Benefits to baby 

• Superior nutrition
• Easily digestible
• Reduces incidence of allergies
• Protects against certain infections and chronic illnesses
• Stimulates baby’s own immunological development
• Promotes jaw, tooth, and speech development
  

Benefits to mother

• Reduces pre-menopausal breast cancer incidence
• Reduces chance of osteoporosis
• Promotes maternal-infant bonding
• Economical, convenient, and enjoyable
• Postpones fertility return

LLL Membership Benefits

• Receive breastfeeding information and support 
• Share companionship with other mothers of babies and young children 
• Become part of an international network of nursing mothers 
• Receive the bi-monthly journal New Beginnings, La Leche League International’s magazine filled with practical breastfeeding and parenting information.