Lactation Services

Lactation care should not be cookie cutter

You’re not a cookie cutter and neither should your care.

Office, Home, and Telehealth (Virtual) Consultations tailored to your specific goals and needs.

Office Consultations: Located at 212 Bill Ferguson Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 (Northern Warren Co/Plum Springs area)

Only ONE support person is allowed to attend your consultation with you (no siblings/other children)

In Home Service Area: Bowling Green, KY (and surrounding 20 mile radius)

Travel surcharges apply for visits greater than 20 miles. The distance will be calculated from our office.

Telehealth (Virtual) Consultations: Everyone deserves quality care. If you aren’t local, HIPAA compliant, telemedicine video consultations are provided.

For more information about consultations, please visit our FAQs page.

Cancellation Policy: Any appointment missed, cancelled, or rescheduled without 24 hour notice will be charged to the card on file for the full amount of the service(s) booked. Our full payment policy will be attached to your intake form and requires a signature prior to your first appointment.

Prenatal Consultation

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Start your journey feeling educated, empowered, and informed. This consultation is perfect for new mothers or mamas who had difficulty breastfeeding in the past.

Ideal to schedule around 36 weeks of pregnancy.

I will complete a full intake, review your health history, and perform a maternal breast examination. The purpose of this examination is to assess for breast changes and identify any factors that could affect your baby being able to latch or contribute to potential supply issues. If you are far enough along (at least 36 weeks) in your pregnancy, I will also measure you for the correct flange size.

We will go over any specific concerns or worries that you have about breastfeeding and/or pumping. Together, we will develop an individualized care plan to help you meet your goals. I will provide you a written care plan for reference.

In Office

Price $75

Virtual

This service is a HIPAA Compliant, Telemedicine video consultation.

Price $75

Initial Lactation Consultation

Appropriate for moms who exclusively nurse, exclusively pump, nurse and express their breast milk, combination feed, and/or supplement.

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What we can help with:

  • Latching difficulties

  • Nipple/breast pain

  • Damage (cracking, bleeding, bruising, or blistering indicates a problem)

  • Concerns about breast milk supply (low supply or oversupply)

  • Concerns about oral restrictions (tongue, lip, and/or buccal ties)

  • Slow weight gain or weight concerns

  • Questions and/or concerns about supplementing

  • Fussiness at the breast, breast refusal, or nursing strikes

  • Questions about pumping, pumping schedules, or how to maximize your output

  • Determining your ideal flange size and type

  • Returning to work and pumping

  • Bottle introduction/bottle refusal

  • A baby with special and/or unique feeding needs (Preemie, Down Syndrome, Cleft Palate, etc.)

  • If you’re breastfeeding multiples

  • Concerns about infant food sensitivities (allergies)

  • Developing a plan for relactation or inducing lactation

  • Weaning- respectfully ending your breastfeeding/pumping journey

This is not a comprehensive list and just serves as some common examples.

Typically, during this consult, I will complete a detailed assessment of the breastfeeding dyad. I will conduct a thorough maternal assessment, which includes your healthy history, childbirth experience, and a maternal breast assessment.

I will also complete an infant oral assessment, which includes assessing for indicators, signs, and symptoms of oral restrictions (tongue, lip, or buccal ties). Referrals will be made, if necessary.

Additionally, I will observe at least one feeding and assess milk transfer and milk supply. I will advise you on normal aspects of breastfeeding, what to expect, and counsel you on things that are “red flags”. I will assist you with latching and positioning and complete a weighted feed using a medical grade infant scale to help determine how much milk baby is removing at the breast. An initial lactation consultation is roughly 90 mins.

Together, we will develop an individualized care plan to help you meet your goals. This includes a written care plan.

Following this consultation, I will reach out to you to see how things are going.

2 weeks of secure messaging support included.

In Office

Price: $100

Virtual

This service is a HIPAA Compliant, Telemedicine video consultation.

Price: $100

In Home

Price: $200

Follow up Consultation

This service is for current clients only.

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2 additional weeks of secure messaging support included

In Office

Price: $90

Virtual

This service is a HIPAA Compliant, Telemedicine video consultation.

Price: $90

In Home

Price: $180

Solids Consultation

A Solids Feeding Consultation with A Mother's Village can assist you to prevent and/or resolve problems related to your child's feeding.

Common solids feeding difficulties:

  • Solids refusal - where a baby or toddler appears to lack interest in eating solids. He/she is not upset when offered.

  • Feeding aversion - where a baby or toddler appears to be distressed when placed into the highchair or when offered solid foods and refuses to eat despite obvious signs of hunger.

  • Reliance on distractions - where a baby or toddler will only eat when entertained by toys, books, television, or videos.

  • Gagging or choking - when a baby or toddler repeatedly gags or chokes while feeding. This can be physical, behavioral, refusal, or fussy or distressed behavior at mealtimes.

Learn how to support your child to enjoy eating a variety of healthy foods and develop skills that enable him/her to self-feed.

Referrals will provided to other healthcare/medical professionals, as necessary.

Only Offered Virtually

This service is a HIPAA Compliant, Telemedicine video consultation.

Price: $75