[mitchsmom]

For anyone interested in breastfeeding, birth, parenting, etc. topics:

La Leche League International is having their bi-annual conference
right now in Washington D.C., and they offer chats and podcasts with
many of the speakers!

You can go chat from this page:
http://laleche.org/05conf/chats.html

It is a really great, FREE opportunity to talk with some of the best
in the 'bidness'!

I will paste the schedule/topics below. I hope it's ok to post this... this is just an informational FYI, there's nothing for sale

Cheers,
Anna

Saturday, July 2

4:00 pm: Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC (Impact of Birthing
Practices on Breastfeeding: Protecting the Mother and Baby Continuum)
5:00 pm: Elizabeth Pantley (The No-Cry Sleep Solution -- Gentle Ways
to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night)
6:00 pm: Joyce Bermes, RN, IBCLC (Today's Youth: Facing New
Challenges in the Modern World -- Staying Connected Through Difficult
Times with Teens and Young Adults)

Sunday, July 3

10:30 am: Sheila Humphrey, BSc, RN, IBCLC (A Comprehensive Approach
to Increasing Milk Supply Including the Use of Herbs)
11:30 am: Diana West, IBCLC, (A Comprehensive Approach to Increasing
Milk Supply Including the Use of Herbs)
3:00 pm: Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC (Solving Breastfeeding Problems: Are
There Natural Laws We Can Use?)
4:00 pm: Lawrence Gartner, MD (How Hospital Policies Adversely Affect
the Management of Jaundice and Hypoglycemia)
6:00 pm: Jolene Ivy, MA (What Small Families Can Learn from Large
Families)

Monday, July 4

8:00 am: Ana Tampana, (Surviving by Your Wisdom and Wit: Inspiration
to Handle Stressful Life Situations)
9:00 am: Mary Kolar, (The "Sandwich Generation:" Meeting the Needs of
Your Parents and Your Children -- Setting Priorities, Reaping the
Benefits)
10:00 am: Margaret Kenda, (Whole Foods for Babies and Toddlers)
11:00 am: Edwina Froelich, (Chat with an LLL Founder -- back by
popular demand!)
12:00 pm: Roberta Hewat, PhD, RN, IBCLC, (Breastfeeding as a Public
Health Promotion Strategy for Childbearing Families Identified as 'At-
Risk' for Preventing Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes)
2:00 pm: James Akre, BA, MPIA (Breastfeeding and the Three "M's":
Media, Marketing, and Money. Reflecting on the Past and Peering into
the Future)
3:00 pm: Naomi Drew, MA (Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids -- Practical
Ways to Create a Calm and Happy Home)
5:30 pm: Lawrence J, Cohen, PhD (Empowering Girls and Connecting with
Boys)
8:30 pm: George Kent, PhD (Pressures on HIV Positive Mothers' Infant
Feeding Choices)

Tuesday, July 5

11:00 am: Lu Hanessian (two hour chat) (Let the Baby Drive:
Navigating the Road of New Motherhood)
2:00 pm: Paula Meier, RN, DNSc, FAAN (Breastfeeding Protocols for
Premature Babies)
3:00 pm: Gordon Neufeld, PhD (Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents
Matter and Making Sense of Adolescence)