La Leche League of the Omaha Area

03/05/2026

Today we celebrate IBCLC Day and the International Board Certified Lactation Consultants who bring knowledge, skill, and deep compassion to the families they support!

IBCLCs sit beside parents in hospital rooms, clinics, and living rooms. They help solve feeding challenges, protect breastfeeding relationships, and give parents the confidence to trust themselves and their babies.

At La Leche League Canada, we see every day how powerful it is when professional lactation care and peer support work together. Families deserve a circle of support.

To every IBCLC supporting families today, thank you. Your work changes lives.

If an IBCLC has supported you or someone you love, take a moment to tag them or leave a note of thanks below. Let’s make sure they know how much their work matters.

03/03/2026

Some things babies need to breastfeed...

1. To be calm. If your baby is upset, take the time to soothe them.

2. Good support. Whether you're reclining or sitting upright, your baby will nurse more easily if they feel secure and supported. Hold them so their head, neck, and shoulders are gently supported, and make sure their chest is facing your chest—“tummy to tummy.” Babies who don’t feel stable may flail their arms or struggle to latch.

3. Lower jaw needs room. Your baby's lower jaw needs to be deeply placed on your breast. If you are holding your breast while they are latching, hold your fingers well away from where their chin and lower jaw needs to be.

4. Choose their own timing. Instructions for nursing sometimes say, "Latch your baby when her mouth is open really wide." Mammal mothers rarely need to take that much control over a feeding, and their babies don't expect it. Your baby will probably do best if she picks the moment. Your job is to have your baby well supported, within easy reach of the breast.

5. To be able to tilt their heads back. To nurse, your baby needs to approach the breast chin-first, then stay in close chin contact with the breast, nose lifted free or nearly free from the breast. Tipping their head back a bit helps with swallowing. Line them up nose-to-nipple (not lips-to-nipple) before they open their mouth. As they open their mouth they will tip their head back.

Source: Art of Breastfeeding

01/30/2026

Power outage? Ice storm? Extreme cold?

In emergencies, breastfeeding is one of the safest and most reliable ways to feed your baby. It does not require electricity, clean water for preparation, or special equipment. Your body continues to make milk, even during stressful situations.

As weather patterns across Canada become more unpredictable, it helps to be prepared.

Read more here:
https://www.lllc.ca/breastfeeding-emergencies

Save this post for storm season. Share it with someone who may need reassurance.

12/26/2025

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10/15/2025

Did you know breastfeeding lowers your risk of some diseases, such as breast cancer?

09/21/2025

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La Leche League USA helps parents, families, and communities to breastfeed, chestfeed, and human milk feed their babies through parent-to-parent support. LLL USA encourages, informs, educates, supports, and promotes the use of human milk and the intimate relationship and development that comes from....

08/15/2025

LLL Toddlers & More is canceled today, due to a conflict. Sorry for the inconvenience!

08/14/2025

06/20/2025

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06/06/2025

Let's build sustainable breastfeeding support systems together!

For too long, successful breastfeeding has relied on extraordinary individual effort rather
than reliable support systems. The Global Breastfeeding Collective wants to change
that—and we need your help!

If you've breastfed in the last five years, please share a 30-second video about your
experience with healthcare providers. What support made a difference? What was
missing?

Your story will help identify strengths and gaps in current support structures and guide
the development of sustainable systems that work for everyone.

Record your video here: qr.link/9gpJzR

Together, we can ensure all families have the support they need to meet their
breastfeeding goals.

06/06/2025