Lactation Consultant Service

Lactation Consultant Breastfeeding Support

"The premier global credential in the lactation care profession"

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants are recognised throughout the world as holding the premier global credential in the lactation care profession, as they are:

· Knowledgeable about up-to-date evidence-based practices in lactation as demonstrated through a rigorous exam process and re-certification at 5-year intervals.

· Focused on preventative care.

· Experienced in a wide variety of complex breastfeeding situations.

· Competent to assist mothers with establishing and maintaining breastfeeding, even in difficult and high-risk circumstances.

· Sensitive to the needs of both mothers and children as they work to help mothers meet their breastfeeding goals.

· Ethical in their practice, held accountable to Standards of Practice and a Code of Ethics, and working within a defined Scope of Practice.

If a mother is experiencing any breastfeeding challenges an IBCLC will assist by taking a full history and will observe and assist with a feed, offering suggestions and strategies to make feeding as comfortable and efficient as possible. 

It is best to get early help as the sooner issues can be addressed the more likely it is to get it working well. An IBCLC can also give advice on settling, bottle feeding, sleep, wind and colic, as well as understanding your baby’s cues or communications.

Breastfeeding doesn’t work for everyone. A Lactation Consultant can explore reasons why it hasn’t worked. Discussion about breast feeding with a professional may help a mother come to terms with why it hasn’t worked for her and her baby. It can bring about some difficult thoughts and feelings.

Many new parents are surprised how challenging breastfeeding can be. It is a new skill that both mum and baby need to learn. It takes time and sometimes a little help is needed. A baby is hard-wired to breastfeed but still needs time to adjust and put these skills into practice.

Breastfeeding Problems

Discussion about breastfeeding techniques with a health professional may help a mother come to terms with why it hasn’t worked for her and her baby. It can bring about some difficult thoughts and feelings.

Many new parents are surprised how challenging breastfeeding can be. It is a new skill that both mum and baby need to learn. It takes time and sometimes a little help is needed. A baby is hard-wired to breastfeed but still needs time to adjust and put these skills into practice.

Your Growlife Medical health professionals listen to your breastfeeding concerns and use their broad experience and expert knowledge on breastfeeding techniques to address your breastfeeding problems. Lactation advice regularly results in increased milk supply, reduced soreness, improved baby settling, and better sleep outcomes. Call us about your breastfeeding problems today, or book a Lactation Consultant online anytime.

What Do Lactation Consultants Offer

Lactation Consultants offer a broad range of lactation services, which include everything from:

· antenatal consultations: antenatal expressing and preparation and planning for after the birth

· teaching a new mum how to hold and position her baby on the breast

· assess the suck, swallow, breathing and tongue function of an infant

· help with low milk supply

. decrease milk supply

· help manage nipple and breast pain, feeding difficulties and breast infections

· concerns with baby’s health or weight gain

· feeding strategies for premature babies, multiples, infants with medical conditions such as heart disorders, cleft lip/palate, low tone, failure to thrive

· lactation induction and relactation

· comprehensive suspected tongue tie assessments of mother and baby including full oral assessment 

· tongue tie release procedure (frenotomy): scissor release of a restricted tongue tie (lingual frenulum)

Brisbane Lactation Consultants Appointments

Clinic visit - book a Brisbane lactation consultant at Fairfield or Sinnamon Park

Home visit - within 15kms of Fairfield or Sinnamon Park (Please call reception to book)

Telehealth - great for rural support or increased convenience locally

Lactation Appointment Duration

Clinic: Initial: 1.5hrs; Review: 1hr (long) or 30mins (short) 

Home visits: Initial: 1.5hrs; Review: 1hr 

Telehealth/phone: Initial: 1hr 

Review: 30mins (long) or 15mins (short: bulk-billed antenatally and <6wks postnatally) 

Booking Tips

• Book under mum’s name and complete both registration forms for mum and baby if booking postnatally. 
• Home visits incur a small travel fee and are booked by calling our reception team. Please advise reception of parking provision for home visits and if dogs are at home, please shut away if able. 
• Medicare rebates apply for all antenatal and postnatal patients up to 6 weeks for all Medicare card holders. 

• Sam will need to take a full history at the beginning of the appointment and then provide a full assessment, so do offer a small feed only beforehand if needed. Please bring the baby’s red book, the hospital discharge summary and any bottlefeeds if bottlefeeding. 
• Do ask to be added to the cancellation list in case a sooner appointment becomes available. 
• Please give 24 hours' notice for appointment cancellations. 

Lactation Consultant Appointment Fees

$80 - 30 mins

$160 - 1 hour

$240 - 1.5 hours

**$35 travel fee for home visits 

GP Lactation Consultant Appointments

Clinic visit

· At our Highgate Hill clinic

· Fees: $230/hr with a Medicare rebate of $113.50

Telehealth - great for rural support or increased convenience locally

· Fees: Same as Clinic visit - no Medicare rebate available for new patients.

Book a consultation with Grow Medical today.