If you’re a healthcare professional interested in earning your IBCLC, you’re in good company! More providers are discovering the rewards and opportunities that come with becoming a lactation consultant. When you’re ready to explore becoming an IBCLC, LER is here to support you all the way. To get you started, here are five key facts you’ll need to know. 1. Healthcare providers from a diverse array of disciplines become IBCLCs. Nurses and physicians who work with parents and babies are some of the top professionals who pursue IBCLC certification, but many other healthcare providers become IBCLCs as well—our students include dieticians, physical therapists, speech pathologists, pharmacists, and more. And while you’re asking, be specific about...

If you're an IBCLC or planning to become one, 2025 brings an important new change! Starting in 2025, the IBCLC Commission requires training on the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the International Code—more commonly known as the WHO Code). Here’s what you need to know—and how our course, Unpacking the International Code, can help you meet the requirement with ease. And while you’re asking, be specific about what you intend to do; “examine your newborn” may mean different things to different people. --> The New Requirement For New applicants.Beginning with the April 2025 exam, two of your 95 required lactation-specific education hours must focus on the International Code. For Recertifying IBCLCs.Whether you are re...