----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rebecca Butler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 1:44 AM
> Subject: Re: LLLI conferences
> 
> 
> I'll never forget my first ILCA conference when I had my 15 month old son
> with me.  I sat down at lunch and breastfed him at the same time.  The table
> became quiet and finally one woman told me quietly that there was some milk
> available over at the drinks table.  For a moment I panicked and thought I
> was in the wrong luncheon!


In recent years there have been many more breastfeeding babies at ILCA
conferences, and I hope they will be increasingly welcomed and accommodated.
Some attendees do find it distracting to hear baby noises and resent this
when they have paid a lot of money to attend a professional conference.  The
Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition developed some guidelines to help in
planning conferences and meetings to include breastfeeding support.  Go to
the web site for "Building breastfeeding-Friendly Communities in Wsconsin"
at

 http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/Nutrition/Breastfeeding/bffriendlycomm.htm

and click on "Conferences and Meetings" to read these.

We included some sample statements that have been used at conferences to
address the needs of nursing mothers/children as well as those who are
bothered by baby noises.  Maybe others planning conferences can adapt these
guidelines or create their own.

Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC, LLL Leader
Madison, WI, USA

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