Warmest Greetings,
Wishing everyone a wonderful start to fall and
this magical time where the Earth is decorated
in a pallet of colors and delicious scents
wafting in the wind. I hope that you and
your family have created many wonderful memories
over the summer time!
As the Earth begins to settle into a quieter
time and its temperature begins to drop, my
nursing wardrobe changes. Summer is so
easily accessible to nurse with less layers.
As the colder days approach I found that using
many light layers made it easier to feed in
public. My favorite nursing accessory is a
simple scarf. Scarves are a compliment to
anyone's wardrobe, but for me, I really selected
them to make nursing easier in public. My
children always did not care for a big, heavy,
nursing cover, and I couldn't bear to carry
another "prop." A scarf is a great way
that they were not over heated and had enough to
cover and be courteous to those around me.
Please bring
your wardrobe tips for nursing in public to our
next meeting to share!
Many BLLLessings,
Erin Abrams
LLL Leader of Sturbridge, MA
Please forward this to any pregnant or nursing
mothers that you may know.
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LLL of Sturbridge
Nighttime Meeting:
Date: Sept. 15th
(3rd Wed. of each month)
Time: 7-8:00PM
Topic: Why Breastfeed Your Baby
(Your questions and concerns are top
priority.)
Location: Southbridge Savings Bank,
Rt. 20
in Sturbridge
In the tradition of LLL, please join in the
discussion and support our community. All
you have to bring is your experiences that you
have encountered with breastfeeding or help
support another mother that could use a bit of
breastfeeding wisdom. ;)
Breastfeeding babies, toddlers, and
breastfeeding children who would be unhappy away
from their mothers are welcome.
Click here for
directions.
LLL of
Worcester Daytime Meeting:
LLL of
Worcester has daytime meetings on the 2nd
Tuesday of every month at 551 Pleasant St in
Worcester. In addition they are offering a Sat.
morning meeting soon. Contact LLL Worcester
Leader: Jenn Dziejma
dziejen@yahoo.com or visit
http://www.llleus.org/web/WorcesterMA.html
for more information.
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Facebook?
Then join LLL online! Many of us
have busy lives and can't connect during our
meeting times. Facebook allows you to post
a question to fellow breastfeeding mothers and have an
instant community when you need
support. We also use it to announce what
we are doing that day and if any other
like-minded moms want to join in.
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This month's
topic is
Why
Breastfeed
Your Baby?
Here is a
one of many
benefits to
the nursing
mother from
breastfeeding.
Article
taken from
La Leche
League
Internationals
website at:http://www.llli.org/NB/NBMarApr09p46.html
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Good for Moms, Too
From New Beginnings, Vol. 26 No. 2, 2009, p. 46
Research in the journal Obstetrics and Gynaecology in April this year (appears in the May issue) reveals that women who breastfeed their babies for more than a year lower their own risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh found that women who breastfeed for more than a year are 10% less likely to develop heart conditions than those who do not. Breastfeeding was also found to reduce the risk of high blood pressure by 12% and diabetes and high cholesterol by around 20%. The study authors found that women who breastfed for one or more months were less likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease, but it wasn't until after six months of total breastfeeding time that the trend toward lower heart disease risk became statistically significant.
The study focused on nearly 140,000 post-menopausal women. On average, it had been 35 years since the women had last breastfed, which suggests that the beneficial impact lasts for decades.
Researcher Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, an assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology, obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, said: "Breastfeeding is an important part of the way women's bodies recover from pregnancy. There are certain hormonal and physiological changes the body expects to go through after pregnancy and when those changes don't happen, that leaves certain body systems in a precarious way. The longer a mother nurses her baby, the better for both of them."
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Massachusetts Midwives Alliance (MMA)
Basic Midwifery Course
8/2010-6/2011
11
Classes, 9:00am-5:00pm, the 1st
Sunday of each month
11
Workshops, 9:00am – 1:00, the 2nd
Saturday of each month
Classes taught by practicing
Massachusetts midwives and birth
professionals.
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Increase your knowledge about
the childbearing
year and learn to support women
in pregnancy, birth and
lactation.
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Eligible for
college credit depending upon
your college’s requirements.
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Certify as a
Birth Doula.
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Prepare to
apprentice with a home birth
midwife.
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Taught by a very
diverse group of practicing
midwives from across New England
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Use this course
as the didactic learning portion
required to become a certified
professional midwife (CPM).
More info:
Nechama Wildanah, CPM at
motherrootmidwifery@gmail.com
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Items and events in this category are not
associated with LLL and are listed here as a
service to the community.
If you know of a community event, please email
Erin at
info@lllsturbridge.org
by the first of the month.
Home Depot Craft day in Auburn, MA
1st Saturday of the month Home Depot brings
out wonderful projects for kids to create
and celebrate the season. Drop in
during the AM hours and earn a pin for your
children's apron.
Hitchcock Academy Farmer's Market
Every Sat. from 9AM-2PM::Organic vegetables
and plants, and more. Changes weekly
based on seasonal offerings. Great
local market right down Rt. 20. Website:
www.hitchcockacademy.org
Joshua Hyde
Library/Sturbridge
Children's Events:
http://www.town.sturbridge.ma.us/Public_Documents/SturbridgeMA_LibCal/?FormID=158
Jacob Edwards
Library/Southbridge
508-764-5427
Charlton Children's Events:
http://www.charltonlibrary.org/charlton/children.asp
Outreach Play Group
For preschool'ers and siblings, the CPC has
three locations of an open style preschools
where caregiver and child(ren) play and do
crafts. All groups are facilitated by
Sharon Champoux, Infant/Toddler & Preschool
certified. Questions or Pre-register by calling
508-867-2232 or email:
sinkop@tantasqua.org
At the following locations & times:
Will be starting
in the fall.
Merrick Public Library
2 Lincoln Street
Brookfield
508-867-6339
Babytime: Wednesdays 11:00am – 12:00pm
Pre-School story time and singing with Ms. Coro:
Fridays 11:30am – 12:00pm
Drop-in Arts & Crafts: Fridays 2:30pm – 4:30pm,
all ages welcome to attend.
Yoga for kids: Thursdays 2:00pm.
Breastfeeding Management
for Palm, iPhone, & Blackberry
The Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition (www.massbfc.org) has developed Breastfeeding Management, a reference for supporting breastfeeding mothers, for today's most popular handheld devices!
This is a great reference for healthcare providers - please share it with yours to continue to educate and bring awareness to breastfeeding.
You can download Breastfeeding Management for the iPhone and iPod Touch
directly from the iTunes App Store.
Visit their software page to download Breastfeeding Management for the Palm OS and new version for the Blackberry Curve, Bold and Pearl!
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Would you like to see our LLL group reach
out to more mothers and bring more awareness
to breastfeeding? If you have ever
thought of volunteering or giving back a
small amount of your time while making an
amazing shift in our area's thinking, I can
not express how rewarding being a Leader is.
For me, it has given me the opportunity to
connected with so many amazing mothers and
families that they have made me a better
mother and wife. I am truly blessed to
be in this community and help support it. If
you would like to help support our community
and would like to help lead our group,
please contact me.
What is our purpose as LLL Leaders?
Leaders know the importance of one mother
helping another to recognize and understand
the needs of her child and to find the best
means of fulfilling those needs. Leaders
provide information and support so that each
mother can make the decisions which are best
for her family.
What does a Leader do? Most Leaders fulfill
the basic responsibilities of leadership,
which are:
• Helping mothers one-to-one by telephone,
email, or in person.
• Planning and leading monthly Series
Meetings.
• Supervising the management of the LLL
Group.
• Keeping up-to-date on breastfeeding
information.
• Upholding the LLL philosophy
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LLL Philosophy
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Mothering through breastfeeding
is the most natural and
effective way of understanding
and satisfying the needs of the
baby.
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Mother and baby need to be
together early and often to
establish a satisfying
relationship and an adequate
milk supply.
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In the early years, the baby has
an intense need to be with his
mother which is as basic as his
need for food.
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Breast milk is the superior
infant food.
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For the healthy, full-term baby,
breast milk is the only food
necessary until baby shows signs
of needing solids, about the
middle of the first year after
birth.
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Ideally, the breastfeeding
relationship will continue until
the baby outgrows the need.
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Alert and active participation
by the mother in childbirth is a
help in getting breastfeeding
off to a good start.
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Breastfeeding is enhanced and
the nursing couple sustained by
the loving support, help, and
companionship of the baby’s
father. A father’s unique
relationship with his baby is an
important element in the child’s
development from early infancy.
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Good nutrition means eating a
well-balanced and varied diet of
foods in as close to their
natural state as possible.
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From infancy on, children need
loving guidance which reflects
acceptance of their capabilities
and sensitivity to their
feelings.
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LLL of Worcester holds monthly
meetings to help leaders become
accredited. Please email me if
you are interested in attending and
seeing if leadership is right for
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You don't have
to join LLL to come to our meetings but
by joining LLL of Sturbridge you help
support YOUR breastfeeding community.
The $40
LLL
Regular Membership includes a
discount in the
LLLI
Online Store,
a subscription to New Beginnings
e-Magazine and much more. To find
out more benefits and other levels of
membership, visit
http://www.llli.org/membership.html.
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New Beginnings e-Magazine
Free with a 1 year membership - LLL
Online Bi-Monthly magazine is filled
with valuable information on
breastfeeding and mother-to-mother
sharing.
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Please mail
it directly to our group as your money
will be directly contributing to your
local community. You can send
check made out to LLL of Sturbridge, MA
and mail it to PO Box 523, Sturbridge,
MA 01566. |
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