CERP Sessions
All registrants are welcome at these sessions. The technical nature of CERP sessions requires participant and speaker concentration. We therefore recommend attendance by children be limited to quiet infants in arms and non-separating children who will sit quietly near their mother. If you are bringing your children into sessions, please be reminded that, in keeping with LLL tradition, your child’s needs are to be respected and attended to quickly. Your cooperation is appreciated. Please remember that this is a family-friendly conference, and as a result, your CERP experience here may differ from those conferences attended by healthcare professionals. If you wish to receive CERPs for attending any of these session topics, mark the appropriate space on the registration form and include a payment of $12 per CERP session topic.
Saturday CERP Sessions
101 - Beauty and the Breast -- Kathy Dettwyler
- A look at how breasts and breastfeeding are thought of in North American culture. Including how breastfeeding is portrayed in the media, the problems this causes for women wishing to breastfeed while having a life outside the home and how to go about changing some of these beliefs.
201 - Stabilizing the Newborn: The Importance of Skin-To-Skin -- Kay Hoover
- Understanding the baby's transition to outside the womb.
202 - Herbal Galactagogues -- Lisa Mandell
- A discussion of different herbs that may increase milk production, including research on effectiveness and side effects, and a review of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine clinical protocol.
301 - If It's in Print, It Must Be True? -- Kathy Dettwyler
- Evaluating scientific research: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Factors to be considered when evaluating research.
302 - Trauma and the Breastfeeding Experience -- Melissa Lucchesi
- This session will discuss what is trauma and how a trauma history can affect the birth and breastfeeding experience. Discussion will include local and national resources to help mothers who have experienced trauma and/or birth trauma and when to refer.
401 - Tongue Tie in the Breastfed Baby -- Kay Hoover
- Recognizing the indicators for tongue tie, breastfeeding problems that may result, and the impact of untreated tongue tie over the long term.
402 - Alert and Active Participation -- Kelly Cassidy
- The physiological benefits for mother and baby of active participation in childbirth. Exploring the science of how birth affects breastfeeding.