Services

How Can I Help You?

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

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

  • Newborn visits when you’re home from the hospital

  • Issues such as fussy or sleepy baby, slow weight gain, tongue tie, painful nursing, clogged ducts, not enough milk, too much milk, pumping, and bottle feeding

  • Teaching Hand Expression, as well as Therapeutic Massage for engorgement, plugged ducts, mastitis, and breast pain

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

  • Helping parents induce lactation (if you have a pregnant partner/surrogate, or are adopting, and want to pump milk or feed your baby 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

How to Pay:

Home Consultations:

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

  • For clients who want to use 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 $30 home visit 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 $30 home visit fee.

  • For self-pay clients, I take cash, check, Venmo, or a credit card. To provide continuity of care and give you the best lactation support possible, I encourage you to sign up for a prenatal consultation before your baby arrives:

    • Prenatal visit, $250, up to 75 minutes, helps lessen anxiety by knowing what’s normal and making me a member of your team (I won’t be a stranger when I meet your baby). 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, $350, 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 $250, 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 home visit fee, and I will give you a Superbill 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).

Telehealth/Video Visits:

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

  • Video means there is no weight check or hands-on assessments, but it’s no problem to talk you through a feeding or pumping session. HIPAA-compliant apps/video platform used.

Travel

I provide home visits in Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, Emeryville, 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!