Diana West, BA, IBCLC

Expertise

  • Adoptive Nursing
  • Anatomy and Physiology of Infant Feeding
  • Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Nipple
  • Breast and Nipple Assessment
  • Breast Surgery and Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding Dyad Assessment
  • Communication Skills for Breastfeeding Specialists
  • Complementary and Alternative Breastfeeding Treatments
  • Counseling Methods for Breastfeeding Specialists
  • Formula Feeding Issues
  • Galactagogues
  • Herbs and Breastfeeding
  • Humor and Breastfeeding
  • Induced Lactation
  • Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding
  • Latching Theory and Techniques
  • Low Milk Production
  • Maternal Assessment for Breastfeeding
  • Oversupply / Overactive Milk Ejection
  • Private Practice Lactation Consultation Business Issues
  • Professional Education for Breastfeeding
  • Psychology of Breastfeeding
  • Relactation
  • Suck Dysfunction
  • Supplementation of the Breastfeeding Infant
  • Tongue-Tie Assessment and Treatment
  • Working and Breastfeeding

Upcoming Conferences

  • Lactation Consultant in Private Practice
    February 24, 2012 - February 26, 2012
    Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania,
    United States
  • Saint Clares, NJ, Conference
    March 5, 2012
    Denville,
    New Jersey,
    United States
  • March 21, 2012 - March 23, 2012
    New Orleans,
    Louisiana,
    United States
  • April 23, 2012
    Albany,
    New York,
    United States
  • May 2, 2012
    Calgary,
    Alberta,
    Canada
  • Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition
    June 12, 2012
    Baltimore,
    Maryland,
    United States
  • Lactation Consultants Great Britain Conference
    June 22, 2012 - June 23, 2012
    United Kingdom
  • The Nurturing Project
    November 8, 2012
    United Kingdom

Previous Conferences

  • December 13, 2011
  • Ohio Valley Breastfeeding Coalition
    November 5, 2011
    Wheeling,
    West Virginia,
    United States
  • October 18, 2011
    Princeton,
    New Jersey,
    United States
  • New Jersey Hospital Assn
    October 4, 2011
    Princeton,
    New Jersey,
    United States
  • Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition
    October 1, 2011
    Chicago,
    Illinois,
    United States
  • Art of Breastfeeding Conference
    September 26, 2011 - September 28, 2011
    Chapel Hill,
    North Carolina,
    United States
  • USLCA
    September 26, 2011
    Online,
    United States
  • Ireland Assc of Lactation Consultants
    September 15, 2011 - September 16, 2011
    Limerick City,
    Ireland
  • Parkside Lactation Center
    September 8, 2011 - September 9, 2011
    Mineola,
    New York,
    United States
  • LLL of Missouri
    June 3, 2011 - June 5, 2011
    Missouri,
    United States

About the Speaker

Diana West, BA, IBCLC, is a popular international speaker at professional and parenting conferences. She genuinely enjoys speaking to both small and large audiences and has received consistently high scores on evaluation feedback. Her presentations are practical, well-organized, highly informative, and entertaining. She uses high-quality, vivid Powerpoint presentations, providing her own laptop and LCD projector upon request. Having participated in organizing conferences herself, she is highly flexible and empathetic to the pressure and requirements of conference planners. She provides paperwork and responds to communications promptly. She is available to speak in most locations, both in the US and internationally.

Official Bio for Brochure

Diana West is an IBCLC in private practice, co-author of the 8th edition of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk, and Breastfeeding After Breast and Nipple Procedures. She is the author of the Clinician's Breastfeeding Triage Tool and Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery.

Bio for Introduction

Diana West is an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) in private practice, co-author with Teresa Pitman and Diane Wiessinger of the 8th edition of La Leche League International's "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding." She is also co-author with Lisa Marasco of "The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk" and Dr. Elliot Hirsch of "Breastfeeding After Breast and Nipple Procedures." She is the author of the "Clinician's Breastfeeding Triage Tool" and "Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery." She is the Media Director for La Leche League International, has a bachelor's degree in psychology, is a La Leche League Leader, a website developer, and administrator of the popular BFAR.org, LowMilkSupply.org, and LactSpeak.com websites. She lives with her three sons and one husband in the picturesque mountains of western New Jersey. 

Presentations

This speaker is pleased to provide presentations on the following topics to professional and parenting conferences. Presentations on other topics may be available upon request and subject to sufficient development lead-time. (For CERP topics, required paperwork will be provided promptly to meet CERP deadlines.)

Breastfeeding After Cosmetic Breast Surgery

90 - 120 minutes
CERP

A comprehensive discussion of breast augmentation and reduction surgeries and their impact upon lactation; discussion of incidence, motivations, surgical techniques, implications for lactation, psychological factors, breastfeeding management, and resources.

This is Diana's hallmark presentation based on her seminal work in this field.

Using Technology in Your Lactation Consultation Practice

60 - 75 minutes
CERP

A discussion of the newest online and smartphone technologies for reaching and communicating with breastfeeding mothers and for managing a lactation consultation practice, both hospital-based and private practice.

Helping Millennial Moms Breastfeed

60 - 90 minutes
CERP

A discussion of effective methods to interact with the new generation of breastfeeding mothers, known as "Millennial Moms," who have vastly different needs and communication styles from those who typically counsel them.

Making More Milk (or) New Methods of Increasing Milk Production

90 - 120 minutes
CERP

SHORT DESCRIPTION: A discussion of innovative new methods to increase milk production. LONG DESCRIPTION: With new research and innovations in the lactation field, there are now many more ways to increase milk production than in previous years. This talk presents the most promising of these new methods, with information about targeting the method to the underlying problem.

Assessing Milk Production and Milk Intake

75 - 90 minutes
CERP

SHORT DESCRIPTION: A detailed discussion of maternal and infant breastfeeding assessment targeted to uncovering causes of low milk production. LONG DESCRIPTION: This talk discusses what should you look for when assessing a mother and her baby to determine if she’s making enough milk, if the baby is getting enough, and what might be causing a supply or intake problem.

Maternal Causes of Low Milk Production

60 - 90 minutes
CERP

A discussion of maternal causes for low milk production and treatments that target those causes.

Infant Causes of Low Milk Production

60 - 90 minutes
CERP

A discussion of infant causes for low milk production and treatments that target those causes.

Surprising Causes of Low Milk Production

60 - 90 minutes
CERP

A discussion of newly discovered and lesser known causes of low milk production.

Counseling Mothers About Low Milk Production

60 - 75 minutes
CERP

A discussion of counseling methods that are sensitive to the emotional journey and special needs of mothers who have low milk production.

Overcoming Breastfeeding Ambivalence

60 - 75 minutes
CERP

SHORT DESCRIPTION: A discussion of ways to talk to mothers about breastfeeding that is encouraging and persuasive without coercion. LONG DESCRIPTION: It can be difficult to know how to talk to mothers who are ambivalent about breastfeeding. This talk presents effective communication methods that help mothers explore their concerns and reach a more confident perspective about breastfeeding.

Identifying, Assessing, and Infant Treating Tongue Tie

75 - 90 minutes
CERP

A detailed discussion of identification, assessment, and treatment of anterior and posterior variations of infant ankyloglossia.

Raising Boys

60 - 90 minutes

A discussion of the ways in which boys differ from girls and how to parent them in a way that helps them develop into their best selves.

Helping Breastfeeding Working Mothers

60 - 90 minutes
CERP

A discussion of innovative methods to help mothers who work outside the home continue to breastfeed successfully.

Contact Info

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Curriculum Vitae

Books

Diane Wiessinger, Teresa Pitman
July 16, 2010
Lisa Marasco
December 8, 2008
Elliot Hirsch
July 14, 2008
July 13, 2007

Speaking Services

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