Lactation Services

Welcome!

Each parent and baby is unique with their own story to tell. Based on the needs of the breast/chest feeding family, we build a care plan that reflects your intentions, real time needs like infant growth and breast health, and prepares you for the phases to come in your lactation journey.

Lactation consults can help address: prenatal breast/chest feeding prep and education, initiate breast/chest feeding, newborn jaundice, low/slow infant weight gain, sore/cracked/blistered nipples, breast pain, build and optimize milk supply, work through low supply or oversupply, tongue and lip ties, feeding challenges related to birth trauma, direct breast/chest feedings at all stages of child’s development, exclusively pumping, clogged ducts, mastitis and breast inflammation/congestion, blebs, plugged nipple pore, using feeding devices like syringes, SNS, and bottles, use and best practices with nipple shields, thrush, and milk storage & hygiene.

Services

The Whole Package: Breast/chest feeding is a dynamic relationship between mother/parent and child with stages and changes over the course of the infant’s life and the parent’s postpartum experience.  This packages provides prenatal prep and breast/chest feeding education, support in initiating breast/chest feeding, establishing milk supply, address any nipple/breast pain, infant growth spurts, and maintaining a healthy breast/chest feeding relationship with your child. Includes full client history intake and follow-up resources. 6 hours worth of care stretched over 6 weeks.

• 1 prenatal lactation prep session
• 1 session between day 0-14 postpartum
• 1 session between day 14-28
• Unlimited text, phone, email support until week 6 postpartum
• Superbill for insurance

Cost: $750

In-home Lactation Consultation Package: 1, 2-hour consult

We work side-by-side in your home to address your breast/chest feeding questions, challenges and goals. This package includes:

• Initial 20-min phone consult to address immediate breast/chest feeding needs
• Assistance with optimizing latch and positioning for milk transfer and comfort
• Review birth and postpartum recovery
• Pre/post feeding infant weight – assess milk transfer
• Help creating a healthy milk supply
• Breast exam and health assessment
• Infant oral exam – assess for lip/tongue ties, function and movement of tongue, and palate shape etc.
• Pump assistance – devise a pumping plan and set up that’s best for you, size flanges, go over best practices to optimize milk production.
• Personalized follow-up and feeding plan
• Text/email follow-up support for 6 weeks after appointment
• Superbill for insurance

Initial Consultation: $350

Follow-up Consult: $250

Virtual Lactation Consultation: via MilkNotes or FaceTime up to a 90 minute video call that includes:

• Initial 20-min phone consult to address immediate breast/chest feeding needs
• Assistance with optimizing latch and positioning for milk transfer and comfort
• Review birth and postpartum recovery
• Support with creating a healthy milk supply
• Visual assessment of breast/nipple health
• Pump assistance – devise a pumping plan and set up that’s best for you, size flanges, go over best practices to optimize milk production.
• Personalized written follow-up and feeding plan
• Text/email follow-up support for 6 weeks after appointment
• Superbill for insurance

Cost: $250 (*DH clients receive $50 off their first telehealth lactation consult).

**Payment is due at the time of the appointment, via Venmo.**

To book an Appointment:

Text Beth at 415-518-0335

Click: https://calendly.com/mindfuldoula/lactation-consultation