Unfortunately, due to limited resources and demand for our postpartum program, prenatal lactation and infant feeding consultations are not currently available at Willow Family Medicine.

At present, 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 challenges below or hope to increase your knowledge about infant feeding, you may benefit from a focused prenatal consult, and/or the following resources may be useful to you. Please note that all resources may not apply to every family, and program availability varies.

  • Previous feeding difficulties include but are not limited to nipple pain, slow-to-gain weight infants, previous children requiring supplements, 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

Please visit here for a prenatal resources handout that may be helpful in your journey.

Babies.png