IBCLC® Day is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday in March.
IBCLC® stands for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, which is the credential held by so many of our iLactation participants.
Here at iLactation we are celebrating the daily work of IBCLCs around the world by giving you the chance to win in TWO giveaways! Also, don’t miss our series of free presentations you can access any time!

IBCLC Day is also traditionally the first day of our March online breastfeeding conference. This conference is our 20th conference, Connect • Nourish • Thrive, online from IBCLC Day today until June 2, which is 3 full months of access. 20.5 hours of education, providing CERPs, CNEs, CMEs and other CEUs for health professionals, plus amazing information and education for all lactation supporters. Go here to view the speakers, topics and to register. Don’t miss it!

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of our What does your mother do? video
In 2012, the children of many IBCLCs around the world explained their mothers’ role as IBCLCs. Enjoy the look back at our history with this fun video!

GIVEAWAY 1

Mamas in Lockdown is an emotional and inspiring collection of personal stories from 77 parents who were pregnant or gave birth during lockdown.

Covid-19 had a huge impact on the people of Aotearoa New Zealand, especially those having a baby. From giving birth without the support of a partner or chosen midwife, to having a home birth instead of a hospital birth – the changes were unexpected and disconcerting for many. While supporting families with breastfeeding during the lockdown period, it became very clear that parents needed to talk about what had happened.

Many hours were spent listening to parents, and Denise Ives knew how therapeutic writing their stories had been for a couple of these mothers. She put out a call to see if others wanted to write their story to share in a book – and was inundated.

Parents need to tell their stories, they deserve to be heard.

 

Enter our giveaway to win a copy of iLactation speaker Denise Ives’ book MAMAS in Lockdown.

GIVEAWAY 2

Win free access to the award-winning documentary film BIRTH TIME.
What would it take for women/people to emerge from their births physically well and emotionally safe?

Three women embark on a mission to find out why an increasing number of women/people are emerging from their births physically and emotionally traumatised. Their discoveries expose the truth and lead them to join the birth revolution and create the Birth Time education platform that hopes to change the face of maternity care across the world.

Enter our giveaway to win special free access to Birth Time the documentary.

Birth Time: the documentary – FULL LENGTH TRAILER