MLCA Member IBCLCs In-Network With Aetna
Sharla is a compassionate and knowledgeable IBCLC in private practice. She offers prenatal private and group classes; postpartum home, office, and virtual consultations; and a breastfeeding support group. Sharla is in network with Aetna and Unicare, and families can seek reimbursement from BCBS of MA, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts, and AllWays.
Sharla experienced her own breastfeeding challenges as a new mother and she seeks to help others avoid or alleviate theirs. She helps families achieve their unique breastfeeding goals; she is an inclusive and non-judgmental practitioner and serves all families looking for assistance with infant-feeding. Sharla supports families experiencing latch and positioning issues, breast and nipple pain, slow weight gain, low milk supply, oversupply, plugged ducts/mastitis, multiple births, breastfeeding after reduction or breast surgery, induced lactation, tethered oral tissues (tongue tie), tandem nursing; the return to work; the starting of solids; and weaning, among other various lactation challenges.
Sharla’s passion for human lactation began in 1994 at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied nutrition and dietetics. Her studies and training continued as a midwifery student; a breastfeeding mother of two; a La Leche League Leader; a birth and postpartum doula; and a public health nutritionist and CLC at the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). She earned a Master of Public Health degree in Maternal and Child Health from Boston University.
Sharla’s website: www.sharlalloydhalperin.com
Email Sharla: info@sharlalloydhalperin.com
Call Sharla: 617.447.8237
Office location: Dedham, MA
Has scale
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Offers home visits, office visits, and virtual visits
Serves Boston, Metrowest, South of Boston, South Shore, and North of Boston
In network with Aetna, Unicare, Fallon, and Humana/Tricare
Baystate Medical Center supports families throughout the lactation journey. Our lactation staff can assist you before delivery with prenatal outpatient services and breastfeeding education. While in the hospital you will receive an in-room postpartum visit by our lactation staff, and support for you and your baby while in the special care nursery or children's hospital. After discharge we provide face-to-face or virtual outpatient lactation consultation services with an IBCLC at Wesson Women's hospital, postnatal feeding classes, and virtual support groups. Our lactation advice line is available for questions 7 days a week.
Kimberly’s website: www.baystatehealth.org/services/obgyn/support/breastfeeding
Email Kimberly: kimberly.congden@baystatehealth.org
Call Kimberly: 413-794-0256
Office location: Baystate Medical Center, Wesson Women's, 759 Chestnut St., Springfield, MA 01199
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All insurances accepted.
Rachel helps new moms find bliss in early parenting. For ten years, she has refined her holistic practice and offers comprehensive services. Many clients have returned for their second or third child because a provider/client relationship is important for the best results. Her 2 years assisting in infant oral surgery have given her a wide clinical client caseload and a wealth of experience in infant oral ties. She has completed the IBCLC masterclass (2x) and has done Holistic Certification 2020 and a week-long residency program for advanced training in 2022. Send an email to schedule your discovery call today.
Rachel’s website: www.simpsonlactationservices.com
Email Rachel: info@simpsonlactationservices.com
IBLCE # L-50011
I offer nonjudgmental, personalized consults in the comfort of your home to address all your breastfeeding concerns.
Heather’s website: apromisingbeginning.com
Email Heather: heather@apromisingbeginning.com
Call Heather: 617-620-8095
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I am an expert in maternal and child health, specializing in nutrition. I am highly skilled in helping clients reach a variety of feeding goals and creating sustainable solutions to infrequent or persistent challenges. I am here for you if you need help with latch, sore nipples, tongue/lip tie, mastitis, thrush, slow weight gain, undersupply/oversupply, pumping, transitioning back to work, weaning, and starting solids. I look forward to providing personalized and effective assistance for you and your little one.
Andrea’s website: http://oceansidelactation.com
Email Andrea: oceansidelactation@gmail.com
Call Andrea: (857) 302-3050
Office location: 31A Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA 01950
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Home Visits, Private Practice, Office Practice, Phone Consults, Breastfeeding Education, Nutrition, Research (NORTH SHORE, MA)
I’ve been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2009 and a Pediatric Registered Nurse since 2001. In addition to my private practice, I’m part of the Boston Children's Hospital Lactation Support Program. I’m the proud mother of two children who were breastfed and supplemented.
My approach to lactation consulting is to provide you with solutions that will help meet your baby's feeding needs, and your own goals. Breastfeeding is a natural process and can often require adjustments and fine tuning to make it work for baby and parent. There is no “one size fits all” answer when it comes to breastfeeding - only what works for you and your baby. I offer visits in the comfort of your own home, or via Telemedicine, to develop a personalized plan for you and your baby.
Tamar’s website: tamarwinterlc.com
Email Tamar: tamar@tamarwinterlc.com
Call Tamar: 617.921.9266
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Katie’s website: www.nurturebynaps.com
Email Katie: katie@bostonnaps.com
Call Katie: 857-496-5095
Mailing address: 395 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
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As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), I provide breastfeeding/chestfeeding consultations for parents and babies of all ages. If you need help with baby’s weight gain, pain or discomfort while nursing, concerns about tongue or lip tie, low milk supply, combo feeding, pumping, returning to work, weaning, or anything else that involves human milk, I’m here to help!
I offer in-home consultation on the North Shore and north of Boston as well as virtual visits. Many insurance companies in Massachusetts will reimburse for lactation support; I also accept FSA & HSA cards, and offer a reduced rate for clients covered by MassHealth.
Sarah’s website: www.sarahgregory.com
Email Sarah: sarah@sarahgregory.com
Call Sarah: 617-299-6006
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Lo Nigrosh(she/her) is a mom of 2, an IBCLC, a childbirth educator and a doula who has been helping families feed their babies in the ways that feel best for them for years. She came to this work through her own intense struggle to feed her first child in 2013, and knew immediately that this would be her life's work. When you work with Lo, you will combine your expertise of your family's needs, your own body, and what you've learned about your baby in the days, weeks and months that you've been getting to know one another with her expertise of hormones, milk supply, and physiology of the human body to come up with a feeding plan that will bring more ease and less anxiety to feeding your baby. Lo is also the host of the podcast The Milk Making Minutes which explores baby feeding struggles and triumphs through the lens of systemic and cultural barriers.
I offer a support group periodically at the Athol Public Library in coordination with the baby and toddler story hour. I also host a podcast called The Milk Making Minutes which explores breastfeeding struggles and triumphs through the lens of systemic barriers and I have an online community on Facebook called The Milk Making Minutes which discusses similar themes.
Lo’s Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/
Email Lo: lo@quabbinbirthservices.com
Call Lo: (413) 230-7516
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I have dedicated the better part of the last decade to supporting new families in their breastfeeding journeys in both clinical and home environments. Nursing is a natural process, however, it does not always come easily. I am here to help you overcome obstacles and accomplish your breastfeeding/chest-feeding goals. My objective is to help you adjust to life with your new addition in a way that is compassionate, evidence-based, that works best for your family.
Molly’s Website: https://www.milkandhoneyibclc.com
Email Molly: Molly@MilkandHoneyIBCLC.com
Call Molly: 413 200-2261
Location: Amherst, MA
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Gabrielle Hathaway has been counseling breastfeeding mothers since 2000. She can provide in-home counseling, support, and classes to help you reach your breastfeeding goals. Gabrielle is an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) and holds an M.S. in Health Communication as well as additional certification in Perinatal Mental Health. Gabrielle specializes in preterm and/or fragile infants and the unique challenge they may bring to breastfeeding.
Gabrielle’s Website: https://www.hathawaylactation.com/
Email Gabrielle: ghathawaylactation@gmail.com
Call Gabrielle: 508 237-8786
IBLCE # L-20205