Surrounding myself with a village of people who fully understood breastfeeding and were able to support me was critical to my success.

Jakob was born at 32 weeks per emergency caesarean, weighing only 1500 grams. I was desperate to give him the best I could.

La Leche League South Africa ran a photo competition as one of its activities during World Breastfeeding Month (August 2021).

How Anet helped a vulnerable, premature baby with skin-to-skin that awakened the baby's instinct to suckle.

From the minute we found out we were expecting another little miracle I decided I would do whatever it takes to breastfeed.

At my 19-week anomaly scan, I was prepared for the words: "I’m not happy with his top lip". I knew then, with certainty, that our little blessing did in fact have a cleft.

Once you start a family, travelling will probably change a lot from what you knew before. It can be stressful to travel with your new baby,

I haven't shared my story before as I feel some mommies have had it much harder, but I still feel that it might encourage others.

My experience with my baby refusing to breastfeed and how we got our breastfeeding journey back on track.

LLL South Africa applied for the grant offered by the Friends of La Leche League as we planned to donate the WAB to municipal libraries

The Western Cape Chapter of La Leche League South Africa (LLLSA) held a high tea fundraising event on Saturday, 23rd February 2019

I had many plans about how I was going to raise my baby. I was very much prone to following protocol; you do A, and B happens.

A La Leche League meeting is a wonderful place to get support along your breastfeeding journey.