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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Milk Donation

Curious about milk donation?  Check out the Salt Lake Mothers' Milk Donation Center.  Like them on Facebook. There is currently a breast milk shortage which you can read about in this article.  If you have any further questions contact the donation center at milkdonation@utha.edu.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Foods I Should Avoid?


One of the LLLI philosophy concepts states, "Good nutrition means eating a well-balanced and varied diet of foods in as close to their natural state as possible." Thus, in general, no food is excluded from the list of foods a breastfeeding mother should eat. Obviously, it is best to make sure the foods you eat are fresh and healthy. The concept of variety is important, because by eating a number of foods, you can be sure to obtain different nutrients and do not eat too much of any one food.
Every culture has lists of foods that are "good" and "bad" for breastfeeding mothers. It happens very often that foods believed to be good in one culture are considered bad in others! In Italy, mothers are often told not to eat garlic, cauliflower, lentils and red peppers. In India most mothers eat all these things and breastfeed very happily. Actually, in parts of India they believe that garlic helps a mother to breastfeed successfully!
Generally, anything you are happy eating is okay for you to eat while you are breastfeeding. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. If you have a family medical history of allergy, it is worth being careful about your diet and avoiding known allergens during pregnancy and breastfeeding. If you notice that your baby reacts badly after you have eaten something, it may be best to leave that food out of your diet for a while. There is an excellent article on our Web site called " Allergies and the Breastfeeding Family,"   which may help you if you are worried about allergies.
See also myths 12 and 21 in the article "Common Breastfeeding Myths"  for more information about what a breastfeeding mother needs to eat, and our resource page on Breastfeeding and Allergies.

To read this article and many more frequently asked questions breastfeeding visit http://www.llli.org/faq/.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Mini Café Fun

Thanks to all who came and enjoyed our Mini Café and participated in the Big Latch On!  We had a lovely group of ladies, three supportive Dads and many children all enjoying a beautiful day at the park!



Thank you all and we hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Mini Café & The Big Latch On

Mark your calendars!  


In conjunction with the 7th annual Breastfeeding CaféLa Leche League of Sandy is putting on our own Mini Café and will be hosting The Big Latch On.  
LLL of Sandy Mini Café 
Saturday, August 4, 2012
9am to 1pm
Lone Peak Park 
10140 South 700 East in Sandy
We will have a silent auction for a SleepyWrap, Portrait Session from Landslide Photography & more.  
Giveaways will include a copy of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and more!
Let's break the record for the most women breastfeeding simultaneously!

Registration for The Big Latch On is at 10am
The Official ONE minute event will be from 10:30-10:31am
Please arrive at 10am in order to register and settle before the event begins.


If you have any questions please contact 
Renee at reneeyeoman@gmail.com or by text at 801-201-2165.