LLL of Northern Anne Arundel

Have you considered supporting breastfeeding as a La L**he League Leader?

To learn more about what is involved, check out: https://www.llli.org/get-involved/ and join our Exploring LLL Leadership series in January. We’ll meet on four consecutive Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. beginning January 10 to discuss the prerequisites, LLL philosophy, what Leaders do, and the accreditation process. Contact [email protected] for information and to register for the 4-meeting series.

Become a Leader - La L**he League International Prerequisites to Applying As an international organization, La L**he League standards for Leader accreditation are the same worldwide. All Leaders are expected to meet the LLLI Prerequisites to Applying for Leadership and to value and model the organization’s philosophy in their own lives. La L**h...

In looking at how to promote the LLL Group meetings and find new ways to build community, a Patreon webpage has been created at patreon.com/user?u=82369046
Pop over and have a look & share widely. Please let me know what you think and thanks for being a pioneer on a new platform.

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It’s the holiday season! What are your plans for this winter? Different schedules can lead to early weaning. What do your family think of your breastfeeding relationship? How will you nurse if you are traveling or hosting guests? Lets talk about the Art of Avoiding difficulties. In person & on line meeting options are available.

Meeting this Saturday morning!

There are two meetings this week. One virtual and one in person

LLL of Northern Anne Arundel updated their website address.

LLL of Northern Anne Arundel updated their phone number.

LLL of Northern Anne Arundel updated their business hours.

No daytime meeting will be taking place in March 2020. Next will be April 10, 2020.

Do you want to see what a La L**he League meeting is like? Come tonight at 7pm at the Tate Center

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! What does breastfeeding mean to you?
https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/

World Breastfeeding Week 2019 |

How lucky!! There are two meetings this week! One tomorrow night (Tuesday) from 7-8pm at the Tate Center and another on Friday from 9:30am at the Severna Park Library! Come along - children welcome

The first few meetings of the year are posted here: https://www.meetup.com/La-L**he-League-Of-Northern-Anne-Arundel/

La L**he League Of Northern Anne Arundel (Glen Burnie, MD) Welcome to La L**he League of Northern Anne Arundel! We meet two times a month to share mother-to-mother breastfeeding information and support each other on our breastfeeding journeys.Meetings are fun

Meeting times through the end of the year are announced here:
https://www.meetup.com/La-L**he-League-Of-Northern-Anne-Arundel/events/

Upcoming Events | La L**he League Of Northern Anne Arundel (Glen Burnie, MD) Upcoming Events for La L**he League Of Northern Anne Arundel in Glen Burnie, MD. A Meetup group with over 19 tired but happy nursing dyads.

Cute participant bags for tomorrow’s picnic

What does a mother do all day? Let’s talk about this and all things breastfeeding at the meeting tomorrow (7-8pm, Tuesday May 8th, at the Tate Center at BWMC)

There is a meeting tomorrow night at 7pm at the Tate Cente, BWMC Glen Burnie. The topic is Why Breastfeed?

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-latest-research-on-colostrum

The Latest Research On Colostrum All Moms Should Know About An integrative family doc breaks it down.

The group meets on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month from 7-8pm. The topics are set for the next couple of months.
4/10 - THIS TUESDAY - breastfeeding cafe. Partners are welcome.
4/23 - why breastfeed
5/8 - sweet sleep
5/22 - what does a mother do all day?
I'm looking forward to seeing you and your little one at a meeting soon.
https://www.meetup.com/La-L**he-League-Of-Northern-Anne-Arundel/?success=email_sent

La L**he League Of Northern Anne Arundel (Glen Burnie, MD) Welcome to La L**he League of Northern Anne Arundel! We meet two times a month to share mother-to-mother breastfeeding information and support each other on our breastfeeding journeys.Meetings are fun

How Weaning Happens - LLL Meeting 3/27/18

Where are you in your nursing journey? Are you nursing a newborn and are just glad to make it through the day? Is your baby between 4-6 months and you are wondering how to introduce solids? Do you have a toddler and want to place limits around breastfeeding? Have you weaned and can share your experience with others?

Please come and share your thoughts with the group on Tuesday 3/27 at 7pm at the Tate Center, BWMC in Glen Burnie.

Books available from the groups library:
“Nursing Mother’s Guide to Weaning - Revised: How to Bring Breastfeeding to a Gentle Close, and How to Decide When The Time Is Right”
https://archive.org/details/nursingmothersgu00hugg_0

“Mothering Your Nursing Toddler” http://drjaygordon.com/books/mothering-your-nursing-toddler

“How Weaning Happens” http://drjaygordon.com/books/how-weaning-happens

Articles on the internet:
https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/how_weaning_happens
https://www.lllusa.org/excerpts-from-a-loving-weaning-how-to-move-forward-together/

The meeting on April 10th will be a fathers and breastfeeding partner meeting. Please invite your partners and we’ll talk about the challenges of supporting a nursing pair.

See you soon!

The nursing mother's guide to weaning : Kathleen Huggins : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Spring is almost here!

Special meeting tomorrow! Perfect if you weren't able to make it tonight.
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Haven't showered? No makeup? No sleep last night? LLL Meetings are come as you are, unmatched socks and all.
Ask questions. Get answers. Make friends. We are here to help.
Find your local LLL group at lllusa.org

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Reminder: the meeting is on Wednesday this week at Bertuccis in Columbia at 6pm - 8pm

Want to give your dough directly to the group? This can be done here: http://www.lllofmd-de-dc.org/Join-or-donate.html
A donation can be made on behalf of someone. What a great way to show support to someone special!

La L**he League of MD-DE-DC

Present this flyer at Bertuccis in Columbia on Wednesday February 28th and your favorite breastfeeding support group (this group!) will get some dough
http://www.lllofmd-de-dc.org/Groups/NorthernAnneArundel.html
The meeting will start at 6pm on Wednesday at Bertucci. Pizza, great company and conversation! It's going to be fun!

La L**he League of MD-DE-DC

What is your favorite breastfeeding mantra? Let us know on Tuesday. Come to the meeting to share information with other parents and go home with a rose and a smile.

Meeting tomorrow! The fabulous Dr Bryant will be speaking to us. The meeting starts early at 6:30 to allow us to chat before Dr Bryant speaks. If you have been thinking about coming to a meeting, come and try this one.
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Should you keep nursing if you have the ?
"In normal circumstances, there is no need to interrupt direct breastfeeding. Instead, parents who believe they may have the flu are encouraged to follow good hygiene practices, such as thoroughly washing their hands and wearing a protective mask to prevent spread of the virus." Nursing babies or toddlers and nursing parents are generally living together in the same environment; they are exposed to the same germs. Nursing provides antibodies that protect the nursing child or children from getting the flu.


Full Media Release Below:
LLLI Encourages Continuing to Nurse Your Baby Through the Flu
La L**he League International encourages all families to recognize the importance of breastfeeding in providing immunological protection to the breastfed child. Most often, babies who are being nursed remain healthy even when their parents or other family members fall ill with an infectious illness, because they benefit from the antibodies provided in the lactating parent’s milk. Lactating parents who are infected or immunized with an appropriate vaccine during the antenatal period will produce sufficient quantities of specific secretory IgA antibodies in their milk to protect their nursing infants against infection from the influenza virus. Following good hygiene practices will also help reduce transfer of the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently re-released an older report suggesting that breastfeeding should be temporarily discontinued and the lactating parent and baby separated when the parent exhibits flu symptoms. Members of La L**he League International’s Health Advisory Council have responded to concerns about the current applicability of the guidance offered. It is important to recognize that the report, originally developed during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and updated in 2011, was based on concerns for newborns in labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum hospital settings when their mothers have or are suspected of having influenza.
Beyond the newborn stage, nursing babies or toddlers and nursing parents are generally living together in the same environment; they are exposed to the same germs. As the CDC explains, the “incubation period for influenza is 1-4 days (average: 2 days),” and “healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Once the lactating parent has been exposed, so have the baby and the rest of the family. In addition, not every respiratory infection, even accompanied by fever, is the flu; winter is the season of many viral upper respiratory infections. Even colds may be accompanied by a fever at times.
Separating the baby from the lactating parent may have serious consequences. Being refused the breast can be emotionally traumatic for nursing babies and toddlers and may not prevent the baby or toddler from developing the illness. The stress of separation may actually increase the risk of illness in the infant or toddler. In addition, it is important not to interrupt the immunological protection that nursing provides or to risk early weaning.
In normal circumstances, there is no need to interrupt direct breastfeeding. Instead, parents who believe they may have the flu are encouraged to follow good hygiene practices, such as thoroughly washing their hands and wearing a protective mask to prevent spread of the virus. In unusual circumstances, when an interruption of nursing is deemed necessary, pumping or hand expression is encouraged. In such cases, the expressed milk, which contains antibodies specifically produced against the influenza virus, may be fed to the baby to help prevent the infection in the baby or to help reduce the severity and duration of the infection.
The LLLI Health Advisory Council suggests families discuss the pros and cons of influenza vaccines with their health care practitioners. Public health services in families’ own countries may have recommendations about influenza vaccination for those who may be interested. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Influenza Programme provides guidance to member states regarding influenza as it develops around the world. In the US, the CDC recommends vaccination for anyone who is lactating or pregnant, based on several studies conducted over a period of years, which have
demonstrated that influenza immunization of mothers, either while pregnant or postpartum, protects both mothers and young infants up to about six months of age from acquiring influenza infections (e.g., Eick, et al., 2010; Schlaudecker, et al., 2013; Steinhoff, et al., 2010; Zaman, et al., 2008). Schlaudecker and her colleagues found that neutralizing IgA antibodies formed in human milk after influenza immunization of the mother. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also offers information regarding influenza vaccination for children. The UK offers information about influenza vaccination on its website (see Gov.UK). Please see a local health care provider for additional information.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2009-2016). Clinical signs and symptoms of influenza. Downloaded 20. January 2018 from https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/clinical.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2011-2018. Influenza. Downloaded 20. January 2018 from https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/disease/influenza.htm
Eick, A. A., Uyeki, T. M., Klimov, A., Hall, H., Reid, R., Santosham, M., O’Brien, K. L. (2011). Maternal influenza vaccination and effect on influenza virus infection in young infants. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 165(2), 104-111. DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.192.
Schlaudecker, E. P., Steinhoff, M. C., Omer, S. B., McNeal, M. M., Roy, E., Arifeen, S. E., . . ., Zaman, K. (2013). IgA and Neutralizing Antibodies to Influenza A virus in human milk: A randomized trial of antenatal influenza immunization. PLOS ONE 8(8) e70867. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070867
Steinhoff, M. C., Omer, S. B., Roy, E., Arifeen, S. E., Raqib, R., Altaye, M., . . ., Zaman, K. (2010). Influenza immunization in pregnancy—Antibody responses in mothers and infants. The New England Journal of Medicine 362(17), 1644-1646.
Zaman, K., Roy, E., Arifeen, S. E., Rahman, M., Raqib, R., Wilson, E., . . ., Steinhoff, M. C. (2008). Effectiveness of maternal influenza immunization in mothers and infants. The New England Journal of Medicine 359(15), 1555-1564. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0708630.
[Image: Microscopic image of a flu virus]