Dear Beth, I want to clarify why we don't do personal problems/concerns on 
this chat list. Besides the reasons the list mothers have given, I would 
like to point out that IBCLCs as "professionals" must do a complete 
breastfeeding history on mothers and babies before beginning to work with 
them. To just answer questions "off the cuff" would not be doing the mother 
a favor nor is it necessarily ethical for IBCLCs to do so. When an IBCLC 
helps a mom, even for a short phone conversation, she becomes responsible 
for the information the mother is getting, and needs to make a report to the 
HCP. Yet, without written permission to send such a report, and the name of 
the physician, the IBCLC's hands are tied. Therefore, to answer your very 
long post and several questions, an IBCLC would need to ask many questions 
back to you in order to get the entire picture of you and your baby's 
nursing history. Email is a horrible way to do this. I myself will not do 
consultations by email because it is almost impossible to get enough 
information that way. I also have to limit the amount of time I can give 
someone "for free" this way because 1) I need to make a living and 2) I am 
busy enough as it is, with family and work. I sincerely hope you can find 
the help you are seeking.
Warmly, Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC 

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