Services & Scheduling
Offered Services
Lactation Consultations
Milk Maidens Lactation offers consultations and support in-person and virtually.
Breast / Bodyfeeding Class
This curriculum helps you prepare for a positive breast/bodyfeeding experience.
Returning to Work/School Class
Whatever your bodyfeeding plans, this class teaches you what to expect as you plan to return to work or school.
Infant Massage
Massage helps infants survive and thrive by providing stimulation and relief while promoting relaxation and attachment.
Lactation Consultations
First decide which service (home or virtual) best fits your needs, then choose how you would like to access care.
Home Visits
Comprehensive lactation consultation with hands-on guidance in the comfort of your own home. To keep you and your family healthy, a wellness screening is required*.
Serviced Cities
Included cities
Don’t see your location? Contact us to see if an in-person consultation is available in your area (travel fees apply).
*Consultants are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A Wellness Screening is required the night before each scheduled home visit.
Initial Home Visit
- 90 min.
- $250 self-pay, $0 insurance-approved
- Detailed pregnancy and birth history
- Medication review
- Breast/chest exam
- Baby oral exam
- Baby weight check
- Observed feeding with assistance
- Discussion of your feeding goals
- Customized feeding plan
- Detailed report to health care provider(s)
- 1 week follow-up communication via email
Follow-up Home Visit
- 60 min. (established clients only)
- $200 self-pay, $0 insurance-approved
- Update on progress & feeding goals
- Breast/chest exam
- Baby oral exam
- Baby weight check
- Observed feeding
- Adjustment to feeding plan, as needed
- Detailed report to health care provider(s)
- 1 week follow-up communication via email
Multiples Home Visit
- 90-120 min.
- $350 self-pay, $0 insurance-approved
- Detailed pregnancy and birth history
- Medication review
- Breast/chest exam
- Baby oral exams
- Baby weight checks
- Observed feedings with each baby
- Discussion of your feeding goals
- Customized feeding plans for each baby
- Detailed reports to health care provider(s)
- 1 week follow-up communication via email
Prenatal Home Visit
- 90 min. (self-pay) / 60 min. (TLN)
- $200 self-pay, $0 insurance-approved
- *also offered virtually
- Detailed medical history & medication review
- Discussion of previous bodyfeeding experience(s)
- What to expect after delivery
- Breast exam
- Positioning
- Demonstration of common tools
- Hand expression of colostrum
- Breast pump fitting
- Online resources & color handouts
Virtual Visits
Comprehensive lactation consultation with the freedom of attending virtually.
No Location restrictions.
Initial Virtual Visit
- 60 min.
- $200 self-pay, $0 insurance-approved
- Detailed pregnancy and birth history
- Medication review
- Breast/chest exam (limited)
- Baby oral exam (limited)
- Observed feeding with instructional guidance
- Discussion of your feeding goals
- Customized feeding plan
- Detailed report to health care provider(s)
- 1 week follow-up communication via email
Follow-up Virtual Visit
- 30 min. or 60 min. (established clients only)
- $100 / $175 self-pay, $0 insurance-approved
- Update on progress & feeding goals
- Breast/chest exam (limited)
- Observed feeding
- Adjustment to feeding plan, as needed
- Detailed report to health care provider(s)
- 1 week follow-up communication via email
Choose How to Access Care
All lactation consultations can be accessed in two ways—direct billing through insurance or self-pay.
Bill to Insurance
Milk Maidens Lactation partners with The Lactation Network (TLN) to provide direct billing through insurance.
TLN contracts with Anthem PPO, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Shield PPO, Cigna PPO (select plans), MultiPlan, Provider Network of America (PNOA) PPO, and UnitedHealthcare (commercial, home visits only).
If your insurance is not listed here, see self-pay. →
If your insurance card has these logos, you may be eligible for my services:
Self-Pay
For clients without insurance, or choosing to pay out-of-pocket, payment is due at time of service and a superbill is provided. Click the button below to schedule.
Returning Clients, with or without insurance, click the button below to schedule.
Additional Resources
- The National Women’s Law Center Tool Kit – sample scripts for phone calls to your insurance company and templates for letters of appeal.
- How to Get Reimbursed for a Lactation Home Visit by Rachel O’Brien, IBCLC.
Virtual Classes
Infant Massage®
Live Online Course
Skin is our largest organ and our primary connection to the external world. Research shows touch is one of the most critical elements of parent-child bonding. Massage helps infants survive and thrive by providing stimulation and relief while promoting relaxation and attachment. Learn how to enhance your baby’s body awareness and build an everlasting bond.
- Stimulation positively affects the circulatory, immune, lymphatic, nervous, respiratory, digestive, vestibular, and hormonal systems.
- Relief of physical discomforts such as gas, colic, constipation, digestive cramps, growing pains muscular tension, teething discomfort, and dry skin.
- Relaxation is demonstrated by improved sleep, increased flexibility, and calmness.
- Interaction facilitates bonding, secure attachment, non-verbal communication, empathy, and more.
Cancellation Policy: A full refund (less credit card fees) will be issued for cancellations received at least one calendar day prior to first class. No refunds will be issued after the course has begun. Cancellations can be made via email: annmarie@milkmaidenslactation.org
Class Fee:
- Private: $150 / 3-week course
- Group: $100 / 4-week course (3 family minimum)
Recommendation:
Parents and their infants from birth to 12-months.
Organize a small group course with your village scheduled around your family’s calendar.
During the course, both parents will have opportunities to be hands-on with their infant.
Registration Info:
- One registration per family.
- Class link emailed 2-3 days before the first class.
Prenatal Breast/Bodyfeeding
Private Online Class
This class prepares you for a successful, positive bodyfeeding experience. Milk Maidens Lactation believes this is built on a solid foundation of knowledge, support, and personal commitment.
This 2-hour Class Includes:
- Benefits of human milk feeding for the lactating parent and the baby
- Physiology of lactation and what to expect from your amazing body
- Expectations for the early days of life and how to navigate the hospital stay
- Bodyfeeding positions and technique for a beautiful deep latch
- Instruction on breast & nipple exams, hand expression, and breast pump basics
- Discussion on breastfeeding/lactation supplies and gadgets
- Setting goals, facing common challenges, and when to seek help
- Online resources & informational handouts
- Answers to your questions about breast/bodyfeeding
Cancellation Policy: A full refund (less credit card fees) will be issued for cancellations received at least one calendar day prior to class. Cancellations can be made via email: annmarie@milkmaidenslactation.org
Class Fee:
- Private Class: $60, partner included
Recommendation:
Attend this class between 34-36 weeks of pregnancy.
Registration Info:
- Registration is to be completed by the birthing/lactating parent.
- Class link emailed 2-3 days before class.
Returning to Work/School
Private online class
Returning to work, in any setting, requires planning and preparation. Whether you plan to continue bodyfeeding, switch to exclusive pumping, or partially wean, this class will teach you what to expect.
In this 2-hour class you will learn:
- Benefits of continued bodyfeeding
- Bodyfeeding in the context of baby development
- Importance of a solid support system
- Maintaining your milk supply
- Preventing breast complications
- Breast pump use & maintenance
- Milk storage & transport guidelines
- Caregiver education & resources
- Lactation accommodations in the workplace & legal resources
Cancellation Policy: A full refund (less credit card fees) will be issued for cancellations received at least one calendar day prior to class. Cancellations can be made via email: annmarie@milkmaidenslactation.org
Cost of Class:
- Private Class: $60, partner + child caregiver included
Recommendation:
Attend this class 3-4 weeks prior to your first day back at work (when lactation accommodations are in place) or 4-6 weeks prior when lactation accommodations do not currently exist in your workplace. Info on Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace.
Registration Info:
- Registration is to be completed by the lactating parent.
- Class link emailed 2-3 days before class.