Calm & Regulated: Re-thinking Latch and Positioning

Join us December 1, 2025 with Sejal Fichadia, B.Sc., B. Sc., IBCLC for our final education meeting of 2025! This presentation has been approved 1.5 CERPs for members who attend the live meeting. Pre-registration for this Zoom meeting is required! Topic: Each interaction in lactation care should help establish an oxytocin-rich environment.

Supporting client self-efficacy is a key responsibility of every lactation professional working with the parent-infant dyad. This presentation explores factors beyond latch and positioning, highlighting the importance of nervous system regulation for both parent and baby. The presence of a lactation professional should foster a neurophysiological sense of safety, allowing families to feel calm, open, and fully engaged in feeding and beyond.

Method: Through clinical case studies, videos, photographs, and a lens of compassionate curiosity, we will examine approaches that promote improved client outcomes.

Results: Participants will learn strategies they can integrate into their practice to nurture lasting client self-reliance that extends well past the consultation.

Conclusion: This presentation offers a framework for developing neurophysiologically inclusive feeding plans and supports bridging the gap between breastfeeding initiation and long-term continuation.

Sejal is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in private practice

and an infant massage educator in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. She combines her

professional expertise with her personal instincts as a mother and a supportive team

member.

She holds a Bachelors in Microbiology and Clinical Laboratory Science.

She also brings with her the following comprehensive toolkit:

● Certified Educator of Infant Massage

● Formerly Certified in skin-to-skin care for full term infants from the United States

Institute of Kangaroo Care

● Certified Provider of Innate Postpartum Care

She has presented nationally and internationally for GOLD lactation, ILCA, community

colleges, local lactation organizations.

As a lactation consultant, she believes that every individual needs to be educated about

breast health, optimal infant feeding and how breastfeeding support is a basic human

right and can impact world health globally.

She strives to help each family by continuing to learn all she can about breast health,

breastfeeding ecology, breastfeeding movement and parent-infant connection using the

neurobiological and infant mental health lens.

When she’s not with her clients, you can find her at home in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA,

listening to bollywood music, hanging out with friends and spending time with her family.