Lactation Consultant and other ?'s

sprout18 · 06-22-2006, 12:24 PM

I was wondering where everyone got their certification from. Is CAPPA the only one who offers it?
Also what other certifications besides Doula and Childbirth Educator are there. I am the type of person who loves to learn (my dh is getting his degree online for Computer Science and I often sit in on his classes so I can learn the stuff too!) I just love to learn...I'm kind of like the robot from Short Circuit "need more input!!" I really want to become a lactation consultant as well as a doula but was wondering what else is out there that I could offer my clients of the future. I like to make a plan and go with it..right now its doula than LC than..... fill in the blank for me. Thanks for your help.
Ericka

motherstouchdoula · 06-22-2006, 12:57 PM

CAPPA only offers CLE (Lacation Education) to be a REAL CLC IMO you have to sit for the boards..and you have to be IBCLC..Which is my goal, it is TONS of work and hrs!! You can find info here: http://www.iblce.org/
I know that there are some places that offer classes in Lacation by sitting for these classes you can be an LE, but as far as I know CAPPA is the only place to become a CLE. Since I am not finished with my CAPPA training I call my self a Breastfeeding Support person..I kinda have an advantage due to my involvement with LLL..

MothertheMother · 06-22-2006, 01:16 PM

there is always postpartum doula and cappa also offers the antepartum doula to help women donfined to bed rest. Happiest Baby on the block is one that I considered certifying with in the future as well. Just a couple to add to the list. Oh, and there are other areas you can specialize in without a certification. For instance there is huge amounts of information and some places have workshops specifically for helping women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (just one example). I guess what I am getting at is you can never run out of things to learn about in this field!! That is part of why I was so drawn to it.

newbirth · 06-22-2006, 02:46 PM

You could do infant massage, or even adult massage specializing in pre-natal/birth. You'd have to research which orgs cert. those.

If you wanted to go more towards a natural healing approach, you could go into herbology or homeopathy.

These are a few things I've thought about doing myself, but haven't gotten to detailed into planning. I've got enough on my plan for the moment.