LINDA WORZER, IBCLC, RLC
Board Certified Lactation Consultant

SHARON MATTES, IBCLC, RLC
Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Office Hours M to F - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Call us to confirm appointments

Sharon Mattes (972) 495-2805 - home/office address
Linda Worzer (972) 699-3921 - home/office address

Parent References

Fees for Professional Services

~ A Consultation is typically 1 1/2 to 2 hours in length.
Fees are charged per visit, rather than per hour.

Office Visit - $100.00
Home Visit -.$140.00

During After-hours, Holidays and Weekends, Add Fee of $50.00 per visit

~ With Follow-up Consultations, the time required and the fee are less.

Office Visit - $ 40.00
Home Visit - .$ 60.00

Fees are determined by
the time necessary to :

• Consult and travel
• Take history of mother and baby
• Examine mother and baby
• Weigh baby before & after feeding(s)
• Observe feeding(s)
• Assess and problem solve
• Develop appropriate care plan
  

Nursing and Working Consult
$45.00 - 1 Hour private session

A Consultation, whether in your home or our office, requires time:
to examine both baby and mother, to take a medical and management
history of birth, maternal and infant health, current infant feeding and
sleeping patterns, to weigh baby and assess breastfeeding effectiveness,
to determine the issues needing adjustment, and to prepare a care plan
designed to achieve the family's breastfeeding goals.

HIPAA - A shortened version of this release form is signed by the client.

An Insurance Superbill showing the appropriate CPT codes is provided
for the client to submit to their Insurance Company.

Reports to your physician follow each consultation and serve to keep
your health care providers updated on baby's progress, advising them of
assessments and care plans.

Included in your Consultation may be: valuable information about
breastfeeding, newborn behavior and tips on how to read baby's
body language. When problems persist, follow up care addresses both
mother's and physician's concerns and helps redirect any remaining
challenges to guide the nursing couple through their learning process.

If you need assistance with problem-solving, or you need 'hands-on'
help nursing your baby, call to arrange a private consultation, either in
our office or in your home. We are also available for phone consultations
for basic and general breastfeeding information. [Dallas, TX Area]

Q & A on Lactation Consultation ...

Consultation - what happens?
Fees for professional services?
Professional Help...When is it needed?
Professional recommendations on breastfeeding

IBCLC Lactation Consultant - what does it mean?
Becoming a Lactation Consultant?

To find a Lactation Consultant
[other than Sharon or Linda]

http://www.ilca.org/falc.html

How to Find Breastfeeding Support Services
both local and international

When Do I Need To Seek Professional Help?

THERE ARE SEVERAL 'CRITICAL PERIODS' COMMON TO NEW NURSING
COUPLES, which may present challenges to your comfort or breastfeeding
success. It is always best to address any problem as soon as possible.

CONTRARY TO POPULAR FOLKLORE, sore nipples are not normal, and
would be an indication that mother or baby's feeding position or anatomy
is impacting effective latch, and that some other adjustment is required
to correct or prevent damaged nipples, engorgement, mastitis, slow
infant weight gain, low milk supply, and further possible difficulties.

You may want to seek additional help to correct the following concerns:

BABY'S AGE		FOR MOM - CRITICAL NURSING CHALLENGE
2 to 7 DAYS		Tender Nipples, Obvious Physical Damage, Sore breasts, Engorgement, Baby Not Content after feeds, Baby Sleeping or Feeding 'all the time'.
2 to 3 WEEKS		Unresolved Sore Damaged Nipples, Low Milk Supply, Unexplained Crying, Reflux or Colic
6 to 12 WEEKS		Adjusting Feeding and Sleeping patterns, Pumping & Storing Breastmilk, Returning to Work or School

A new mother should feel both secure and comfortable

Becoming a Certified Lactation Consultant
Qualifications and requirements:

Certifiying Organization:
http://americas.iblce.org/faqIBCLC_v2.php

Preparation Programs and Information:
http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/lc.html
http://www.bflrc.com/
http://www.ilca.org/
http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/LC.html
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wichd/bf/bf1.shtm

Internet group for LC Candidates:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IBCLC2B/

What is a Lactation Consultant ?

Q: I.B.C.L.C. - What do the initials mean?

The initials stand for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

...IBCLCs are allied health care providers who, by meeting eligibility
requirements and certifying by passing an independent examination, possess
the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes to facilitate breastfeeding.

...With a focus on preventive health care, they encourage self-care
and parental decision-making both prenatally and postnatally. IBCLCs use
a problem-solving approach, to provide appropriate information, referrals
and recommendations, in a variety of settings.

Q: What is the importance of this credential?

...IBCLC certification alone of all the other certifications awarded,
maintains minimum competency standards and provides on-going
disciplinary and ethical oversight.

...As experienced professionals, we present skillful application of current techniques, to resolve common or crisis situations and to provide follow-up
and continuing support of the breastfeeding mother.

...Our philosophy is to help each mother reach her personal goals. Using evidence-based techniques, we are able to offer mothers experiential knowledge, hands-on-help, as well as the most up to date, proven breastfeeding-friendly products.

Recommendations of Professional Organizations

[The American Academy of Pediatrics]
AAP Breastfeeding Guidelines

The AAP recommends human milk as the preferred feeding for all infants,
and breastfeeding should begin as soon as possible after birth. Newborns
should be nursed whenever they show signs of hunger [crying is a late
indicator of hunger] No supplement should be given without medical indication. Exclusive breastfeeding is ideal and sufficient nutrition for the first six months. Gradual introduction of iron-rich solid foods may be added after six months. It is recommended that breastfeeding continue for at least twelve months, and thereafter for as long after as is mutually desired for mother and baby.

Revised 2005, AAP Policy Statement on Breastfeeding

[The American Academy of Family Physicians]
AAFP Policy Statement on Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the physiological norm for both mothers and their children.
The AAFP recommends that all babies, with rare exceptions, be breastfed and/or receive expressed human milk exclusively for about the first six months of life. Breastfeeding should continue with the addition of complementary foods throughout the second half of the first year. Breastfeeding beyond the first year offers considerable benefits to both mother and child, and should continue as long as mutually desired. Family physicians should have the knowledge to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding.