World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is recognized each year from August 1-7. This year’s theme is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet.” Over the years, La Leche League has often shared the environmentally friendly aspects of breastfeeding. The La… Read More

Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk, Oklahoma Editor’s Note: The inaugural Native Breastfeeding Week was held August 11-17, 2019. Native Breastfeeding Week will continue to be recognized each year during the week beginning on the second Sunday in August, a month… Read More

By AJ Cecil-Starlin, Sioux City, Iowa. This year marks the 7thannual Black Breastfeeding Week, celebrated August 25-31. The 2019 theme is “The World is Yours: Imagine. Innovate. Liberate!” LLL USA wants to help highlight the importance of diversity… Read More

Jaci McCaskell Kulish, Moorhead, Minnesota. La Leche League of Fargo-Moorhead’s 2018 Live, Love, Latch! annual potluck picnic was held on August 1, 2018, the first day of National Breastfeeding Month, at a local park shelter. The day was… Read More

By Shakurah Shanelle Editor’s Note: 2018 marks the sixth annual recognition of Black Breastfeeding Week. It is celebrated this year from August 25-31. According to blackbreastfeedingweek.org, “This year, we say #LoveOnTop because love encompasses everything we do as… Read More

Stacy Raite, LLL of Westfield, New Jersey. Live, Love, Latch! Committee Coordinator Parenting can be exciting, challenging, and overwhelming, and the happiest time in our lives. Having community support can make all the difference in our experiences – especially when… Read More

LLL USA would like to proudly support and bring recognition to Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) as we celebrate the inaugural “Black Maternal Health Week.” We recognize the gravity of the black maternal and infant health emergency in… Read More

La Leche League USA is proud to support the documentary, Chocolate Milk: The Documentary Series. (http://www.chocolatemilkdoc.com) and honored to be able to share an update about this important film with you.  We offer you excerpts from the website, along… Read More