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Breastfeeding and coronavirus

Ongoing news coverage about coronavirus / Covid-19 can be alarming and it is important to keep track of the most recent current guidance. If you’re breastfeeding, you may be worrying about whether you would be able to pass the illness on to your baby if you caught it yourself.

Women who are breastfeeding can have Covid-19 vaccinations that are currently authorised for use in the UK if they meet the other conditions for receiving the vaccine.

Please look here for more about milk for your baby during the coronavirus pandemic.

Please see this page on the La Leche League International website, which is being regularly updated to reflect the most recent guidance.

**LLLGB groups update – 29 March 2021**

With the lockdown beginning to ease in some areas, LLLGB is planning how we will resume in-person support where we are permitted. This will be different in different areas of GB and will vary between local groups as each group and volunteer Leader will have different personal circumstances for when they can restart in-person support.

For now, we’re continuing to provide online support, while local groups make plans to restart in person groups over the coming months. Please keep an eye on your local group pages and websites for more details.

We are still working to support families in safe ways so if you need breastfeeding support and can’t find the information you need on this website, you can look for a local LLL Leader to contact by phone here or look for an online meeting in our calendar here.

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**LLLGB face to face support suspended **

Due to the announcement by the government on 31 October regarding Covid-19 guidance for England, and to the restrictions in Wales and Scotland, LLLGB is suspending all face to face support.

We are still working to support families in safe ways so if you need breastfeeding support and can’t find the information you need on this website, you can look for a local LLL Leader to contact by phone here or look for an online meeting in our calendar here.
(reviewed 12 January 2020)

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**LLLGB groups update – 26 September 2020**
LLLGB continues to be eager to return to a ‘new normal’ and to be able to provide much needed breastfeeding support face to face with families in our communities.
Based on current government guidance around gatherings and social distancing, in England, Scotland and Wales, we are still not able to run our meetings in the way we’d like, and many groups won’t be able yet to return to face to face meetings. It may be some time before this is possible.
However, there are now some situations in which LLL Leaders will be able to provide in-person breastfeeding support. Please note, this does not mean that all Leaders and all areas will be able to do this – as it will be depend on local circumstances and the personal circumstance of the Leaders. And as government guidance changes, it may mean that what we are able to offer may change at short notice.
LLLGB is keen to ensure the safety and protection of all our volunteer Leaders, as well as all those families who may seek in-person support. For some areas, this will still mean that support will continue as it currently is: via our online zoom groups (see below), your local groups and Leaders, helpline, helpform and other virtual support.
In the Isle of Man, social distancing restrictions have been lifted. This means that at the current time, meetings can recommence with strict hygiene precautions and following local ‘stay responsible’ guidelines.
(updated 26 September 2020)

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We are running online meetings across the UK. This is how.

And here is a very recent article about the need for community when breastfeeding. from our members magazine Breastfeeding Matters

If you need breastfeeding support and can’t find the information you need on this website, you can look for a local LLL Leader to contact by phone here.