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Importance of Choosing an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant)

An IBCLC is the highest internationally recognized credential for professional lactation support. Choosing an IBCLC ensures you are receiving care from a healthcare professional with specialized knowledge and clinical skills to manage complex breastfeeding challenges. They work within a clinical scope of practice, making them uniquely qualified to assess and create comprehensive, evidence-based care plans for the entire breastfeeding journey.

Specific Issues and Topics an IBCLC Can Assist With

​Prenatal

  • Establishing a Care Plan: Discussing personal feeding goals and creating a plan, especially for parents with pre-existing medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, PCOS) or a history of low milk supply, which may impact breastfeeding.

  • Anatomy and Physiology: Providing information on breast changes, milk production, and infant feeding cues to set realistic expectations.

  • Equipment Education: Reviewing and selecting essential equipment, such as breast pumps and accessories, and teaching proper sizing and use.

  • Anticipatory Guidance: Addressing common fears and misconceptions about breastfeeding, as well as discussing strategies for the initial hours and days postpartum.

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Postpartum

  • Latch and Positioning: Assessing and correcting latch issues that cause pain or inefficient milk transfer.

  • Milk Supply Management: Addressing concerns about low supply, oversupply, or slow weight gain in the baby, and developing personalized strategies.

  • Pain and Discomfort: Identifying and treating causes of nipple pain, and managing complications like engorgement, plugged ducts, or mastitis.

  • Special Circumstances: Providing support for complex situations such as premature infants, twins or multiples, infants with oral ties (e.g., lip or tongue tie), or babies with neurological or genetic conditions that affect feeding.

  • Return to Work/Pumping: Creating a sustainable routine for exclusive pumping, building a freezer stash, and developing a plan for integrating pumping into a return-to-work schedule

  • Weaning: Guiding parents through the process of safely and comfortably reducing milk feeds when the time comes.

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