Arbor Vitae Lactation

Arbor Vitae Lactation I am an IBCLC offering comprehensive lactation support in your home or virtually
đź“ŤServing Orange County, CA and surrounding area

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is creating billing codes for lactation care for the first time. CMS is aski...
09/04/2026

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is creating billing codes for lactation care for the first time. CMS is asking how this work should be valued and who is allowed to bill for it.

12,516 comments have been filed, and of those comments, only TWO mentioned lactation.

The rate CMS sets often becomes the rate every insurer uses as a benchmark. UHC is currently setting the tone right now for contracting and reimbursement, but intervention by CMS would effectively end that.

The comment period closes September 14.

If you’re an IBCLC, a parent who has ever paid out of pocket for lactation care, or you’re a perinatal provider that supports families navigating feeding difficulties, share this with someone who needs to see it.

03/09/2026

Most prenatal classes teach how breastfeeding works.
Few prepare you for why it becomes hard.

The first two weeks after birth shape feeding outcomes more than almost any other period.

This is when parents face things they rarely expected.
• Babies who struggle to latch�• Pain during feeding�• Milk supply concerns�• Conflicting advice in the hospital�• Exhaustion while learning something completely new

Many parents assume they did something wrong, but most were never prepared for the reality of early postpartum feeding.

I built this Prenatal Lactation Series after years of seeing the same pattern, parents walk into birth prepared for labor, but the reality of infant feeding sets in and families are blindsided because isn’t something that is supposed to be natural just come easy?

What Your Prenatal Lactation Class Isn’t Teaching You was built different.

Inside the series you will learn:
• How birth and hospital routines influence milk production�• Why stress and exhaustion affect feeding�• What most prenatal classes leave out�• How to protect milk supply in the early days�• How to prepare for feeding after you leave the hospital

You deserve proactive preparation for feeding, not crisis management after birth.

If you are pregnant and planning to breastfeed, save this post so you have support when the early weeks begin.

Share this with a pregnant friend who needs to know that one breastfeeding class can’t prepare them for everything.

Registration details are in the link in my bio.

It’s time to share something I’ve been working on with the world.For almost a decade, I’ve been working as a Registered ...
06/23/2025

It’s time to share something I’ve been working on with the world.

For almost a decade, I’ve been working as a Registered Nurse in the NICU and as a Lactation Consultant supporting families through feeding struggles. And I’ve also watched the system fall short.

So, I’ve been building something:

✨Droplet 💧✨
A modern lactation app to help parents get real answers, real fast, without judgment or confusion.

I’m just getting started, and I’d love your support as I grow.

âś…Join the waitlist
đź’¬ Share with a new parent or birth worker
🙌 Follow along—more to come! .baby

This graphic shared by the .us underscores the importance of in-home access to lactation support in relation to breastfe...
04/04/2025

This graphic shared by the .us underscores the importance of in-home access to lactation support in relation to breastfeeding duration. I offer in-home (and virtual) lactation consultations for this reason. Sure, I could have a dedicated office space (and maybe I’ll consider this someday), but seeing a family in their environment is helpful for so many reasons including just the decreased burden of packing baby and all of the baby care items for ANOTHER postpartum appointment.

Contact me for more information about how to schedule an in-home lactation visit that could be fully covered with no out of pocket cost to you.

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