Due to limited resources and demand for our post partum program, prenatal lactation & infant feeding consultations are, unfortunately, not available in the Willow Family Medicine at this time.
Currently, our program, only provides support following birth. If you or your child encounters or suspect feeding challenges, please have your care provider fax a referral to our program as soon as possible. If a referral is sent, but you do not require our help, you can always not book the appointment or cancel with sufficient notice. However, the sooner the referral is sent, the sooner we can help you and your family.
If you have experienced the below challenges or hope to increase your knowledge about infant feeding, the you may benefit from a focused prenatal consult and/or the following resources may be useful to you. Please note, all resources may not apply to every family and program availability varies.
Previous feeding difficulties including but not limited to nipple pain, slow to gain weight infants, previous children requiring supplement, low milk supply, early weaning
Any breast/chest/nipple surgery
Anatomical concerns such as tethered nipples
Insulin resistance (elevated or positive glucose tolerance test), type 2 diabetes gestational diabetes, PCOS
Difficulty conceiving
Multiples
Tandem nursing
And those planning to induce lactation
