As Atlanta’s most trusted lactation practice, we have been helping families with breastfeeding their babies for over 30 years.
At Lactation Consultants of Atlanta, we are dedicated to helping nursing families meet their breastfeeding goals anywhere in their journey. Our mission is to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding by providing care, support, service, and education. We strive to treat our patients like family.
We have many breastfeeding services to meet your needs.
Lactation Consultants of Atlanta offers private and group classes covering Childbirth education, Breastfeeding 101, Baby’s Here Now What?!, and Returning to Work.
As part of our breastfeeding services we offer thorough personal consultations that can take place in the home, office, virtually using our HIPPA compliant platform, or by phone. Because we personally take a full history, the first visit can lasts up to two hours.
We provide professional lactation services for the corporations that are looking to add to their employee benefits package and support their breastfeeding employees.
Are you a health care professional working with families that are breastfeeding their babies but your not sure how to help them? Then our classes for professionals is for you.
At LCA we offer Ameda hospital grade breast pump rentals. Whether you’ve got a medically fragile baby that you are needing to pump for, returning to work and would like to boost your milk supply, or are struggling with milk supply. We can help you with a breast pump rental. Our breast pump rental stations are available all hours of the weekdays and weekends to meet your needs.
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!
Because breastfeeding is a learned art, some mothers and babies may experience difficulties that sometimes require the knowledge and skills of an experienced professional.
Lactation Consultants of Atlanta Specializes in:
Providing guidance or reassurance
Answering your breastfeeding questions
Your baby has trouble latching or staying latched at the breast
Your baby is always hungry, feeding every hour, or for long periods of time
You think your baby may have a tongue or lip tie
Your baby has had a tongue or lip tie revision
Your baby is extremely fussy at the breast
Your baby is extremely sleepy at the breast
You have concerns with diaper output
Your baby has been supplemented
You are bottle feeding
You’re using a nipple shield
You’re feeling overwhelmed
You’re having difficulty with positioning
You are recovering from a C-section or strenuous labor
You have concerns about low milk supply or an oversupply
You have a strong letdown reflex
You’re having hormonals issues
You have other health issues that might impact breastfeeding
You’re returning to work
Your baby has a cleft lip or cleft palate
Your baby has any special needs or health concerns
Relactation
You’re feeding multiples
Your baby is experiencing slow weight gain
You’re weaning from the breast or from the pump
You’re pumping exclusively or partially
You are in any pain when breastfeeding or pumping. Pain is not normal!!!!
You have damaged nipples
You have a gassy or fussy baby
You are experiencing plugged ducts, engorgement, mastitis
Your baby has Down syndrome
You are inducing lactation
Adoptive breastfeeding
You have a history of breast surgery or trauma to the breast
