Visits

Home is where your heart is.

Home visits are a great help for breastfeeding families. It’s more private and more comfortable for learning, certainly  more convenient and a very good investment in your family’s health.  Call me, we’ll review your breastfeeding questions and arrange a convenient time for a home visit.

A Home Visit
I’ll come to your house, meet you (your partner, your older kids, your pets). I’ll have a consent form for you to review and sign while I go wash my hands. Together we’ll sit down and observe, without judgement, how nursing is going. Between you, your baby and I, we’ll see what works, what doesn’t and remedy it for your comfort. Breastfeeding is supposed to be comfortable. That takes patience and practice, not pain.

Payment and Follow-Up
When our visit is over, I’ll give you a written review and a signed receipt. The review is helpful for reference and to share with your partner, pediatrician or other helpers. You can always call me for further phone discussions.

One visit is usually two hours. Most families need one or two visits and a few phone calls. I charge $75/hour, you pay me directly. Some insurance companies will reimburse for lactation consultations in the first weeks. For your reassurance, I’m current with flu shots, immunizations, TB testing, am ‘fragrance-neutral’ and like dogs, cats, lizards and fish.

Prenatal Visits
How about we meet before your baby is born? Labor, birth and early postpartum practices influence your best beginnings. Get answers to your questions and learn simple things that encourage comfortable breastfeeding from the start. When you want a home visit for you and  your newborn, we’ll already be familiar with each other. One prenatal visit can make a huge difference in your early days with your newborn.

I suggest looking into hospitals and birth centers that are certified as Baby-Friendly. They have taken specific steps to assure the best beginnings for breastfeeding families. Read about the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.

Gift certificates for home visits make a great baby shower present!
$150-300 spent on lactation consulting can save a family over $4,000 just in the cost of infant formula. It’s a terrific investment. Breastfeeding promotes the best for your baby’s immune system and oral development, reduces the mother’s risk of breast, uterine cancer, osteoporosis and anemia. Your whole family benefits from the cost savings and the planet benefits from less trash. Such a bargain!

Nature plans for success and you, as a healthy woman, are an important part of that success.
Let’s figure this out so you can appreciate your success.

I look forward to talking with you.

Robin Snyder-Drummond, CD(DONA), IBCLC
Prenatal classes and Home visits
617-435-0693