Today Annie’s talking with breastfeeding medicine specialist Dr. Amy Schecter, MD, IBCLC about how we can be coordinating care for in-person services such as frenotomy while working with families virtually. She inspires us to remember that families are the decision makers, and that even virtually we can offer support and information that empowers them to meet their own goals.Dr. Amy Schecter graduated from Brown University with a BS in psychology and MS and medical science and an MD. She began her training in general surgery, but after having her first child 13 years ago and navigating her own breastfeeding difficulties, she developed a passion for breastfeeding support. Dr Schecter then shifted her career path to breastfeeding medicine in 2013. She started her lactation practice as an IB CLC doing home visits, then transitioned to working full time doing breastfeeding medicine. Dr Schecter has a private practice in Northern New Jersey where she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of tethered oral tissues including tongue tie, lip tie and buccal ties. Dr Schecter is an experienced mother of four who successfully breastfed all of her children, including three with tongue ties. "And I think I've been surprised at just how much I can actually accomplish without having to see the patients directly in person.” In this episode, we will cover:Being able to examine a baby virtually (03:51)The patients are the ultimate decision-makers (14:10)Most of the work is what happens at home (15:27)Aligning with referrals who hold the same values (16:27)A little support, even virtually, can go a long way (18:32) Like this episode? Want more?The LBC podcast is ALWAYS free, thanks to contributions from supporters. Every contributed dollar counts and so do our contributors — as a thank-you gift to our top-tier members, we offer monthly LIVE Deeper Dive sessions with experts and access to all previous Deeper Dive sessions — check out our upcoming Deeper Dives and become a member! All contributions count; join at one of our starter levels here! Links and ResourcesAmy’s website: https://www.breastfeedingmedicinenj.com/Amy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmySchecterMDIBCLC/COVID-19 Resources for Outpatient and Private Practice Clinical Lactation Care: https://paperlesslactation.com/the-blog/round-up-covid-19-resources-for-outpatient-and-private-practice-clinical-lactation-careListen on Patreon: patreon.com/lactationbusinesscoachingContact Us: hello@lactationbusinesscoaching.com If you like what you heard today, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram and leave us a review on iTunes. You can email us questions and comments at hello@lactationbusinesscoaching.com. About UsLeah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas.Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City and the creator of the Lactation Consultant Private Practice Toolkit.Many thanks to Stephanie Granade for her production assistance, and to Silas Wade for creating our theme music
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