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 the bimonthly magazine NEW BEGINNINGS, discounted Area Conference registration, and library privileges. Your membership or donation helps us to maintain our telephone message service, buy books for group libraries, provide handouts at our meetings and print and mail meeting notices.
San Diego County 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.
Area Conference in May of each
year in Orange County just 1.5 hour North of San Diego.
Every profession sponsors conferences at which participants can learn from each other as
well as from speakers. Outside sessions they network, share experiences and gain new ideas
for tackling their day-to-day concerns. Well, parenting is our most important profession
and you can go to conferences, too! Our Area Conference is designed specifically for parents,
those who are breastfeeding and those who are exploring the later years of childhood. The
hotel halls are filled with babies, parents and older children. The playrooms resound with
laughter and toddlers play happily on the floor in session rooms.
More information about
Conference
La Leche League of San Diego, California
All women who have an interest in breastfeeding are invited to attend LLL meetings. All mothers and their babies are accepted with open arms at meetings. Each mother is encouraged to take from La Leche League philosophy what seems sensible and helpful to her.
Telephone Help
Some questions just can't wait! If you have questions between meetings or need a friendly ear, these Leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers accredited by La Leche League International to give information, support and important encouragement to mothers who desire to breastfeed their babies. Give us a call! (858) 646-9779. Your call will usually be returned to you within 24 hours.
Series Meetings
In order to better serve our community but 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 a Leader on the phone. You may also receive a meeting schedule by calling our helpline (858) 646-9779 and leaving your name and address.
Meeting Schedule
(858) 646-9779
Area Information Helpline
DAY OF THE MONTH TIME GROUP EMAIL LEADER 2nd Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Encinitas/North County Coastal Christina
chrisnu7@roadrunner.com
Margi * (§)
mgrant1@san.rr.com
Wendy
lll_northcountycoastal@yahoo.com2nd Thursday 10:00 a.m. Poway/North San Diego Sara*
sara.heckelll@cox.net
Polina
polinalll@hotmail.com
Toni, Alyssa, Karen, Donna, Rebecca, Shari, Patty2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m. East County/Back Country Erica
Tara
lllofeastcounty@gmail.com2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Escondido Michelle
lllofescondido@yahoo.com
Dana4th Monday 10:00 a.m. San Diego/South Bay Paula
Christie
cmrushing@adnc.com4th Thursday 10:30 a.m. Carmel Valley (formerly Beaches/Clairemont) Jill, Kathy, Megan, Margaret,
Shin (§)(¶)1st Thursday 10:30 a.m. Central San Diego Margaret
Megan
Megisis@sbcglobal.netAyuda en español: Margi mgrant1@san.rr.com
When emailing a Leader, be sure to use a subject line like "LLL" or "Breastfeeding question" so we know you're not spam!
For a meeting notice to be mailed to you, please include your ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER when you email a Leader.
* email Leader for Toddler meetings.
(§)Spanish speaking
(¶) Chinese speaking (Mandarin)
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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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