Lactation Medicine Consults
Initial consultations last 1.5 to 2 hours, providing time to support you and your baby through any breastfeeding challenges. The visit includes a review of your history, a focused physical exam for the parent, and a physical exam of the baby with assessment of oral function, including tongue-tie evaluation. We’ll observe breastfeeding (including weighted feeds), troubleshoot any barriers, and evaluate pumping, including proper flange fit. You’ll receive a personalized plan of care that can be shared with your primary care providers.
Follow-up consultations are either via telemedicine (30 minutes) or in the comfort of your home (60 minutes), intended to address lactation/breastfeeding concerns that are new, continuous, or worsening.
LACTATING PARENT ISSUES
- Pain of the breast and/or nipple
- Low milk production
- Oversupply
- Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions related to lactation ( i.e. prescriptions, lab/imaging orders)
- Supplemental Nursing Systems
- Pumping assistance/Flange fittings
- Breastfeeding with variations in breast anatomy
- Lactating for premature babies, multiples, etc.
- Complex medical history affecting lactation
- Return to work guidance
- Re-lactation
NEWBORN/INFANT ISSUES
- Latch problems
- Infant growth challenges
- Collaborating with baby’s pediatrician to diagnose and treat jaundice
- Addressing issues such as cow’s milk protein intolerance and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Tongue tie evaluations
- Breastfeeding babies with medical complexities
- Managing bottle preference and/or breast refusal
*This list is not exhaustive; further medical services are available and provided as needed.
Visits will include five days of messaging support through the patient portal.
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