La Leche League supports breastfeeding with information and knowledge with the below principles in mind:

      La Leche League Philosophy

• Mothering through breastfeeding is the most natural and effective way of understanding and satisfying the needs of the baby.
• Human milk is the natural food for babies, uniquely meeting their changing needs.
• Alert, active participation by the mother in childbirth is a help in getting breastfeeding off to a good start.
• Mother and baby need to be together early and often to establish a satisfying breastfeeding relationship and reliable milk supply.
• Breastfeeding is enhanced by the loving support of the baby’s father, a co-parent, a partner, and/or close family members who value the breastfeeding relationship.
• In the early years, the baby has an intense need to be with his mother which is as basic as his need for food.
• For the healthy, full-term baby, human milk is the only food necessary until the baby shows signs of readiness for complementary foods, about the middle of the first year after birth.
• Good nutrition means eating a well-balanced and varied diet of foods in as close to their natural state as possible.
• Ideally the breastfeeding relationship will continue until the child outgrows the need.
• From infancy on, children need loving guidance which reflects acceptance of their capabilities and sensitivity to their feelings.