Tag Archives: lactation consultants

The Cost of Breastfeeding Intervention vs. Formula Feeding

I have written before about my beloved Meghan, who was the absolute worse nursing baby in the whole world. She was cranky, didn’t latch properly, made breastfeeding a nightmare. . .and so on. She was my third baby though, so I was willing to seek out qualified professional help. . .at the hefty price of $135 per hour! Our insurance company does not cover a visit to the lactation consultant. I am not aware of any in this area that do nor am I aware of any pediatric practices that have them on staff. (Some pediatric practices near us have … Continue reading →

The Who, What and Why of Lactation Consultants

Repeatedly in our baby blogs about breastfeeding, we have suggested that you pursue hiring a lactation consultant if you are having problems or if you anticipate that you might. Yet I don’t think any of us have ever blogged about lactation consultants before. So I wanted to take a few minutes and write about why you might want to consider hiring one, who they are, and what types of things they can help you with. Why You Need One Well, you don’t necessarily need one. My first two children were the latch on queen and king of the world. There … Continue reading →

Meghan the Vampire Baby: My Nursing Nightmare

My first two children could’ve been La Leche League poster babies. They latched perfectly, they nursed perfectly. They loved nursing and I loved nursing them. They did exactly what the textbook said they would and except for one bout of thrush with the baby, I had no problems. I solidified my opinion that women who gave up nursing really didn’t want to nurse that badly. Then came my darling Meghan. Meghan did not latch on properly. Meghan did not suck effectively. Meghan did not let go properly either. As far as breastfeeding went, Meghan did nothing right. Overnight, I was … Continue reading →