Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM
Registration & Meal
Info: Arrive, enjoy a meal, and connect with fellow attendees and members of the breastfeeding community.
🕑: 06:15 PM
Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
Info: Opening remarks and a Land Acknowledgement, followed by LLLatch-On.
🕑: 06:15 PM
Your Voice, Your Care, Your Village
Host: Maye Hiltz | Registered Midwife, Midwives of York Region
Info: Build confidence in advocating for your needs throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Explore the importance of informed decision-making, inclusive care, and sustainable support systems that empower families and honour each person's unique journey.
🕑: 07:00 PM
How Partners, Fathers & Supporters Can Help the Breastfeed Journey
Host: Speaker Panel
Info: Breastfeeding is a journey that extends beyond the breastfeeding parent. Partners, fathers, and support people can play an important role in shaping feeding decisions, supporting breastfeeding goals, and helping families navigate challenges along the way.
Join our panel for a conversation about practical ways to provide meaningful support, share the load, and create an environment where breastfeeding parents feel encouraged, understood, and cared for.
🕑: 07:45 PM
Beyond Breastfeeding: Maternal Mental Health & Support Every Mother Deserves
Host: Katie Wickham | Clinical Nurse Specialist & IBCLC
Info: A mother should never have to choose between feeding her baby and protecting her own wellbeing. Yet too often, the emotional needs of mothers go unseen while the focus remains on the baby. Infant feeding and maternal mental health are deeply connected, but our health systems, workplaces, and communities often treat them as separate issues. This session explores the importance of recognizing and supporting maternal mental health throughout the breastfeeding journey, and why breastfeeding success must never come at the expense of a mother's wellbeing.
Discover how compassionate, informed, and collaborative care can help ensure mothers are listened to, supported, and cared for — because breastfeeding should never depend on a mother's endurance alone.
Event venue & nearby stays
Early On Child and Family Centre, 17310 Yonge St, Newmarket, Canada
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