A Closer Look At Native Breastfeeding Week

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

Black Breastfeeding Week: Resources For Children And Families

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

Celebrate Breastfeeding In August With LLL USA and Live, Love, Latch!

Live, Love, Latch!® is a National Breastfeeding Month (August 1-31) celebration presented by La Leche League USA and hosted by LLL Groups throughout the country. Live, Love, Latch!® events are designed not only to celebrate breastfeeding, but also… Read More

Spotlight on Live, Love, Latch! 2018: La Leche League of Fargo-Moorhead

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

Shakurah’s Story: Why I Breastfeed

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

Here’s your chance to Live, Love, Latch! in 2018

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

Stop the #BadBFAdvice: AJ’s Experiences

AJ Cecil-Starlin, Omaha, Nebraska. I breastfed my three children for a total of four years. One of the things that had the biggest impact on my breastfeeding journeys was advice. Good advice and bad advice. Breastfeeding, for whatever reason,… Read More

LLL USA Statement: Black Maternal Health Week

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

Chocolate Milk: The Documentary Series

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

Chocolate Milk: The Documentary Series

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 information about this important film with you.  We offer you excerpts from the website, along… Read More