Breastfeeding can be hard, but it doesn't have to be.
I can help you!
As a International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in Sudbury, Massachusetts, I meet you where you are (literally- I come to your house!) and provide you with the lactation and breastfeeding support and tools you need. Whether you are expecting a baby or having trouble nursing, pumping, or weaning, I can help- after all, breastfeeding only works if it’s working for both parent and baby.
I work with families of all kinds, and I can help your family, too.
I offer a range of lactation services in your home (in and around Sudbury, MA including Framingham, Marlborough and Waltham) as well as phone, email and text follow-up and reports to your health care provider about your visit. At the end of the visit I’ll give you a 48 hour care plan to follow and a combined superbill/receipt to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
MOST health insurance companies in Massachusetts reimburse families for lactation consultant services!
I am an in-network provider with Aetna and Unicare (home visits with no out-of-pocket costs) and Harvard Pilgrim, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tufts, Fallon, and other MA health insurance companies have fully reimbursed my clients for in-home lactation consults. Just call the member service number on the back of your card to confirm coverage before booking our visit.
My lactation visits are also an HSA/FSA eligible expense.
My clients call me for help with lots of breastfeeding problems, like...
painful breastfeeding and bad latch
tongue tie and/or lip tie
low milk supply or insufficient milk supply
oversupply or overactive letdown (OALD)
gassy, fussy babies
pumping milk or returning to work
prenatal and preadoption consults
weaning (and lots more!)
Rachel's recent blog posts
how to start pumping and build a milk stash while breastfeeding
Every single day (not an exaggeration) parents ask me about pumping. They want to know how to start pumping, how to schedule pumping for the best results, if they should be pumping every day once baby gets home from the hospital… the works. In the United States over 85% of breastfeeders have pumped their milk
How to gently night wean your baby
Thinking about night weaning your baby? Many older babies still nurse for comfort overnight but may not necessarily still need the calories. You, on the other hand, may truly be needing the “extra” sleep you’re “losing” when you feed the baby multiple times a night! Research shows that exclusively breastfeeding parents get MORE sleep than
Stress and Breastfeeding: How to Protect Your Milk Supply
The past year has been incredibly stress-inducing for many people. When I sit down with my breastfeeding support group families or talk with parents at their home visit, I find that I’m spending much more time discussing stress and anxiety than I used to. Stress and breastfeeding have become a conversation topic during most of
low milk supply series, part 3: pediatricians
Welcome to what will likely be the shortest section of my blog post series on low milk supply, about pediatricians and breastfeeding! If you’d like to follow along in order, please start at part 1: research and then continue to part 2: breastfeeding data before starting on this post. Pediatricians and Breastfeeding: what do they
low milk supply series, part 2: breastfeeding data
I spent two years writing my Masters thesis on low milk supply, and now I’m translating that thesis into a series of blog posts. If you’d like to follow along in order, please start at low milk supply series, part 1: research. Note: If you’re not big into survey data, your eyes may glaze over
low milk supply series, part 1: research
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I did my Masters degree on U.S. mothers and low milk supply. When I started my research I thought there must be studies out there that would show exactly how many families deal with low supply. I expected to unearth some sort of perfect algorithm. My ultimate goal was