They are not necessarily nurses. Do a search on google.com on it--there are a couple sites... The process of becoming a certified LC is long and involved, but there's no nursing/medical experience required as a pre-requisite as far as I understand. (I'm contemplating starting the process...) LLL also has some guidelines on becoming an LC on their site as well...sorry don't have the links readily available!
Lactation Consultants
Does anyone know how someone becomes a LC?? Are they nurses by training, or can someone who is not a nurse become one??
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Or you can start by becoming a lactation councellor through CAPPA or DONA or get involved with LLL. I'm leading with LLL so I councel women on breastfeeding but I'm a volenteer. It takes years to get enough practical experience for IBCLC certs so you have to be doing it first right? I'm helping moms and I may look into it 5 years or so....right now I'm busy getting some great firsthand experience :bf
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