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La Leche League of Ireland Conference 2015
March 7, 2015 @ 9:00 am - March 8, 2015 @ 3:45 pm
€8.00 – €58.00
Our next national conference is taking place on the 7th & 8th of March, 2015 in The Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Registration
Online Registration has closed but you can register at the conference on the day.
The Portlaoise Heritage Hotel is now booked out.
Here are some alternatives for accommodation in the area:
- Midway Maldron Hotel – (057) 8666702
- O’Loughlins – (057) 8621305
- Killeshin Hotel – ( 057) 8631200
Download the 2015 conference brochure
Conference Programme
Note: This programme may be subject to change
Saturday 7th March, 2015
9.15-10.30
Maryborough: Natural Term Breastfeeding
Speakers: Siobhan Kramer, LLL
Mairead Murphy, LLL
Moderator: Fionna Sheehy, LLL
O’Moore: Book Club
‘The Myth of the Spoiled Child’-Alfie Kohn
‘The Heart in the Womb’- Dr Amali Lokugamage
‘Breastfeeding Made Easy’ Dr Carlos Gonzales
Speakers: Jane Donegan, LLL, Monica O’Connor, LLL, Mary O’Boyle, LLL
Moderator: Ger O Connell, LLL
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.15
Maryborough: Mother’s Mental Health
Speaker: Professor Agnes Higgins, Professor in Mental Health,
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin
Moderator: Elizabeth Quinn, PL, LLL
O’Moore: Parenting Effectively – Skills in Raising Happy, Confident Children.
Speakers: Julie Webb, LLL, Maire Morrissy, LLL
Moderator: Carol Smyth, LLL
O’Kelly: Teens Talk to Teens
12.30 – 2.00 Lunch
2.00 – 3.45 Keynote Address:
Maryborough:Making More Milk – New Methods of Milk Production
Speaker: Diana West, BA, Lactation Consultant, LLL Leader, Author
Moderator: Jan Cromie, ACL, LLL
O’Dowling: Dads Talk to Dads
3.45-4.15 Coffee Break
4.15-5.30
Maryborough: Breastfeeding Basics – Early Days of Breastfeeding
Speakers: Eileen O’Neill, LLL, Caroline Connolly, LLL,
Moderator: Sarah Farmer LLL
O’Moore: Twins – Birth & Breastfeeding Experiences
Speaker: Siobhan Calandrelli, LLL,
Moderator: Aoife White, LLL
Evening Session
8.00
Maryborough: Millenial Mothers
Speaker: Diana West, BA, Lactation Consultant, LLL, Author
Moderator: Margaret McGuigan, CLA, LLL
Sunday 8th March 2015
9.30-11.15
Maryborough: Sweet Sleep
Speaker: Diana West, BA, Lactation Consultant, LLL, Author
Moderator: Mary Bird, AACL, LLL
O’Moore: Family Food on a Budget
Speakers: Siobhan Ward, LLL, Christine Moore, LLL
Moderator: Ali Rooney, LLL
11.15-11.45 Coffee
11.45- 1.00
Maryborough: Policies, Practices & Attitudes Around Birth – Keeping Mother & Baby together
Speakers: Aileen Doyle, BSc, MSc, RN, RM, IBCLC, Remmi Rabidoux, RM, IBCLC
Moderator: Jackie Atkinson, APL, LLL,
O’Moore: Workshops:
Staying Home Instead – Thinking About it?
Facilitators: Fiona Harford, LLL, Margaret McGuigan, CLA, LLL
Talking to Your Child About Difficult Topics
Facilitators: Jane Farren, LLL, Deirdre Sheridan, LLL
O’Dowling: Dads Talk to Dads
O’Kelly: Teens Talk to Teens
1.00-2.30 Lunch
2.30 -3.45
Maryborough: Flourishing – How Your Mind Can Make Your Life Great.
Speaker: Mary Kavanagh, LLL
Moderator: Maura O’Shea, LLL
3.45 Closing Address