FYI: LLLI conference chats & podcasts happening now

[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)