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how to be a lactation consultant?

Amber - posted on 10/07/2009 ( 3 moms have responded )

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i live in michigan, and would love to become a lactation consultant but not sure how to go about doing it. please help me in any way. thank you so so much for you help.

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Amber - posted on 10/09/2009

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Thank you for your help. I am getting some paper work in the mail soon. Thank you

Rebecca - posted on 10/07/2009

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Here is the international lactation consultant examiners site

http://www.iblce.org/index.php



You need to take a University course for Human lactation and breastfeeding and do the recomended clinical time. As well as some other university courses that the site will clarify for you. You may want to look into being a Le Leche League Leader instead as this is much easier to get into and just as informative.

Amanda - posted on 10/07/2009

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I am not in Mich but I was also interested so I googled it and from what I read you have to be a nurse first. But I did hear about somthing called a lactation speacialist and I am still doing some reasearch in to that, so far it seems like you dont need to be a nurse for that.

Good luck.

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