La Leche League International was founded in 1956 by seven women who were dedicated to providing information and encouragement to breastfeeding mothers.  It has now grown into a worldwide organisation with over 3,000 Groups and 8,000 Leaders in 66 countries.  In Ireland La Leche League has over 100 accredited Leaders and 38 active Groups.

Conference Programme

Hotel Information

Conference Information

Booking Form

Note: This programme may be subject to change

The conference sessions start on Saturday 5th March 2011 at 9.15 a.m. and finish up at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 6th March.  Click here for a PDF of the Conference Brochure

SATURDAY

9.15 -10.30

Leinster Room 1: New Baby, New Self – Post Partum Discovery.

Speakers: Emma Hayes, Midwife Wexford General Hospital; Jackie Atkinson APL, LLL

Leinster Room 2: Book Club

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

The Breastfeeding Café

Mothering and Fathering

Speakers: Aoife Cassidy LLL, Candace Fore LLL, Siobhan Kramer LLL

          10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12.15

Leinster Room 1: The Difference Dads make.

Speakers: Liz Martin, HSE West Health Promotion Officer – Primary Care; Patrick O’Connell

Leinster Room 2: Laidback Breastfeeding

Speakers: Lorraine O’Hagan IBCLC; Krysia Lynch LLL

          12.30-2.00 Lunch

2,00-3.45 Keynote Address

Leinster Room 1: Promoting Breastfeeding, Promoting Guilt?

Speaker: Kathy Dettwyler PhD

4.15-5.30

Leinster Room 1: Respecting the WHO Code

Speaker: Juanita Jauer Steichen LLL Europe, WABA

Leinster Room 2: Good Food on a Shoestring

Speakers: Wendy Nairn LLL, Suzie Cahn LLL

Coach Bar: Dads Talk to Dads

            Dinner 5.30 – 8.00

Evening Session 8.00

  Leinster Room 1: Parenting Never Mattered More

Speaker: Fergus Finlay CEO Barnardos 
 
 

SUNDAY

9.30-11.15

Leinster Room 1: Beauty and the Breast

Speaker: Kathy Dettwyler PhD

Coach Bar: Dads Talk to Dads

11.15-11.45 Coffee

11.45 – 1.00

Leinster Room 1: Workshops

Leinster Room 2: The Heart of La Leche League

Speakers: Grace McKevitt LLL and Aoife White LLL

1.00-2.30 Lunch

2.30-3.45

Leinster Room 1: Ensuring Your Children Have Roots and Wings

Speakers: Eithne Carey LLL Deirdre Sheridan LLL

The Ashdownl Hotel is located in it's own private grounds in Gorey, just a short stroll from Gorey town and only a short distance from sandy beaches and top class golf courses.

The hotel has 80 bedrooms and leisure facilities are top-rate with an 18 metre swimming pool and a number of health club amenities on offer including - Gym, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Steam room and Hydrotheraphy pool.

The hotel rates are as follows:

Booking Your Accommodation:

Accommodation can be booked with

Fiona Clyne,

Ashdown Park Hotel

Gorey

Co. Wexford

Ph:  053 9480500

The Ashdown Park requests that before sending in your booking form that you contact the reservations office on 053 9480500 or email info@ashdownparkhotel.com to confirm room availability

Please fill out the relevant section of the booking form and post with deposit. 

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Entertainment: We will maintain the tradition if an informal Friday evening get-together (8.30-10.00 pm).  All welcome to participate in our talent show.  Costume and fancy dress encouraged.

Requirements for Children:  Swimming caps for the pool.  Soft soled shoes to reduce noise level at sessions.  Light-weight clothing as the hotel may be warm.  Books and soft toys (labelled) for toddlers attending sessions.  No noisy toys please!  Bring baby sling if required. 

Playgroup facilities:  Playgroup facilities and other entertainments will be provided for children during Conference sessions.  Please remember that these should not be treated as crèche facilities and that children under four years of age may participate only if accompanied by a parent or teenager.  There will be a charge of €10 per child or €20 per family to cover children's entertainment for the whole weekend and only those children registered for entertainment may participate.  You may pre-register for the children's activities.

At the Conference:  As is usual at all LLL functions, your children are welcome to accompany you to sessions, meals and all Conference areas.  Ordinary baby sounds or gleeful toddler noises will not distract speakers or delegates. A crying baby, however, may be distracting for others and may be upsetting for the baby.  You may have to miss part of the session, but listening to your child so that you can tend to his/her needs is the most important thing you can do. 

For health and safety reasons, please do not use prams or buggies inside the hotel.  Only parents with a specific need should use buggies inside the hotel (for example - parent of twins, if pregnant and with a toddler, disabled parent/child etc.)  Ask at the Registration Desk for a Buggy Pass.

LLL Bookstall:  A fully stocked LLL Bookstall will be open at specific times over the weekend.

Audio DVD-ROM:  An audio DVD-ROM of most conference sessions may be ordered at the Registration Desk

Teenagers:  (13 yrs+) will have access to a Teen Room with activities available at designated times throughout the weekend.  Teens are welcome to attend Conference sessions.  Teen Registration €8

Registration Fees

Certificate of attendance available to those wishing to apply for CERPS.

Weekend fees include sessions, keynote address, children's refreshments and coffee.

Day fees include events of the day, children's refreshments and coffee.

*Early Bird Discounts apply to those registrations received by 1st February, 2011. No Exceptions.

Final Date for postal registration is 28th February, 2011.

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Unfortunately we are unable to accept your conference booking online.  Click here  to  download a PDF of the conference brochure and booking forms or use the email links below to request a copy of the brochure to be sent to you. There are two sections to the form: Accommodation Booking Request and  Registration Form.  Please fill in your details and post each section as requested to the listed address. 

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Conference Information Deirdre

Local Conference Organiser Siobhan

This page was last updated on 26/2/10