Breastfeeding Support - Cambridge NZ La Leche League

11/06/2026

What's your go-to snack? Has it changed as your baby has got older? Did you have something ready for night feeds if you were feeling peckish? 💚

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🥑🍫🥪 It’s Eat What You Want Day!

Breastfeeding can increase energy needs, and for many parents that means the need for some good snacks!

Whether it’s toast grabbed one‑handed, your favourite fruit, your faithful pack of biscuits, or other nutritious goodies sometimes a snack is what you need to keep you going through all those feeds!

There’s no “perfect” breastfeeding diet. Eating enough, eating regularly, and eating in a way that feels manageable matters more than eating perfectly.

💜Tell us, what’s your go‑to breastfeeding snack? (bonus points if it can be prepared in advance or one handed!)

08/06/2026

Some interesting new research... still in it's early days, but nice to see this being looked at from a scientific point of view. If you are having any issues or doubts about your supply, please reach out to us for help 💚

A 2024 study, published in Nature Communications and highlighted by UC Santa Cruz, found that triggering DNA damage responses during pregnancy stimulates endoreplication—a process where mammary alveolar cells increase their ploidy—resulting in higher, non-hormonal milk production. The study identified that the kinase WEE1 is crucial in regulating this process.
Key findings from the study include:
Mechanism: Increased DNA damage and replication stress during pregnancy trigger a response that boosts the development of milk-producing cells.
WEE1 Kinase Role: The study identified that WEE1 mediates early mitotic arrest, a critical step in establishing the necessary cell population for milk production.
Non-Hormonal Pathway: Inhibiting CDK1 (via methods like inhibiting the WEE1 kinase pathway) was found to increase endoreplication and improve milk production.
Impact: This research provides a novel therapeutic target for treating lactation insufficiency syndrome.
National Institutes of Health (.gov) +4
This research highlights that, rather than solely relying on hormonal changes, controlling the cell cycle and DNA damage response in mammary cells can directly increase milk production.

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UC Santa Cruz scientists reveal new path to increasing lactation for nursing mothers
Naturally occurring DNA damage during pregnancy triggers creation of more milk-producing cells
April 19, 2024 By Mike Peña
https://news.ucsc.edu/2024/04/lactation-endoreplication.html
Reference:
Molinuevo, R., Menendez, J., Cadle, K. et al. Physiological DNA damage promotes functional endoreplication of mammary gland alveolar cells during lactation. Nat Commun 15, 3288 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47668-9

06/06/2026

It may not feel like it at times, but it will happen...

We're here to help you with your breastfeeding journey. Please contact us if you have any questions 💚

02/06/2026

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Yvonne Foreman (formerly Procuta) died suddenly on 31 May. Yvonne was at the forefront of the foundation of a national La Leche League organisation in New Zealand. Her work ethic, energy and commitment to the values of La Leche League would see her many years later with Rosie Bentley, Colleen Bassett also putting her energy to formalising the Alumnae Association into a national Association.

Yvonne moved to Wisconsin, USA in 1960 and two years later became a La Leche League Leader. She returned to New Zealand in 1965 and during her fourth pregnancy in 1967 started an LLL Group in Cambridge. Later she established a new group in Hamilton. Yvonne’s can do attitude, knowledge and skills led her to become a major player in the formation of the national organisation. She was appointed the first national coordinator for LLL in 1969 and later became an Honorary Member of LLLNZ. Yvonne was also the recipient of a Waikato Woman of the Year Award in 1974.

View Margaret Yvonne FOREMAN's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

29/05/2026

How to introduce eggs into your little one's diet...

Credit to Feeding Littles

27/05/2026

We're here to support you on your breastfeeding journey. This is a typical question we see from mothers - my baby is cluster feeding, so does that mean I have a low supply?

Credit to International Doula Institute

24/05/2026

Some great information for what to expect when you need to express:
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These are acceptable amounts of milk to express in three different situations.

1. After feeding: 0.5-2.0oz | 15-60ml
2. Expressing instead of nursing: 2-4oz | 60-120ml
3. Exclusively expressing milk: 24-30oz | 720-900ml per 24 hours
*These numbers are for lactating people 6 weeks or more postpartum

Don't compare yourself to the bottles full of human milk you see in social media pictures, they are exceptions to the rule. If you are expressing less than these numbers, please reach out to us. We can be reached in the comments, via message or by phone (hit the call button our bio).

22/05/2026

What's your little ones favourite position to feed in these days? 💚

Many thanks to New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition for the graphic. breastfeedingnj.org

20/05/2026

What's your essential when you're in the midst of long feeding/napping sessions?

credit to Lucy Webber Feeding Support - IBCLC for the graphic!