Alan & Brenda Leonard

on 10/3/02 23:24, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> But, I do want to say that LLL's policy is offer support through
> encouragement, not attacking moms choices!

I also had a less than positive LLL experience, I was repeatedly told I was
breastfeeding wrong because my son would not nurse through the chaos of the
meeting and cried instead. In the end, I breastfed Tim about 1 1/2 years,
so I think I did well enough! <g> I went home and whined to my dh about it
for a few days, and then tripped over someone at church with teenagers who
long ago had been involved in LLL. She became my support group instead.

I suspect, like most things run by volunteers, that quality varies, and
groups are subject to the personality of their leader. I have no doubt that
LLL is a great organization. It's too bad that less-supportive groups
exist, but maybe they still help some people.

brenda