Advanced Lactation Program
BECOME THE BEST LACTATION SPECIALIST YOU CAN BE
with Paola as your mentor.
Advanced Lactation Skills
& Private Practice Tools
Online Program
An intensive online program with self-paced learning and one-on-one live mentoring sessions, where you will gain all the clinical skills and knowledge you need to provide excellent care to your patients and to level-up your lactation practice.
About your mentor.
Paola is a lactation consultant with over 10 years of medical background and extensive clinical experience in Lactation Medicine.
She is an Internationally Educated Physician, a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, the gold standard certification for health professionals working with breastfeeding families. Paola also holds a Diploma in Child Nutrition and is currently taking a Diploma in Pediatric & Perinatal Clinical Nutrition. She’s always updating her knowledge with continuing education and she's also certified as a Sleep Specialist, a Craniosacral Therapist and a Baby-Led Weaning Educator. She’s been an IBCLC mentor for years, guiding students towards the IBCLC certification.
About the program
As a doctor with knowledge of breastfeeding, Paola always assumed she'd be well-prepared to breastfeed her baby when the time came. However, she encountered unexpected challenges that made breastfeeding more complex than she had anticipated. Despite seeking help from various health professionals, she ultimately had to independently research and address her breastfeeding difficulties. With unwavering support from her husband and access to different resources, she was able to successfully overcome her obstacles.
This experience led Paola to recognize the vital role of lactation specialists in maternal and child health care. Consequently, she undertook training to become a lactation specialist herself, identifying the need for improved education and updated practices within the field. Her training program emphasizes essential subjects to fully equip specialists in this rewarding profession.
Module 1:
Clinical Management of Low Milk Supply & Supplementation
Weight gain of the breastfed baby, how to interpret growth charts
Early supplementation and low milk supply
Investigating low milk supply
Syndrome of decreasing milk supply
Assisted nursing
Optimizing pumping: breast pumps, pump settings, flange fitting, creating pumping plans
Bottle-feeding skills
Module 2:
Complex Infant Feeding Challenges: Tongue-ties, Oral Dysfunction and Complex Cases
Infant oral anatomy and diagnostic skills for tongue-ties and oral dysfunction
Oral habilitation, oral motor therapy, bodywork and physiotherapy as part of the lactation care plan: when and how to incorporate it to our treatment plan
Optimal timing for frenectomies: how to create a treatment plan for tongue-tied babies & how to provide adequate lactation support pre and post frenectomy
Oral aversion: how to prevent it, feeding strategies to better support babies with oral aversion and their families
Bottle refusal and non-latching babies. Working with fussy babies.
Strategies to support families with premature babies
Breastfeeding multiples
Module 3:
Clinical Management of Maternal Complications
Ductal narrowing and mastitis
Oversupply and engorgement
Breast pain and nipple pain: how to investigate the causes and how to treat it
Nipple healing
How to adapt the care plan to the parent's goals and tolerance
Module 4:
Supporting Parents of Older Infants and Toddlers
Weaning, from the theory to the practice: different approaches and how to create plans
Starting solids: how to educate and guide parents on balancing breastfeeding, supplementation and solid meals; meal balancing and meal planning
Sleep & Well-being in the breastfeeding dyad: normal infant sleep, parent expectations and how sleep consultants can support families as a whole with a holistic approach
Module 5:
Charting and Providing Extended Support
Creating individualized lactation care plans
Strategies to provide virtual support
Home visits: everything you need to know to provide high-quality at-home support
In-clinic consultations: office set up and logistics
Charting templates for initial and follow up consultations, consent forms, strategies to collect payments and using the right software
Insurance
BONUS!
Module 6:
Level-Up Your Lactation Private Practice
Business coaching: goal mapping, accountability and building a team
Finances: service fees, setting financial goals, income planning and money management
Marketing: ads and strategies to bring more leads
Selling online courses
Teaching group classes
Managing support groups for parents
Leadership
Mentoring: how to become a mentor, how to build a mentorship plan, contract template and tips on how to run your programs
what you will get
✔︎ ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING:
Two 1:1 coaching calls with your mentor to answer any questions related to your practice or how to provide better care to your patients.
✔︎ GROUP SUPPORT, NETWORKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY:
Group mentoring through a private group with your mentor and fellow students to share your progress and find inspiration.
✔︎ EXTENDED LEARNING:
Access to the recorded lessons for the duration of the program and for 6 additional months so you can re-watch as needed and take your time learning at your own pace! Plus, additional conferences with guest speakers.
✔︎ COMMUNITY:
Our intention is to create an amazing community of healthcare professionals that connect for a lifetime and share their experiences with each other.
timeline
WEEK 1:
- Access to Module 1
- 1:1 call with your mentor for goal mapping
WEEK 2:
- Access to Module 2 & 3
- Additional conferences with guest speakers
WEEK 3:
- Access to Module 3
WEEK 4:
- Access to Module 4
- Additional conferences with guest speakers
WEEK 5:
- Access to Module 5
- 1:1 call with your mentor to assess your progress and answer questions
WEEK 6:
- Access to Module 6
PLUS:
- Access to the private group for group mentoring, connecting and accountability.
- 6 months of extended access to all lessons and additional conferences with guest speakers.
Paola is fluent in English and Spanish, all educational sessions and group support will be provided fully in English, 1:1 sessions and 1:1 chat support will be provided in both languages according to the mentee's preference.
"Paola is an outstanding mentor with a wealth of information that needs to be shared with as many people as possible! I am honoured to have been able to work along side her over the past few months. It was an honour to complete my clinical hours with her. She was genuinely invested in the growth and development of my practice and learning. She truly put her heart in to making my time at Mamas Au Lait the best possible experience. Thank you for taking me under your wing Paola.”
- Deena Zacks.
After completing the program you will:
♡ Treat patients with confidence
♡ Create life-changing lactation care plans for your patients
♡ Be a reliable resource for your patients and other lactation consultants
♡ Educate patients with a wealth of knowledge
♡ Be recognized in your field as a tongue-tie savvy practitioner
♡ Be ready to launch your private practice or to level-up your existing business so you can reach financial independence
♡ Be fully equipped to switch from one-time consultations to offering life-changing extended follow up for long-time patients that you will guide from pregnancy to weaning.
If this is just what you need...
why wait?
You can join us now for only $995 or two payments of $545.
Please know that you need to apply in order to be admitted into the program. We only have a few spots available every month, as our focus is to create an intimate and valuable experience.
Please apply by clicking in the button below, you will hear from us shortly!