Cira Lactation
Consulting Services
What do IBCLC credentials mean?
An IBCLC is a healthcare professional who has achieved the highest accreditation in the specialization of lactation. IBCLSs train for 2-5 (or more) years, and complete 90 hours of lactation-specific education and 300-1000 hours of hands-on clinical hours. To maintain their accreditation, IBCLCs re-certify every five years by examination or by continuing education and a continuing education self-assessment
What do IBCLCs do?
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Assist with lactation needs
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Assist with latch and positioning
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Assist with pump selection, and information, and plan a pumping schedule
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Education about storage of breast milk
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Provide information about medications that you can share with your doctor
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Make referrals to other healthcare professionals to improve breastfeeding outcomes.
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Assist with plans for:
- Relieving engorgement,
- Improving low milk supply or over supply of breast milk,
- Relieving sore nipples or painful breastfeeding,
- Latch refusal,
- A fussy baby, a baby that spits up frequently, a baby that feeds all the time,
- Improving infant weight issues,
- Improving feedings at the breast when the infant was born premature or late pre-term,
- Breastfeeding an adopted baby,
- Nursing multiple babies,
- Tandem breastfeeding,
- Resolving mastitis, and plugged ducts,
- Infant or maternal illness.
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