La Leche League Leader ?

How interesting!

I have now been breastfeeding for a total of 35 MONTHS!

Keep me posted on your progress please.

Sometimes when I hear about moms struggling I feel like jumping in my car and seeing what they are doing as once you've got it, you've got it and super easy afterwards.

thanks Claire, I believe you can also become a peer counsellor, but I am not sure what that involves.

I think I might just find a leader in my areas ( JHB) and attend a meeting to get some more information.

let me know how it goes with you

Hey nikki, I'm busy trying to work towards it at the moment, but it is proving interesting:)
You are supposed to attend group meetings and be put forward by your local leader. In Durbs there is 1 leader and group meetings are rare. There have been 2 that I have attended, but they havent been ideal.
The actual requirements are reasonably straightforward, but at the moment I wonder if I'm ever going to meet them:)

Hi Ladies,

I have been considering becoming a La Leche League leader, I really struggled with breastfeeding in the begining and I realised there was such little support for moms, I would like to help other moms with thier breastfeeding journey.

I have contacted the LLL and they have sent me some information, I can only apply once I have been breastfeeding for 9 months, so a another month or two to find out some more information.

I was just wondering if any of you had been through the process or are currently LLL Leaders,how you found the accreditation process, how did you fit being a leader into your busy life etc,

any advise/ experience would be useful

thanks