Feeding Support Overview

Explore our tailored consultations designed to support your unique feeding journey. From prenatal to postpartum, bottle feeding, pumping, weaning, and inducing lactation, we offer expert guidance to meet your specific needs and goals. Let us help you navigate the path to confident, informed feeding choices.

Insurance Accepted
We accept the following insurances:

• Aetna PPO/POS

• Tricare West

• UCSD HMO**

• Cigna PPO**

**Pending Insurance Verification
Please note that all HMO plans require a referral from your primary care provider. For any questions about obtaining HMO approval, feel free to contact our office.

Subsidized Visits for Medi-Cal and Income-Based Sliding Scale
We offer subsidized visits for families with Medi-Cal and provide an income-based sliding scale for those who qualify. Please contact our office for more information and to discuss your eligibility for reduced fees based on your income.

Home visits are available! Please contact our office directly to schedule. A travel fee applies:

• $40 for locations within 20 miles of our office

• $65 for locations beyond 20 miles.

We're here to support you in accessing the care you need.

Prenatal

Prepare for a your breast/chestfeeding journey with a personalized plan tailored to your unique needs. This consultation addresses potential challenges such as previous difficulties, medical conditions (e.g., PCOS, diabetes), inverted nipples, or history of chest/breast surgery. Empower yourself with guidance and strategies to support your feeding goals.

Pumping

Get personalized support for your pumping journey, whether to increase supply, introduce a bottle, or prepare for time apart from your baby (like planning to return to work). This session includes a flange fitting for comfort and efficiency, a review of your pump's settings, and tips to protect your milk supply. You'll leave with a customized Plan of Care tailored to your pumping needs.

Postpartum

Support your feeding journey with expert guidance tailored to you and your baby. This consultation evaluates your baby's latch, suck, and feeding patterns, assesses positions, and provides a personalized Plan of Care. Ideal for addressing challenges like latch issues, nipple pain, low milk supply, tongue-tie, or other feeding difficulties including preemies and multiples.

Weaning

Get guidance tailored to your unique weaning journey, whether transitioning your child from nursing or stepping away from pumping. This session covers gentle strategies to meet your goals, techniques to safely reduce milk supply, and ways to support your child during this transition. You'll leave with a personalized Plan of Care to navigate weaning with confidence.

Bottle Intro/Refusal

Learn how to confidently introduce and practice bottle feeding while supporting your breast/chestfeeding journey. Ideal for introducing bottles between 3-5 weeks of age or managing bottle refusal, this session covers bottle selection and techniques for smooth milk transfer. You'll receive personalized recommendations and a tailored Plan of Care.

Inducing Lactation

This private consultation supports breast/chestfeeding parents and their partners in preparing to induce lactation for an adopted child, surrogate baby, or other intended child. You'll receive a personalized Plan of Care tailored to your goals, including guidance on using an electric pump, supplemental nursing systems, and exploring medication or herbal options.

Functional Nutrition for the Lactating Parent

Is your baby’s gas, fussiness, or digestive discomfort leaving you feeling overwhelmed? Are you feeling confused while navigating food intolerances? Are you dealing with your own health and/or gut challenges that you would like to resolve naturally, through diet and lifestyle modifications? At San Diego Breastfeeding Center, we recognize that feeding is not just about nutrition but about comfort and connection. Our functional nutrition services help uncover the root causes of your baby’s digestive issues and any health challenges you are experiencing, and provide gentle and accomplishable remedies. Together, we’ll create a plan to help you and your baby thrive and bring peace of mind to your feeding experience.