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&lt;br /&gt; New Beginnings&lt;br /&gt; available online...&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; reduces carbon footprint for both La Leche League&lt;br /&gt; International and New Beginnings subscribers&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; makes global mother-to-mother support a click away&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; offers live Web links and interactive software&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; maximizes donor dollars to support more mothers&lt;br /&gt; and babies around the world&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; offers 24/7 access to breastfeeding information&lt;br /&gt; including back issues&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; visit&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; llli.org&lt;br /&gt; FREEaccessto&lt;br /&gt; currentleadarticles&lt;br /&gt; new Issue 5&amp;6&lt;br /&gt; 2009&lt;br /&gt; beginnings&lt;br /&gt; llli.org TM&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Putting the &ldquo;Public&rdquo; Back in&lt;br /&gt; &ldquo;Breastfeeding&rdq<a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=1"> new Issue 5&amp;6 </a> new Issue 5&amp;6 <a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=2">New Beginningsavailable online...reduces carbo</a> New Beginningsavailable online...reduces carbo<a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=3">beginenwingsllli.org </a> beginenwingsllli.org <a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=4">store.llli.org </a> store.llli.org <a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=5">beginenwingsTM Issue 5-6 | 2009 | Vol</a> beginenwingsTM Issue 5-6 | 2009 | Vol<a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=6">Diane WiessingerPutting the&ldquo;Public&rdquo; Back in</a> Diane WiessingerPutting the&ldquo;Public&rdquo; Back in<a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=7">Diane Wiessinger,MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY USA</a> Diane Wiessinger,MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY USA<a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=8">Diane Wiessingerlooking beyond her own breast</a> Diane Wiessingerlooking beyond her own breast<a title="NB Issue 5-6-09 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/445c4023?page=9">Photo:shutterstock.comuncertainties. 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