<<My  suggestion would be that instead
of asking "do you refer moms who need  breastfeeding help?" -- I would ask
for a list of those IBCLCs or LLL Leaders  whom the pediatrician recommends
or refers mothers to.>>


I think I would ask, "Do you have an  IBCLC on your staff?"  (My pediatrician
does -- it's me!!).  Then, if  they say no, simply ask, "To whom do you refer
if I have breastfeeding  problems?"  If they say, "Oh, there are lactation
consultants at the  hospital" then I would wonder.....

Another specific question might be  something along the lines of "If my baby
doesn't gain enough weight, what would  you recommend that I do?"  (Hopefully
the answer would be to see an IBCLC,  but....)

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton  IL
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com


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