• An IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant) is an important member of the maternal-child health team. They provide the highest level of expert breastfeeding and lactation care, working together with mothers, their newborns and families needing assistance and support. Lactation consultants provide care in a variety of settings while make appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community support resources.

  • If you are experiencing any of the following, you will benefit from the help of a lactation consultant:

    • Painful or difficulty latching

    • Breast/nipple pain

    • Flat/inverted nipples

    • Low milk supply

    • Engorgement/clogged ducts/oversupply

    • Infant weight loss (more than 10% loss from birth weight)

    • Insufficient weight gain

    • Transitioning home from NICU

    • Nursing refusal

    • Transitioning from bottle to breast, or vice-versa

    • Pumping difficulties

    • Preparing for back to work

    • General breastfeeding education

  • I offer virtual consults and home visits to help with your feeding difficulties.

    I will travel distances of 1-10 miles from 11501 for no additional charge.

    —10 to 20 miles will incur an additional $25 travel fee

    —20 to 30 miles will be an additional $50 travel fee

    Please contact me with any questions.

  • Unfortunately, I am not able to answer clinical questions on breastfeeding without a signed consent form and collecting a full health history. If your experiencing issues that do not require hands on help, I’m happy to provide a virtual consult.

  • The Affordable Care Plan Act requires health plans to cover “comprehensive prenatal and postnatal lactation support [and] counseling.”

    I am in-network with the following insurances through The Lactation Network:

    • Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO

    • Anthem PPO

    • Cigna PPO

    • Multiplan

    • PNOA

    You can check for coverage/register with me here

    https://go.lactationnetwork.com/SherlineLoweIBCLC)

    For other insurances (no insurance), I do accept self-pay and can provide you with the necessary documents (superbill) you need for reimbursement. It is my goal to help all parents get lactation services covered completely, however, I cannot guarantee any outcome. Please see the insurance page for more information about getting your visit covered by insurance, and feel free to contact me directly regarding insurance-specific questions.

  • If we are unable to bill your insurance, I accept cash, check, credit/debit, FSH/HAS cards, and Venmo. I will gladly provide a superbill for you to seek insurance reimbursement, at your request.

  • Not much! Please do not spend time tidying or cleaning up! I’m absolutely not concerned in any way with the appearance of your home. Please do make sure to fill out the forms I send prior to our visit so I can review them, and this does not cut into our time.

    For home visits: I will need access to a clean, flat, hard surface for my scale, if necessary to obtain a current weight. Animals can be unpredictable with visitors when a new baby comes home, so it is best to secure pets in a different area of the home during visits

    Finally, since it is helpful to observe a full feeding, please try to have baby ready to feed shortly after my arrival.

  • I will absolutely never come to your home if I am displaying any symptoms of illness. I take the health of babies and parents I see very seriously. I also kindly ask that you reschedule our appointment if you or anyone in your home is showing signs/symptoms of illness.