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[In the spirit of the breastfeeding web page idea, I think we should get this ball rolling. This was originally jbarbie23's idea, so all credit goes to her.]
We're creating a blacklist/goodlist of doctors, lactation consultants, pediatricians and the like who aren't (and are) breastfeeding friendly. Ideally, I'd like this to become a good solid list of medical professionals organized by country, then state/province/territory. It will be easy to navigate and submit your own experiences, having plenty of information and reviews to help you choose a caregiver who is supportive of your child-rearing choices and doesn't send you home from the hospital with a free gift bag from Nestle.
So, what I need from you guys is submissions. Did you have a doctor who told you to wean because of your sore nipples? Did your lactation consultant not like children? Leave a comment with the city/state/country of said caregiver in the subject line (this helps me organize them as they flood into my inbox), their name and briefly describe your experience. Be constructive, not slanderous and insulting. Don't say, "I hate him and he sucks!", instead say, "I don't feel this doctor is breastfeeding friendly because he told me that at six months postpartum my milk went rotten and turned into cheese. He also told me that having cellulite would help my milk supply." Try not to say anything personal about the person, but keep it focused on things he said or did.
On the other hand, if you had a good experience with a doctor/midwife or lactation consultant, please submit that too. Same rules apply; give the location, name and a brief description of the experience. Again, try to be specific and not just give general praise. If you have more then one submission, leave them in separate comments.
If you have any ideas or suggestions to add, please do so! I'll be collecting, organizing and storing this info until it has a place to go. Hopefully, it'll be linked on the userinfo page for easy access.
Thanks.
Example Submission
Subject line: Tampa, Florida
Message body: Dr. Smith (pediatrician) from Smith Family Practitioners - bad! Smith told me to wean my two week old when I came down with mastitis and was very unsupportive and dismissive when I offered him information about nursing through infection. He also handed out formula samples and has formula propaganda in the form of pamphlets and posters in his office waiting room.
Comments
YOU my dear are very very funny!!!!!
I would also like to add that kaiser permenente in Santa Rosa as a whole shoudl be blacklisted. They caused me to have a nipple confused baby, gave her formula and paciferes without my permission, and in general are detrimental to the nursing experience. All the women who I have met in my group lactaction visits are kaiser patients who are having problems due to their lack of breastfeeding expertise.
To find this lc program, look up With Child in the phone book (I don't have the number offand).
I also felt a LOT of patronizing from him for even bringing up hesitations about vaccinations, and he ordered me to put my new baby in her own bed. (ignored)
Danette Glassy, MD
Mercer Island Pediatrics
2553 76th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
206-275-2122
Also, when I asked him what books on babycare/parenting he would reccomend he encouraged Babywise above all other books (including Dr. Sears).
TWO THUMBS DOWN!!!
she's south chicago (not the ghetto!) 111th and sawyer? (near western)
Holistic Family Practice
(773) 881-7191
Also, we should SO make cheese from breastmilk and sell it for lots and lots of money to granola food shops: "Cheese from the only milk humans were meant to eat!"
UCLA Meidcal Center
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-9111
The Head Ped was named Alfred John Pennisi, [ dude even looking at the discharge papers it says "Mother to suplllement if wet diapers are less than 5" fucker.
I thought myself to be well educated. I had the Le Leche League's "The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding" given to me by my Doula. I read it top to bottom, well before my due date. When that blesses day did arrive, after 46 hours of labor, I was still in high spirits and determined to breastfeed my new son. However, with my large breasts and his very small mouth, it proved to be a difficult task. That along with the fact, I was not happy to be in the hospital, and they weren't happy that he wasn't feeding yet. It was 4 am when I finally got into my room, my don being born at 1:30. 6 different nurses, all childless trying to help me learn how to breastfeed didn't help me at all either. My mom could not help me because she had to go back home 100 miles away. My SO, a new father who obviously couldn't lactate himself, was no help. My birth coach who nursed her daughter couldn't be there to help. No one was there to help. They wouldn't let my SO stay with me either. So I was alone with a little tiny person I knew nothing about it and strangers coming in with fake smiles and no real breastfeeding knowledge. It was a horrific experience.
When I finally got to see the Lactation Consultant around noon, I was first very excited, she had 6 kids all breastfed, and when she stood at the foot of my bed she did the mommy dance, you know rocking back and forth slowly as though she was hearing some slow song in her head. I thought she was going to be my saving grace. I so desperately wanted to feed my son and his father wanted that to happen to. We tried and tried, for a good 15 minutes, then she had to leave and help out the other women who had given birth that morning after me. The nurse right after the LC had left came in with a what she called, "a gift from the hospital." That ugly yellow and blue bag containing formula. *sigh*
When the LC came back later in the day, we still hadn't gotten it. I asked her to get me a rocking chair. They were all being used by other mothers. I felt hopeless and like a failure because I could not get this to work. I did not think that it would happen right away of course, I knew it was going to take work, per what the LLL book said, but it was really starting to become more and more a scary thought that I could not breastfeed. The LC wasn't giving me enough support she even suggested formula, and a bottle because my son's tongue was doing a thrust out instead of sucking in. She stated that you can train the tongue with a bottle! I knew that one other problem was that I was in the hospital. Where I did not feel comfortable and did not want to be. My natural birth had turned into a pitocin dripping epidural having nightmare at the last minute to get my child out of me. I was feeling horrible about that, and wanting to get as far away from that horrid place as fast as I could. All that coupled with the fact that I had just given birth. My hormones were on the rampage, and I was tearing up one minute and angry the next. When my son would start to cry it was tearing at my heart. I wanted to feed him from my breast so badly. He was getting colostrom, it was getting into his mouth, but no real latch had been established. The LC suggested that we try a SNS. Which I reluctantly did, just to get something in my boys stomach. Still no use. To make matters worse the resident pediatrician on duty came in, when she looked at my boppy nursing pillow and asked what it was, I told her and she said, "I've never seen something like that before." My heart sank and I thought "YOU'RE A PED. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW WHAT A NURSING PILLOW IS??!!"
Here are a few for now:
Dr. Carolina Ceron-Canas, Progressive Pediatrics, Jacksonville, FL, USA
She is a board-certified pediatrician as well as an IBCLC who has worked in breastfeeding advocacy for many years. She practices evidence-based medicine (no antibiotics unless indicated, etc), and gives sound breastfeeding advice to new mothers. She personally procured breastfeeding-friendly advertising to place in visible spots around the office.
Dr. Valerie Miles, Progressive Pediatrics, Jacksonville, FL, USA
She is a board-certified pediatrician, and the founder of Progressive Pediatrics. She has studied holistic medicine and incorporates its tenets into her care. She is very judicious in her use of allopathic medicines (which can disrupt the bf relationship - especially antibiotics), and encourages parents to focus on ways to maintain the whole health of the child, including extended breastfeeding. She offers sound breastfeeding advice to new mothers, and does not allow formula advertising to be displayed in the office.
Dr. Kimberly Van Scriver, A Place for Women, Jacksonville, FL, USA
A board-certified ob/gyn. She is supportive of natural birth, and is very judicious with the use of medical labor and birth interventions, which are known to increase the risk of breastfeeding problems. She actively encourages breastfeeding.
Loretta Haycook, IBCLC, Baptist Beaches Hospital, Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA
An IBCLC who works privately and in the hospital setting. Loretta keeps up with new information on breastfeeding success strategies, and offers sound breastfeeding advice and assistance to new mothers. She understands the value of perseverance, and views supplementation (via cup, spoon, or SNS) as a last resort.
At first she recommended supplementing with formula because I looked tired and because she wanted to fatten my daughter up for winter.
Past the year mark, she is still supporting my decision to breastfeed. Obviously something changed during the year and she went from formula pusher, to encouraging extended nursing.
She's still a lot better than most pediatricians in the area.
Women’s Education and Lactation Center
4151 Medical Center East
Nashville, TN 37232-7425
615-936-1414
Overall, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital has been phenomenal in promoting breastfeeding-friendly practices.
The referral doctor we saw there when Gavin's FFT was diagnosed, Dr. Veronica Gunn, did not try to automatically push formula to bring his weight up. Rather, she was willing to work with us to bring Gavin's weight back up in a much more healthy way. She even encouraged us to use donor milk if I was unable to get my supply back.
Also, I'd like to recommend The Women's Education and Lactation Center, also located at Vanderbilt. I dealt with Maribeth Hagan, who attempted to work with me to rent a pump. She was warm, enthusiastic, and very knowledgeable.
Heck, everybody at Vanderbilt I've ever encountered has been excellent! =)
Pro BF, no problem with delaying vaxes, co-sleeping, etc.
IBCLC in the office is Susan Kristie
Susan spent a lot of time with us to get baby latched on and nursing properly. She was very warm and caring. Patient with new Mom and baby. Offered to let us come in for free weight checks and said to call whenever we had a problem.
(I would classify them as Orange County CA)
3660 W. Bethany Home Road, Phoenix, AZ (directions)
Tel: (602) 973-3200
Lactation Consultant: Angela Lober (I will try to find out her certifications, I believe she is a R.N.)
Offers a great breastfeeding class for pregnant couples. Lactation services for one $40 fee, that covers all additional visits and phone calls. Nursing mom's support group meets twice monthly.
Angela is awesome, I saw 2 LC's in the hospital but I really liked Angela's style better. She's calm and knowledgeable without talking down to you. I'm also glad I attended her breastfeeding class.
Midwifes: the midwifes are great, I saw 4 of them they all support and recommend breastfeeding.
The practice has the only free-standing birth center in Phoenix.
University of Minnesota: Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Health
Primary Care Center
612-624-9499
Dr. Satran is Noah's pediatrician, and he is very supportive of bfing. At our 4-month check up, he urged us to continue exclusively bfing until at least six months (of COURSE we will!). He also goes out of his way to help you schedule appointments with specialists, if need be, and called us to check up on us when we had to make an appt with a different pediatrician once. I would recommend him to all bfers in the Mpls area!
(310) 450-2191
1711 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
http://www.wwhcenter.org/
They ROCKED. I had two midwives, Ann Turdell and Susan I forget her last name. But they were very great. Gave me great pre natal care and made me feel comfortable all the time.
Minneapolis, MN
This doctor is completely unsupportive (and disdainful) of natural birth. He does not allow his patients access to doula care during labor and birth. Doula care is known to lower risk of many of the birth traumas that can sabotage breastfeeding. He also performs unnecessary c-sections, which can hinder breastfeeding success as well.
Tampa General Hospital.
they were supportive at first, but refused to use any measure to feed mary besides a bottle or a tube when she was not allowed to the breast because of sever rh related Jaundice, even when i suggested fingerfeeding, cup feeding or syringe feeding,they said only tube feeding was allowed by hospital policy ::eyeroll:: furthermore they INSISTED that she be bottlefed for the last 24 hours before discharge or they would NOT discharge her!
the fairly good
Dr. Veronica Tenkate
(numbers i cant remember) Dr Martin Luther King Jr blvd.
Tampa, Fl 33614
813-870-1600
very pro-breastfeeding but will NOT treat patients who delay vacs and is very anti cosleeping (which advice we simply ignore.. whats she gonna do, a spot check?) She seems very excited that i breastfeed and was very happy when i got past the six month point, even though my little one is on the tiny side, shes never suggested supplementing, though she has advised me to offer a bottle (after 4 weeks) "just in case your milk dries up" which intimidated me slightly. Doesnt seem overly concerned that mary WONT take a bottle now. Ive told her i intend to breastfeed "as long as she (mary) wants to" and got only a "good". So im assuming shes pro extended nursing, we shall see in another few months :)
With Love,
Marie
babies room in with mom instead of in a nursery, so you can nurse anytime, all the time, on demand.
the LC, sarah (i will try to find a last name for you), came in each morning and evening to make sure things were going well. she checked her latch on the first day and corrected her rolled in bottom lip. she knew the up-to-date stuff like instead of switching the baby after 15 minutes at the breast, let her empty one completely to get all of the hind milk and things like that. even though i didn't have to call her after i left the hospital, i think she's marvelous. oh, and if i had needed to consult her after leaving the hospital, the first time is free.
none of the stuff they sent me home with had any free formula or formula coupons in it.
they are also a pacifier free zone!
Dr. Gears is very supportive of breastfeeding, but she will give out free formula samples if asked. She seems very happy that my daughter is breastfed, and has told me that she should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months, and breastmilk should make up the bulk of my daughter's diet for the first year. She tried to tell me that my baby needs Vitamin D drops, though. At every visit, she has mentioned how her own kids were breastfed, including her (currently) 11-month-old son.
Dr. Brian Grubbs, MD Surgery - Great!
Dr. Grubbs performed my laparoscopic surgery. After I informed him that I was breastfeeding, he went out of his way to assure me that I would be able to nurse again as soon as possible, and proscribed safe painkillers for the recovery.
(During the consultation, he seemed thrilled that my baby was breastfed, telling me how his wife did the same for all three of their daughters. At the post-op check-up, he was disappointed I didn't bring my baby with me so he could see her again.)
Both doctors are located at:
Park Nicollet Clinic - Shakopee
1415 St. Francis Ave
Shakopee MN 55379
(952) 993-7750
Edited to fix my typos. That's what happens when I NAK!