Services

How Can I Help You?

I support families with all aspects of their breastfeeding, chestfeeding, lactation journey:

  • Education on feeding babies and normal newborn behaviors before your baby arrives, which can help lessen anxiety

  • Newborn consultations when you’re home from the hospital

  • Issues that may arise, such as fussy or sleepy baby, slow weight gain, tongue tie, painful nursing, plugged ducts, not enough milk, too much milk, and pumping

  • Performing and teaching Hand Expression, as well as Therapeutic Breast/Chest Massage for Lactation for engorgement, plugged ducts, mastitis, and breast pain

  • Going-back-to-work consults to set up a workable plan, including pumping and bottle feeding, with sample schedules

  • Helping parents induce lactation (if you have a surrogate or are adopting, and want to pump milk or feed from your body)

  • Weaning from formula, bottle feeding, pumping, using a nipple shield, breast/chest feeding, or making milk

What to expect at a typical lactation consultation with your baby

Pricing:

Home Consultations:

  • I am in-network directly with Aetna / Meritain health insurance (PPO only), and my biller will submit the claims directly to Aetna on our behalf.

  • For clients using their Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Multiplan (non-Aetna), PNOA, Sutter Health, or United Health Care PPO insurance through The Lactation Network (TLN), your insurance will be billed through TLN with no cost to you except for a small travel fee.

  • For clients using their Cigna insurance through Wildflower Health, your insurance will be billed through Wildflower Health with no cost to you except for a small travel fee.

  • For self-pay clients, to provide continuity of care and give you the best lactation support possible, I encourage you to sign up for a discounted 3-visit package. You can also schedule visits individually:

    • Prenatal visit, $250, up to 75 minutes, gives you priority in scheduling your newborn’s first home visit. We review your medical history and discuss realistic expectations and tools for your baby’s first week of life. This does not replace the full 3-hour feeding class, which you can take at your local hospital/resource center or online.

    • Initial home visit with your baby, $300, up to 90 minutes, includes full parent & baby assessment with care plan/resources, plus one week of follow-up messaging/phone support.

    • Follow-up or Back to Work/Pumping/Bottle Feeding/Weaning visits are $225, 60-75 minutes, includes reassessment and updated care plan, plus one week of follow-up messaging/phone support.

    • These are self-pay rates, which include the travel fee, and I will give you a superbill/receipt if you’d like to submit for possible insurance reimbursement.

  • There is a $150 fee if you cancel within 24 hours and do not reschedule (illness excluded).

Office & Telehealth Visits:

  • Types include Prenatal consult, Initial consult with baby, Follow-up, Pumping/bottle feeding, Weaning, Going back to work, and Inducing lactation.

  • Telehealth of course means there is no hands-on assessment of you or your baby, and it’s a bit more challenging to help with a feeding session, but it is possible (and often empowering). HIPAA-compliant apps/video platform used.

Travel

I am available to make home visits to provide lactation services in Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, Emeryville, El Cerrito, and Lamorinda (Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda), California. Unfortunately, my schedule does not allow travel to other areas. If you think we might be a good fit and would like to find out more, please book online, send me an email, or give me a call. Thank you!