01Growing up
Feeding and lactation support
An IBCLC in the building four days a week, weighted feeds, latch clinics, bottle refusal, reflux and the introduction of solids.
- AgesBirth to 3 years
- Visit length60 minutes for a full lactation consult
- ClinicsAll three
- Book byOnline request or phone
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What this actually involves
Feeding is the thing that keeps new parents awake, and it is the thing most likely to be dismissed. We have an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in the clinic four days a week, and her appointments are an hour long because a real feeding assessment cannot be done in fifteen minutes.
We support whatever feeding method gets your baby fed and keeps you standing. That includes exclusive breastfeeding, combination feeding, exclusive pumping and formula, and we will not make you feel bad about any of them.
If this is a medical emergency, or your child is struggling to breathe, unresponsive, having a seizure, or badly injured, call 911 now. Call 911.
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What is included
Six things we do every time, not a list of aspirations.
Full latch assessment
Observed feed with positioning work, an oral exam for restricted tongue or lip movement, and nipple and breast assessment for damage, vasospasm or blocked ducts.
Weighted feed
Pre and post feed weights on a calibrated scale to measure exactly how much milk is transferred in a normal feed.
Supply and pumping plan
Flange sizing, pump settings, a realistic pumping schedule around work, and a written plan for increasing or reducing supply.
Bottle and transition
Paced bottle feeding, bottle refusal work, formula selection when it is needed, and the transition back to work.
Reflux and intolerance
Sorting normal spitting up from reflux that needs treatment, and a structured maternal dairy elimination trial when cow's milk protein intolerance is genuinely suspected.
Starting solids
Readiness signs at around six months, iron-rich first foods, early and sustained introduction of peanut and egg to reduce allergy risk, and choking prevention.
General information, not medical advice. It is not tailored to your child and it does not replace a visit.
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How it runs
- 01Book early
Day 3 to 5 is the highest-yield time for a first consult. Do not wait until it has been bad for three weeks.
- 02The consult
Sixty minutes with the IBCLC, with the baby hungry so a real feed can be observed.
- 03Written plan
You leave with a plan on paper covering feeding intervals, supplementation if any, and what to do overnight.
- 04Follow-up
A weight check within 48 to 72 hours, then as often as the plan needs. Most families need two or three visits, not one.
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Why families choose us for this
- IBCLC in the building four days a week
- One-hour consults, not a fifteen-minute add-on
- Weighted feeds on a calibrated scale
- Evening latch clinic on Tuesdays at Jordan Creek
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Questions parents ask about this
Not answered here? Call the front desk or send a portal message. Neither is a silly question.
All FAQsOutput and weight, not how full you feel. Roughly six or more wet diapers a day after day five, yellow seedy stools, a baby who settles after feeds, and a weight trend heading back to birth weight by two weeks. If any of those are off, come in for a weight check.
Sometimes, and far less often than the internet suggests. We assess function, not appearance, and we try positioning and a full feeding plan first. If a release is genuinely indicated we refer to a pediatric ENT or dentist who does them properly.
No. Supply, pain, bottle refusal and back-to-work transitions are all things we work on well beyond the newborn weeks.
Current guidance is early and sustained introduction, around 4 to 6 months for most babies, and after an allergy discussion with us for babies with severe eczema or an existing egg allergy. Delay is not protective.
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Related services
Newborn and first-year care
A weight check within 48 hours of discharge, then the whole first year mapped out: feeding, jaundice, sleep and the visits that catch problems early.
Well-child visits
The full Bright Futures periodicity schedule from the first week to age 21, with the screening, plotting and anticipatory guidance each age actually needs.
Asthma and allergy care
Spirometry in clinic, written asthma action plans that school nurses accept, epinephrine training for the whole family, and food allergy management.
Bring your child to people who have the time
Request an appointment online and we call you back within one business day. Newborn requests are called back the same morning.