We all know about the health benefits for mom and baby when you breastfeed. I love those benefits but a benefit I didn't even know about at first has become a wonderful benefit that has become my favorite--lifetime bonds. I don't just mean the bonds with your baby (but those are super important) but the connections I have made with other mothers through breastfeeding.
When I attended my first LLL meeting I knew things were different. I have made several friends through LLL because we're in similar situations even if it's just breastfeeding a baby and lifting each other up through that special time in our lives. I still keep in contact with LLL friends (leaders and members) I met 5 and 6 years ago. I have made a lot of local friends here in Oregon through LLL.
I also have had the opportunity to make friends with the ladies that I've donated my extra milk to for their babies. We may have far different beliefs in other areas but we remain friends and come together because of the special relationship we have formed.
I look forward to the future even after I am no longer breastfeeding because I will be able to continue to create those bonds with other women through being a LLL leader and someday an IBCLC. Breastfeeding creates bonds for a lifetime, not just with your children, but with other wonderful women.
Here are more posts by the Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival participants! Check back because more will be added throughout the day.
- Katy Rank Lev @ Mommy News & Views-Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival: Favorite Breastfeeding Benefit
- Krystyna @ Sweet Pea Births-Extended Breastfeeding: Nursing your baby past the first birthday
- Ashley @ Adventures with my Monkeys-Milky Friends and Bonds for a Lifetime: A Breastfeeding Carnival Post Day 11
- And of course the guest poster on the Breastfeeding Cafe’s blog today is Danielle-One of The Many Benefits I Love About Full-Term Breastfeeding
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