ABM Annual Conference

Our last conference was held on the 28th June 2025. Please keep an eye on our socials for information regarding our 2026 conference.

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Virtual Exhibitors – 2025

T and Belle

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La Leche League Books

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Whispering Wren

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Association of Tongue Tie Practioners

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Emma Rosen Author

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National Breastfeeding Helpline

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Ardo

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Lowestoft and Waveney Breastfeeding Support

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Anya

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First Steps Nutrition Trust

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Lactation Consultants of Great Britain

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Professor Amy Brown Books

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Conference Speakers – 2025

Speaker – Amanda Da Costa

Amanda Da Costa …

Amanda is the Clinical Supervisor for the team of volunteer pharmacists on the Breastfeeding Network’s Drug in Breastmilk Information Service. Amanda also volunteers on the Drugs in Breastmilk Service, supporting families, breastfeeding supporters and healthcare professionals with queries about medications and procedures when breastfeeding. She is mum to two boys and is passionate about supporting breastfeeding and empowering parents to access healthcare. She is a pharmacist with over 25 years of experience. With a background in community pharmacy, she has been working in primary care for the past 20 years, supporting safe prescribing in GP practices and care homes in North East London. She has been volunteering for BfN since 2013

Speaker Jessica Yeung

Jessica has been working as a community pharmacist for over 15 years. She began volunteering as a pharmacist on the Drug in Breastmilk Information Service since 2023, providing evidence-based information on use of medications during breastfeeding for families and healthcare professionals, to enable breastfeeding women to make an informed decision about their breastfeeding journeys if they are taking medications.

Jessica has 3 children and is very passionate about providing support for breastfeeding families. She also regularly volunteers as a peer supporter with her local breastfeeding support organisation in baby cafes and hospitals

Speaker Charlotte Treitl

Charlotte Treitl, widely known as “The Milk Rebel,” is a powerhouse in the world of lactation and infant feeding advocacy. As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Clinical Lead for Parenting at Anya, Charlotte is on a mission to revolutionise breastfeeding support—making it accessible, inclusive, and empowering for all families. With a decade of experience, Charlotte’s expertise spans from peer support and grassroots activism to clinical leadership and championing policy change. She provides personalised, evidence-based guidance, helping parents confidently navigate breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk provision. At Anya, she spearheads the development of cutting-edge, research-backed resources to support families through the challenges of early parenthood. But Charlotte is more than just a lactation specialist —she’s a rebel with a cause. She fights for those without a voice or influence, advocating for systemic change to ensure breastfeeding support is a right, not a privilege. A fierce intersectional feminist, Charlotte isn’t afraid to shake up the status quo. She’s loud, a little sweary, and unapologetically passionate about improving health outcomes for families worldwide

Speaker – Lucy Webber

Lucy is a midwife and IBCLC based in North Somerset, where she lives with her husband and three children in a lively, neurodivergent household.

She runs a private practice, offering in-person local, and remote IBCLC support worldwide. Committed to providing families with evidence based, individualised, and holistic care, Lucy approaches all areas of her work with gentle and respectful ethos.

Her book, Breastfeeding and the Fourth Trimester, was published in 2023, and she also began sharing her knowledge more widely through speaking engagements both in the UK and internationally.

Speaker Shereen Soliman

Dr. Soliman a Pediatrician, Neonatology Consultant, Clinical Nutrition Physician, and IBCLC with over 22 years of experience, Harvard medical Alumini. A board member of MILCC and medical Advisory committee member of LLLI and has been a dedicated volunteer at ILCA since 2018, contributing to research, publications, webinars, and equity initiatives. She has held leadership roles, including serving on the Equity Advisor Team (2019/2020) and the USBC’s Non-Profit Management Technical Assistance series (2021). Professional advisory committee member at Gold neonatal.

Dr. Soliman is an instructor at the Egyptian Board of Pediatrics and actively participates in the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative training with UNICEF, WHO, and Al-Azhar University. She authored The Ultimate Breastfeeding Study Guide (2021) and has been recognized with multiple awards, including the IBCLC & ILCA Award (2021, 2023–2025) and a USLCA nomination (2022).

Her expertise is acknowledged internationally through speaking engagements at international conferences and webinars with leading organizations in the field of maternity, child health care and nutrition. She completed UN training courses on public health, leadership, and innovation (2022) and has participated in various advisory committees, including the Infant Feeding Equity Summit by BreastfeedLA. A committed advocate for breastfeeding education and maternal-child health, Dr. Soliman continues to impact her field globally.

Social Media

We will be using our social media accounts to keep you updated about the conference, so please do follow us @AssocBFMothers or via the links below.

Our hashtag for the event is #ABMConf25

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