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Lactation Consultants are experts in feeding challenges. See how we can help you meet your goals.

Specializing in nurturing moms, supporting breastfeeding, and transitioning babies to solids.

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ARLINGTON LACTATION

In-home Consultations

1:1 individual in-home consultations are ideal for concerns about latching, painful feedings, slow weight gain, milk supply, bottle refusal, and tummy troubles. Learn more about our different consultations.

Please note: In-home consultations are are available to residents residing in Virginia, Inside the Beltway.

Arlington Lactation is your one-stop shop for judgment-free feeding support for your newborn and infant. Our goal is to provide compassionate, evidenced-based feeding support to help soon-to-be, new and seasoned moms blend the art of nursing and optimal nutrition with the science of feeding your child. Our International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) provides individualized, client-centered care, one client at a time. We specialize in complex feeding situations including tongue ties, slow weight gain, and low milk supply. Our mission is to help the whole family thrive while meeting their feeding goals.

Services are offered in the comfort and privacy of your home.

Home visits are available to residents residing in Virginia, inside the beltway.

CLASSES and groups

Feeding & parenting classes and support groups are available.

Breastfeeding is about synergy between a mother and her baby

Baby concerns

Weight concerns

slow weight gain
poor growth
supplemental feeds
rapid weight gain

Latch concerns

tongue/lip tie
non-latching baby
difficulty feeding at one breast
suck dysfunction
oral motor issues
structural concerns

Feeding tools

support with tools such as:
bottle refusal
weaning from a nipple shield
at-breast supplementation
using specialized feeding tools

Digestive concerns

colic
reflux
food allergies/sensitivities
unresolved fussiness

Special concerns

prematurity
multiples
traumatic birth
medical/anatomical issues
adoption, infant/neonatal loss

Older baby/child concerns

starting solids
nutrition/growth concerns
night weaning
baby-led weaning
expedited weaning
sleep concerns

A variety of lactation services are available

Find what works best for your situation.

Mother concerns

Supply concerns

low milk supply
oversupply
weaning support

Pain concerns

nipple pain
breast pain
mastitis
engorgement
plugged ducts
thrush
latch problems
not enjoying feedings

Health history concerns

breast surgeries
prior breastfeeding issues
breast health concerns
fertility issues

Pumping concerns

pump comfort/fit issues
supply maintenance
support through a transitional phase