La Leche League of Richmond is offering Breastfeeding Solutions

A new La Leche League program is being offered at It’s Hip To Be Round: Avoiding and Overcoming Difficulties with Breastfeeding

Thursday June 9^th, July 14^th, Aug 11^th and Sept 8^th

Are you worried you won’t make enough milk for your baby?  Do you have sore nipples?  Do you need to maintain milk supply while being away from your baby?  Do you have other concerns? Have you been there, done that and want to share with new and expectant moms?

Please join the La Leche League of Richmond  with your baby for mother-to-mother discussion and problem solving:

At It’s Hip to Be Round 3124 W. Cary St. 6-7pm

Thursday June 9^th, July 14^th, Aug 11^th and Sept 8^th

This program is open to pregnant moms, new mothers, and experienced mothers wishing to share their own strategies

The La Leche League of Richmond also holds 4 monthly meetings (call to confirm dates)

• 1^st week of the month 7:00 pm North Park Library, 8508 Franconia Rd, Henrico

Date subject to library availability, call Angela: (804) 218-1239 or Kelly: (804) 747-0989

• 3^rd week of the month 10:00 am Midlothian Public Library, 521 Coalfield Rd, Midlothian

Date subject to library availability, call Mary: (804) 379-9557, Amalie: (804) 741-0978 or Rebecca:  (804) 745-1031

• 4^th Tuesday of the month 7:00 pm Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 11220 Nuckols Rd, Glen Allen

Call Pam: (804) 308-9260

• Breastfeeding Café  last Friday of the month 10:30am-12pm OmMama Meeting Room, Lewis Ginter Recreation Center 3421 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond

Drop-in: come and stay as long or as little as you like. Call Carolina: (804) 873-5849

Amy Lavelle

Amy Lavelle, PhD, toLabor trained Professional Doula offering Birth Doula Services for the Richmond area. Amy has worked in the biotechnology industry since 2001 but left to receive her PhD in Human and Molecular Genetics from VCU/MCV in 2009 ( and gave birth to her daughter two weeks later) and then returned to work for a contract research organization. In her "free" time she volunteers as the chair for Richmond Doulas and on the Leadership team for Birth Matters VA - Richmond.

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