I attended to staff an exhibition stall promoting membership of ILCA (International Lactation Consultant Association). We had plenty of interest and hopefully the stand had a positive effect. Access ILCAs Journal of Human Lactation and research about breastfeeding and breastfeeding issues is a real help. The BFI conference is also to disseminate information and research about infant feeding. Outside the work time, which was during the breaks and lunchtime each day, I managed to attend most of the conference. It was a real treat to hear and take away so many positive messages.
Here are a few:
- Breastfeeding is a relationship (Gill Rapley)
- Meet the needs of the baby and the nutrition takes care of itself (Gill Rapley)
- "There is no such thing as a baby, just a baby and other." quote from Donald Winnacott (Gill Rapley)
- Mother and Baby are a single unit a dyad (Carlos Gonzales)
- The role of the DAD in the DYAD is to provide the arms for support of the mother and baby pair (Carlos Gonzales)
- Dads are not stupid they understand that the baby needs her/his mother (Carlos Gonzales)
- The mother IS the baby's environment no matter where they reside (Carol Bartle)
- Sleeping together is the natural thing to do (Carlos Gonzales)
- 90 % of what we know in brain science has only been known in the last 15 years (Margot Sunderland)
- Attachment directly affects the genome (Margot Sunderland)
- Under fives have a need every 20 seconds (Margot Sunderland)
- "The mere presence of the mother not only ensures the infants well-being but also creates a kind of invisible 'hothouse' in which the infants development can unfold" quote from Myron Hofer (Carol Bartle)
If you were there, you may have other favourite quotes. What were they?
Anne
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