Services — Families At Heart Lactation Consulting

Before you meet your little one

Up to 1 Hour
From 37 weeks gestation
(Please consult with the primary health care provider caring for you in pregnancy prior to attending this appointment).

$115.00 - Home Visit

- A thorough and confidential health history will be taken - allowing us to identify any concerns or wishes you may have in being able to feed your baby.
- A personalised plan of care surrounding your feeding preferences - exclusive or mixed feeding - and what that may look like for you once giving birth - in hospital or home.
- Provision of an antenatal expressing kit (includes x 8 medical grade syringes with caps; freezer labels to apply to each colostrum filled syringe; 3 medicine grade cups; and instruction leaflet).
- Education and participation in how to collect your colostrum from 37 weeks gestation (Please bring a cooling pack with you to this appointment to transport any colostrum collected). Safe storage guidelines can be found here : www.breastfeeding.asn.au/resources/storing-ebm
- Correct flange size fitting for your breast pump if choosing to mix feed

$230.00 - Home Visit

Up to 1 1/2 hours
This consultation builds upon the foundations you learnt and are practicing from your initial visit.
(There may be times where more complex or persisting issues may arise, and for this reason more than one consultation may be needed).

$150.00 - Home visit

- Check in from last visit and see what is working for you & baby, your family, & what may need to be revisited, adjusted and/or practised with more guided support.
- Personalised detailed feeding plan, including evidence based resources emailed on day of appointment
- 7 days of unlimited ongoing support via email, SMS or phone call (your preference) from the day of your appointment.

Up to 5 hours
The ‘Extended Support Package’: for personal concentrated support over a period of up to 5 hours in one continuous consultation.

$495.00

Unable to book online, please email or phone 0413 449 737 to book this appointment.

Initial Postnatal Telehealth Lactation Support
(Up to 1 1/2 hours) - $200.00
Follow-up Postnatal Telehealth Lactation Support
(Up to 1 hour) - $150.00

There may be times in your breast/chestfeeding journey that support needs to come to you and baby via Telehealth appointments with me.
This is very successful for many parents who are unable to attend in person due to distance, transport issues, medical concerns and also personal preference. I run the Telehealth appointments through the Cliniko practice management software. You will be able to easily access this on any of your devices. An email with the link will be sent prior to your appointment.
Telehealth appointments including all data collection of confidential information are compliant with data protection regulations of the Australian Privacy Principles, GDPR, PIPEDA AND HIPAA through Cliniko software.
During the consultation we can assess how baby is attaching and I will guide you with making adjustments as needed to find that sweet spot of “Oh that feels better”. Often I will use visual aids to assist as I do in person home/clinic appointments. We can easily confirm transfer of milk both visually and audibly. I will guide you the whole way and answer all your concerns verbally followed by a personalised written care plan at the completion of the appointment.
- 7 days of unlimited ongoing support via email, SMS or phone call (your preference) from the day of your appointment.

- WHO, World Health Organisation

Rebate eligibility will depend on your membership level of cover. Please call them directly to discuss.