La Leche League of Northern Arizona

All of our local Leaders are accredited by La Leche League International.

We have three groups in northern Arizona: Cottonwood, Flagstaff, and Prescott.

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I have been a La Leche Leader for four and a half years. My children are Aliyah 3 and Dylan 7. Soon after my first child, I knew I wanted to support other women to breastfeed. Little did I know, the “natural” way to feed my baby did not also mean easy. I thought if I felt like giving up, then I knew other women must to. I learned through my breastfeeding experiences the power of mother to mother support. However, Dylan was my number one teacher of breastfeeding. He knew how to, and that he wanted to, but he was to small too. Born at 37weeks he had to grow into feeding and I had to grow into trusting my insticts as a new mother. I was grateful to have been assigned, in my childbirth class, to read the Womenly Art of Breastfeeding. I have used it hundereds of times since then.

I attended my first La Leche League meeting when my son was 6 months old. I went with a friend. I had overcome my early breastfeeding challenges, why would I need a support group? Then I went to the meeting and it was clear to me La Leche League is sooo much more than a support group and that breastfeeding is sooo much more than just feeding. It is the BESTFEEDING.

I have a son, Damian, who was born Feb 2005, and another boy who is due Dec 31 2007. At the time of my first son’s birth I was living south of Tucson, and we hit many breastfeeding speed bumps in his first 3 months of life. Since I had been working full time before his birth I was not able to attend a La Leche League meeting, and I had not felt the need to, thinking that breastfeeding was a natural and “automatic” thing that happened between a mother and baby. During all of our speed bumps I did not feel comfortable attending a meeting or even calling a stranger for help. When my son was 3 months old, we moved to Cottonwood, where I was born and raised .

I attended my first La Leche League meeting when my son was about a year old, thanks to Sheri who invited me. I instantly realized how important this support group was and I was hooked at once. I saw how this was lacking in our communities — not just the support, but correct breastfeeding information. With the help of Pam and Sheri I was accredited in Feb 2007, and in March my family moved to the Prescott area. I am now the Leader of the Prescott group, and I am enthusiastically trying to spread the word about this vital resource. I encourage all moms who are currently breastfeeding or will be in the future, to come to a meeting and feel comfortable with these new found allies.

“Breastmilk it is every baby’s birthright”

I have been involved with La Leche League for more than 12 years. I have been serving as an Accredited La Leche League Leader for about 5 years now and love it! I have breastfed 3 babies with varying degrees of challenges over the past 12+ years. I enjoy helping families with breastfeeding questions, concerns, and challenges that may come up in their breastfeeding relationships. I am also a Certified Breastfeeding Educator through the Evergreen Hospital Lactation Course.
I have my own business so I am able to stay home with my 3 boys. I enjoy cooking, working on my business and being involved in the community.

I’ve been a leader since August of 2005. I started going to La Leche League meetings when my daughter was 3 months old. I had a number of early struggles with breastfeeding and received phenomenal support from our local leaders. I returned to work when my daughter was six months old and provided pumped milk when I was away from her. I continued to nurse her until she self-weaned at just under 2 years old.

I became a Leader because I wanted to pay forward the support that I received. I also have a specific interest in providing support and education to mothers returning to work/education and helping them be successful in protecting their breastfeeding relationship in the full context of their family and work/educational life.

I became a leader in 2006 after I realized just how important La Leche League was in my nursing experience. I was first introduced to a La Leche League meeting in 2004 right before the birth of my son. The help and encouragement I received from other mothers was more than enough to keep me going, especially through the difficulties. It was comforting, knowing that I wasn’t alone, and that other mothers had been through the same setbacks. If they could do it, then so could I.
After moving 5 times in 4 years, we finally settled in an area that didn’t have a La Leche League group, so I started looking into how I could help and support other mothers in the area. La Leche League of Verde Valley regrouped in 2005 and the Leader, Pam, got me started on my accreditation. In 6 months, I was a Leader. I now look forward to each meeting and who will be there, how they may need help, and how we can all work together to encourage all mothers to breastfeed.