Articles from Leaven
La Leche League's Publication for Leaders:
HELPING MOTHERS

These articles deal mainly with helping mothers in general with common non-medical problems. For helping mothers with particular problems or with medical conditions, please see our collection of Leaven articles on breastfeeding research. Articles appear in chronological order, with more recent articles first. For your convenience, we also have an index of LEAVEN articles by date and issue.

We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time.

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Contents

• Making Breastfeeding Normal
• LLL Breastfeeding Helpline-US and the Department of Health and Human Services Join Forces to Help Employed Mothers and Business Bottom Line
• Listening Well Enough
• Supporting Mothers with Mammary Hypoplasia
• Breastfeeding Support Following Loss
• The Issue of Breast Massage and Milk Quality in Japan
• Breastfeeding and Overweight/Obesity: The Leader's Role
• Keeping the LLL Message Clear
• Serving Those Who Serve Us
• When a Leader Needs a Leader
• Good Dialogues Aren't Just for Helping Calls
• Community Outreach: Helping Teen Mothers
• The Nature of Prejudice
• The Challenge of Third Party Inquiries
• LLLI and the Balancing Act
• Breastfeeding and Working—An International Perspective
• Employed Mothers: Supporting Breastfeeding and Mother-Baby Attachment
• Helping Mothers Create Breastfeeding Allies
• Avoiding the Advice Trap
• Helping Mothers: When a Mother Needs More Than Support
• Supporting the Human-Milk-Feeding Mother
• Coaching for More Effective Communication with Your Doctor, Part Three
• The Cultural Art of Breastfeeding
• Coaching for Better Communication, Part 2: Effective Limit Setting
• Coaching for Effective Communication, Part One
• Help! This Mother Needs More Than I Can Give
• Breastfeeding Support: When It Works, When It Doesn't
• Nighttime Parenting: An Age-Old Concern
• Natural Child Spacing and Breastfeeding
• Helping Mothers When You Have Strong Feelings about Their Choices
• OJT: On the Job Training
• Common Breastfeeding Myths (refutes 24 common myths about breastfeeding; includes references for each)
• Counseling Challenges: Helping Mothers Handle Conflicting Information (suggestions for helping mothers who may be following Gary Ezzo's On Becoming Babywise or other parenting programs)
• Background Information for Leaders (more suggestions for helping mothers who may be following Gary Ezzo's On Becoming Babywise or other parenting programs)
• Initial Thoughts (the most important initials after our name are M.O.M.)
• Beyond Toddlerhood: The Breastfeeding Relationship Continues
• Reaching the Burned-Out Mother
• Handling Crank Calls
• Helping Fathers Is Helping Mothers
• Just Helping a Mother Breastfeed
• Helping Adolescent Mothers Breastfeed
• Helping Relatives Breastfeed (how to keep your family intact while encouraging relatives to breastfeed!)