LLLI News 26 October 2018
Friday, October 26, 2018
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Setting Limits when Breastfeeding
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Hilary Flower, Ph.D, Florida, USA Originally published Oct 2016, republished with the express permission of the author. Hilary Flower wrote Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Beyond in 2003, since then it has become a classic in La Leche League group libraries. The idea for the book was born out of her own experience, which led her to … Read More
Disaster: Breastfeeding Is a Life Line
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Melissa Clark Vickers, Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA Originally published Oct 2016, republished here with the express permission of the author. Breastfeeding in a disaster or emergency Breastfeeding can be a comfort and a life line in a disaster or emergency. Your baby is crying and you instinctively pick him up and offer the breast, and, more often than not, two … Read More
All in Good Time
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Melissa Clark Vickers, Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA Originally published June 2016, republished with the express permission of the author. What would happen if all of your clocks, watches, and other devices that tell you the exact time of day were to disappear? Could you survive? Could you entertain the notion that you might actually be better off without knowing … Read More
Uplift of Our Series Meetings
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Naomi Stadlen, London, UK Originally published Mar 2011, updated Feb 2016 and now republished with the express permission of the author. Mothers often write to say how they feel at their first La Leche League Series Meeting, that they have “come home.” I am moved every time I read one of these accounts, especially as my … Read More
Comunicando com o seu pequeno terrorista
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Pinky McKay, IBCLC, Australia Traduzido por Michelle Hughes e revisto por Isabel Martins Loureiro, LLL Portugal Esses doces meses de aconchegar o seu bebezinho indefeso nos seus braços passaram num instante, não é? Agora tem uma pequena pessoa superativa, que se move mais rápido do que consegue acompanhar, enquanto explora e descobre como o seu … Read More
The Work of Mothering
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Naomi Stadlen, London, UK Originally published November 2015, republished with the express permission of the author. “Mothering” is a word that carries a strong meaning to members of La Leche League. Elsewhere, though, it seems to have become less popular. People expect baby care to be shared and that mothers will get back to their … Read More
Birth & Sex: The power and the passion
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Review by Naomi Stadlen, London, UK Birth & Sex: The power and the passion by Sheila Kitzinger, London: Pinter & Martin Originally published in 2013 and republished here with express permission. One of the ten concepts which sum up the philosophy of La Leche League states: “Alert, active participation by the mother in childbirth is … Read More
Time Out
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Eileen Harrison Originally published November 2015 Is “time out” an effective method for disciplining children? Loving guidance From infancy on, children need loving guidance that reflects acceptance of their capabilities and sensitivity to their feelings. Is “time out” a useful discipline tool, which lovingly offers a child guidance that reflects acceptance of his capabilities and sensitivity … Read More
Biological Nurturing or Laid Back Breastfeeding
Monday, October 22, 2018
Ayala Ochert, london, UK Originally published December 2015 Photo: Leilani Rogers A mother’s tale of Biological Nurturing or Laid Back Breastfeeding, a non-prescriptive approach that encourages mothers to breastfeed in a semi-reclined or laid back position. When I had my first child, Jacob, three and a half years ago, I was determined to breastfeed and prepared myself as well as I … Read More