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La Leche League to meet on Sept. 8

The Greater Pittston La Leche League, affiliated with La Leche League International and providing breastfeeding information and support to families in the Wyoming Valley, since 1979 will meet Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Saint Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin. Meetings are held in the lower level of the Church building on the second Tuesday of each month. The Church is easily accessed from Route 315 and Laflin Road.

Pregnant women considering breastfeeding will learn more about the benefits of breastfeeding at this meeting of the La Leche League. Moms and their babies can enjoy a morning out in the company of other nursing mothers. A lending library is available at the meeting offering titles on childbirth, nutrition and breastfeeding.

All women interested in learning more about breastfeeding are invited to attend. Nursing babies and their siblings are always welcome at meetings. For more information or help with a breastfeeding concern, please contact: Deborah Nelson, Wyoming; Vicki Prekel, Tunkhannock; Karen Shaw, Falls their phone numbers are available from the HELP Line at 1-888-829-1341. Answers to commonly asked questions are available on line at www.lllofeasternpa.org