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La Leche League started out as a group that sought to support women who wanted to breastfeed, a progressive organization that wanted to give women choices. With the publication of this 7th Revised Edition of their handbook, however, it's become clear that they've turned into an organization intent on shaming mothers who don't breastfeed instead. Lastly, while I am an advocate for breastfeeding, am committed to breastfeeding my baby when he arrives, and have NO issues with women breastfeeding in public, these authors write with such an entitled attitude, you'd think the entire world should stop for a breastfeeding mother (and shame on the world if it doesn't!). Nursing may be a normal part of life that should be acceptable, but I would argue it doesn't automatically give breastfeeding mothers an out to be disrespectful to others... Some social awareness is still appropriate at times, I think.
This is the new 8th edition, which I hear is a wonderful improvement. After reading Amber's review ( http://www.strocel.com/the-womanly-ar...), I've been anxious to see what changes have been made. It's definitely heftier than the previous. There are no citations / scientific evidence for any assertions. Statements that are clearly anecdotes or sweeping generalizations are presented as facts. Our 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 mother. (From LLLI Policies and Standing Rules.)Real-parent wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably – from avoiding soreness to simply enjoying the connection with your baby. LLLI maintains a close working relationship with the World Health Organisation. Because of the influence of LLL the WHO recognises the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of the baby’s life, which the UK NHS has also adopted as best practice. LLLI are partners with WABA. There is a lot of great information in the book and I can see it being a tremendous reference for troubleshooting. I did not get the same anti-working mom vibe that others have cited...maybe I have a different edition? If you are looking for a book that is going to say "hurrah for formula" this is probably not the book for you, similarly, given that it is published by a breast feeding support group, one should expect that they are going to advocate exclusively breastfeeding.
At LLLGB, we support you to provide human milk for your baby, however that looks for you and your family. We are committed to serving everyone – mothers, parents, families – regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental ability, socio-economic status, political views, gender identity, sexual orientation, family structure, cultural values and beliefs. LLLI is happy to announce the brilliant writing team for the new edition: Jayne Joyce (UK), Bibiana Moreno-Carranza (Mexico), Teresa Pitman (Canada) and Anna Swisher (USA). The four writers are all LLL Leaders. Read their bios here. “A MEETING IN A BOOK” LLLGB is governed by a Council of Directors (the trustees), elected from the body of LLL Leaders. Every single Leader, Director and Trustee of LLLGB is a volunteer. Find out more about them, and how to get in touch here. Chapter 14 On when you can't be with your baby, and chapter 15 on expressing milk are two that I'll need to re-read a few times to get it all in since I don't have personal experience with either of those. But I learned some great stuff! I really love how relaxed the authors write- you can feel that they really want to help women succeed and are so encouraging.
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