LLL of Northern California & Hawaii
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
Membership in La Leche League International is $40 for one year. Membership fees help to support your local Group and the international organization. The benefits of membership include a one-year subscription to NEW BEGINNINGS magazine. Alameda members are also invited to attend monthly Enrichment Meetings on a variety of topics of interest to mothers.
La Leche League of Alameda, California
Are you breastfeeding or considering it?
Breastfeeding is:
- Free
- Convenient
- Environmentally sound
- Healthiest for mother and baby
La Leche League of Alameda offers:
- Monthly mother-to-mother support meetings
- A large lending library
- Free telephone counseling from accredited Leaders
- The latest breastfeeding information
- 40 years of helping Alameda families
All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come to our meetings or call one of our Leaders for breastfeeding help or information. Babies are always welcome at our meetings.
Meeting Information
LLL of Alameda meets on the third Wednesday of each month with a series beginning in January, May, and September. The December meeting is the second Wednesday. The meeting location rotates every four months so please call a Leader for current meeting information, or email at Jacobs15@alamedanet.net. Meetings begin at 10:00 AM. Please join us afterwards for refreshments and take time to browse our lending library of books on parenting, nutrition, childbirth, nursing and related subjects. Free breastfeeding counseling is provided by accredited La Leche League Leaders.
Series Meeting Schedule
1. Breastfeeding: The Healthy Choice
2. There's a New Baby in Your Life
3. Becoming a Mother: Changes, Adjustments, and Needs
4. Needs as Baby Grows: Includes Nutrition and Weaning**Sling EEZE cotton baby slings are available to purchase at meetings.
Leader Information
La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. They are available by phone whenever you have breastfeeding questions or concerns.
- Virginia (510) 521-4867
- Patty (510) 522-0979
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The La Leche League International mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and the mother.
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