In order to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant I had to complete

• 14 College Health Science courses.

• 90 hours of Lactation Specific education.

• 5 hours of Communication Skills.

• 500 hours of directly supervised clinical experience.

• Infant CPR and Basic Life Support

• Sit for the Board exam

I expect payment at the time of service, I will supply you with a SUPER Bill for you to submit to your insurance company.

According to the Affordable Care Act, Lactation Services should be covered without co-payments or deductables.

I will provide you with a SUPER Bill to submit to your Insurance provider for reinbursement

Coverage rules can vary by plan, so it is important to check with your specific insurance provider.

Yes, I offer a sliding scale to make lactation support accessible to more families.
No proof required.

If you had a hospital delivery, the staff most likely instructed you on specific positions to nurse in, and for specific times. I believe in your natural ability to nurse your baby, I follow your lead and will offer suggestions based on your comfort level and your baby’s comfort.

Part of my evaluation will include doing a ‘weighted feed’- this simply means weighing your baby pre and post nursing. I will gather information about wet and poopy diapers- based on this information we will either keep things the same or make some changes best support your milk supply and your baby.

An initial consult is about 60-90 minutes- babies have their own schedules and I always respect that. In other words I will not be rushing out the door …

Always follow your baby’s feeding cues, newborns will typically eat when the breast is offered, so please don’t stress about this.

Some tenderness in the first days is normal, but pain is not.