I appreciate your thoughts Ruth.  I'm not Beatriz, but I am in her shoes,
somewhat and I do think my situation would be compatible with the LLL
philosophy.  I am a registered nurse and returned to work 8 weeks after each
of my babies was born.  I worked only 2 nights a week.  During this time, my
babies never, ever received anything but breastmilk in a bottle from their
father and that was the ONLY time they ever drank from a bottle.  At all
other times, they ate straight from the breast.  I was able to pump very
succussfully.  I had no choice about working, but by doing it this way, we
were able to avoid daycare altogether.  It was not easy and I frequently
lost break time (which is precious when you work 12-hour shifts) because my
short breaks were always spent pumping milk.  I ate on the go... frequently
fruit, nuts, or granola from my pockets because I could not take another
dinner break.

Breastfeeding was of utmost importance to me and if I thought my milk supply
had been in jeopardy, I would have risked it all and quit my job before
succumbing to formula.  So I do think my attitude is in line with LLL
philosophy.

I am glad to read this thread because I have considered LLL leadership and
had no idea this attitude existed in some places about working mothers.  I
appreciate the heads up.

Christina Harris, RN
Seattle, WA

On 5/30/07, Ruth Roazen wrote:
>
>
> I think there are situations where a mother returns to work and her
> attitude
> about what baby's needs are and meeting them is compatible with LLL
> philosophy and there are situations where it's not, when it is compatible,
> I
> think that mother can be a rich addition to Leadership.

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