2023 Kansas Breastfeeding Conference

10-26-2023
Wichita, KS


Oklahoma City WIC Conference

03-29-2023
Oklahoma City, OK


Danish Association of Certified Lactation Consultants (DACLC) Konference

02-01-2023
Copenhagen, Denmark


32nd Annual Art of Breastfeeding Conference

11-09-2022
Virtual and Triangle Area of NC, USA


Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

06-28-2022
Virtual


BEST Connect 28th Lactation Conference

04-07-2022
Virtual


New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force Conference

03-09-2022
Virtual


New Zealand Lactation Consultants Association 2022 Online Conference

02-11-2022
Virtual


La Leche League International 65th Anniversary 2021 Virtual Conference

10-15-2021
Virtual


Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition

10-04-2021
Virtual


Western Pennsylvania Lactation Consultant Association (WPLCA)

09-20-2021
Virtual


Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition Conference

09-15-2021
Virtual


Baystate Medical Center’s 2020 Breastfeeding Conference

09-09-2021
Virtual


International Lactation Consultants Association

08-30-2021
Virtual


GOLD Lactation

04-06-2021
Virtual


BEST Lactation Conference

09-17-2020
Virtual


United States Lactation Consultant Association Conference (USLCA)

03-02-2020
Virtual


BreastfeedLA: Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles

11-18-2019
Los Angeles, CA, USA


Adoption Learning Partners

09-26-2019
Virtual


Kentuckiana Lactation Improvement Coalition (KLIC)

09-13-2019
Louisville, KY, USA


Lactation Consultants of Great Britain (LCGB) 25th Anniversary Conference

04-26-2019
Northamptonshire, England, UK


Lactation Consultants in Private Practice Workshop

03-15-2019
Philadelphia, PA, USA


GOLD Lactation Online Conference

02-27-2019
Virtual


Illinois Department of Human Services

02-02-2018
Springfield, IL, USA


Wisconsin Association of Lactation Consultants

05-17-2016
Madison, WI
http://www.walc.net/


Edwardsville Breastfeeding Task Force Coalition

04-21-2016
Edwardsville, IL
http://edwardsvilleregionbreastfeeding.org/


Lactation Consultant in Private Practice Workshop

03-18-2016
Philadelphia, PA USA
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iLactation

09-15-2015
Online
http://ilactation.com/


Praeclarus Press Webinars

07-10-2015
Online
http://stores.praeclaruspress.com/webinars/


ILCA 2014 Conference and Annual Meeting:Breastfeeding in the Real World

07-23-2014
Phoenix, Arizona, United States


La Leche League of Missouri

06-12-2014
Columbia, Missouri, United States


GOLD Lactation Online Conference 2014

04-14-2014
Online


Gateway To Excellence- The United States Lactation Consultant Association

05-03-2013
St. Louis, Missouri, United States


Alyssa Schnell


Country: USA
Phone number: 314-614-2074
Email: alyssa@alyssaschnellibclc.com
Site: http://AlyssaSchnellIBCLC.com
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Publications

Schnell, A. (2022). The Three Step Framework for Inducing LactationTM. Journal of Human Lactation, 38(2), 252-261.

Key Messages

• No standardized protocol for inducing lactation currently exists.

• A standardized protocol for inducing lactation may not reflect the diversity of parents’ health, fertility,
or lactation histories; circumstances and timing of babies’ arrivals; and parents’ goals and values.

• The Three Step Framework for Inducing LactationTM is flexible and customizable for the individual needs of each family. The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC)
can use this model to develop an individualized inducing lactation protocol for each client.

Schnell, A. (2022). Successful co-lactation by a queer couple: A case study. Journal of Human Lactation, 38(4), 644-650.

Introduction: With cultural and social evolution and improvements in reproductive technology, an increasing number of babies are born to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning, and asexual and/or ally parents. As parental roles and gender expression become more expansive, the role of breastfeeding a baby must naturally also expand to include the option of sharing of breastfeeding among parents, called co-lactation (Bamberger & Farrow, 2021). In most cases, co-lactation involves a gestational parent and a non-gestational parent. If a non-gestational parent desires to produce milk for the purpose of breastfeeding, they do so by inducing lactation. While interest in and research about induced lactation are developing quickly, little information is currently available about co-lactation.

Main Issue: A couple identifying as queer presented with concerns about inducing lactation in the non-gestational parent, as well as seeking assistance in managing a successful sharing of the breastfeeding relationship.

Management: Breast massage, milk expression, acupuncture, hormone therapy, and galactagogues, including domperidone, goat’s rue, and malunggay (moringa oleifera) were used to initiate and establish lactation by the non-gestational parent. Parents shared the breastfeeding relationship equally and carefully managed milk expression when the other parent was breastfeeding to maintain or increase lactation.

Conclusion: With professional lactation support, commitment to a lactation plan, responsive parenting, and strong communication and cooperation between parents, two parents were able to successfully co-lactate for more than a year. Breastfeeding was shared equally and supplementation of breastfeeds was rarely needed.