Israeli lactation advocates should focus on how maternity nurses are trained and pressure the nursing schools to make sure all mat nurses are
trained as lactation consultants as well.
I've been working in the field of breastfeeding support for 25 years in 9 cities and 2 countries and can help you meet your professional
goals as a lactation consultant.
And ever since then I've passionate about helping moms overcome their breastfeeding challenges and I've been working in public health for the past nine
years as a lactation consultant and a dietitian.
As a lactation consultant who professionally supports breastfeeding mothers, I've come to learn and understand what can help to make the breastfeeding journey easier, more enjoyable and longer - lasting.
We have chosen to keep some of the older video's as they are problem management and give great options and suggestions for different scenario's one
encounters as a lactation consultant.
If either of these things are happening, a breastfeeding expert
such as a lactation consultant or a knowledgeable pediatrician should be seen immediately.
She currently practices
as a lactation consultant at Tri-City Medical Center, teaches pre-natal breastfeeding and parenting classes at several Scripps Hospitals and Tri-City Medical Center, does private practice lactation consults through her private lactation practice «The Original Comfort Food Lactation Services», and until recently worked at Queen of the Valley Hospital and Scripps Mercy Hospital doing inpatient, bedside lactation consults.
I realised that a lot of the support that I had received — both prenatally, in dealing with my past scars, and postnatally, in finding solutions that allow my little boy and I to have a breastfeeding relationship in our own way — was in her
role as a lactation consultant.
But considering how many moms on the internet appeared to have no issues with breastfeeding, and considering how many of my baby books seemed to take it for granted that all moms breastfed without any difficulty, I found it hard to believe that my struggles were really as «normal»
as the lactation consultant said they were.
An IBCLC, also
known as a lactation consultant, is a professional who has received the highest level of education and training and possesses the knowledge and skill to help mothers with even the most difficult breastfeeding situations.
Call your insurance customer service to make sure Breastfeeding Support & Supplies is listed as a DME (Durable Medical Equipment) provider and Diane Erdmann RN
IBCLC as a Lactation Consultant provider.
For example, if you are employed as a nurse or lactation consultant and are also a La Leche League Leader, you are required to
register as a lactation consultant or nurse.