Oops, I put the "short answer" in the wrong part of the email. I meant to
say yes also 90-120 minutes, but it may be more like 2 1/2 or 3 hours in
the case of moms with even more significant/ complicated issues.
"I leave when all moms immediate questions and immediate concerns are
answered, and she feels she understands what is happening, and perhaps why
things are currently so hard and how that might be expected to change over
time and a plan on how to get there. "
Also in answer to Jillian, I have been in practice for 16 years. Visits
have mostly remained 90-120 minutes. In the past 7 years or so, I have
learned so much more, and seen so many more very complicated dyads who really
don't want to give up, that the visits have not gotten shorter, and in some
are more than 120. Only one family, with an extremely anxious mom, did I
stay 4 hours, on two different visits. Baby had a posterior tie. This mom
ended up teaching me so much about a mom's ability to move through severe
anxiety, learn from her baby, and be transformed as a person in the process.
She ended up having a lovely and long nursing relationship with the baby, and
we worked together when her second one came along. It was amazing to see
how she had embraced her new self, her child, and even helped her husband
let go of his unrealistic expectations, with the second baby. The second
baby visits were of "normal" length for me then.
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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