Lisa wrote:
"The saddest thing is something I've seen before-- parents who use this
service will assume that they've worked with a consultant and that there
isn't anything higher up, and if they do not receive the help they need,
they won't seek out more because for them it doesn't exist. How I wish
this could be regulated."

There is more. A mother who has paid for such a consultant may not have the money to pay for further services. When I have a client who needs to see a PT, chiropractor, etc, it is often difficult to get her motivated to take another step, as she thought an LC would be the fix-it-all she was looking for. Many mothers will pay one person and that is that. If she is going to do that, I sure would prefer she knows what she is paying for.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT USA

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