Lactation Support

Breastfeeding / Chestfeeding includes so many benefits, science is still discovering some of them. But we were never meant to figure out how to do it alone. Don’t wait to reach out to a lactation consultant ready to help you and your newborn breastfeed! When it comes to breastfeeding / chestfeeding, getting the right lactation support early on, is key. Find help in and around Ann Arbor today.

Lactation Support Options:

1. Home Visits

2. In-Office Visits

3. Virtual Consult

4. Prenatal Visit

5. Calculated Weight Feed

6. Breast Pump Consult

7. Supplemental Feeding Systems

8. Return to Work Consult

9. Tailored Care Plans within 24 hours of Consult

Breastfeeding Challenges we can help with include:

Nipple/breast pain or infection (clogged ducts, nipple blebs, mastitis)
Engorgement/edema of breast
Latch issues (discomfort/pain/trauma)
Colic, reflux, “gassy” behavior in the newborn
Rehabilitation after tethered oral tissues (lip and tongue tie) and revision
Regulation of milk supply, building milk supply, re-lactation
Transition back to work: pumping, bottle feeding, milk storage/collection
Feeding multiples

Reach out Today

Veronica Rapin, IBCLC & Jessica Beemsterboer, IBCLC

Lactation Consultants and Infant Feeding Specialists at The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor are available to support your family with breastfeeding or any infant feeding goals and challenges.

734-975-6534

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Ann Arbor Birth & Family provides unparalleled birth and postpartum doula services, birth and early parenting education, and perinatal counseling to empower and instill confidence as you navigate pregnancy, birth, and adjustment to life with your new baby.

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Our professional Ann Arbor doulas and childbirth educators serve the greater Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit areas, including Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dexter, Chelsea, Saline, Brighton, Novi, Southfield, Plymouth, Canton, South Lyon, West Bloomfield, Dearborn, Livonia, Royal Oak, Grosse Pointe, and more.

Our doulas provide labor support at locations within a 50 mile radius of Ann Arbor, including but not limited to: University of Michigan Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Henry Ford West Bloomfield, Alternative Birth Care Unit, Ascension Providence Hospital - Southfield Campus, Ascension Providence Hospital - Novi Campus, Royal Oak Beaumont/Karmanos Natural Birth Center, and midwife-attended home births.

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The Ann Arbor Birth & Family team specializes in supporting: first time parents, birth over 35, LGBTQ parents, solo parents, adoptive families, surrogacy, natural (medication-free) birth, waterbirth, epidurals, VBAC, high-risk pregnancy, cesarean birth (planned and unplanned), birth after loss, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, PTSD, birth trauma, infertility, bed rest, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and infant care.

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