Networking & Education for Lactation Professionals
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 CalendarNext 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 Topic: 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 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 . 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 |
Promote breastfeeding with BALA tote bags, shirts and more!
