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 Breastfeeding +

Infant Feeding Support

  

 

 

 

Breast feeding and Infant Feeding Consultations in my office in Cumming, Georgia or Virtually in the comfort of your own home. 

 

 

 

I serve patients in Cumming, Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell, John's Creek, Dawsonville, Dahlonega, Jasper, Buford, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Lawrenceville, Gainesville, Jasper and  from all over North Georgia 

 

You may be eligible for lactation consultation coverage through your insurance with Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, BCBS or a Multiplan or PNOA plan

Breastfeeding is one of the only areas in our lives where we can have zero experience and no training, but we still expect that we'll be an expert right from day one. 

I was a practicing Nurse Practitioner when I had my first baby. But, as a brand new mom, that didn't keep me from feeling  like a failure when I didn't just magically know how to feed my baby. When I think back to that time, I remember how stressful it was to think that I had to know things I had no experience with. Not having any breastfeeding education or support made the breastfeeding learning curve REALLY steep. If you are anything like me, you may have had feelings like this too. I want to help you feel successful too.

Prenatal Consults

Prenatal lactation consults are a great way to get a head start of successful breastfeeding. Parents who receive education and support about  breastfeeding prior to the birth of their baby have greater confidence and more successful in their breastfeeding journey. Your consultation may be covered by your insurance. Read the information below. 

INSURANCE:  I am in network with AETNA and United Healthcare (UHC) and I can bill Cigna out of network ( and in some cases, we can get a authorization to bill in network) If you have any of these insurances and have lactation benefits, book the visit of your choice below. When you are taken to the payment form, input the coupon code INSURANCE to change the payment to NO CHARGe.   Then proceed to the booking page. Your appointment will not be confirmed until you have provided insurance information for verification. 

TLN ( The Lactation Network) If you have an insurance carrier other than  Aetna, Cigna or UHC)  check your insurance coverage HERE to see if your plan participates with us for billing before booking. This includes BCBS, Anthem, Humana or cards with the logo Multiplan or PNOA.  Once you have completed this verfication form, you and I will receive email verification of your coverage status. If your plan is participating, return to this page and choose your appointment. On the payment page, put in the code TLN to change your payment to  No Charge. We will submit to TLN directly for your visit. Then proceed to your booking page to choose your appointment time and day. Your appointment WILL NOT be confirmed until we have received verification of your coverage through TLN. 

Self-Pay: If you do not have insurance that covers lactation consults, choose your appointment type and proceed to payment. Then proceed to the booking page to choose your date and time for your appointment. I can provide you with a superbill at your request that you can submit for possible reimbursement

* all future followup appointments will be booked through your care portal not on this website*

Prenatal Lactation Consult - in Office

This lactation consultation is for expecting parents who want to get a jump start on breastfeeding. This is a visit in the Flourish and Thrive offices. This visit includes a complete review of your health and pregnancy history, any past breastfeeding experience, review of breastfeeding basics, as well as particular plans related to any health or past challenges. We will also discuss pump use briefly and may include a flange fitting if time permits. 

165.00
Virtual Lactation Consult - Prenatal

This lactation consultation is for expecting parents who want to get a jump start on breastfeeding. This is a visit that will be conducted virtually. This visit includes a complete review of your health and pregnancy history, any past breastfeeding experience, review of breastfeeding basics, as well as particular plans related to any health or past challenges. We will also discuss pump use briefly and may include a flange fitting if time permits. 

165.00

INITIAL Mom + Baby Consults

NOTE: New Client or Initial Mom and Baby Consults are the first consultation with mom and baby AFTER delivery. (If you had a prenatal consult, your first visit after baby is born is a NEW CLIENT or INITIAL consultation. This is because there are now TWO clients with new information to review) 

INSURANCE:  I am in network with AETNA and United Healthcare (UHC) and I can bill Cigna out of network ( and in some cases, we can get a authorization to bill in network) If you have any of these insurances and have lactation benefits, book the visit of your choice below. When you are taken to the payment form, input the coupon code INSURANCE to change the payment to NO CHARGE.   Then proceed to the booking page. Your appointment will not be confirmed until you have provided insurance information for verification. 

TLN ( The Lactation Network) If you have an insurance carrier other than  Aetna, Cigna or UHC)  check your insurance coverage HERE to see if your plan participates with us for billing before booking. This includes BCBS, Anthem, Humana or cards with the logo Multiplan or PNOA.  Once you have completed this verification form, you and I will receive email verification of your coverage status.  You may then return to this page and proceed to booking.  If you have been verified, on the payment page, put in the code TLN to change your payment to No Charge. We will submit to TLN directly for your visit. Then proceed to your booking page to choose your appointment time and day. Your appointment WILL NOT be confirmed until we have received verification of your coverage through TLN. 

Self-Pay: If you do not have insurance that covers lactation consults, if you have an HSA, or a health share that does not allow billing, or you have been denied by TLN, choose your appointment type and proceed to payment. Then proceed to the booking page to choose your date and time for your appointment. I can provide you with a superbill at your request that you can submit for possible reimbursement to your insurer. 

* all future followup appointments will be booked through your care portal not on this website*

 

 

Virtual Lactation Consult - New Client

 Virtual Lactation Consults can be made for any breastfeeding concerns including milk supply issues (too much or not enough), back to work and pumping questions, baby latching concerns, breast health or pain concerns, baby weight gain issues, tongue tie evaluation, bottle feeding difficulties, combo feeding, pumping and flange fitting, solid food and weaning and more.  Virtual visits may require a little bit of work on your part to send videos and pictures but anything that can be done in an in person visit can be accomplished virtually with the right expertise, cooperation and tools.  We may determine during the visit that followup visits are necessary or that an in person visit could be helpful. 

$165.00 USD
Office Visit Lactation Consult -New Client

This lactation consultation is for a new mom and baby consultation in the Flourish and Thrive Lactation Office. These visits can address any concern you have including milk supply issues (too much or not enough), back to work and pumping questions, baby latching concerns, breast health or pain concerns, baby weight gain issues, tongue tie evaluation, bottle feeding difficulties, combo feeding, pumping and flange fitting, solid food and weaning and more. These visits are 90 minutes in length and have the benefit  of  utilizing my expertise, as well as utilizing my various tools, pump supplies, flanges, bottles and various other teaching and demonstration models in my office in Cumming, Ga.   

165.00

You Deserve Breastfeeding Support

~  You Don't Need To Keep Struggling ~

Here Are Just Some Of The Reasons

To Book a Lactation Consult

Prenatal Concerns

  • You want to learn as much as you can before baby arrives
  • You had problems breastfeeding in the past  
  • You have health issues that could make breastfeeding difficult to get started
  • You have had breast surgery in the past
  • You have questions about your feeding options 
  • more

Baby Concerns

  • You are not sure if baby is getting enough milk
  • Baby is feeding slowly or not staying awake at the breast
  • Baby is not gaining weight well
  • Baby is fussy, choking, or not able to stay on the breast
  • Baby needs supplementation to grow
  • Spitting/gassy/reflux (breast or bottle feeding)
  • Multiple/Preemie birth
  • more 

Mom Concerns

  • You are concerned about your milk supply - too little or too much
  • You have painful, cracked or bleeding nipples or painful latch
  • Your breasts are engorged 
  • You have mastitis or plugged ducts
  • You need help with pumping or going back to work
  • You have questions about weaning
  • You have questions about introducing solid foods 
  • you have questions about formula feeding
  • more 

Rachel - Mom of a medically fragile child

When I got connected with LuAnn, I had reached the point of desperation. My second baby was born underweight with a heart defect and had heart surgery at six days old. During our time in the hospital, our caregivers pushed bottle feeding over breastfeeding in order for her to gain weight. The result was exclusive pumping, reflux, and a lot of stress on the entire family.

LuAnn listened intently to our experience and brought a lot of clinical knowledge to the conversation. She assessed Millie feeding, me pumping and talked through our bottle feeding techniques with the same expertise we experienced with speech therapists in the hospital. She helped me uncover several issues that were contributing to Millie's reflux. She also educated me on many of the benefits of breastfeeding that I didn't already know which gave me confidence that Millie would continue to gain weight and thrive if we decided that exclusive breastfeeding was right for us. Over the next few weeks, Millie and I practiced with LuAnn's advice. By our third and final consult ( all virtual by the way) Millie was exclusively breastfed and no longer suffered with reflux.  Millie is no longer underweight and is such a happy baby. I couldn't be more thankful to Luann.  I plan to stay in touch with LuAnn with any other needs as we watch our little miracle learn and grow.

 

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