Fall can be a busy, hectic time for many families as the back-to-school routine and all of the accompanying activities quickly fill calendars. Make time for an LLL USA event in order to gather the latest breastfeeding information and to connect with other breastfeeding/chestfeeding families. If you would like to share information about an upcoming event, please send details to [email protected].

September 20-21, 2018: La Leche League of Mountain Plains and Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition Lactation Conference. Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. Keynote speakers are Kimarie Bugg, DNP(s), MSN, FNP-BC, MPH, CLC, IBCLC and Linda Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA. For more information, go to www.colactationconference.com/ or https://m.facebook.com/colactationconference/.

October 26-28, 2018: La Leche League of New York Area Conference: “Breastfeeding in the Millennium.” Embassy Suites by Hilton, East Syracuse, New York. For more information or to register, go to lllny.org/lll-of-ny-conference-2018/ or events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efdsic3hdc1c2c78&llr=84rht67ab.

November 1-2, 2018: La Leche League of Wisconsin Continuing Education Event: Inequalities in Lactation Care. Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West, 10499 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, Wisc. Featured speakers are Kimberly Seals Allers and Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC. CERPs available. For more information, visit LLLofWI.org or contact [email protected]. Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LLLofWI/.

November 9-11, 2018: LLL of So. California/Nevada Area Network CE Day and Parenting Conference. Embassy Suites by Hilton Arcadia-Pasadena, Arcadia, California USA. Featuring Diana West, IBCLC and Marian Tompson, LLL co-Founder. For more information contact Renee at [email protected].

April 26, 2019: La Leche League of Minnesota and Dakotas Area Conference. University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center, St. Paul, Minn. Featured speaker is Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC, FILCA. Additional information will be posted at http://www.lllofmndas.org/conferences.html closer to conference date.

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