Breastfeeding Support
La Leche League breastfeeding groups aim to help mothers to breastfeed through mother to mother support, encouragement, information and education. The LLL group held at the PPC runs informal meetings which are open to all pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Children are always welcome, as too are female friends and relatives.
There is no need to book or a requirement to come to every meeting but you are welcome to keep coming to meetings for as long as you wish.
Baby meetings follow a cycle of four broad topics: Why breastfeeding is good for mothers and babies, Getting off to a good start, Overcoming or avoiding challenges and difficulties, Nutrition and weaning
Toddler meetings look at the questions mothers have as their breastfeeding babies grow older – attitudes to extended breastfeeding, nighttime parenting, how weaning happens, etc.
All meetings make time for mothers’ questions – if you have a question, please ask!
LLL believes that mothers know their own babies best. We want you to feel free to express your own ideas & experiences and to take from meetings the ideas that work for you & your family.
We also have a group library which is open for LLL members to borrow books about breastfeeding and family life. Books can be borrowed for one month and we have a range of excellent information leaflets about various breastfeeding topics available for reference or to buy.
Meeting dates and times
| Venue: | Pregnancy and Parents Centre,10 Lower Gilmore Place, EH3 9NY | |
| Time: | 10.30 am -12.30 pm | |
| Dates for 2012: | Baby meetings | Toddler meetings |
| 13 January | 27 January | |
| 10 February | 24 February | |
| 9 March | 23 March | |
| 13 April | 27 April | |
| 11 May | 25 May | |
| 8 June | 22 June | |
| 13 July | 27 July – picnic at the Botanics | |
| 10 August | 24 August | |
| 14 September | 28 September | |
| 12 October | 26 October | |
| 9 November | 23 November | |
| 14 December | ||
Between meetings you can ring these numbers for information and support from local leaders:
Eden (0131) 336 2641
Gillian (0131) 466 6649
or you can get help from LLL GB’s 24 hour breastfeeding helpline on 0845 120 2918 or its website www.laleche.org.uk
For more information on La Leche League see the La Leche League Edinburgh Website
Led by Karla Napier, Eden Anderson, Gillian Baxendine, Rosemary Brotchie, Alison Mary and Jane Francis
Suggested donation £2 per session
The Pregnancy and Parents Centre also runs antenatal breastfeeding workshops for pregnant women and their partners. If you are interested in this, please ask – if no date has been arranged, let us know when your baby is due and we can add your name to a waiting list and contact you when a workshop date has been set up.