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October 1, 2011 Conference Details - When Is Enough Enough? Milk Supply, Mom's Nutrition, Social Networking - REGISTRATION CLOSES Sept. 23

These details are from the conference brochure, which is available at the bottom of this article as a .pdf.

Saturday, October 1, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 23 AT 11:55 P.M.

A One-Day Conference
at the
Olson Auditorium
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 West Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657

Speakers:
Diana West, BA, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant, Long Valley, New Jersey
Coauthor: The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 8th edition

Save The Date: October 1, 2011, CABC Conference

Save The Date: October 1, 2011 is the date for the CABC Conference next year. Join the CABC to keep up to date.

Registration Closed at noon Monday Nov 1 for the Dinner Seminar - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Allergy, and Infant Feeding - Nov 4 2010

Online registration closed at noon on Monday, November 1, for the Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Physician and Nurse-Practitioner Dinner Seminar at Maggiano's Restaurant in the Francesca Room, Oak Brook Shopping Center, 240 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523.

Details of Nov 4 2010 the Dinner Seminar for Physicians and Nurse-Practitioners

These details about the Physician Conference are from the seminar brochure, which is available at the bottom of this article as a pdf. Registration closed at noon on Monday November 1.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Allergy, and Infant Feeding

Inconsolable babies can make life complicated for parents, physicians, and other healthcare providers. Learn from a nationally-known expert about the medical advances that have revealed some of the underlying causes of “colic” and how infant feeding methods can affect babies’ symptoms and outcomes.

Details of Sept 25 2010 Conference - Supporting the Breastfeeding Relationship: Building on the Science

These details are from the conference brochure, which is available at the bottom of this article as a pdf.

Sold out! Registration is closed. (No walk-ins.) We have reached our maximum capacity. Save the date for our conference next year: Oct 1, 2011.

Saturday, September 25, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

A One-Day Conference
at the
Olson Auditorium
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1775 West Dempster
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Speakers:
Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant, Private Practice, New York City, NY

Save The Date: September 25, 2010 is the next CABC Conference

Save The Date: September 25, 2010 is the next CABC Conference at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Join the CABC to keep up to date.

Conference Registration Open Online for Oct 3, 2009 Conference

[Edit] Registration for the Oct 3, 2009 conference is closed. It was great! Details from the conference brochure are available.

Details of Oct 3 2009 Conference - Creating Change: Becoming a Breastfeeding Culture

These details are from the conference brochure, which is available at the bottom of this article as a pdf.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

A One-Day Conference
at the
Olson Auditorium
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 W. Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657

Speakers:
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Executive Director, National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy.
Author: Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence
and Selling Out Mothers and Babies.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Private Practice Lactation Consultant.

Chicago Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge 2009: October 3 11:00am at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago

Breastfeeding Challenge: Sat. Oct 3 2009, 11am at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago.

--Update: we held the 2009 Challenge; thanks to those who participated! Look for the next Challenge in October of 2010.--

Join us to celebrate breastfeeding in a fun “competition” where every child “wins” because they are breastfed!!

What: Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge 2009 - This fun event is a challenge for which geographic area ( province, state or territory) has the most breastfeeding babies, as a percentage of the birthrate, “latched on.” at 11am local time.

When: October 3, 2009

Help us plan our next conference!

Planning is beginning for the next conference, October 1, 2011. There are opportunities for everyone no matter their available time. Be one of the decision-makers who will determine how often future Coalition conferences are held, the best speakers and topics, and much, much more. Please contact the Conference Committee (conference@chicagoareabfc.org) for more information.

Chicago Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge: Sat. Oct 11, 11am at Brookfield Zoo. Meet at the Discovery Center at 10:30am.

Breastfeeding Challenge: Sat. Oct 11 2008, 11am at Brookfield Zoo. Meet at the Discovery Center at 10:30am.

Join us to celebrate breastfeeding in a fun “competition” where every child “wins” because they are breastfed!!

What: Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge 2008 - This fun event is a challenge for which geographic area ( province, state or territory) has the most breastfeeding babies, as a percentage of the birthrate, “latched on.” at 11am local time. A great opportunity to get together with other moms!

Save the Date: Oct 3, 2009 next CABC Conference

Save the Date:
October 3, 2009
Conference will feature:

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC

2008 April Conf a success

The 2008 April Conference was a great success! Watch for the upcoming save the date information for our next 2009 conference.

Conference Registration Closed for April 5th 2008 "Following Our Instincts"

The limit was reached and registration for the April 5th 2008 "Following Our Instincts" conference is closed.

Please join the CABC which will subscribe you to the CABC newsletter for information about how the conference went and information about the next upcoming conference.

2008 CABC Conference Registration

Conference Registration

Update: 2008 registration closed. Thank you!

Download the April 5, 2008 Conference brochure and registration form. You can view it; email it to others; print it, fill in out and then mail it to us; or register online using paypal.

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