Gold Standard in Lactation Care

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants function and contribute as members of the maternal-child health team. They provide care in a variety of settings, while making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community support resources. Working together with families, policymakers, and society, IBCLCs provide expert breastfeeding and lactation care, promote changes that support breastfeeding and help reduce the risks of not breastfeeding. *Source: IBLCE.org

The IBCLC certification is the only lactation qualification that has rigorous enough standards that the IBCLC is a part of your healthcare team.

Seeing an IBCLC in Private Practice is often beneficial because of the ability to travel to your home and the amount of dedicated time they can spend helping you sort out your breastfeeding challenges.

All IBCLCs should have experience and expertise in lactation issues from birth to weaning, but those in Private Practice often specialize in issues that arise after hospital discharge and past the newborn phase.

Everything breastfeeding related

Reasons to see an IBCLC:

Low milk supply
Latch issues
Pain when breastfeeding
Damaged or sore nipples
Tongue tie
Over supply
Pumping
Returning to work
Mastitis or other infections
Weaning
Starting Solids
Nursing strikes (baby won't nurse)
Transitioning between breast and bottle
Thrush
Surgery and breastfeeding
Medications and breastfeeding
Poor weight gain infant
Relactating
Nursing adopted baby
Breastfeeding Multiples
Flat or inverted nipples

Get all the support you can!

If you are in need of encouragement and wondering what is "normal" in your breastfeeding experience; connecting with other breastfeeding parents can be a tremendous help!

La Leche League is a non-profit organization that has local groups for peer to peer support and can offer phone advice. Find a group near you.