Meeting Colleagues at a Conference
Looking back on the best conferences I’ve attended, one thing is clear. Of the many topics I dove into, all were augmented by talking in person with colleagues.
This is the value of the MSBC in-person conference this coming Wednesday September 17th.
The spontaneous conversations after a talk enrich the details of what we just heard. I appreciate learning how other IBCLCs practice, how they reach families and the concerns they address.
Every IBCLC needs a team of trusted practitioners.
Deciphering feeding problems requires understanding and varied intervention. The conference is a good place to expand your network of other professionals.
The conference day agenda offers several perspectives.
• Sharing Baby’s Behavior: Promote Parent Confidence. Jan Tedder, SNB IBCLC
Jan Tedder developed a program to help parents understand infant/baby language. Her award winning program is named HUG your Baby. H.U.G refers to Help, Understanding and Guidance for young families. In this way, parents develop their own skills with their particular baby.
• Early Intervention in Infant Feeding: The PT’S role in Supporting Success. Megan Moran, PT, DPT, PCS
Megan Moran is a pediatric Physical Therapist. She will explain the musculoskeletal and postural aspects that affect feeding, especially for the youngest babies. Parents benefit from learning this early on, helping their infants to unfurl and grow.
• Normal Growth Patterns in Breastfeeding Infants. Laura Kuhs, FNP-BC IBCLC
It is reassuring to parents, especially new parents, to recognize how well their baby is growing. As our culture becomes more aware of breast milk’s value for health, it’s necessary to validate what are normal parameters for breast milk fed babies.
• Flange Fitting: Things We Know and Things We Don’t. Lisa Sheer, IBCLC, CEIM
Remember years ago, there was no information about flange fitting? There were just the size 24 or 28 flanges that came with the pump. So much more is known now. These details significantly improve a parent’s experience of feeding and pumping.
Plan on Wednesday, September 17th.
The August Civic Center in Augusta, Maine. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 pm. Register here. There is a time sensitive discount offered, so do it now. This will be a good place to learn, we have much we can discuss with each other. See you there!
*If you are coming from further north, I can host a person at my home in Ellsworth. That might make the drive easier. Let me know. robin@birthready.com
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