La Leche League of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. All breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come to our meetings or call our Leaders for breastfeeding help. LLL also provides health care professionals with continuing education opportunities and access to the latest research on lactation management.

La Leche League of Chapel Hill offers support and information through:

  • Mother-to-Mother support
  • Monthly meetings
  • Telephone help from accredited Leaders
  • Lending library with books on childbirth, breastfeeding and related subjects
  • Sales of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, other breastfeeding and parenting books, and slings
  • Information, support, sales, and rental of pumping equipment
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    *Meetings

    All pregnant and breastfeeding women are welcome to attend any of our monthly meetings. A variety of planned discussion topics are covered, but Leaders encourage women to bring up any question or problem during a meeting or during informal, social time following the meeting.

    LLL publications are available for sale at meetings. Pumps are also available for sale or for rent.

    Chapel Hill A.M.

    Third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel Hill Bible Church, corner of Sage Road and Erwin Road.

    Chapel Hill North

    First Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Please call Boykin (942-7052) for location information.

    Chapel Hill P.M.

    Second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Piedmont Women's Health Center, 930 Airport Rd., Suite 202.

     La Liga de la Leche del Condado Orange (Orange County Spanish-Speaking Group)

    Clases en la lactancia materna se ofrecen cada mes. Para mas informacion o para ayda con la lactancia, llame un lider.


    Special Events

    2002 World Walk for Breastfeeding, Saturday September 21, at the Carrboro Town Commons. Call Pam (932-6885) for more information.


    *Leader Information

    La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who are accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. Leaders are available for private consultation at all meetings and by telephone.

    Breastfeeding help and support in our area is available from:

     

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    This Web page is maintained by Boykin for La Leche League of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

     

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