Just to share, another mom here who was denied the opportunity to pursue 
LLLL because I had worked full time. Otherwise held/wore/carried babies 
constantly when we were home, co-slept, exclusively breastfed, never used 
formula, but could not be considered. I feel my parenting philosophy was 
very much in line with LLL, and even though I had to return to work at 6 
weeks with my second, I worked 2 days/week from home for 6 weeks, then moved 
to 2 days from home and 2 days in the office until she was 6 months old, 
then resumed 4 day/week schedule. I feel silly that I'm sitting here 
outlining my schedule as if to verify that I'm a "good enough" mother! My 
passion for helping other working moms with breastfeeding has been the 
driving force in my career for 5 years, and I had really hoped to start 
another evening meeting in our area, but instead launched my website and 
host an informal "working moms gathering" at a coffee shop once a month - 
it's our own little LLL meeting, I guess. But the rejection still stings! 
For the record, I had a leader very willing to support my application, but 
she found out from regional higher-ups that my application would not be 
considered before I'd even started the process. Well, let's keep on moving 
forward! I did write an article for Leaven recently on helping working moms 
through LLL, so I do still stay connected to the LLL and LLLL communities, 
and just try to contribute in other ways.

Kirsten Berggren
www.workandpump.com 

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