I have not personally taken the course but I have had patients that have. From what I gather it basically teaches the basics of infant feeding- talks about laid back position, letting baby self latch, feeding on demand, etc.
My concern about the program is it doesn’t allow for any exceptions if baby isn’t feeding well in that one position or if baby has any other issues. From what I have seen -it basically says not to let anyone help you and just keep doing the same thing. The worst case I had from this method was a patient with baby born at 37wks, SGA and patient had wide hypoplastic breast appearance. Baby was latching but not suckling and because of the course the patient was against pumping or any other tools- declined any help per what the course had said. Baby lost 15% and readmitted for jaundice and weight loss. I didn’t meet the family till after the admission but I also helped her with her 2nd baby and things went much better.
Meredith Young, PA-C, IBCLC
Complete Lactation Care
Yale- New Haven Hospital
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> On Dec 27, 2023, at 6:50 AM, Elizabeth Brooks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> To my view: This is well-marketed commodification of lactation support.
>
> From their website: "Simply put, The Thompson Method, is a gentle,
> evidence-based approach to birth and breastfeeding, which reveals strong
> links between the way a woman’s birthing experience unfolds and her
> subsequent breastfeeding journey."
>
> That sounds a lot like what I know, and can do, as an IBCLC. From the
> IBCLC Commission: "International Board Certified Lactation Consultants
> (IBCLCs) are important members of the maternal-child health team
> specialising in breastfeeding care.
>
> IBCLCs have diverse backgrounds and work in a variety of settings, but all
> have met rigorous eligibility requirements and passed an examination that
> assesses knowledge in breastfeeding management. Working together with
> families, policymakers, and the community, IBCLCs provide expert
> breastfeeding and lactation care and advance global public health."
>
> Any time I see parent- and baby- and lactation-related "things" being
> lauded as THE ONE BEST WAY (whether it is breastfeeding, or sleeping, or
> swaddling, or gut regulation, etc etc), I arch a cynical eyebrow when the
> lauding is being done by someone with a vested, commercial interest in the
> use/sale of the "thing."
>
> Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA
> Wyndmoor, PA, USA
> Private practice IBCLC, speaker, author, educator, lactation advocate
> LizBrooksIBCLC.com @LizBrooksIBCLC
>
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