In-home support for families throughout Portland/SW Washington
Integrative & compassionate feeding therapy and lactation counseling
Integrative & compassionate feeding therapy and lactation counseling
In-home support for families throughout Portland/SW Washington
As a member of The Lactation Network, I am in-network with many major insurance plans for services that fall within the scope of lactation care. This includes all prenatal consults and all feeding therapy sessions with a lactating parent involved, including if the parent is exclusively pumping or weaning. Please see the FAQs below for the full list of partnered insurance plans.
Feeding therapy
Feeding therapy guides families towards joyful, comfortable, and safe feeding experiences for you and your baby. I can help with:
Complex breastfeeding dyads
Aversion to breast, bottles, and foods
Transitioning from tube feeding to oral feeding
Transitioning home from the NICU
Starting solids using a responsive & baby-led approach
Medical issues & anatomical differences impacting feeding
I provide feeding evaluations and in-home feeding therapy for little ones ages 0 to 5. Sessions can take place in your home (within 30 miles of Camas, WA) or via telehealth for families located anywhere in WA and OR.
Initial evaluation $225 / Follow-up visits $175
Feeding therapy
Feeding therapy guides families towards joyful, comfortable, and safe feeding experiences for you and your baby. I can help with:
Complex breastfeeding dyads
Aversion to breast, bottles, and foods
Transitioning from tube feeding to oral feeding
Transitioning home from the NICU
Starting solids using a responsive & baby-led approach
Medical issues & anatomical differences impacting feeding
I provide feeding evaluations and ongoing therapy for little ones ages 0 to 5. Sessions can take place in your home (within 30 miles of Camas, WA) or via telehealth for families located anywhere in WA and OR.
Initial evaluation $225 / Follow-up visits $175
Prenatal Lactation Consult
Breastfeeding is a natural human experience, but it does not always come intuitively. Prenatal visits are especially helpful for parents with known health concerns, parents who have struggled with breastfeeding in the past and want it to be different this time, and those whose babe has a known complication such as a congenital condition or planned surgical birth.
You will leave your consult with a personalized plan for relaxed and easeful breastfeeding during the early days of postpartum, and an established relationship with a lactation specialist (me!) for any bumps in the road that arise during your breastfeeding journey
$150 for your 90 minute visit
Prenatal Lactation Consult
Breastfeeding is a natural human experience, but it does not always come intuitively. Prenatal visits are especially helpful for parents with known health concerns, parents who have struggled with breastfeeding in the past and want it to be different this time, and those whose babe has a known complication such as a congenital condition or planned surgical birth.
You will leave your consult with a personalized plan for relaxed and easeful breastfeeding during the early days of postpartum, and an established relationship with a lactation specialist (me!) for any bumps in the road that arise during your breastfeeding journey
$150 for your 90 minute visit
Our sessions will be…
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Individualized
Your ideas, values, and goals for your child will guide every session. There is no “right way” to raise a child, so my recommendations will be tailored to meet your family where you are.
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Integrative
Your child’s wellness is about so much more than where they plot on a growth chart or a checklist of milestones. We will consider their attachment, regulation, play, sensory needs, and more.
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Collaborative
Our work together is a collaboration between you, me, and your baby, and I will never push, pressure, or guilt you into doing something. I trust you to be the expert on your baby & body.
Our sessions will be…
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Individualized
Your ideas, values, and goals for your child will guide every session. There is no “right way” to raise your little ones, and all my recommendations will be tailored to meet your family where you are.
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Integrative
Your child’s wellness is about so much more than where they plot on a growth chart or a checklist of milestones. We will consider their attachment, regulation, play, sensory needs, and more.
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Collaborative
Our work together is a collaboration between you, me, and your baby, and I will never push, pressure, or guilt you into doing something. I trust you to be the expert on your baby & body.
Classes + groups are not yet
open, but here’s what’s coming:
Classes + groups are not yet open, but here’s what’s coming:
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Breastfeeding Basics Class
This monthly class is geared towards pregnant folks and their partners, and covers the basics of lactation including how to help your baby latch well, how to know if they are getting enough milk, hunger and fullness cues, formula and pacifier use, navigating medical complexities, and more.
Classes are still a work in progress… more info to come!
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Starting Solids Class
This monthly class is geared towards families of older infants and toddlers who are ready to start solid foods. We will cover baby’s changing nutrition needs, introducing allergens, self-feeding skills using hands and utensils, cup drinking, oral-motor development, sensory needs, and more.
Classes are still a work in progress… more info to come!
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Breastfeeding Basics Class
This class is oriented towards pregnant folks and their partners, and covers the basics of lactation including how to help your baby latch well, how to know if they are getting enough milk, hunger and fullness cues, formula and pacifier use, navigating medical complexities, and more.
Classes are still a work in progress…
more info to come! -
Starting Solids Class
This class is geared towards families of older infants and toddlers who are ready to start solid foods. We will cover baby’s changing nutrition needs, introducing allergens, self-feeding skills using hands and utensils, cup drinking, oral-motor development, sensory needs, and more.
Classes are still a work in progress…
more info to come!
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Lactation Support Group
This monthly drop-in group is for families to support one another around the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Whether you’re nursing your first child or your fifth, whether your child is two days old or two years old - you are welcome.
The group was created for nursing parents to connect with one another, but other supportive caregivers and siblings of all genders are welcome as well.
Groups are still a work in progress… more info to come!
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Disability Support Group
One of the most common struggles parents share with me is how lonely it can be to raise a child with a disability. This group was created to help grow a village of support. Whether your child’s disability is temporary or lifelong, you are welcome.
In this space, we view disability as a social construct rather than a ‘failure’ of the body or mind, and we use affirming language that uplifts disabled folks.
Groups are still a work in progress… more info to come!
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Lactation Support Group
This drop-in group is for families to support one another around the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Whether you’re nursing your first child or your fifth, whether your child is two days old or two years old - you are welcome.
The group was created for nursing parents to connect with one another, but other caregivers and siblings of all genders are welcome as well.
Groups are still a work in progress…
more info to come! -
Disability Support Group
A common struggle parents share is how lonely it can be to raise a child with a disability. This drop-in group was created to help grow a village of support. Whether your child’s disability is temporary or lifelong, you are welcome.
In this space, we view disability as a social construct rather than a ‘failure’ of the body or mind, and we use affirming language that uplifts disabled folks.
Groups are still a work in progress…
more info to come!
FAQs
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I am a provider with The Lactation Network, which allows me to accept several insurance plans for lactation-related visits (such as feeding therapy that includes lactation support and prenatal lactation consults). If you have Anthem PPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, VA OptumEast, Premera, Regence, UnitedHealthcare PPO and HMO, UMR, Oxford, Meritain Health, First Health, Aetna of Oregon, Federal Employee Health Benefit Programs (FEHB), and Oregon Office of Personnel Management Plans (OPM), or a plan that includes MultiPlan or the PNOA logo on your insurance card, please use this link to check for insurance coverage through The Lactation Network. Visits are covered in full, at no cost to you.
For all non-lactation services or if your plan is not listed above, I am an out-of-network provider. I am happy to provide a superbill following each visit for you to submit to your insurance to request reimbursement for out-of-network coverage. Call your insurance to determine your individual coverage and reimbursement procedures. I recommend asking:
Does my plan reimburse for out-of-network habilitative services like speech-language pathology?
What percent or dollar amount will I be reimbursed for each visit with my plan?
What is the process to submit a request for reimbursement with my insurance company? (Usually there is a form to submit alongside the superbill.)
Do I need pre-authorization for SLP services on my plan?
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Yes. If your family is experiencing hardship and the price of therapy is not manageable right now, I’d love to discuss a payment plan or reduced fee to make services more accessible. Please contact me at milkbirdhealth@gmail.com to discuss your financial needs.
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Newborn to about five years old. I also offer prenatal lactation care to support you and your little one before they arrive earthside!
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I love this question!
Most people don't know that speech-language pathologists help with more than just pronouncing words. SLPs are licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat disorders of speech, language, and feeding/swallowing across the lifespan. Yes really - from birth to death!
SLPs are experts in the anatomy and physiology of all structures related to communication and eating, including the mouth, nose, throat, lungs, diaphragm, and the brain and nervous system. We offer habilitative services (developing a skill for the first time) and rehabilitative (regaining a skill after illness or injury).
Children struggling with early feeding skills may be referred to an SLP, occupational therapist (OT), or a lactation specialist such as a CLC or IBCLC, depending on the specific concerns. -
Yes. I have experience with identifying suspected oral ties, as well as providing strategies to improve feeding skills regardless of whether your family pursues a surgical intervention (frenotomy).
FAQs
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I am a provider with The Lactation Network, which allows me to accept several insurance plans for lactation-related visits (such as feeding therapy that includes lactation support and prenatal lactation consults). If you have Anthem PPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, VA OptumEast, Premera, Regence, UnitedHealthcare PPO and HMO, UMR, Oxford, Meritain Health, First Health, Aetna of Oregon, Federal Employee Health Benefit Programs (FEHB), and Oregon Office of Personnel Management Plans (OPM), or a plan that includes MultiPlan or the PNOA logo on your insurance card, please use this link to check for insurance coverage through The Lactation Network. Visits are covered in full, at no cost to you.
For all non-lactation services or if your plan is not listed above, I am an out-of-network provider. I am happy to provide a superbill following each visit for you to submit to your insurance to request reimbursement for out-of-network coverage. Call your insurance to determine your individual coverage and reimbursement procedures. I recommend asking:
Does my plan reimburse for out-of-network habilitative services like speech-language pathology?
What percent or dollar amount will I be reimbursed for each visit with my plan?
What is the process to submit a request for reimbursement with my insurance company? (Usually there is a form to submit alongside the superbill.)
Do I need pre-authorization for SLP services on my plan?
-
Yes. If your family is experiencing hardship and the price of therapy is not manageable right now, I’d love to discuss a payment plan or reduced fee to make services more accessible. Please contact me at milkbirdhealth@gmail.com to discuss your financial needs.
-
Newborn to about five years old. I also offer prenatal lactation care to support you and your little one before they arrive earthside!
-
I love this question!
Most people don't know that speech-language pathologists help with more than just pronouncing words. SLPs are licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat disorders of speech, language, and feeding/swallowing across the lifespan. Yes really - from birth to death!
SLPs are experts in the anatomy and physiology of all structures related to communication and eating, including the mouth, nose, throat, lungs, diaphragm, and the brain and nervous system. We offer habilitative services (developing a skill for the first time) and rehabilitative (regaining a skill after illness or injury).
Children struggling with early feeding skills may be referred to an SLP, occupational therapist (OT), or a lactation specialist such as a CLC or IBCLC, depending on the specific concerns. -
Yes. I have experience with identifying suspected oral ties, as well as providing treatment strategies to improve feeding regardless of whether your family pursues a surgical intervention.