Consults

Breastfeeding consultations can take place in your home or in my office if you live outside my catchment area ( see map below for areas covered) . I also see clients in the Evie suite on Tuesdays.   Fees for consultations vary according to time and distance. I will always inform you of the fee before the visit, its generally between €100-€140. Some health insurance companies provide  reimbursement for IBCLC visits.

Generally a consultation takes between 1.5 to 2 hours. We time the visit around a breastfeed so I can assess your baby’s latching, positioning and feeding.

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I offer a kind compassionate service which is based around your breastfeeding goals (not mine). At the end of the consult you will get a written plan of what we have changed and my breastfeeding booklet. One visit is generally enough to sort most problems with follow up by phone/email afterwards.

Tongue Tie Assessment and  Referral/ Help with Breastfeeding: I have extensive professional and personal experience of tongue tie and its impact on breastfeeding. I can assess for all types of tongue tie in babies and if needed send a referral to a medical practitioner for division.

Other reasons might you need a visit?

• Sometimes just for your own confidence to check all is well.
• Breastfeeding did not go well on a previous baby.
• You want to understand your baby and breastfeeding more completely.
• You have health issues such as diabetes, depression, asthma and are worried about how it might affect breastfeeding.
• You have inverted nipples, asymmetrical breasts or hypoplasia of the breasts.
• You have painful sore nipples.
• You have blocked ducts, mastitis, breast pain while nursing.
• Your baby has trouble latching and comes off the breast during feeds frequently.
• You suspect your baby might have a tongue tie.
• You are concerned you do not have enough milk.
• You have been told to supplement with formula.
• There are concerns about your baby’s weight gain (if your baby is not gaining an average 6oz /180 grams per week in the first few months, you may benefit from a consult).
• You are nursing twins, triplets or more babies.
• Your baby is born early either preterm or near term ( 35-38 weeks) and you wish to directly breastfeed.
• You have been told you must wean because of a medication, illness or postnatal depression.
• You need help picking the breastpump that is right for you and your baby’s needs. You have questions about bottle feeding a breastfed baby and storage of breastmilk.
• You are going baby to work and not sure how to incorporate pumping and breastfeeding into your daily work routine.

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