La Leche League of Georgia - Annual Breastfeeding & Parenting Conference 2009

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New LLL of Greater Athens Group Information

LLL of Greater Athens Group News!


NEW PM Meeting Location -- 2 Story Coffee House, 1680 S. Lumpkin St., Five-Points, Athens

Come see us at our new PM Meeting location, Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 p.m.

We've reserved the Tree Room for our meeting; it's the first room with glass doors downstairs, look for our sign on the doors. Free parking in front and behind the coffee house.

Babies and non-separating toddlers/preschoolers are welcome!

Meeting topic: "Lights, Camera, Action! Enjoying and adjusting to our breastfed baby"

All questions are encouraged and welcomed.

La Leche League of Georgia - Annual Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference 2009

To view all the fun and exciting information about this year's event, go to www.georgiaparentingconference.com.

Maya Wraps on Sale!

La Leche League of Greater Athens - Maya Wraps on Sale

La Leche League of Greater Athens - January Newsletter

La Leche League of Greater Athens - January '09 Newsletter

La Leche League of Greater Athens - Toddler Meeting

La Leche League Toddler Meeting
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Gentle Discipline

Join us for a lively discussion about Gentle Discipline. Learn ways to initiate early discipline, to develop your own philosophy/style, and to adapt to your child's changing stages.

Toddler Meetings are for anyone who wants to learn more about the ages and stages of the one- to- two-year-old. Feel free to attend with your under-one-year-old; early exposure to toddler development, stages, issues, and their behaviors is advantageous.

Bring your questions, concerns, and experiences to share with the group.

See you there!

First Tuesday in January
January 6, 2009
10:00 a.m.
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church
Athens, GA

New York Times Magazine Honors Edwina Froehlich

New York Times Honors Edwina Froehlich
NY Times, 12.28.08

The Lives They Lived

With a new year in sight, we have another opportunity to take note of some of the lives that ended in the past 12 months. This is our 15th annual Lives They Lived issue, and as always, we do not try to be comprehensive or definitive in our choices of the people evoked within these pages. Instead, this is an unabashedly idiosyncratic collection, driven by the interests, passions and whims of our editors and writers. We hope you are moved, tickled, intrigued and provoked by reading about these 24 very different lives, all memorably lived.

Philip Agee | b. 1935: Unspooked
George Carlin | b. 1937: Hard Laughs
Will Elder | b. 1921: His Mad World
Bobby Fischer | b. 1943: The Wonder Match
Steve Fossett | b. 1944: The Aviator
Edwina Froehlich | b. 1915: Founding Mothers
Charlton B. Heston | b. 1923: After Ben-Hur
Albert Hofmann | b. 1906: Day Tripper
Kathleen Kinkade | b. 1930: Commune Creator
Harry Kozol | b. 1906: Inside Her Head
John List | b. 1925: Wanted
Mildred Loving | b. 1940: The Color of Love
Harriet McBryde Johnson | b. 1957: Happy Nevertheless
Jim McKay | b. 1921: The Unexpected Anchor
Ron Rivera | b. 1948: Solution in a Pot
Tim Russert | b. 1950: Role Model
Irena Sendler | b. 1910: The Smuggler
Lew Spence | b. 1920: A Tune for His Times
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | b. 1949: A Clinton Loyalist
Levi Stubbs | b. 1936; Dee Dee Warwick | b. 1945: Soul Bearers

Artwork by Nancy Harris Rouemy. Typeface design by Patrick Griffin/Canada Type

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November Daytime Series Meeting

Thanks to everyone that attended the daytime Series Meeting!  It was a nice turnout with three new moms attending!  We love to have new people come and receive support.  Our topic was about breastfeeding and the holidays.  Here are some of the tips we came up with.

--If you don't want to play "pass the baby" with the entire family, wear baby in a sling to keep her close.  Wearing baby in a sling will help keep her calm and also allow for nursing in a discreet manner.

--If your baby is eating solid food, be aware that families love to feed the baby.  If you are concerned about what foods baby will be eating, bring her favorite foods along, prepare them and hand baby and food over to eager family member wanting to feed her!

--There is an increase in plugged ducts and mastitis this time of year.  Be aware that it is easy to do too much and run your body down.  Also times can be very busy and we may forget to nurse baby as often.  Remember to drink to thirst, rest, don't over-do and nurse baby often!

--Being around family may cause them to question some of your choices, i.e., breastfeeding, cl-sleeping, etc...  Plan ahead of time what your responses will be and make sure your spouse will be supportive also.

--Be prepared for baby to possibly be more fussy at family gatherings.  Imagine how unsettling it can be for little ones to be in a room with lots of people, noise, etc...  All they know is mom and nursing will make them feel better.  So you may notice an increase in nursing.  That is okay...roll with it!

--Some mothers shared that their baby doesn't nurse well in crowds so they need to find a quiet place to nurse.  Be prepared for this if your little one is very fussy.

--Georgia state law protects mothers and babies.  You are allowed to nurse anywhere you are allowed to be.  You may be asked to leave a room or go somewhere else in a family members home.  Be prepared with your response to this ahead of time so you aren't caught off guard!

Happy Holidays and Happy Nursing!!

LLL of Greater Athens - Holiday Fundraiser

LLL of Greater Athens Schedules Holiday Fundraiser

For the past few years the Athens LLL Group has been participating in the Borders gift wrapping fundraiser. It's a great opportunity for the Group to earn a little money (tips) while having a lot of fun wrapping customers' gifts.

It's time to organize this year's fundraiser! We've reserved three dates/times to wrap at Borders, and we need two-three volunteer-wrappers throughout each session. The volunteer doesn't have to stay the full length of time, any time is greatly appreciated.

Here are the dates & times:

Friday, November 28 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Black Friday!)
Saturday, December 13 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, December 18 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Anyone interested in helping is welcome to volunteer for any length of time during our scheduled time-period. Just email us with the date/time you'd like to wrap. Thank you!

What does LLL of Greater Athens do with the money earned during this fundraiser?

The funds are used in a number of ways to benefit the Group and Community: (to name a few)

--New books are purchased for the Group Library.
--A donation is given to St. Stephen's Church, where we meet each month.
--Financial assistance is made available to Group Leaders so that they can attend breastfeeding education seminars or conferences.
--Other miscellaneous expenses incurred by the Group.

Join us for another fun holiday wrapping season at Borders!

For more information, or to volunteer, contact Christina: greenbeancasserole@gmail.com

Thank you!
LLL of Greater Athens