Bay Area Lactation Associates (BALA)

  • About BALA
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  • About BALA
  • Find a Lactation Consultant
  • Join!
  • Resources
  • Meet the Board

Bay Area Lactation Associates

Networking & Education for Lactation Professionals

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WHAT WE DO
The Bay Area Lactation Associates (BALA) provides lactation education and professional networking for those who work with breastfeeding families. 

WHO WE ARE
Lactation Consultants, Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Dieticians, La Leche League Leaders, Nursing Mothers Counselors, Nurses, Physicians, Pediatric Dentists, WIC staff, Peer Counselors, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and anyone else who is interested in supporting breastfeeding families.

MEETINGS:  WHERE, WHEN AND AGENDA
Meetings are held five times a year at rotating locations around the Bay Area. There is an opportunity to network with other professionals, as well as an educational component at each meeting.

Typical Agenda: 
        11:00 - 11:30 Networking time, coffee
        11:30 - 12:30 Educational Component of meeting
        12:30 - 1:00 Business meeting

BALA Calendar

Next Meeting:
Date: March 21, 2019 (Thursday)
Annual Meeting: Board Election, networking, lunch!

Time: 10:30am-1:30pm
Where: Then Comes Baby
Address: 3657 Grand Ave, Oakland

Upcoming Meetings:
Date: May 16th (Thursday)
Time: 11am-1:00pm
Where: South Bay
Address: TBD 

Past Meetings:
Jan. 16, 2019 - 11am-1pm Menlo Park
Speaker: Mary Marine IBCLC
T
opic: Updates on current research on Kangaroo Care

November 8, 2018, 12-2 pm - San Francisco
Speaker:  Phyllis Klaus, MFT, LCSW : Traumatic birth and postpartum mood disorders 

Sept. 26, 2018, 11-1 pm - Corte Madera
Topic: Breast Pumps


May 17, 2018, 11-1 pm Lafayette Library,
 Case Studies Discussion​!

March 21, 2018 - 11-2 pm Oakland
Annual Meeting and Lunch
Member awards, New Board vote. Lunch!


January 16, 2018, 11-1 pm  Los Gatos: 
Speaker:  Randy Ligh, DDS discussing ankyloglossia
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Thursday, November 9, 11:30am-1:30pm.
Presidio Branch Library
Case studies discussion

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 11am -1pm
Town Center Corte Madera 
Speaker: Ilani Kopiecki on CranioSacral Therapy

Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 10am - 12pm
Lafayette Library, Oak Room

Speaker: Shervin Yazdi DDS

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 11am - 2 pm
East Bay Lactation Associates, Albany, CA
Annual Meeting and Lunch

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 10am - 12pm
WIC Program - County of Marin
Speaker: Susan Lawrence, LLLL, IBCLC and RN

Thursday, November 10, 2016, 12pm - 2pm
​Presidio Branch Library, San Francisco, CA 
Speaker:  Dr. Susan Lee Char 
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 10am - 12pm
Sequoia Hospital Wellness Center, Redwood City
Speaker: Fritzi Drosten, RN, IBCLC

Tuesday May 17, 2016, 10am - 12pm
UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital
Speaker: Amy Gordon, MS, L.Ac 

Monday, March 14, 2016, 10am - 1pm
East Bay Lactation Associates, Albany, CA
Annual Meeting and Lunch

Friday January 15, 2016
Marin General Hospital  
Speaker: Dr. Jan Alden, DC, CST

November 17, 2015:
St Paul's Church,  Burlingame 
Speaker: Ruth Konoff, OT, IBCLC


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