Session 2: Saturday 8:15-9:30 a.m.
201 - HIV and Breastfeeding -- Marian Tompson
- Breastfeeding when a mother is HIV positive. The myths, the realities, and the challenges of getting the answers we still need after 25 years. Please Note: This is a CERP session. We ask that attendance by children be limited to quiet infants in arms and nonseparating children who can sit quietly. BE
202 - Communicating With Healthcare Providers -- Evy Simon, Lisa Mandell
- Strategies for opening the channels of communication between parents and healthcare providers. Exploring how we can advocate for our children and ourselves.
203 - Fathers and Attachment Parenting -- Mark Starkman
- An opportunity to talk with other fathers about ways to stay connected with our children and build close relationships.
204 - Your Little Nursing Person -- Kerri Klugewicz
- Bring your questions and concerns about the joys and the challenges of nursing past the baby stage. We will discuss the benefits of extended breastfeeding, toddler nursing patterns, setting limits, welcoming another nursling into the family/tandem-nursing, and balancing the needs of your children with your own. BE
205 - Breastfeeding Through Separation -- Ruth Tincoff, Elizabeth Shotwell
- A round table discussion of strategies and successes for continuing the breastfeeding relationship while employed, going to school, or experiencing other separations. BE