize I needed something different in my breastfeeding journey. I… Read More

Gaining Peace and Power Through Breastsleeping, Part 1

By Jamie P. Editor’s note: May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Jamie shares her story with us this week and next about how finding a sleep solution that worked for her family helped improve her postpartum experience… Read More

Poems From The Past: Part 5

Editor’s Note: The poetry in this week’s blog post come from older issues of La Leche League News, a bimonthly LLLI publication for members, firstpublished in 1958. The name was changed to New Beginnings in 1985. New Beginnings… Read More

Breastfeeding with Lupus: A Look Back

By Stephanie W. Editor’s Note: The story in this week’s blog post comes from Issue 1, 2012 of New Beginnings in magazine form. La Leche League News, a bimonthly LLLI publication for members, started in 1958. The name… Read More