Breastfeeding medicine consults at The Village provide physician-level evaluation and treatment for breastfeeding challenges. Led by a board-certified family medicine physician, IBCLC, and board-eligible breastfeeding medicine specialist, care addresses the medical contributors behind feeding difficulties for families near Stephens City, VA and across the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
Breastfeeding Medicine Consults
Medical support for complex lactation concerns
Breastfeeding and lactation medicine is a physician-led medical subspecialty focused on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of conditions that affect breastfeeding and human milk feeding for both parent and baby. It addresses the physiological, medical, and psychosocial factors that influence lactation, particularly when feeding challenges involve underlying health conditions, persistent symptoms, or require medical decision-making.
While lactation consultants provide essential education, latch support, and feeding guidance, breastfeeding medicine is designed for situations where medical assessment or treatment is needed. This includes diagnosing and managing medical causes of low or excess milk supply, persistent pain, infections or inflammation, medication considerations, hormonal or endocrine conditions, and infant medical factors affecting feeding. Care is centered on the breastfeeding dyad and integrates medical expertise with collaborative support to help families reach safe, sustainable feeding goals.
What Is Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine?
+ Recurrent mastitis
+ Recurrent plugged ducts
+ Nipple pain, trauma, or non-healing wounds
+ Milk blebs
+ Breast abscess
+ Oversupply/hyperlactation
+ Low milk supply
+ Vasospasm
+ DMER
+ Medication safety
+ Weaning complications
+ Mental health concerns impacting feeding
Maternal Concerns
Common Concerns I Help Address
+ Poor weight gain or faltering growth
+ Excessive weight loss
+ Slow or inefficient feeding
+ Suspected oral ties (evaluation & referral)
+ Reflux-like symptoms affecting feeding
Infant Concerns
+ Maternal or infant medical complexities
+ Prematurity or late-preterm challenges
+ Feeding difficulties after NICU discharge
+ Pre- and post-surgical planning
+ Rapid weaning for medical purposes
+ Re-lactation and lactation induction
Complex Feeding Situations
When feeding challenges are painful, persistent, or medically complex, a physician-led evaluation can help clarify what’s going on and what to do next.
Follow-up
$175
A thorough evaluation of symptoms, maternal and infant history, and your feeding goals to create your personalized care plan. Includes 1 week of text support following your visit.
Initial Visit
Pricing
$250
Continued support to monitor progress, adjust treatment plans, address ongoing concerns, and make changes as needed. Includes 1 week of text support following your visit.
Comprehensive Package
Comprehensive Package - $525
What's Included:
- An initial visit
- 2 follow-up visits
- Up to 6 weeks of text support between visits
$525
Frequently Asked Questions
These visits are self-pay, meaning I don't bill insurance directly. Payment is due at the time of service. I'm happy to provide a superbill you can submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement. HSA and FSA funds can also be used to cover the cost.
Text support is intended for brief questions related to your visit and care plan. New concerns or complex issues may require a scheduled visit.
Please review the referral reference sheet here for referral criteria and instructions. Referral requests and relevant prior notes or workup should be faxed to (540) 401-1123. For questions not addressed in the referral reference sheet, providers may contact the practice directly.
Please call (540) 515-5101 to schedule. Because every feeding concern is different, I like to briefly talk through your situation by phone first so I can make sure you're set up with the right visit type and we can address your concerns as efficiently as possible.