La Leche League Leaders

A La Leche League Leader is a mother who has had a specific type of breastfeeding and parenting experience, meets the prerequisites for Leadership, completed specific reading and introspection and has finished the extensive written training curriculum established by LLLI.
A Leader upholds the Philosophy of La Leche League International

~Mothering through breastfeeding is the most natural and effective way of understanding and satisfying the needs of the baby.

~Mother and baby need to be together early and often to establish a satisfying relationship and an adequate milk supply.

~In the early years the baby has an intense need to be with his mother which is as basic as his need for food.

~Breast milk is the superior infant food.

~For the healthy, full-term baby, breast milk is the only food necessary until the baby shows signs of needing solids, about the middle of the first year after birth.

~Ideally the breastfeeding relationship will continue until the baby outgrows the need.

~Alert and active participation by the mother in childbirth is a help in getting breastfeeding off to a good start.

~Breastfeeding is enhanced and the nursing couple sustained by the loving support, help, and companionship of the baby's father. A father's unique relationship with his baby is an important element in the child's development from early infancy.

~Good nutrition means eating a well-balanced and varied diet of foods in as close to their natural state as possible.

~From infancy on, children need loving guidance which reflects acceptance of their capabilities and sensitivity to their feelings.