If you're looking for support in your region, almost every public health unit offers breastfeeding support as well as
listing of lactation consultants.
La Leche League — Provides comprehensive
listings of lactation consultants based on area, pro-breastfeeding events, helps and tips.
Mostly your hospitals, when you get, in your discharge packet you get
your list of lactation consultants that are in the community
Not exact matches
Leaders and
lactation consultants usually are able to help you find a
list of local health care providers, often ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists, who specialize in assessing and treating a tight frenulum.
Click Here to access Breastfeed Chicago's directory
of IBCLC
Lactation Consultants in private practice and
listing of area drop - in clinics
Breastfeed Chicago, a Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition member organization and exemplary breastfeeding advocacy organization has put together this directory
of IBCLC
Lactation Consultants in private practice and
listing of area drop - in clinics.
Have a
list of certified
lactation consultants by the phone.
This isn't meant to be an all - inclusive
list of conditions that can cause breastfeeding pain, and is by no means meant to stand in place
of advice from your doctor or board certified
lactation consultant.
However, if you are concerned, then you may want to try some
of these methods
listed above or consider seeing your doctor or
lactation consultant to decide the best and safest ways you can increase your milk supply.
All
of the
Lactation Consultants listed below are currently Board Certified.
A postpartum doula also comes with a
list of vetted resources to help meet all
of your postpartum needs whether it is a
lactation consultant or a therapist specializing in postpartum mood disorders.
The family will receive WBW swag — like a Team Breastfeed water bottle and bib — and the helper will receive a one year membership to ILCA, which includes critical tools for providing evidence - based care, including access to the Journal
of Human
Lactation, discounted access to webinars on the latest research and care, and a
listing in the ILCA Find a
Lactation Consultant Tool (for IBCLCs in good standing).
These are
listed along with references in the Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment
of Exclusive Breastfeeding - International
Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) 2005 document.
You can also ask your local La Leche League leader or Breastfeeding USA counselor for a
list of local IBCLC's and she may be able to give input on which
lactation consultant is best for your unique situation.
Do yourself a favor and don't doubt yourself, find reliable support and help if you feel you have a true breastfeeding problem, including actual low milk supply, which is not for one
of the reasons
listed above, seek help from a
lactation consultant who will usually recommend various natural remedies for increasing supply or who may refer you to a doctor for medical assistance in increasing your supply.
MLCA also presented BCBS with a draft
of a
list of private practice and home visit
lactation consultants within the Commonwealth, no easy task given that no such directory exists.
«I know that many
of the IBCLCs currently
listed on Munchkin's
Lactation Consultant Locator have no idea that their names are connected to Munchkin in this way.
(If you need to find a
lactation consultant, go instead to the website
of lactation consultant professional association, which has permission to
list their contact information.)
So, in honor
of IBCLC Day, here is Victoria's
list of reasons why you should check - in with a
lactation consultant before you have your baby.
We are continuing our
list of common questions moms ask
lactation consultants and Melanie Silverman is our expert.
Two International Board Certified
Lactation Consultants, strengthened the case against Wyeth by providing the Philippine Bureau
of Food and Drugs (BFAD) a complete
list of the affected brands
of contaminated milk and the outlets where they were delivered and sold to the unknowing public.