The Breastfeeding Festival 2012

2011 Festival Programme (Saturday 13th – Friday 19th August 2011, Ulverston, Cumbria, UK)

All events are FREE

For more information please visit www.thebreastfeedingfestival.org.uk/

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Saturday 13th August – Saturday 27th August

Breakfast in Bed and other portraits, Ulverston Library, Kings Road, Ulverston (during library opening hours) An exhibition of breastfeeding portrait prints by the American artist Samantha Weber (www.samanthaweber.com) _______________________ Saturday 13th August

Breastfeeding Fair, in the Main Hall, Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston, 11am-4pm Stalls from charities and campaign groups, and local businesses, with prizes to be won, and something for everyone. This event includes a fashion show, which will be starting at 2pm.

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Sunday 14th August

Latching On: The Politics of Breastfeeding in America, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 10am A screening of the documentary film by Katja Esson, distributed by Women Make Movies (wmm.com), followed by a discussion of the issues raised in the film, with (via Skype) Sally Tedstone, Development Manager, Breastfeeding Manifesto Coalition.

Baby Friendly – what’s it all about?, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 3pm A talk by Shel Banks, Baby Friendly Co-ordinator, Blackpool Victoria Hospital _________________________ Monday 15th August

Kangaroo Mother Care, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 10am A talk (via Skype) by Jill Bergman, author of ‘Hold Your Premie’

Milk Banking and Milk Sharing, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 3pm A talk by Gillian Weaver, Chair of UK Association for Milk Banking

(UKAMB)

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Tuesday 16th August

Pregnancy Pampering, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 10am With Jade Litten, Nature’s Touch

Birth Art, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 2pm A workshop led by Kate Gray. All materials provided.

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Wednesday 17th August

The Role of the Father in Breastfeeding, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 10am A recorded talk by Jarold (Tom) Johnston, IBCLC, Certified Nurse Midwife and Lactation Consultant

Fathers’ Breastfeeding Workshop, at Ulverston Children’s Centre, Lund Terrace, Ulverston, 3pm A workshop for fathers and fathers-to-be, by Sean Lancaster, Family Learning Assistant, Action for Children _________________________ Thursday 18th August

Baby-Led Weaning, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 10am A workshop by Gill Rapley (via Skype), co-author of ‘Baby-led weaning:

Helping your baby to love good food’

Elimination Communication, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 3pm A workshop on nappy-free babies – speaker TBC.

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Friday 19th August

Baby Bumpkin, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulverston, 10am Baby yoga with Marie Wynn, Tatty Bumpkin North Cumbria, in two sessions as follows:

10am: Baby Bumpkin 1 (8 weeks to crawling)

11am: Baby Bumpkin 2 (crawling to 2 years)

Breastfeeding in Public, in the Meeting Room, Lanternhouse, Ulvesrton, 3pm A workshop, with Karen Butterfield, Treasurer and Press Officer, The Breastfeeding Festival.