Many, if not all of us La Leche League Leaders feel that we have made some of our most endearing and enduring friendships though LLL.
In 1986, after returning to Virginia after a Foreign Service posting (my husband is now a retired Foreign Service Officer). Since I was already an accredited LLL Leader I was asked to take over for the LLL Group in Sterling, Virginia.
I made some lifelong friends there. A few of whom became LLL Leaders themselves. We all had small children or babies when we first met in 1986. I was pregnant with my fourth baby.
These ladies have not only been dear friends over the years, but helped me though the difficulties of having my fifth child two months early while living in China.
I came back to Virginia with the baby and my three year old. They helped me take care of the older child so I could take care of my baby. One of these moms was a milk donor when I was not able to make enough milk to feed my baby.
Today, the four of us had lunch together. We shared memories and laughs. And all of us are now grandmothers! Yes we shared pictures of our grand babies too.
I am grateful to La Leche League for too many reasons to list. Having such wonderful, lifelong friends is certainly one of the reasons!
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