Weaning Consultation

 

office/virtual CONSULTATION - STARTING AT $150

We accept the following insurances: Aetna PPO/POS, UCSD HMO, Cigna PPO, Anthem PPO, Blue Shield PPO, Blue Cross PPO, Tricare West, and United Healthcare PPO/HMO **Pending Insurance Verification. All HMO plans require a referral from your primary care provider. Please call our office if you have questions about getting your HMO approval.

Subsidized Visits for Medi-Cal and Income-Based Sliding Scale
We offer subsidized visits for families with Medi-Cal for $50 per appointment (which can be booked online) 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.

This consultation should take place before a nursing parent wants to wean their baby from nursing or wean their body off of the pump. There is no “appropriate” age to wean your baby or stop pumping and it completely depends on each individual family’s situation. These appointments are based on how quickly nursing parents want to wean. We will review how to help your child transition to fewer breastfeeding sessions (or your body transition to fewer pumping sessions) and how to decrease your milk supply safely.

What Takes Place During a weaning Consultation?

  • Review a nursing parent’s/pumping parent’s goals and timeline for weaning

  • Discuss gentle weaning strategies and how to help your child through this transition

  • Review techniques to safely decrease milk supply and prevent breast infections

  • Breast/chestfeeding parent will receive a customized Plan of Care, which may include: Recommendations for a a general timeline on weaning, how to comfort children at all ages and times of day while weaning, and how to reduce supply safely while managing potential engorgement.

To book a virtual Weaning Consultation, use the link below to book an initial appointment or follow up appointment: