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)

Links and Resources

• Amy’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-care
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About Us

Leah 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