Moedersmelk

Questions or concerns around breastfeeding: painful feeds, uncertainty about your milk supply or your baby's growth, latch difficulties, restless drinking, pumping, bottle refusal or learning the bottle, mixed feeding, weaning, or combining breastfeeding with work. Also when the start hasn't gone as hoped — prematurity, hospital admission, tongue-tie questions, reflux, multiples — I'm happy to think along with you.

You can also come to me during pregnancy. A prenatal consultation helps you start breastfeeding well prepared and with more confidence. We discuss how breastfeeding works, what to expect in the first days and how to give yourself a good start. We also look at your personal situation: previous breastfeeding experiences, a breast reduction or augmentation, medical particulars, a planned caesarean, a multiple pregnancy or concerns after an earlier difficult start. A prenatal consultation can take place at your home or online.

Beforehand you receive a short questionnaire, so I already have a picture of your situation when I arrive. During the visit at your home, it helps if your baby will feed — so I can watch a feed in practice. We discuss your story in depth, and if you'd like I do an oral assessment and weigh the baby. Then we make a plan together. I send you the written report by email afterwards.

Hopefully you can move forward with the advice and breastfeed with more confidence and joy. We stay in touch and schedule a (free) phone follow-up where you can ask any remaining questions.

Most health insurers reimburse lactation consultations in full or partially through supplementary insurance. You can submit my invoice to your insurer; they then transfer the reimbursement you're entitled to under your policy to your own account. See an overview of coverage or contact me — I'm happy to look it up for you.

Sometimes care is needed that lies outside my role as a lactation consultant. In that case I refer to your GP, midwife, baby health doctor, paediatrician or pre-speech therapist — for example with acute or medical complaints, fever, severe pain, poor growth, sleepiness or dehydration. In an emergency, always contact your GP, midwife, out-of-hours service or 112.

I'm a member of the NVL (Dutch Association of Lactation Consultants) and passed the IBCLC exam in December 2024. Regular (mandatory) continuing education keeps me up to date with the latest insights. As an IBCLC I follow the WHO code: parents should be able to choose how they feed their child, free from commercial influence.

I do my best to give you the best possible care. If you're unhappy about something, please contact me — we'll look for a solution together. I'm also affiliated with Klachtenportaal Zorg, which mediates if we can't resolve it between us.