La Leche League of South Bend

  Come join us Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the River Park Branch library.  We will share our birth stories and how we adjusted to life with an additional little one in the family.  What when well?  What was difficult for you? Expectant women and babies are welcome!  This is the last meeting at River Park.  In January 2018 we will be moving to the Tutt Branch.

At the next morning meeting we're going to explore our feelings about the transition to becoming a Mother, and managing those early days and months with baby. This new role can surprise us, rock us to our cores, and bore us silly, all in the space of an hour.  It's  intense, le arning your baby's signals, needs, and routines, not to mention trying to maintain relationships and at least some basic hygiene ;) How have you found this transition? What has helped you through it? Join us on Tuesday to share these thoughts and others. And we always make space for any other breastfeeding concerns or questions you may have! See you  Tuesday, April 18 @10am Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617 Here are two favorite blogs on the subject of motherhood--ones to go back to when we need support: http://www.ncregister.com/ blog/simcha-fisher/to-the- mother-with-only-one-child http://www.askmoxie.org/2012/ 09/free-but-not-che...

**Starting in April we will be sending out meeting notices via Google Groups. Please join us at  https://groups.google.com/ forum/#!forum/ lalecheleagueofsb  ** At our next morning meeting we will share our ideas and experiences around Birth. How did your birth experience(s) impact breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on this powerful topic. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! We're looking forward to seeing you at  10:15am Tuesday, March 28 Harris Branch Library 51446 Elm Road  Granger, IN 46530

Come join us on Tuesday (tomorrow), December 13 at the River Park Branch library, 7 pm. Our discussion topic is sharing our birth stories and how we got through those early days of breastfeeding. Expectant women and babies are welcome. Winter weather policy - if the library is closed due to inclement weather then we do not meet. If the library is open, we do meet. Check www.libraryforlife.org for library weather cancelations.

At the next morning meeting we're going to explore our feelings about the transition to  becoming  a  Mother , and managing those  early   days  and months with baby. This new role can surprise us, rock us to our cores, and bore us silly, all in the space of an hour.  It's  intense, le arning your baby's signals, needs, and routines, not to mention trying to maintain relationships and at least some basic hygiene ;) How have you found this transition? What has helped you through it? Join us on Tuesday to share these thoughts and others. And we always make space for any other breastfeeding concerns or questions you may have! Looking forward to seeing you at 10:15 am on Tuesday, November 22 Harris Branch Library 51446 Elm Road  Granger, IN  46530 

At next week's morning meeting we will share our ideas and experiences around Birth. How did your birth experience(s) impact breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on this powerful topic. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! We're looking forward to seeing you at  10am Tuesday, October 18 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617 And save the date! LLL of SB is hosting a special screening of  The Milky Way , a fabulously inspiring film about breastfeeding in America. Feel free to bring children and friends--we'll bring snacks :)   http://milkywayfoundation.org

At next week's morning meeting we are going to talk about Birth. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on this powerful topic. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! We're looking forward to seeing you at  10am Tuesday, December 15 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617 And don't forget to support your local LLL group at no charge to you whenever you shop Amazon!  A donation will be made to our group when you shop on Amazon if you click here:  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-2310043 Check out our wishlist to donate a book to our group libraries! http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/?ie=UTF8&cid=A2AYAXC308PVL7

At next week's morning meeting we are going to talk about Birth. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on this powerful topic. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! ***And Save the Date! December 23rd's meeting at Harris Branch Library will be our annual holiday party--come one come all!!!*** We're looking forward to seeing you at  10am Tuesday, December 16 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617

This week we are going to talk about birth and early days with baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about the early days after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can we advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, August 26 Women's Care Center 360 N. Notre Dame Ave. (where it intersects with La Salle Ave.) South Bend, Indiana 46617 **This will be our last meeting at Women's Care Center--beginning next month our 4th Tuesday meeting will be at the Harris Branch Library in Granger. http://lllofsouthbend.blogspot.com/p/meetings.h...

This week we are going to talk about birth and early days with baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about the early days after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can we advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, February 25 Women's Care Center 360 N. Notre Dame Ave. (where it intersects with La Salle Ave.) South Bend, Indiana 46617

This week we are going to talk about birth and early days with baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about the early days after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can we advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, October 15 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617

This week we are going to talk about birth and early days with baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about the early days after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can we advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, August 27 Women's Care Center 360 N. Notre Dame Ave. (where it intersects with La Salle Ave.) South Bend, Indiana 46617

We had to call a snow day for last month's meeting, so we'll go ahead and do the topic we meant to do next week! We are going to talk about birth and early days with baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about the early days after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can we advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, February 26 Women's Care Center 360 N. Notre Dame Ave. (where it intersects with La Salle Ave.) South Bend, Indiana 46617

This week we are going to talk about Birth and early days with baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about the early days after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can we advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, January 22 Women's Care Center 360 N. Notre Dame Ave. (where it intersects with La Salle Ave.) South Bend, Indiana 46617

Next week we are going to talk about Birth and Early Days with Baby. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change if you could? What would you recommend to other mothers? And what about after your baby was born--what surprised you? What do wish you would have known? How can mothers advocate for the best kind of support for our new families? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on these powerful topics. As always, we will have room for  your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! 10am Tuesday, September 18 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617

This week we are going to talk about Birth. How did your birth experience(s) affect breastfeeding? What would you change? What would you recommend to other mothers? Bring ideas of local resources, supportive ears, and open minds as we come together to share our perspectives on this powerful topic. As always, we will have room for your breastfeeding questions, concerns, and successes! We're looking forward to seeing you at 10am Tuesday, October 18 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617

Did you know you don’t *have* to be in a hospital to give birth? Join the Michiana Birth Professionals group for a panel discussion BEST BIRTH LOCATION: HOME, HOSPITAL, BIRTH CENTER the first in a 4-part series of discussions about childbirth options in Michiana 6:30 p.m. (social/networking time starts at 5:45 p.m.) Saturday, October 24 at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe, 122 S. Michigan St., South Bend Some 98 percent of women in the United States give birth in the hospital. But the hospital is only one of several venues where a woman might choose to welcome her new baby. In the Michiana area, many women are choosing home births, and still others are making use of low-intervention birthing centers. Panelists for this forum will include a certified nurse-midwife from the Fairhaven group in Goshen — a group that recently opened the area’s only licensed birth center; a mother and family therapist who chose home births; and doulas, nurses and midwives who work in hospital settings. Bi...