Who is LLL Collective?

Our mission statement:

La Leche League Collective works across Great Britain to support, encourage, educate and advocate for a better understanding of human milk and the relationship breastfeeding/chestfeeding develops between babies, children and their families.

We are a member of LLL’s European Area Network.

La Leche League Collective is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, SC053899, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

We offer in person and online breast/chestfeeding support. You don’t need to do anything special to attend any of our sessions. You don’t need to be on time. You don’t need to stay still. Come as you are, and we will meet you where you’re at. You can bring your friends or family members who are supporting you.

If you would prefer more 1-2-1 support, you can WhatsApp us anytime, and one of our Leaders will get in touch, or you can email support@lllcollective.org.uk and we’d be happy to arrange a call or just talk over email. If there’s another way we can support you, please let us know. We’re here to help you!

Inclusion

We aim to include everyone seeking support for breastfeeding, chestfeeding and human-milk feeding. We want everyone who interacts with us – parents and families, partnering organisations and our volunteers – to feel included by our support and practice, and also to feel comfortable challenging us when we can do better. We aim to create non-judgemental spaces that are safe, inviting, welcoming, respectful and empathetic. 

Equity

We believe every family deserves equitable access to breastfeeding, chestfeeding and human-milk feeding support. Striving for equity is our driving force. We aim to address individual needs, barriers to accessing support and systemic inequalities for our volunteers and those who come for support. We include restorative justice in our work. We recognise that we won’t have all the answers, so our work is a journey backed by curiosity and motivated improvement.

Connection

We believe in the fundamental power of human connection: between parents and children, families and communities, and between breastfeeding advocates. Strong bonds are vital and through them we are able to achieve our charitable objectives and create an enriching place to volunteer. We celebrate our differences and through that create connections, in our support and with each other.

Empowerment

We empower the families who come to us to achieve their infant feeding goals, whether they provide human milk to their babies for one day or one thousand days. By providing evidenced-based information and support, we enable those who come to us to trust their instincts, knowledge and experience. We advocate for systems that better and more equitably support breastfeeding in Great Britain, and empower our volunteers to develop existing and new skills.

Continuous Improvement

We recognise that we will always have more to learn. Whether from new discoveries about breastfeeding or new practices for supporting parents and babies, we know that when we stay curious and keep an open mind we can provide better volunteer infant feeding support. We aim to continuously improve our own knowledge, internal systems and how we work together as volunteers and with partner organisations.

Cover photo, and eight photos just above courtsey of Hayley Fraser Photography. Read about our project together.