Karleen wrote on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:45:07 +1100:


> However, the second option
>
> "Mothers may bring quiet, breastfeeding babies. Due to the intense  
> nature of
> the sessions, most mothers find it
>
> easiest to bring a support person to watch the baby outside the  
> meeting room
> between feedings. Please respect
>
> the needs of other registrants and care for your baby outside the  
> room if
> he/she becomes disruptive or if a faculty
>
> member asks you to do so."
>
> reads to me like "we don't want babies here and even if you baby is  
> quiet we
> reserve the right to kick you out"
>


I very much agree.  That statement was one we found in surveying how  
various conferences addressed the issue of babies in attendance back  
in 1999.  It came from an International Childbirth Educators  
Association Professional Training Workshop brochure.  At the time it  
seemed innovative.  If I were writing one of my own, it would be very  
different,  and we really should update our guidelines document to do  
so.  A lot has changed in the past few years.  At the time we also  
found statements for some conferences banning altogether any babies  
over 3 months old, no matter how quiet they were.  We can do better  
than that!

(See the guidelines we wrote for "Breastfeeding Support at  
Conferences/Meetings at http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/Nutrition/ 
Breastfeeding/BF_FriendlyComm/BFSupportatConferences.pdf    )

Anne Altshuler
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