LLLC - LA LECHE LEAGUE CANADA - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT ANDBREASTFEEDING VIDEOSBRITISH COLUMBIAINFORMATION SHEETSONTARIOLOGINGET HELP In person, by phone, online, and in informal group meetings our volunteer Leaders will be there to support you by providing evidence-based information on breastfeeding and human milk. We live and parent in the communities we serve and tailor programs to the needs of each community. Our goal of supporting parents in raising

happy, healthy

LAID-BACK BREASTFEEDING Laid- back breastfeeding, or Biological Nurturing, means getting comfortable with your baby and encouraging your own and your baby’s natural breastfeeding instincts. • Dress yourself and your baby as you choose. • Find a bed or couch where you can lean back and be well supported— not flat, but comfortably leaning back so that when you put your baby on your chest, gravity will keep him

INFORMATION SHEETS

Information Sheets. La Leche League Canada gives permission to download and print these information sheets for non-commercial purposes that are comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes . Your donation is essential and very much appreciated. Contributions to our work help us cover the cost of

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LLLC - EDMONTON WEST (VIRTUAL) Meeting Location: During Covid-19 Meetings are Virtual via Zoom Edmonton , AB. Canada. 53° 31' 0.3684" N, 113° 34' 7.086" W. See map: Google Maps. Alberta CA.

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JOINT STATEMENT ON USE OF TERM CHESTFEEDING Joint statement from La Leche League Canada and La Leche League USA. In response to some recent discussions on social media, we wish to clarify the use of the term “chestfeeding” in La Leche League Canada and La Leche League USA communications, materials, and THE SOUNDS OF BREASTFEEDING A baby who is getting a good mouthful of milk with each suck makes a small grunting/gulping noise with swallow. Some people describe it as a “K-AH” sound. When the milk is letting down strongly, there is a suck, swallow, breath, suck, swallow, breath pattern that results in a rhythmic grunt/gulp. Sometimes mum will hear a sound that is more ALBERTA | LA LECHE LEAGUE CANADA To encourage, promote and provide breastfeeding, chest feeding and human milk feeding support and educational opportunities as an important contribution to WHY DOES MY BABY WANT TO NURSE SO OFTEN? As a Leader, I get asked that question a lot. Many mothers have been told “your baby should nurse eight to 12 times a day” – or every two to three hours – and they start to get worried if the baby wants to nurse more often than that. TRANSGENDER/TRANSSEXUAL/GENDERFLUID TIP SHEET Tip Sheet for Assisting Trans Men (also see General Tips & Assisting Trans Women) Prepared by Trevor MacDonald Trans men are individuals who were born with anatomy typical of females but identify on the LLLC - LA LECHE LEAGUE CANADA - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT ANDBREASTFEEDING VIDEOSBRITISH COLUMBIAINFORMATION SHEETSONTARIOLOGINGET HELP In person, by phone, online, and in informal group meetings our volunteer Leaders will be there to support you by providing evidence-based information on breastfeeding and human milk. We live and parent in the communities we serve and tailor programs to the needs of each community. Our goal of supporting parents in raising

happy, healthy

LAID-BACK BREASTFEEDING Laid- back breastfeeding, or Biological Nurturing, means getting comfortable with your baby and encouraging your own and your baby’s natural breastfeeding instincts. • Dress yourself and your baby as you choose. • Find a bed or couch where you can lean back and be well supported— not flat, but comfortably leaning back so that when you put your baby on your chest, gravity will keep him LLLC - EDMONTON WEST (VIRTUAL) Meeting Location: During Covid-19 Meetings are Virtual via Zoom Edmonton , AB. Canada. 53° 31' 0.3684" N, 113° 34' 7.086" W. See map: Google Maps. Alberta CA.

INFORMATION SHEETS

Information Sheets. La Leche League Canada gives permission to download and print these information sheets for non-commercial purposes that are comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes . Your donation is essential and very much appreciated. Contributions to our work help us cover the cost of

producing these

LLLC - EDMONTON WEST (VIRTUAL) UPDATE: At this time there are no in-person LLLC meetings due to Covid restrictions. Call a Leader at the phone number above for information and support or feel free to join the Edmonton and Area Zoom Meetings every Thursday at 10 am or 7pm. LLLC - HALIFAX (VIRTUAL) LLLC meetings: LLLC offers Virtual Meetings on numerous platforms all across Canada, in all time zones! For more information and calendar

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2021 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE Racialized, LGBTQ2S+, those with disabilities and lower income individuals encouraged to apply. Please contact office@LLLC.ca for more information. All sessions will be recorded and available a week after the conference is finished. Recordings will be available until

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BREASTFEEDING VIDEOS Breastfeeding & Parenting Videos. Breastfeeding: More than Good Nutrition by Teresa Pitman Click here. Sweet Sleep by Teresa Pitman Click here. Father Style by Brian Russel from Dad Central Click here. Breastfeeding Mothers by LLL Canada Click here. Breastfeeding: Give it a Go by ACT Health in Australia Click here. VIRTUAL MEETINGS CALENDAR Virtual meetings means geography is no longer a barrier! Feel free to click on the Group name on the date and time that suits you. You will then find yourself on the Group's page, where after you scroll down, you will find contact information for the virtual meeting details. THE SOUNDS OF BREASTFEEDING A baby who is getting a good mouthful of milk with each suck makes a small grunting/gulping noise with swallow. Some people describe it as a “K-AH” sound. When the milk is letting down strongly, there is a suck, swallow, breath, suck, swallow, breath pattern that results in a rhythmic grunt/gulp. Sometimes mum will hear a sound that is more VIRTUAL PRENATAL CLASSES CALENDAR To encourage, promote and provide breastfeeding, chest feeding and human milk feeding support and educational opportunities as an important contribution to the health of children, families and society

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Welcome to La Leche League Canada's blog. There are as many ways to be a mother as there are mothers and almost as many ways to breastfeed. We hope you will find postings here that resonate with you, inform you or get you thinking.

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The National Post published an article on March 14 that described a study about how the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines around breastfeeding, and the way the medical community communicates those guidelines, influences the breastfeeding decisions of mothers. The guidelines, which are endorsed by Canadian, American and British health authorities, recommend exclusive

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It is Christmas Eve and the whole family is gathering for the traditional Chinese food supper at Grandma Donna’s. Four uncles, three aunts, even Great-Grandma Martin and Great-Granddad Cookson, all supervised by one-and-only cousin Abbey, aged 11, all brimming with excitement and expectation. Skip to main content

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WHO WE ARE

La Leche League Canada is a registered non profit that provides mother-to-mother/parent-to-parent/peer support for pregnant women, new parents and beyond. We are parents like you who have breastfed or chestfed our own children and now volunteer to support others to reach their goals. As volunteer Leaders we are accredited within La Leche League Canada after a detailed training program and have access to current scientific and legal information to help support others. Connection and respect are at the heart of what we do and we strive to ensure that all families are welcomed and reflected in every aspect of La Leche League Canada, including in our volunteer Leaders. We believe that nobody knows your baby or family better than you and that everyone deserves the right circle of support in which to raise their

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La Leche League Canada is a national registered Canadian charity and part of a global organisation, La Leche League International, LLLC has been supporting families in Canada for over fifty years.

WHAT WE DO

In person, by phone, online, and in informal group meetings our volunteer Leaders will be there to support you by providing evidence-based information on breastfeeding and human milk. We live and parent in the communities we serve and tailor programs to the needs of each community. Our goal of supporting parents in raising happy, healthy children in every Canadian province and territory is shared by the health care system. LLLC contributes to this common goal by building connections, sharing resources, and providing education programs such as our Health Care Provider seminars across Canada. There is no cost to receive support from a Leader and all regular informal group meetings are free of charge. It is our privilege to support families during the exciting first days, weeks, months and even years of raising children. Welcome - we

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LLLC NEWS

Breastfeeding Conference is going ONLINE! Breastfeeding Conference for Midwives and Doulas Friday April 3rd, 2020 - 8:00am to 3:30pm (MDT) Now going on-line all across Canada! For more info and to register at https://www.lllc.ca/health-prof/health-professional-seminars In

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March 30, 2020

UPCOMING MEETINGS

LLLC-Kelowna Virtual Meeting March 31, 2020 - 12:30pm

Other (see below)

Bring your questions and share your experience :) LLLC - Guelph - Evening Series Drop-In March 31, 2020 - 6:30pm The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties

GUELPH

LLLC - Ottawa Little Nursing Persons - Virtual/ On-line March 31, 2020 - 7:00pm Meets every 2 months. For parents with babies 14mos + OTTAWA, NEPEAN, KANATA, ORLEANS, GATINEAU, ALYMER, MANOTICK, KEMPTVILLE, VIRTUAL, ONLINE LLLC - Edmonton Central - Morning April 1, 2020 - 10:00am

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Bring your questions to this ONLINE meeting via ZOOM.

EDMONTON

LLLC - Lindsay

April 1, 2020 - 5:00pm

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Coping during COVID-19 pandemic

LINDSAY

LLLC - 100 Mile House - Zoom meeting April 2, 2020 - 10:00am Nutrition and Weaning

100 MILE HOUSE

LLLC - Labrador

April 2, 2020 - 10:30am Baby Arrives: The Family and the Breastfed Baby Discussion will be guided by parent questions/concerns HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY

LLLC - Maple Ridge

April 2, 2020 - 10:30am The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties

MAPLE RIDGE

LLLC - Chestermere

April 2, 2020 - 6:30pm

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All breastfeeding topics covered :)

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