20th Anniversary Conference live blog
We’ll be live blogging the conference throughout the day here, scroll down and see the live updates below. Here’s the programme so you know what to look out for:
| 09:30-09:45 | Shereen Fisher (CEO) | Opening remarks and welcome |
| 09:50-10.35 | Dr Amy Brown |
Who really decides how we feed our babies? |
| 10:40-11.25 | Dr BJ Epstein |
Supporting LGBTQ families |
| 11:25-11:45 | Break | |
| 11:50-12:30 | Dr Katie Hinde, supported by Professor Sophie Scott | What we don’t know about mothers’ milk – video, pre-recorded keynote speech, microbiome, followed by Q&A session. |
| 12:35-13:05 | Dr Kirsty Darwent | The Infant Feeding Genogram: A tool for exploring family infant feeding narratives and identifying support needs |
| 13:05-13:45 | Lunch: including an informal session with Lorna Hartwell and some other founder members looking back at the early days of BfN – sharing their memories and taking you back to where it all began 20 years ago! | |
| 13:50-14:50 | Small group discussion/training sessions |
Dr BJ Epstein – Supporting LGBTQ families |
| Lynn Timms – Tongue-tie: how can YOU support these babies with their feeding? | ||
| Dr Kirsty Darwent – The Infant Feeding Genogram: Supporting Women and Families in Practice | ||
| Walk and Talk – a walk (or run) round Birmingham city centre while chatting about mental health and breastfeeding #RunChatCake | ||
| 14:55-15:35 | Mairi Hedderwick | Author & illustrator, Katie Morag (banned artwork) – The Fuss Katie Morag caused |
| 15:40-15:50 | Felicity Lambert |
The National Breastfeeding Helpline Awards |
| 15:50-16:00 | Shereen Fisher | Closure |