New Beginnings Magazine - Free!

Magazine publications from La Leche League are now free to view online, weather you are or are not an LLL paying member.

La Leche League International (LLLI) publishes Breastfeeding Today, which can be viewed at:

http://www.llli.org/breastfeedingtoday

La Leche League United States of America (LLLUSA) publishes New Beginnings, viewed at:

http://www.llli.org/nbdate.html

Follow the various prompts to choose the version and format that works for you. These magazines can feel like "a meeting in an inbox." Weather you download certain articles, print out the entire pdf, or simply read the magazine online, the stories and information often come at just the right time in your mothering life and offer the encouragement and support you're looking for.

Meet the Midwives: 10/28

Hello LLLadies,

I wanted to help spread the word that there is an open house at the Cedar Natural Health Center on Thursday, October 28th from 6-8pm. There will be food, prizes, a raffle, and loads of information on local midwives, doulas, and childbirth educators. I will also be there representing La Leche League.

La Leche League philosophy supports natural birth...with the knowledge that the less interventions you have during childbirth, the more alert you and your baby will be to initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth. This can happen at home, in a hospital or in a birthing center.

I am passing this information along because every woman deserves the right to know her options for the birth of her baby! Come and stop by!

October Meeting: Fall(ing) Gently into Motherhood

Hello LLLadies!

Please join us at the meeting on Friday! We will be getting together at 10:30am at the Cedar City Library. Our topic this month is "Bringing Baby Home" (we will also discuss preparing for baby's arrival).

Babies are always welcome! You are invited to bring your baby and other young children who need you.

Do you know someone who is pregnant or is a new mom? Please invite them to come along!

See you Friday,
Erika

New FaceBook Page!

Now we will have e-mail, a public blog, and a Facebook page! The more means for communication, the better. It will be easy for mamas to invite their friends to meetings via Facebook. Check us out at:

facebook.com/LLLofCedarCity

It is brand new, and a work in progress, but it'll get there!

Way-To-Go UT Mamas!

CDC: Utah leads US for breast-feeding, 9 of 10 try
September 13th, 2010 @ 4:27pm

ATLANTA (AP) -- A new government report says Utah leads the nation in breast-feeding with 9 in 10 Utah mothers trying it and about 6 in 10 sticking with it for at least six months.

Overall, about three out of four babies in the U.S. get at least some breast-feeding, but only a fraction continue as long as six or 12 months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say those findings are similar to previous CDC studies.

Western states tended to have the highest rates. Mississippi ranks lowest, with only about half of that state's mothers attempting breast-feeding.

Click here to view the full report.

It shows that mothers need more support in order to continue breastfeeding at 3, 6 and 12+ months. It mentions in the article about getting hospitals to be "Baby Friendly"....which is most definitely a goal for Cedar City!

September Meeting Rescheduled

The meeting has been rescheduled to Friday, September 17th at 10:30am at the Cedar City library. We will be discussing topic #1 - the Importance of Breastfeeding.

As always, please bring any questions, concerns, or any other breastfeeding related experiences, too!

Do you know someone who is pregnant? Breastfeeding? Thinking of breastfeeding in the future? Or just wants more information? Bring her along!

See you Friday!

CANCELLED MEETING

I am so very sorry. The meeting tomorrow morning is cancelled. My family and I are ill, but I will re-schedule ASAP.

Thank you for your understanding.