One-day, In-person Pumping and Feeding Gear Workshop for IBCLCs

• about a 20-25 minute drive from DC's Reagan International Airport or Dulles International Airport (well, depending on traffic, too)
  
• a 20 minute walk from the Tysons Corner Metro train station
• a 5 minute rideshare/car ride from the Tysons Corner Metro

           Click here to register for 4/14/24

BONUSES FOR WORKSHOP MEMBERS

• • an invitation to join an active private Facebook group just for workshop attendees to discuss pumping and feeding gear in the future as issues with your clients come up and as new products come out, includes occasional Facebook Live events to demonstrate and discuss new products that come onto the market
  • invitations to occasional Zoom events where you can connect with colleagues about implementing this information into your practice
  • private access to many additional resources and videos (including 6+ hours of pre-recorded videos you can watch at your own leisure and continued to access to them--including any that are added in the future).  An additional 6 CERPs is also available for these resources, for a nominal fee.

 

Can't attend the in-person workshop? 
There's an on-demand course you can start TODAY!                   
           Click here for more information

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If you are an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, of course you've seen (and heard about) about different bottles, pumps, flanges, nipple shields, alternative feeding products and more...there are always new things coming on the market and it's hard to keep up.  You may have also heard about the "new" concept in "going smaller" with flanges--we'll thoroughly discuss this and why this is and how to do effective and thorough flange fitting sessions with your clients.

We support families best in making choices when we are confident about how the items on the market work (or don't work as well as others).  Let's talk about what products are out there, how to use them and why you might lean toward one or another (or not).  And let's talk about how to talk about them with our clients!

Now there's a workshop that will explore various breast pumps, flange sizes/shapes/materials, bottles and other feeding-related gear.
Explore new ideas about flange sizes, different materials of flanges and flange inserts (which aren't as simple and effective as they may seem).  You'll learn why and how to do an effective flange fitting consultation, we'll talk about passive pumps and milk-catchers, the new pumps on the market (including wearables). You'll see the differences between bottles (hint: it's NOT just about the shape of the nipple and the flow rate), pacifiers and more.  And gain access to videos, resources and a community of colleagues so you can really delve into these topics after the workshop and keep learning.

What is the Pumping & Feeding Gear for IBCLCs Workshop?

This workshop provides IBCLCs with information, tools and techniques they want to have so they can provide practical support to families who are pumping and/or feeding infants.  While no workshop could possibly have every product on the market--although your instructor prides herself on having MOST of the pumps and feeding-related products on the market--this workshop WILL have MANY for you to see and many will be demonstrated.  And, as it's a workshop format, participants will be encouraged to ask questions and share what they know and have experienced in their work with families related to pumping and feeding gear.

New for 2024: Your attendance at the in-person workshop or the recorded course, now allows you to pay a nominal fee and request 6 additional CERPs for watching the 6+ hours of additional videos (you'll have to take a quiz).   You will get at least a year's access to the recorded content.  

This workshop/course is led by Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, IBCLC, RLC, CCE of Babies in Common, who is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and experienced childbirth educator.  Jeanette does flange fittings and pumping sessions with most of her clients as well as many bottlefeeding sessions and consultations about bottle challenges.  She's collected and used many pumps, bottles and other gear in her practice and is is experienced with virtual consultations and using props for teaching parents and will utilize those skills during this online workshop.  

Touch the products, work with them and observe and work with real parents as they pump and you help them with flange fittings.  Play with  pumps, flanges, catchers and pullers, nipple shields, supplemental feeders, bottles, cups and and more!

After the workshop, you'll get full access to all the resources that the online workshop attendees receive, as well as access to all the same bonuses, including a community of colleagues so you can really delve into these topics after the workshop and keep learning.

• What will be presented and discussed?

  • passive pumps, milk catchers and other breast care products that may help pumping parents
  • breast care products our clients may be using
  • the many different types of pumps, brands, new, old, suction strength, speeds...
  • 35+ different types and sizes of flanges (also known as pump breast shields) that we can discuss and you'll see some demonstrated
  • why the traditional recommendations for flange fittings are no longer what many us recommend for our clients (and the history of why those "old" recommendations were even created)
  • how to do an effective flange fitting with a client (including real parents pumping while YOU help them)
  • 50+ electric pumps and several manual pumps are available
  • pump settings--what works best?
  • more than 60 different bottles and nipples and the discussion will include why some might be preferred by feeding professionals over others--what about bottle shape, nipple shape, nipple material and flow rates?  Lots of demonstration will happen.
  • we'll talk about what gear you can consider purchasing (or having your hospital/office purchase), where to get it and how to pay for it

Who should join this workshop?

• new IBCLCs
• experienced IBCLCs who haven't used the varied flanges and new pumps and various bottles in their practice yet
• experienced IBCLCs who want to build their confidence in doing pump flange fittings and helping families with bottles and other gear
• hospital IBCLCs
• private practice IBCLCs
• WIC IBCLCs
• community-based IBCLCs

If you (or someone you know) is not an IBCLC but is interested in this workshop, there is a VERY similar workshop the next day for perinatal professionals, in the same location.  Click here to learn more about the DC-area perinatal professionals workshop.