The health care law requires all new health plans to cover “comprehensive prenatal and postnatal lactation support [and] counseling.” I can provide you with the documents you need for reimbursement. However, Bethpage Lactation cannot guarantee any outcome. The best way to find out if you will be reimbursed for services is to call the member service department of your insurance provider and ask about lactation or breastfeeding help coverage. Learn more about your rights under the Affordable Care Act here. 

Aetna or United Healthcare Insurance:

If you have Aetna or United Healthcare insurance, please proceed to schedule your appointment below. We bill for both parent and child, as our services are tailored to support both.

Additional Charges for Non-Covered Patients

If either the lactating parent or the baby is not under a covered plan, there is a $150 assessment fee for the non-covered client's initial visit and $90 for all follow-up appointments. I can provide a Superbill for you to submit an out-of-network claim, but I cannot guarantee the outcome or submit an appeal. You may use HSA/FSA to make this payment.

Every plan is different, and while many insurance companies say lactation visits are fully covered, there are often plan-specific rules and exceptions that can lead to unexpected out-of-pocket costs. Unfortunately, I can't guarantee that your visit will be completely free of cost-sharing, even if your insurance said you're covered. By law, I’m required to bill you for any portion your plan does not pay, and I’m not allowed to waive those charges.

• Review your medical intake form

• Address your breastfeeding issues and concerns

• Perform a physical or visual exam of the mother's breasts

• Perform an oral exam of the baby

• Observe the baby nursing and possibly bottle-feeding

• Weigh the baby before and after a feed to assess intake

• Develop a care plan based on our work together. This plan may include links, videos, follow-up visit plans, and referrals to specialists as needed.

All scheduling is done online - you can choose the time that works best for you.

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR LACTATION CONSULT.

I believe all parents should have access to quality lactation support. An appointment with me costs way less than the option of NOT breastfeeding. In addition, babies who are not breastfed are associated with an increased incidence of infectious morbidity, including otitis media, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, elevated risks of childhood obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

For mothers, failure to breastfeed is associated with an increased incidence of premenopausal breast cancer, ovarian cancer, retained gestational weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic syndromes.  

If you need help scheduling just send me a text: 516-331-1226

As soon as you can! Breastfeeding difficulties are best addressed as quickly as possible.

If you are exploring the thought of breastfeeding your baby and are visiting my site during pregnancy  - schedule your prenatal consult - this will help you have the best possible start. The best time to schedule your initial lactation consult is between 26- 36 weeks gestation.

You will have access to your care plan within 24 hours through the IntakeQ parent portal. Upon request, I can also share a copy with your pediatrician and any other healthcare providers you choose.

All consultations include two weeks of follow-up support via email, and secure messaging. I expect to hear from you—so don’t hesitate to reach out! You are never a bother.

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

• Painful or difficulty latching

• Low milk supply

• Too much milk supply

• Infant weight loss (higher than 10% loss from the birth weight) or insufficient weight gain two weeks after birth

• Fussiness at the breast

• Nursing refusal

• Transitioning from bottle to breast or vice-versa

• Breast or nipple pain

• Infants with special feeding needs, including premature infants

• Infant dribbling milk from sides of lips with breast or bottle

• Preparing to go back to work

• General breastfeeding education

BENEFITS FOR INFANTS

Infants who are breastfed have reduced risks of:

• Asthma

• Obesity

• Type 1 diabetes

• Severe lower respiratory disease

• Acute otitis media (ear infections)

• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

• Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)

• Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) for preterm infants

BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS

Breastfeeding can help lower a mother’s risk of:

• High blood pressure

• Type 2 diabetes

• Ovarian cancer

• Breast cancer