Think of the "e" in Leche as the "e" in Merry
The ch is like Choose
L is like all other words in English...

Spanish is very phonetic - 
a is like  AAAAHHHH or alarm, far, father, farm
e as in merry, met, 
i as in the doble e of Meek, or machine
o as in note
u is like the oo of food or moon
     (it is silent after a g)

For this reason, children can read almost to their comprehension levels in
Spanish, whereas in English they start reading three-letter words (Ex: Cat
in the Hat) even though they can speak in multisyllable words...

And to make this breastfeeding related - the organization La Leche League
is named after Dr. Greg White (OB and husband of one of the founders, who
helped some of them deliver at home) suggested it - he used to give medals
of the Spanish Madonna from the shrine in St. Augustine, Florida of  Our
lady of the milk and healthy delivery (Nuestra senora de la leche y el buen
parto).  Remember that in the 1050's Breast was NEVER in the newspapers and
so "breastfeeding support group" would have had difficulty getting notices
printed.

Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, IBCLC
Vacaville, CA
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