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Diffusing essential oils is much different than pouring oils all over a patient (topical use should be used sparingly, and well diluted). Here's some research: "The focus of integrative therapies is on symptom control rather than cure. Nurses therap...

This times 1000! Baby-Friendly is about supporting moms and babies in the best possible way. If a mom doesn't have family support and she needs to rest, then baby may need to be with a nurse for a few hours. Families should be educated about the imp...

@TRJSU I'm a prenursing major. This is an older post, but I have some questions and maybe you could help me out. How would you rate your current experience? Are clinicals nearby? How many hours are you at clinicals each scheduled day? Any tips for ...

IBLCE offers the only International certification in lactation. I would encourage you to look into the pathways. Surely one will work for the program you're taking. IBLCE

Couldn't agree more with the statements here. If you don't need an intermediate certificate, then I, too, would encourage taking the Health e-Learning Breast Ed series. You can get all your hours in on place. It covers the entire blueprint of the ex...

You already have a degree in nursing, correct? In that case, the degree programs would not help you much. What you need is: 1) Lactation Specific Education Hours These can be easily earned online. Health e-Learning is a course that's been around a l...

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine just updated their protocol on hypoglycemia. "Usual recommendations are that feedings should be frequent, at least 10-12 times per 24 hours in the first few days after birth. However, it is not unusual for term i...

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If you work with mother baby pairs and you assist with breastfeeding, OR if you are a volunteer with an approved organization or a peer counselor with WIC, etc. you can apply through pathway 1 once you have 1000 hours of clinical experience hours. Yo...

^ditto. Here's some info on how medications pass into human milk: Drug entry into Human Milk | InfantRisk Center And here's the ABM protocol on the use of anesthesia and analgesia during bfing: http://www.bfmed.org/Media/Files/Protocols/Protocol_15_r...

I'm an IBCLC, and to be honest, I find it a little offensive to be categorized among people who think/act like formula is "poison". That's not a feature of all lactation consultants. I'm not trying to minimize your experience, I'm just saying that's ...

Babies should be kept skin to skin as much as possible. Mother's body is baby's habitat and mothers and babies were designed to stay together. Mother's breasts can increase temp to warm her baby. Pretty cool, eh? When babies are separated, their temp...

There's advocacy opportunities for this cause: Reimbursement for Donor Human Milk for Preterm Infants | agenda

Have you read the actual paper? It's not a study. It's a review. They go waaaay back to the 70's when there was no kind of indicator of how much breastfeeding was going on and for how long. That's just one thing that is wrong about this "study". Read...

You're correct. This hasn't happened. WIC does not cover the full amount of formula needed in a month, and I'm not sure that it ever has. When their vouches run out, WIC participants have to find a way to pay for the rest of the formula that their b...

Great info for mothers and HCPs: Helping Babies Who Have Down Syndrome Learn To Breastfeed Another: http://www.cdss.ca/images/pdf/brochures/english/CDSS_breastfeeding_brochure.pdf (Canadian, but great info in a printable pamphlet) Listing of resourc...

I'm certain that consent form doesn't say anything akin to formula is poison and you are a bad mother for giving it. Parents deserve the right to informed consent. How can they have informed consent if they don't have the information?

Most cultures around the world do what Baby-Friendly does! Don't sell the families you serve short by assuming since they're not "white, middle class" that the new hospital environment won't work for them. Exactly. Hospitals should promote health, ...

It is concerning when a newborn is losing weight, especially a newborn that is small to begin with! As other posters have mentioned, some weight loss is common. The longer the mom was on IV fluids, the greater baby's weight loss. There have been man...

Are you aware that skin to skin isn't just for the mother, it's for the baby first and foremost? Skin to skin contact is an important part of an infants' early development. It makes a difference not just in the first few days, but in years to come! T...

I came in through what is now pathway 1. I was a volunteer bfing counselor for several years before I applied.

I became an IBCLC and now am going back to school to complete my BSN. You're in good company!

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I'm 38 and starting my prerequisites again after a 15 year break to raise my son. In the meanwhile, I've become an IBCLC! I'm hoping to complete my BSN by 2017.

Stomach capacity: On day one, stomach capacity is 5-7 ml. The stomach capacity increases by day 2 and 3, right along with the amount of colostrum that is produced. Here's a list of references: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Chs...