A long overdue account of our yearly Bluebell Walk.
It took place in Oak Hill park in May, and children and parents had a lovely time on a sunny warm day: walking, playing, having a picnic together. We even found a breastfeeding mum in the cafe, who thought we were sent from Heavens above to help her with her breastfeeding issues...and subsequently came to a meeting in Barnet (accompanied by her baby and mother)! We raised £45 for LLLGB which will be distributed to groups in need, to cover running costs of meetings and hence being able to reach out for more breastfeeding mother who need support. Thank you!
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Another lovely meeting: our first one at URC Barnet. Pictures of the room below.
We talked newborn AND toddler sleep patterns, reducing formula supplements, the '4th trimester', toddlers eating solids vs breastmilk, how to deal with sleep deprivation as a breastfeeding mother and more. Victoria and I are updating our library at the moment, and hoping to make it more user friendly and relevant to all of you. Keep an eye on announcements re this in the near future. Our next meeting is going to take place at Hope corner, on Friday the 26th January. I hope to see some of you there!
I thought it might be interesting for All to see the variety of topics we have covered over the past 4 years of the group.
In the past, our meetings have been monthly, with a suggested topic on most occasions, and opportunity for mothers to share current issues/concerns/questions. From January 2018, our Cafe La Leche set-up will be of a more informal nature, without a set topic. However, there is no doubt, a lot of the ideas, concerns and questions mentioned below will be tackled and discussed. 2014 Meeting topics: 1. Why breastfeed your baby? (4/11/13) 2. Breastfeeding myths and facts (2/12/13) 3. Night-time parenting (6/1/14) 4. To wean or not to wean (3/2/14) 5. (M)others know best? (10/3/14) 6. Adjusting to a growing family (7/4/14) 7. Is it normal or does it need attention? (12/5/14) 8. Breastfeeding beyond infancy (2/6/14) 9. Night-time nursing (7/7/14) 10. ‘Free for all’ breastfeeding discussion (4/8/14) 11. ‘Free for all’ breastfeeding discussion (1/9/14) 12. LLLast meeting of 2014: ANY breastfeeding questions? (6/10/14) 2015 1. Breastfeeding: a juggling act? (2/2/15) 2. How does birth affect breastfeeding? (2/3/15) 3. When you have to leave your baby (13/4/15) 4. Working and breastfeeding (11/5/15) 5. The nursing couple (1/6/15) 6. Holidays and breastfeeding (6/7/15) 7. Too much milk? Not enough milk? (3/8/15) 8. Natural term weaning (7/9/15) 9. Early breastfeeding and the clock (5/10/15) 10. Celebrating LLL Barnet’s 2nd birthday & your breastfeeding achievements (2/11/15) 11. Holidays and breastfeeding (7/12/15) 2016 1. Loving guidance (11/1/16) 2. The ‘mother and baby dance’ (1/2/16) 3. Transitions (managing with breastfed baby) (7/3/16) 4. Breastfeeding myths (4/4/16) 5. Understanding your baby (9/5/16) 6. My baby won’t sleep (6/6/16) 7. Is it normal or does it need attention? (4/7/16) 8. LLL celebration picnic (GB 45th LLLI 60th) (8/8/16) 9. What I wish I had known (12/9/16) 10. Sweet Sleep (3/10/16) 11. Loving Guidance (7/11/16) 12. Weaning without tears? (5/12/16) 2017. 1. Benefits of breastmilk (9/1/17) 14 mothers 2. Welcoming a new baby into the family 3. Is it normal or does it need attention 4. Coffee morning 5. Breast feeding and separation 6. Burning issues on your breastfeeding journey 7. Toddler meeting 8. What mothers do 9. Breastfeeding myths 10. Starting solids 11. Why didn't someone tell me 12. Celebrating achievements (of breastfeeding mothers and 4 years of LLL Barnet) |