Lactation Consultations
Blossom Birth Services provides comprehensive lactation support, offering individual lactation appointments, phone and email support. We provide care and support in the full range of lactation issues, including proper latching and positioning, milk supply, weight gains/losses, pumping, supplementation, and alternative feeding methods. Lactation appointments and support are provided by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC), with appointments available at a variety of times, including weekends and evenings. We serve the South Bay and Peninsula, and parts of the lower East Bay.
In-Home Consultation Rates
To contact Blossom's Lactation Department, please call our general office line at 650-321-2326 or use the intake form below. Our office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00am- 2:00pm and Saturday 9:00- noon. We often check messages after hours and most calls are returned within 24 hours. If you have an urgent matter, please let us know- we will do our best to return your call by 9:00pm on the day we receive it.
Most lactation visits are covered by insurance however, fees are due at the time of service. We can provide a receipt and a Superbill so that you may seek insurance reimbursement. Blossom cannot guaruntee the service will be covered. You may potentially use FSA and HSA dollars for this service as well, but please check with your plan provider.
We believe in serving all families. If for some reason an in-home consultation is not an option, please visit us at our location for breastfeeding support at the facility on the 2nd and 4th Friday monthly from 11:30 AM - 1 PM.
*Rate effective August 1st
In-Home Consultation Rates
- *Home consultation (approx 90 minutes to two hours): $325/ $295 for members
- *Follow-up visits: $75/$67 for members per half hour or fraction thereof
- Phone consultation: $2/1.80 for members per minute
- First ten minutes of initial phone consultation is free. If a lactation appointment is scheduled, the call will remain free. If parents decide not to schedule an appointment, $2 per minute will be charged past the first fifteen minutes.
To contact Blossom's Lactation Department, please call our general office line at 650-321-2326 or use the intake form below. Our office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00am- 2:00pm and Saturday 9:00- noon. We often check messages after hours and most calls are returned within 24 hours. If you have an urgent matter, please let us know- we will do our best to return your call by 9:00pm on the day we receive it.
Most lactation visits are covered by insurance however, fees are due at the time of service. We can provide a receipt and a Superbill so that you may seek insurance reimbursement. Blossom cannot guaruntee the service will be covered. You may potentially use FSA and HSA dollars for this service as well, but please check with your plan provider.
We believe in serving all families. If for some reason an in-home consultation is not an option, please visit us at our location for breastfeeding support at the facility on the 2nd and 4th Friday monthly from 11:30 AM - 1 PM.
*Rate effective August 1st
Blossom Lactation Consultants
Michelle Paul-Vogel, BS, IBCLC
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Rumiko Kawaguchi, IBCLC
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