La Leche League of South Bend

There will be no LLL meeting today. Please join us next month. The 4th Tuesday meeting will meet at a new location! Bittersweet Library We look forward to seeing you!

How is your nursing relationship changing as your baby moves towards (or through) toddlerhood? At this week's morning meeting we'll chat about nursing our babies into toddlerhood, and all the amusing and at times frustrating things that go with it!  -Do you have thoughts about how setting limits with gentle discipline fit in to your current (and future!) nursing relationship? -Are you curious about the weaning process--how to be gentle, respectful and gradual? -Are you thinking about getting pregnant again but aren't sure whether you should wean first?  -Wondering about nursing through pregnancy and continuing to tandem nurse once the new baby is here?  If you are thinking about any of these issues, or have experiences to share, please join us at the next LLL morning meeting! And even if these topics aren't relevant to you right now, come enjoy the camaraderie, commiseration and support of other nursing mamas.  And we ...

For the evening meetings, the weather policy is that if the library is open, we will meet.  If the library closes early due to poor weather, then our meeting is also canceled.  You may check the library website to see whether or not they are open at http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/  . Feel free to call or text Gail at 574-850-8156 with any questions.

  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.

Hello Friends! It's time again for the monthly  LLL   playgroup ! On Tuesday we'll be in the Humphrey's room in the lower level  of  the Main Library in downtown South Bend, where there is plenty of room for crawlers to crawl, big kids to play, and mamas and babies to cuddle, nurse, and chat. Feel free to bring toys to share or pop upstairs to borrow books and toys for the morning! And those of you with tiny babes or babes still in utero, please know that this  playgroup  is for you too! Support from other mothers is what we're all  about:)  Robin will be waiting to greet you so that you'll know you're in the right spot! Tuesday, December 5th between 10 and noon 304 South Main Street  South Bend, Indiana 46601  http://sjcpl.org/locations

Hello Mamas! 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 Tuesday, November 28th at 10:15am . Harris Branch Library 51446 Elm Road Granger, IN 46530 Note: This is the last meeting at Harris Branch Library. We will be meeting at Bittersweet Branch Library starting in January. There will be no meeting on December 26th. Here are two of my very fav...

Hello Everyone! We are meeting this week! At our next meeting we'll share our ideas about dealing with the holidays as parents of littles. Do you have tips for fielding  family  questions/ opinions about parenting  and  breastfeeding choices? Traveling  with babies  and  children? Keeping ourselves  and  our kids healthy in the midst of cookies  and  germs?  Trying to maintain some semblance of routine amongst the craziness? Of course we will always have time for concerns you might have  and  insights you'd like to share, along with general chatting, support,  and   library perusal. We're looking forward to seeing you at  10:00 am   Tuesday, November 21st Sunnyside  Presbyterian  Church 115 S. Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617 Here is some lovely language for extended  family  from  The Womanly Art of...