Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.3, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # La Leche League New Zealand La Leche League offers mother to mother support for breastfeeding in New Zealand. Lactation support and information on a wide range of topics including night time challenges, getting out and about with a breastfeeding baby, pregnancy, birth, weaning and more. Become a member and receive our magazine ## Posts - [Annual Report 2025](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2025/10/02/annual-report-2025/) - Final annual report 2025Download - [Twiddling](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/twiddling/) - "As my baby gets bigger (more than a year), I feel like I’m constantly pushing her hands away from “twiddling” my other nipple. I know it is a natural instinct to massage and rub to help with letdown, but she is much stronger now and my nipples are sensitive – it just doesn’t feel good. - [Annual Report 2024](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2024/09/27/annual-report-2024/) - Click to read - [LLLNZ Statement regarding inclusive language](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2023/11/21/lllnz-statement-regarding-inclusive-language/) - In response to recent enquiries the following statement has been issued here - [2023 LLLNZ Annual Report](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2023/10/17/https-drive-google-com-file-d-13d4ycs70wzpdzojh0hfjhthiurwl4rhf-viewuspsharing-2-2/) - LLLNZ Annual Report 2023 Final.docx (4) - [Conference 2024 - Diary the date!](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2023/07/18/conference-2024-diary-the-date/) - [The Lancet 2023 Series on Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2023/02/10/the-lancet-2023-series-on-breastfeeding/) - Key messages from The Lancet 2023 Series on BreastfeedingThe 3-paper Lancet Series explores how breastfeeding is undervalued and underinvested in bygovernments and public health while the vulnerabilities of women and families are exploited by thecommercial milk formula industry. It finds society, politics, and economics all contribute to why fewerthan half of infants and young children - [NZLCA Conference](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2023/02/03/nzlca-conference/) - [2022 LLLNZ Annual Report](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2023/01/24/https-drive-google-com-file-d-13d4ycs70wzpdzojh0hfjhthiurwl4rhf-viewuspsharing-2/) - Click here to download the 2022 Annual Report - [Book Review- Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2022/08/03/book-review-reclaiming-childbirth-as-a-rite-of-passage/) - Author: Rachel ReedPublisher: Word Witch, 2021Reviewers: Joanne Simpson and Tamsin Kreymborg This is a great book on supporting natural childbirth physiology, and the Herstory of childbirth and midwifery. Rachel Reed gives a wide history about how birthing has changed over the centuries, with the role that midwives have today versus centuries ago and the changes - [Book Review- Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Co-sleeping Questions](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2022/07/19/https-lalecheleague-org-nz-category-blogs-aroha-blog-book-review-safe-infant-sleep-expert-answers-to-your-co-sleeping-questions/) - Author: James J McKennaPublisher: Platypus Media, USA, 2020Reviewers: Sarah Hudson & Katie Fourie Sharing a sleep surface with your baby is, and has been, the biologically normal way for babies to sleep. In this book, Dr James McKenna introduces the term ‘breastsleeping’ and puts together decades of research on parent-infant sleep. With a background in - [It Takes a Village: How LLL Supports Wellbeing](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2022/05/23/it-takes-a-village-how-lll-supports-wellbeing-2/) - Written by Lorraine Taylor, LLLNZ Leader - Mana My twin babies were four months old. They were sleeping and breastfeeding well, yet I was not getting the sleep I needed and was at the end of my own energy. It was a Wednesday, a series meeting day (before I was a Leader) and I was - [](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2022/05/15/aroha-blog/) - Nau mai, Haere mai, Welcome to our new look Aroha Blog! Aroha has been a successful member only publication for 24 years. It has moved through the times as a printed, and then digital magazine, always adapting to our readers needs. The content of the magazine has resonated with members and built a community of - [Attached at the Heart](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/05/attached-at-the-heart/) - Attached at the Heart is written by the co-founders of Attachment Parenting International (API), who began their parenting with LLL and first learned about attachment parenting from the books of William Sears. Thus the book is an excellent fit with LLL philosophy. It not only discusses breastfeeding as the optimal feeding method for babies, but - [Musings on Mothering](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/musings-on-mothering/) - Musings on Mothering, edited by Teika Bellamy, is a fundraiser for LLLGB. The book is an anthology of art, poetry and prose about pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. It is 196 pages of beautifully crafted stories of mothers and babies, of loss and joy, of love and experience. Each page tugs at your heart and connects - [Nursing Mother, Working Mother](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/nursing-mother-working-mother/) - Nursing Mother, Working Mother In revising this edition of her classic text, Gale Pryor (daughter of Karen) has been joined by another equally well-known US author in the area of breastfeeding, Kathleen Huggins. The result is a thorough and reassuring compendium of most things that a new mother who is intending to return to work - [Sleeping Like a Baby](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/sleeping-like-a-baby/) - Sleeping Like a Baby This is an easy-to-read, reader-friendly book aimed at both those who need reassurance that their baby’s sleeping (or non-sleeping) patterns are nothing to worry about, and for those who are desperate to get some sleep. As is quoted in the book, “People who say they sleep like a baby, usually don’t - [Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/working-and-breastfeeding-made-simple-2/) - Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple Nancy Mohrbacher is a star author amongst group library contributors in La Leche League. This latest book continues her excellent work that started back in 2003 with her coauthorship of The Breastfeeding Answer Book, which was designed to help mothers breastfeed their babies.Whether the purpose of her books is to - [Complementary Feeding: Nutrition, Culture and Politics](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/complementary-feeding-nutrition-culture-and-politics/) - Complementary Feeding: Nutrition, Culture and Politics Written by the well-known author of The Politics of Breastfeeding, this book is based on a paper written for the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), which works to halt the unethical marketing of baby foods. Gabrielle Palmer pursues her interest in the political aspects of infant feeding practice with - [Children’s Health A to Z for New Zealand Parents](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/childrens-health-a-to-z-for-new-zealand-parents/) - Children’s Health A to Z for New Zealand Parents This book by paediatrician, Dr Leila Masson, a member of LLLNZ’s Professional Advisory Group, provides extremely comprehensive information about how to help our children get better and stay well naturally. The first section focuses on lifestyle choices that will help keep everyone healthy, identifying the four steps - [Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/eat-well-lose-weight-while-breastfeeding/) - Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding This is a revised edition of the book first published in 1992 and previously reviewed in New Beginnings, Volume 13, Number 1, Jan-Feb 1997. There are not a great many changes, apart from some more emphasis on the obesity epidemic sweeping the Western world. Some concerns were expressed in - [Feed Yourself, Feed Your Family](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/feed-yourself-feed-your-family/) - Feed Yourself, Feed Your Family This is the new nutrition and cookbook from LLLI – the old favourite, Whole Foods for the Whole Family is now looking rather old, battered and dated. This isn’t just a cookbook - in fact there are only 75 recipes in the whole book, it also gives vital information about - [The Nursing Mother’s Herbal](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/the-nursing-mothers-herbal/) - The Nursing Mother’s Herbal Written by Sheila Humphrey, RN, IBCLC, and LLL Leader, this is a comprehensive and wellresearched book about herbal use during breastfeeding and one that completely supports breastfeeding. The use of herbs and natural remedies during lactation dates back to the earliest breastfeeding mothers and many families now turn to natural remedies - [The ABCs of Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/05/the-abcs-of-breastfeeding/) - The ABCs of Breastfeeding is divided into four sections: - things to consider before birth - beginning to breastfeed your baby - continuing to breastfeed comfortably into the future and - developing your own happy ending Each section is split into chapters and each chapter ends with an A, B and C of breastfeeding - [An Introduction to Biological Nurturing - New Angles on Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/05/an-introduction-to-biological-nurturing-new-angles-on-breastfeeding/) - The author (a mother of three breastfed babies, LLL Leader and midwife) states this book is “a new approach to breastfeeding”, and its approach is very different to the usual teaching breastfeeding management styles that have been in practice for some years now. Contrary to complicated instructions that some women find confusing (put this - [Baby-Led Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/baby-led-breastfeeding/) - The co-authors of the very popular Baby-Led Weaning have now turned their attention to BabyLed Breastfeeding. Could this be the start of a series of Baby-Led books, one wonders? On the whole, this book is advocating a more simplistic approach to breastfeeding - no complicated positioning, no marketing of must-have products, good information on milk - [Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby and Relactation](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/breastfeeding-an-adopted-baby-and-relactation/) - This would be a good initial book for women to read if they are thinking about breastfeeding an adopted baby, if only to help them decide whether or not induced lactation is for them. The author doesn’t pretend that adoptive breastfeeding is easy, nor that there is any guarantee of success. She counsels that it - [Breastfeeding with Confidence - A do-it-yourself guide](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/breastfeeding-with-confidence-a-do-it-yourself-guide/) - Breastfeeding with Confidence - A do-it-yourself guide This book is described by the publisher as a new edition of Sue Cox’s previous book, Breastfeeding: I Can Do That, but it is much more than a revision – more of an extensive re-ordering, some rewriting and the addition of more material, including mother’s breastfeeding stories. It now - [The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/the-breastfeeding-mothers-guide-to-making-more-milk/) - The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk This book grew out of Diana West’s previous book, Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery. The sections in that book on strategies for increasing your milk supply were widely used by mothers and breastfeeding counsellors to help all mothers with low milk supply and not - [Hirkani’s Daughters](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/hirkanis-daughters/) - Hirkani’s Daughters Women Who Scale Modern Mountains to Combine Breastfeeding and Working The unusual title derives from an Indian tale from the 1600s of a milkmaid, Hirkani, who one day delivered milk to the royal fort, high on a mountain. At dusk the gates to the fort were closed for security reasons, and Hirkani was trapped - [Hold Your Prem](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/hold-your-prem/) - Hold Your Prem is a really valuable book that should be compulsory reading for all paediatricians and NICU/SCBU staff who are often overly focused on what the machines are telling them the baby is doing, rather than the baby himself. It is indeed “a practical workbook” which is very well organised both in terms of - [The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding 8th Edition](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/10/the-womanly-art-of-breastfeeding-8th-edition/) - The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding 8th Edition La Leche League International’s iconic manual has been through many incarnations in its previous seven editions, but this eighth edition is a complete overhaul to bring it up to date with 21st Century language, concepts and research. It is laid out in logical sections to help make this either - [New Board and Management for La Leche League New Zealand](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2019/09/19/new-board-and-management/) - A new era for La Leche League New Zealand (LLLNZ) has started with the separation of governance and management. A new Board was announced on Saturday at the Annual General Meeting held in Auckland. Earlier this year, members voted in a new constitution requiring board members to be elected by the whole membership. Previous boards - [Making More Milk, Second Edition](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2021/11/02/making-more-milk/) - The second edition of Making More Milk by Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC and Diana West, BA, IBCLC is now in stock. Get it here - [2021 LLLNZ Annual Report](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2019/09/21/https-drive-google-com-file-d-13d4ycs70wzpdzojh0hfjhthiurwl4rhf-viewuspsharing/) - Click here to download the 2021 Annual Report - [Mosaic](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2019/06/29/mosaic-may-june-2019/) - May/June 2019 Welcome to the new look Mosaic! There have been many changes afoot within LLLNZ over the recent past and this one has finally been implemented. Several factors are behind this change; financial considerations (printing and posting is expensive) and recognising changing lifestyles are two of these. Changing the format will allow more current - [Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/09/working-and-breastfeeding-made-simple/) - Nancy Mohrbacher's new book Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple is now in stock. Get it here - [My Child's Behaviour Following Weaning](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/my-childs-behaviour-following-weaning/) - "Soon after my three-year-old daughter gradually self-weaned, her behaviour seemed to change which I found alarming and difficult to cope with. She has started having tantrums, which she didn’t really have before and is generally unsettled and difficult to deal with. Maybe this behaviour is normal for three or four year olds and is not - [Extended Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/extended-breastfeeding/) - I felt a need say what a help La Leche League was for me with my second child. We had moved to live in China and had been there a few months when I found I was pregnant. I was almost forty years old. I had my first baby in New Zealand and had a marvellous midwife. I - [Breastfeeding an Older Child and Weaning with Love](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/breastfeeding-an-older-child-and-weaning-with-love-2/) - I have two beautiful girls. They are now aged six-and-a-half, and nearly four. I always believed I would breastfed my babies when I had them. My mother had breastfed my sister and me. She managed to breastfeed my sister for about five months until certain well-meaning health agencies suggested she was running out of milk when my sister seemed hungry - [Sudden Weaning](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/sudden-weaning/) - On July 26th this year, the day my little girl Jessica turned 11 months, she awoke with a bad cold. She refused her morning breastfeed and later in the morning after one small nursing began refusing every time I offered her the breast. I was surprised, as up until that day, she had breastfed happily several times a day and often once or twice during the night as well. By that night I knew something was wrong as she was unhappy and crying a lot and I suspected an ear infection. I was expressing milk and offered her that in a cup. She was otherwise drinking water happily from her cup and still eating. The next morning I took her to our doctor who confirmed an ear infection and like me was confident that she’d start breastfeeding again once her ear healed up and she wasn’t in pain. He also felt that a blocked nose wouldn’t be helping although she’d had colds before that had hadn’t affected her feeding. A month later, in August, Jessica celebrated her first birthday and, no, she hadn’t returned to breastfeeding. What started as a nursing strike turned out to be a sudden weaning. For the first week I expressed milk regularly and fed her that in a cup as well as offering her the breast. Every time she would pull - [Fully Breastfeeding Amber after Latching-On Problems](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/fully-breastfeeding-amber-after-latching-on-problems/) - Amber was born on New Years Eve 2001, at home, in the water under a beautiful, full­moon sky. Everything went as planned and Amber had her first breastfeed half an hour after birth. Amber and I bonded instantly and I knew that I wanted to breastfeed her as it was best for her health. It’s natural and comforting and what better way to show my baby how much I love her. I had read breastfeeding books and talked to my midwife, Heather, about feeding and thought that I was prepared. The first few days Amber fed quite well and I was starting to get the hang of it, Heather had explained to me that breastfeeding is a skill that has to be learned and that Amber and I were teaching each other. Around day three, things started to go wrong and I couldn’t latch Amber on properly, so my nipples were being grazed. The next day, when Heather came to see us she told me to make absolutely sure that Amber’s mouth was opening wide and to make sure she was getting enough breast in her mouth. She also said that if it hurt me, to take Amber off and try again, (and again and again…) until it didn’t hurt and felt comfortable. I found that every time Heather was present Amber would latch on well and we had really good feeds, but I couldn’t get it right all the time and it was when Heather wasn’t there that I was having real problems. After about a week my nipples were sore and a bit damaged though no worse. In week or two everything went down hill really fast. My nipples got badly damaged and Amber wanted to feed all the time with only an hour or so rest in between. When Amber latched on, it hurt so badly that I would get a very intense pain right up my arm and into my elbow and shoulder. My toes would curl up and tears usually followed. My letdown was being affected because I was so tense and I could never relax due to the pain, which then led to supply worries. I was getting very distressed so I rang Heather again and she came to see us. She was really surprised how in a matter of 48 hours my nipples could get so damaged. They went from moderate damage to extreme damage almost over night, (although it felt a lot longer than that at the time). We decided, after much deliberation, to use nipple shields for a while to protect my nipples from further damage and to hopefully give them a chance to heal. Heather told me to let the shields do their job then throw them away before I got too dependant on them, because long term use can effect supply. The shields were lifesavers, it still hurt when the nipple got sucked through the shield but it helped Amber and I get it right. - [Coping with a Prem Baby](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/coping-with-a-prem-baby/) - I would like to share my experience so that it may help anyone out there who has been told that you cannot breastfeed a premature baby. I had six weeks to go and I was enjoying myself at a Warrior's game at Ericsson Stadium. Half way through the game the pain in my back started. - [Childfree Wedding Invite](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/childfree-wedding-invite/) - “A good friend of mine has invited my husband and me to her wedding in a few months’ time. The invitation, however, is not extended to my 13 month old, from whom I have never been separated for more than an hour or two. My little boy is still nursing frequently and I am not - [Breastfeeding with Inverted Nipples](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/breastfeeding-with-inverted-nipples/) - Ten years ago it would not have seemed likely that I would have been involved with La Leche League today. I was bottle feeding my firstborn Madeline (albeit with expressed breast milk EBM) and slowly convincing myself that I was one of those poor women who could not breastfeed. I did write about my failed breastfeeding experience for the then New Beginnings (the forerunner of Aroha). The conclusion I reached at the end of the article was that when you have a baby and wish to breastfeed, you must make breastfeeding top priority once your baby is born and until you and your baby have it ‘sussed’. My problem was small flat nipples that became very cracked with my feeding attempts. I gave up and settled for pumping breast milk for my baby for six months. As a new mum I thought that would be long enough! I had attended my first LLL meeting when I was eight months pregnant and had really enjoyed it. I always loved La Leche League meetings: watching the babies and toddlers breastfeeding, learning about attachment parenting and enjoying the company of the other mothers. Madeline slept in our bed until she was three which probably wouldn’t have happened if I had left LLL. As time went on I became more and more annoyed with my situation; that is, having a toddler I couldn’t put to the breast whenever she became fractious or tired. I continued with LLL meetings as I had no other mothers’ group and the Leaders had cleverly made me Librarian. I went through a stage of thinking I would not have any more children as I definitely did not want another bottle fed baby. Sometimes I thought it would have been better if I had not stayed in La Leche League and instead mixed with other bottle feeders. I can’t remember why I did decide to have another child ­ maybe it was my husband ­ but I know I considered my chances of breastfeeding this time - [Breastfeeding in a Bottle Culture](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/breastfeeding-in-a-bottle-culture-2/) - I just happened to read, at my local library, in a recent issue of another parenting magazine an article on breastfeeding in a bottle culture, which was written by a La Leche League Leader. I wanted you to know about an experience I had and how right that article was. Also I would like other people to know that illness does not have to be the end of breastfeeding. It might sound like this happened decades ago but it was last November when my baby was seven weeks old. I was hospitalised with salmonella, eight days in total. (Initially it was thought to be a uterus infection). My baby was being exclusively breastfed. For various reasons and I know they included concern for my well­being, the nurses encouraged my family to give my baby formula in bottles. I was told by doctors it was ‘on the cards’ that my daughter would get the salmonella too, yet nurses continued to want my baby bottle fed. Four days after admission my baby accepted a bottle. That morning a doctor walked in and said the baby shouldn’t be there. As a new mother I didn’t have the right words or information but my mother had earlier told me she thought the breast milk was providing my baby with immunity to the salmonella and so I tried to ask the doctor about this. She simply stated that there was no immunity and that the baby was in danger being with me. I felt so panicked that I told my partner to take her away immediately. That day when my Mother came she said she heard from a friend that there was a lactation consultant at the hospital, and so she got in touch with her. No doubt the nurses thought I would now be able to rest. I guess they assumed the milk would dry up, either that or they just didn’t know that something would need to be done to prevent a breast infection. Fortunately Mum thought to hire a breast pump and I definitely found pumping six to eight times a day while ill less restful than lying down with my baby. The lactation consultant was really good and although she was professional about the way she spoke about hospital staff, I realised she was less than impressed at my baby being sent home. She talked about the fact that continuing to breastfeed my baby was definitely best for her and she gave me some reading. When I was sent home, to a then bottle fed baby, and read the information and searched the internet I felt devastated to know that several sources of information stated clearly that a fully breastfed baby does have antibodies to its mother’s salmonella. Now I was still infected and living with a bottle fed - [The Working Mother](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/the-working-mother/) - When I found I was pregnant with Sander I knew I had some decisions to make. What sort of work could I do that would allow me adequate time with my child and yet provide me with an income relative to my needs? I quickly decided to attend a teacher training course to teach at secondary school. Deciding on which course to attend was dependant on the institute that would support me with my newborn. Auckland University allowed me to take my newborn (five week old) to all classes and lectures. It was, overall, a very good experience. I wasn’t comfortable breastfeeding in the class with my peers so I simply left and sat in an empty room. I was worried that perhaps the stress of the environment coupled with the impact of being a new mother might affect my breastfeeding but my worries were never realised. However I did feed Sander from one breast for the 20 months that I nursed him. He had completely rejected the left breast from about his second week of life. Fortunately, as I found out, one is as good as two and surprisingly no one ever noticed a lopsided look. But who would be looking anyway! When Sander was six weeks old I was on section (teaching placement). I had arranged to go to the local school three minutes up the road and I informed them of my needs regarding breastfeeding. I was able to slip home to feed Sander and go home during any free periods. During this time my husband was able to juggle his timetable to look after the baby while I was at school. I expressed milk for this short period of five weeks. I had had a Caesarean and I was still feeling fragile so the demands of expressing were an added difficulty. However the time passed quickly and Sander seemed as keen to fit in with me as I was to fit in around him. A darling boy. When I returned to university Sander was able to stay with me through classes. During this entire experience (which many of my peers thought was an insane undertaking) breastfeeding Sander and having him share the bed at night with my husband and I were the elements which provided relaxation and a fluid sense of well being. These were moments of quiet and respite. I completed the course and started as a teacher of 13 to 18 year olds the following year when Sander was eight months old. Once again I feared that this disruption to our lives would affect - [The Breastfeeding Librarian](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/the-breastfeeding-librarian/) - In April 2008, while reading my local newspaper, I saw the ad that would signal a change in direction for my life, and take me on a journey through New Zealand's legislation around birth and child rearing. It was an advert for a position at an Auckland City Council Community Library in Onehunga. It was - [I'm Returning to Work - How Did You Manage?](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/im-returning-to-work-how-did-you-manage-2/) - "I have a new baby and am planning to return to work at 14 weeks while my partner, Dave, stays at home with our son, James. I will be working three full days to start with and be away from home for nine hours each day. I want to keep breastfeeding but I am unsure - [Keeping Baby Close at Birth](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/keeping-baby-close-at-birth/) - "Because of health problems developing late in my pregnancy, I must be in hospital for the birth. I’ve read that having my baby as close as possible (skin to skin) at all times is the best way to breastfeeding success but I’m not confident I can do this in a hospital ward. How have other - [Is Our Family Complete?](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/is-our-family-complete/) - "I'm wondering how other mums 'knew' when their families were complete. We have two beautiful children. My husband says he's perfectly content as a family of four (we fit our house, our vehicle, our budget), and I honestly felt the same way until our youngest turned two. I now have this yearning for another baby - [Fertility and Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/fertility-and-breastfeeding/) - “I have a 26 month old son who has always breastfed enthusiastically and still breastfeeds frequently. My menstrual periods returned when he was approaching two years old and I’m now thinking about trying for another baby. However I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to conceive with such a keen breastfeeder! Is it likely that - [Adjusting to a New Sibling, Open to Tandem Feeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/adjusting-to-a-new-sibling-open-to-tandem-feeding/) - "I am expecting our second child in a few months. I don't know whether my two-year old will still be breastfeeding – he has shown less interest in breastfeeding as my pregnancy has progressed. I am open to tandem feeding; however, I want to be prepared for our new arrival either way. What can I - [Active Birth](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/active-birth-2/) - "I am halfway through my pregnancy, and really starting to think about this concept of active and alert birth. I am keen to find out what worked for other mothers. My husband is really keen to be well armed with practical things he can do too. What are some ideas?" Responses Claire Hargest Slade, Timaru - - [My Favorite Place](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/my-favorite-place/) - We were waiting for our food to be served at the restaurant and the children decided to pass the time with a game. One person had to guess a word chosen by the others, and the others had to give little hints. “Mum’s favourite location” my youngest daughter said, ending the game on the first clue because everyone in my - [Breastfeeding My Baby to Sleep](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/breastfeeding-my-baby-to-sleep/) - “I have always breastfed my baby to sleep, and this has worked quite well for us. But now that he is seven months old, everyone is telling me that he really should be able to go to sleep on his own by now. I have tried putting him to bed awake but it ends in - [Ah, Nights...](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/ah-nights-2/) - I tried to nurse my husband's elbow once. Groggy, desperately sleep-deprived, I heard my baby cry and fumbled in the bed for him, putting the nearest warm thing to my breast. But my son was down the hall, in his own crib, where we returned him aftermost nursings. That's why I was sleep-deprived. Our first - [What if?](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/what-if/) - "With our first baby, I had a very difficult birth and my milk just didn’t come in. I didn’t know what to do so we started him on formula when I got home from the hospital. I really wanted to do it differently for our next child. I planned more when I got pregnant again - [Two Styles of Mothering](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/two-styles-of-mothering/) - Before my son was born I attended a ‘preparing for parenthood’ course with my husband. It strongly advocated ‘parent controlled feeding and sleeping’ or scheduled feeding. This sat very comfortably with my preconceived ideas about what good mothering should be and I made the decision to feed my baby three to four hourly from birth. - [Together Early and Often](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/together-early-and-often/) - Mother and baby need to be together early and often to establish a satisfying relationship and an adequate milk supply. Nadine has written about her mothering beliefs to give to her daughter, Elora when, in the years ahead, Elora first becomes pregnant. Dear Elora, I looked at you, I touched you, I smelt you. How perfect; what a - [Satisfying the Needs of the Baby](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/satisfying-the-needs-of-the-baby/) - Mothering through breastfeeding is the most natural and effective way of understanding and satisfying the needs of the baby. When I think of what is entailed in mothering, I think of loving the baby – of caring for the baby physically, emotionally and spiritually. It wasn’t that I thought I couldn’t mother by bottlefeeding; it simply seemed that breastfeeding was so clearly - [Mothering Through Breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/mothering-through-breastfeeding/) - When I had my first baby, I had already decided to give breastfeeding a go. But the main focus for me during pregnancy was coping with sickness, and the approaching labour. The antenatal classes had dealt with labour pain and management and the stages of labour but my birth plan went out the window, when - [Friendship Challenges](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/friendship-challenges/) - "My friend and I have babies only a few weeks apart. It was great supporting each other throughout our pregnancies but now it has changed as I am breastfeeding and she is not. I know she had a tough time so I am careful not to talk about breastfeeding too much in case it makes - [Enjoy Your Children While They're Young](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/enjoy-your-children-while-theyre-young/) - "I frequently have mothers of older children tell me to "enjoy my children while they are young" because they regret that they did not savour the precious moments more. However, I have a very active and busy toddler, and a baby, and while I mostly love spending time with my children, there are moments when I - [Being an At-Home Mother](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/03/02/being-an-at-home-mother/) - While I was growing up, and during my pregnancy with my first child, Finn, now three and a half, I always thought I would work outside the home as well as having my children. I believed: it would provide ‘a healthy balance’ for me to work part time, that it was important to share in the bringing in - [LLL on the radio](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/09/lll-on-the-radio/) - Leaders and mothers from Wellington featured in a radio interview - Ever wonder what a La Leche League meeting is like? - find out thanks to Radio NZ National - [Finding the Founders DVD](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/09/finding-the-founders-dvd/) - A moving tribute to the women whose vision started La Leche League almost 60 years ago. Finding the Founders DVD - [World Breastfeeding Week](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/09/world-breastfeeding-week/) - We're celebrating World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August) with daily giveaways on Facebook , prize draws - email competition@lalecheleague.org.nz to win a copy of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & and Listen So Kids Will Talk and a membership offer. Join us for a fun week! - [New stock in our online shop](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/09/new-stock-in-our-online-shop/) - Check out the new stock now available - Latest listings - [Aroha](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2018/01/09/aroha/) - The December issue of Aroha is in the post. To get your copy become a member or buy an individual copy today. - [Notes from the Director](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2017/11/05/notes-from-the-director/) - Alison Stanton - La Leche League New Zealand Director A fantastic milestone year draws to a close. It is evident to me that its success is the result of the hard work of present and past Leaders. Your commitment to La Leche League has provided us with a new batch of Leaders. Your participation in - [EDITORIAL Why worry? Mosaic April 2015](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2017/11/05/editorial-why-worry-mosaic-april-2015/) - Liz Lightfoot, Mosaic Editor It’s often the case, I find, that life throws recurring themes at me. And they’re not usually themes I would choose for myself. “What have you learned from this?” a friend asked me a few years ago after I had trawled through a tricky situation. “More of what I already knew” - [Finding the Founders – Part Two!](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/2017/11/05/finding-the-founders-part-two/) - Volume 27, number 1, April 2015 Finding the Founders – Part Two! Hot off the press With New Zealand’s 50th anniversary year now over, attentions are turning to the diamond jubilee of La Leche League International which turns 60 next year. A special committee has been set up to coordinate celebrations throughout the world which ## Pages - [Haere Mai!](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/) - Our mission is to help mothers to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, education, information, and encouragement and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother. - [CONTACT](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/contact/) - For all National Office, governance or operational enquiries, please contact the office on email administrator@lalecheleague.org.nz For Breastfeeding help, please fill out the form below. All other enquiries, please see contacts at the bottom of this page. Full Name* Phone* Email* Town/City* Where did you hear about us? 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January 2026 November - [CONFERENCE](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/conference/) - The Art of Breastfeeding - La Leche League Conference 2026 Kia ora koutou katoa. You are invited to join our La Leche League New Zealand 2026 Planning is now well underway for our upcoming 2026 Conference in Wellington. More details to follow soon. Keep an eye on this page or our Facebook page to stay in - [ALUMNAE](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/about/alumnae/) - Introducing the LLLNZ Alumnae Association For Membership, please click here As with many of you, some of our closest friends are women we first met at La Leche League meetings. We have nourished these relationships beyond baby and toddlerhood, through the teenage years, careers, possibly marriage and perhaps grandchildren. In several areas of New Zealand - [LEADER ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/leader-only-resources/leader-accreditation-resources/) - National office Communication skills Leader department Leader accreditation Professional liaison Publications department Handbooks and manuals LOGOUT Leader Accreditation Resources Contact the Administrator of Leader Accreditation ALA@lalecheleague.org.nz if you have any questions about these resources. Having a Pre-Application Dialogue Helping others become LLL Leaders is one of the five basic Leader responsibilities. If you haven’t worked with a - [Feedback from PCP Participants](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/feedback-from-pcp-participants/) - “I have come away with more knowledge and improved understanding of the importance of it.” “The format definitely helped with the comprehension of the training.” “The way in which the trainers worked together, complementing each other’s style of presentation, made for ease of understanding.” “I especially enjoyed the discussion topics on communication, and sharing information - [PCPA Training Courses Up and Coming:](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/pcpa-training-courses-up-and-coming/) - For expressions of interest, please email pcp@lalecheleague.org.nz PCPA Training Courses Held to Date North Island Auckland August 2015, June 2015, March 2013 , October 2009, August 2009, June 2009, August 2016 Hamilton October 2011, November 2009 Hawkes Bay November 2010 Rotorua March 2009 Tauranga February 2009 Wellington/Hutt Valley November - [PCPA Course Content & Costings](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/pcpa-course-content-costings/) - PCPA COURSE: The ‘list price’ for the 40 hour PCPA course is $2,500 + GST per participant (minimum of 8 participants). Courses for fewer participants will be delivered at individually negotiated prices. The $2500 + GST covers: 40 hours’ training with two facilitators, anywhere in New Zealand The 12-module Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Curriculum A three-year licence - [Key Features of the PCP](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/key-features-of-the-pcp/) - The PCP fosters mother–to–mother support – a core component of any multi-faceted breastfeeding strategy, and is effective as a stand-alone intervention. The PCP provides the framework for sustainable peer support programmes in line with Ministry of Health and District Health Board goals, cost effectively and The PCP is a recognised way of fulfilling Step 10 - [Peer Counsellor Programme](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/peer-counsellor-programme/) - Introducing the Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Programme A woman who has successfully breastfed is a valuable asset to her community, and often highly motivated to help and support other mothers. The Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Programme (PCP) is an initiative which builds on this community capacity to provide cost-effective breastfeeding peer support. The programme provides women from - [How the PCP Operates](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/how-the-pcp-operates/) - STAGE 1 involves a 40-hour course where your health and community workers learn to deliver the PCP training themselves and how to establish and customise the PCP in your target community. This is called ‘PCP Administrator’ (PCPA) training.The PCPA training is run by LLLNZ facilitators at your choice of location within NZ.PCPA training participants are provided - [AROHA MAGAZINE](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/aroha/) - Aroha Magazine Aroha magazine is being reformatted into a regular blog! We are still finalising all the technical details but for a sneak preview, please click here. 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The LLL information sheets Is Your Baby Getting Enough Milk?, Increasing Milk Supply, Introducing Complementary Foods, and Breastfeeding Tips have been translated into Arabic and Hindi. Traditional Chinese translation of Introducing Complementary Foods and the Mandarin - [ABOUT](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/about/) - Our mission is to help mothers to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, education, information, and encouragement and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother. La Leche League NZ Strategy 2021 LLLNZ Board Members The LLLNZ Board is currently made up of 5 board - [OUR SUPPORTERS](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/contact-2/) - La Leche League NZ relies on grants and donations to allow us to keep supporting mothers and babies on their breastfeeding journey. 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We know from personal experience what it’s like to get started with breastfeeding a newborn, and why breastfeeding is important - [PACIFIC RESOURCES](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/information/pacific-resources/) - Pacific Language Resources La Leche League New Zealand has developed this set of easy to read breastfeeding resources. These resources are for use by those working alongside mothers and their whanau. At present these resources are only available online. To download to view/print please click on the links below Your Guide to Breastfeeding Your Guide - [Advertise in Aroha](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/aroha/advertise/) - Advertise in Aroha Aroha is La Leche League New Zealand’s digital publication for breastfeeding families. It features the latest breastfeeding information plus articles on a variety of personal breastfeeding and parenting experiences, and is published bimonthly. It is available as part of several membership options offered by La Leche League New Zealand. Our members are a - [AROHA ARTICLES](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/aroha/aroha-articles/) - Aroha Articles In each issue of Aroha we print the story of a parent like you; an inspiring, special interest or reflection on a breastfeeding journey. These stories are written from the heart, to be shared with others. We hope you feel inspired, motivated, and able to seek help for your situation. We would love to - [SUBMIT A STORY](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/aroha/submitstory/) - Submit Your Story I would like to write for Aroha. What kind of stories are you looking for? Are you a parent, a grandparent, a health professional? Do you have a message to share about breastfeeding that may be uplifting and inspiring to other parents? 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[WBW2017](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/wbw2017/) - [World Breastfeeding Week](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/world-breastfeeding-week/) - [Founders](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/founders/) - [DVD](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/dvd/) - [Media](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/media/) - [Radio](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/radio/) - [RNZ](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/rnz/) - [Working](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/working/) - [Book](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/book/) - [Baby led](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/baby-led/) - [relactation](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/relactation/) - [adoption](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/adoption/) - [New baby](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/new-baby/) - [Prem](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/prem/) - [Premature birth](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/premature-birth/) - [Low supply](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/low-supply/) - [Womanly Art](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/womanly-art/) - [Sleep](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/sleep/) - [Complementary Feeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/complementary-feeding/) - [solids](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/solids/) - [Nutrition](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/nutrition/) - [Cultural practices](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/cultural-practices/) - [Marketing](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/marketing/) - [Policy](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/policy/) - [Health](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/health/) - [Weight loss](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/weight-loss/) - [maternal weight](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/maternal-weight/) - [Herbal remedies](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/herbal-remedies/) - [Mothering](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/mothering/) - [siblings](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/siblings/) - [staying at home](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/staying-at-home/) - [tandem feeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/tandem-feeding/) - [regrets](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/regrets/) - [childhood](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/childhood/) - [friendship](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/friendship/) - [Caesarean](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/caesarean/) - [birth](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/birth/) - [complications](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/complications/) - [mastitis](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/mastitis/) - [physiological needs](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/physiological-needs/) - [psychological needs](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/psychological-needs/) - [comfort feeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/comfort-feeding/) - [letdown](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/letdown/) - [mother-baby relationship](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/mother-baby-relationship/) - [routine](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/routine/) - [partner support](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/partner-support/) - [supplementary feeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/supplementary-feeding/) - [sleeping through the night](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/sleeping-through-the-night/) - [regret](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/regret/) - [guilt](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/guilt/) - [co sleeping](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/co-sleeping/) - [safe sleep](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/safe-sleep/) - [fatigue](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/fatigue/) - [SIDS](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/sids/) - [breastfeeding to sleep](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/breastfeeding-to-sleep/) - [bed sharing](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/bed-sharing/) - [active birth](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/active-birth/) - [pregnancy](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/pregnancy/) - [fertility](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/fertility/) - [hospital birth](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/hospital-birth/) - [expressing](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/expressing/) - [pumping](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/pumping/) - [employer support](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/employer-support/) - [illness](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/illness/) - [maternal health](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/maternal-health/) - [inverted nipples](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/inverted-nipples/) - [damaged nipples](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/damaged-nipples/) - [Wedding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/wedding/) - [relationships](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/relationships/) - [seperation](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/seperation/) - [over supply](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/over-supply/) - [nipple shield](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/nipple-shield/) - [nipple damage](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/nipple-damage/) - [nursing strike](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/nursing-strike/) - [breastfeeding strike](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/breastfeeding-strike/) - [strike](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/strike/) - [healt](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/healt/) - [toddlers](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/toddlers/) - [boundaries](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/boundaries/) - [breastfeeding manners](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/breastfeeding-manners/) - [breastfeeding older children](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/breastfeeding-older-children/) - [Extended breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/extended-breastfeeding/) - [full term breastfeeding](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/full-term-breastfeeding/) - [support](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/support/) - [tantrums](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/tantrums/) - [maternal patience](https://lalecheleague.org.nz/tag/maternal-patience/)