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The Lactation OT

 

Specialized ceu for Infant Feeding, Development & Maternal Health

 

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CEU you’ll actually want to complete

The specialty topics you want and the CEUs you need—designed with the dyad at heart.

The Lactation OT — Find Your Courses

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Answer 5 quick questions and we'll recommend the courses that match where you are and where you want to go.

What's your primary role?
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Occupational Therapy Practitioner (OT/COTA)
Speech-Language Pathologist or SLP-A
Physical Therapy Practitioner (PT/PTA)
IBCLC / Lactation Consultant
Registered Nurse (RN)
Midwife
Doula (birth or postpartum)
Other healthcare professional
Where are you in your professional lactation journey?
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Just exploring — curious about this specialty
Some training, not yet seeing lactation clients
Actively seeing clients (0–2 years in lactation)
Experienced (3+ years in lactation)
Which populations do you work with (or want to)?
Select all that apply
Newborns & early feeding (0–3 months)
Infants with feeding challenges (3–12 months)
NICU graduates / medically complex infants
Postpartum & prenatal mothers
What do you most want to learn?
Select up to 3
Oral motor assessment & feeding skills
Bodywork, tongue ties & structural issues
Bottle feeding & formula strategies
Complex medical cases (NICU, tube feeding, failure to thrive)
Maternal wellness (sleep, massage, pelvic floor)
Nutrition, reflux & gut health
Foundational breastfeeding knowledge
What best describes your learning goal?
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Build a strong foundation to get started
I'm new and want to feel confident
Specialize in a specific niche
I want deep expertise in one area
Expand across multiple areas
I want to broaden my scope of knowledge
Level up with advanced clinical skills
I'm experienced and want more depth
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The Lactation OT is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education and ASHA CE Approved Provider. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.

 

Here's What Professionals Are Saying 

"The course was very well organized and thorough. The clinicians clearly have a mastery of the topic and have experience both practicing and teaching/guiding others. I loved that they focused on the research and their own clinical reasoning skills and were able to give clear, logical explanations for their approach to complex treatments. I wish all continuing education courses would provide this level of evidence-based knowledge and experiential insight to practitioners."

 

Supporting Oral Motor Skills in the Infant: Assessment, Adaptation, and Remediation
 
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 "I have been a practicing OT in pediatrics and the NICU setting for many years and this has been one of the most comprehensive, applicable 'conferences'/ webinars that I have been able to participate in. I would highly recommend it. Thank you!"

 

Tongue Ties, Breastfeeding, and the Lactation Savvy Therapist
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“I loved all the video examples and moving through the case study at the end of the course. I also appreciated how the instructor address nipple shields - I have not had this in a course before. The demonstration of side lying feeds, paced feedings, and cup drinking was also helpful!"

 

Bottle Feeding Skills: Refining Clinical Reasoning for Selection and Use
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“This course was absolutely fantastic! I thought it was very well organized and easy to follow. I feel more than adequately prepared to incorporate bodywork into my physical therapy sessions with the ability to educate parents as well. The massage videos were a great addition and really helped to improve the learning experience. Overall this course was very well done. It gave me the necessary background information, the why behind massage and bodywork and the treatment/parent education approaches."

 

Bodywork for Better Breastfeeding
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“The most comprehensive course on lactation in relation to occupational therapy, disability, diversity, and maternal health I have taken. Courses like this are unicorns and gems in professional development and essential to evolving and untraditional practice that brings us back to [the] roots of our profession."

 

Introduction to Breastfeeding for the Lactation-Informed Therapist
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“I loved being taken through each month in detail and how it pertains to assisting with breastfeeding/chestfeeding goals, as well as applicable interventions and education that can immediately be put into practice. The demonstration videos were also extremely helpful."

 

Infant Development for Better Breastfeeding
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“I've had no previous training in how the macronutrient makeup of formula milks can impact mechanical digestive issues, such as constipation, and this is something that so many of my clients deal with. The instructor did a great job of taking challenging topics and breaking them down into meaningful clinically relevant information!"

 

Formula Feeding: Advanced Selection Strategies for Infants
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“I work in a multidisciplinary clinic with the goal of weaning premature/medically complex infants off their NG tubes in a cue based manner. The information was easy to follow and helped me give a better understanding of tube weaning, particularly with breastfeeding involved"

 

Tube to Breast: Navigating the Transition from Enteral Feeding to Breastfeeding
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“I feel like I have a new perspective on the dyad. It is SO easy as a therapist to be baby focused. I love the information about postpartum planning and nutrition. I also feel like my Lactation OT intake forms are so much more meaningful. I can also be very baby focused when I'm looking over the forms but now I see the information about pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum is a whole new lens that I know will benefit the dyads I support.”

 

Maternal Health Foundations: Supporting Birth, Breastfeeding, and Postpartum Recovery
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Ready to advance your expertise and expand your impact?

 

Here's a Free CEU to Get you Started in Lactation as an OT, SLP, or PT

The Occupational Therapist's Role in Breastfeeding
1 hour, 0.1 AOTA CEU
ENROLL FOR FREE
The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Breastfeeding
1 hour, 0.1 CEU
ENROLL FOR FREE
The Physical Therapist's Role in Breastfeeding
1 hour, 0.1 CEU
ENROLL FOR FREE
Hi there!

We're Dairian & Marissa.

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Co-Founders: 
Dairian Roberts, MS, OTR/L, IBCLC, PMH-C & Marissa Yahil, MSOT, OTR/L, IBCLC

The Lactation OT, established in 2020, provides specialized continuing education courses and resources for therapists focused on the unique bond of the breastfeeding dyad. Our evidence-based courses deliver therapeutic interventions to support and extend the breastfeeding relationship, empowering families to achieve their feeding goals. Join our community of dedicated, expert therapists passionate about advancing infant feeding practices and maternal health.

if you're just getting started in lactation or or ready to pursue the IBCLC credential, this guide is for you.

 

We made it simple to understand with step-by-step instructions. 

 

A curated guide with you, the OT, SLP, or PT, in mind! We know how difficult it is to find applicable information-we've been there. Here's what's included:

🔎 Determine the difference between lactation certifications (including how to determine which one is right for you)
📋 IBCLC requirements
đŸ‘‰đŸŒ Selecting the best IBCLC Pathway for you
đŸ’» Comparison chart of lactation-specific education
💡 How to obtain clinical hours based on the Pathway
✅ Tips on finding mentorship