Our Services
Supporting Kitsap County families from birth through the completion of their breastfeeding journey.
These services may be covered by your insurance company, check with your carrier.
In home lactation consultation with an IBCLC.
Kitsap Perinatal supports families through compassionate, expert lactation support to help you achieve your breast/chest feeding goals from birth through weaning. Research shows that proactive support can have prevent many common challenges and have a powerful impact on breastfeeding success.
Lactation Care
Lactation Support
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Lactation & Baby Feeding
Message a ConsultantThe board certified lactation consultants at Kitsap Perinatal will support you and your baby in the privacy of your own home to work through challenges you may be facing and come together to create a personalized feeding plan that will help you achieve your breastfeeding goals. These visits typically last 60-90 minutes.
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Post Partum Resources
Matrescence (noun): the physical, psychological, and emotional
process of becoming a mother. The initial months of parenthood are intense, and many families benefit significantly from attending baby-feeding groups with other new parents. Learn more about area offerings that support the community for new families. -
Breastfeeding Support
Schedule nowBreastfeeding shouldn't hurt. The expert lactation consultants at Kitsap Perinatal can help you to manage many common breastfeeding problems such as: sore nipples, plugged ducts, and latch issues.
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Back to Work Pumping Consultation
Schedule nowThis 45-60 minute private, in home consultation with an Internationally Certified Kitsap Perinatal Lactation Consultant (IBCLC will provide:
- Individualized feeding plan before returning to work.
- Education on pump usage and fitting, bottle feeding, milk handling, and milk supply protection.
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Bottle Feeding Visit
Message a ConsultantThis visit is designed to help families managing bottle feeding. A Lactation Consultant can help to introduce your baby to the bottle with techniques to preserve breastfeeding, prevent health complications associated with bottle fed infants, and assist with bottle feeding challenges.
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Managing Multiples
Schedule NowBreastfeeding multiples comes with unique challenges. During these visits the lactation consultant will help support your feeding journey and make an individualized plan that fits your family's needs and desires.
Prenatal Classes
Whether this is your first pregnancy or your fourth; whether you plan to deliver at home or via schedule cesarean section at the hospital, you should consider enrolling in childbirth classes, baby feeding preparation courses, and other prenatal education seminars. Students learn the secrets to a positive childbirth and postpartum experience. Labor, pain management, infant care, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, postpartum expectations, and more.
Prenatal Services
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Private Classes
Contact to ScheduleChildbirth and Parenting Education in the comfort of your own home.
- Private classes allow for us to highly individualize our teaching to focus on what is important to you and allows you to get all your questions answered in a comfortable, one on one setting.
- Typically a total of 5-6 hours of instruction split into 2 visits.
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Group Childbirth Classes
Village Green ClassesParticipants gain valuable knowledge that will empower them to have a positive experience in childbirth and the weeks that follow. Topics covered include the labor process, pain management techniques, newborn care, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, and more. Group classes are taught in a 2-week series for a total of 6 hours of instruction time.
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Before Baby Lactation Training
View scheduleClass includes:
- 60 minute overview of nursing and lactation.
- Topics covered: health benefits of human milk, feeding positions, hand expression, breast care, common challenges
- Work with expert to define your baby feeding goals and create an individualized plan.
Postpartum Care
Matrescence (noun): the physical, psychological, and emotional process of becoming a mother.
The initial months of parenthood are intense, and many families benefit significantly from the newborn & postpartum support and wellness assistance. Professionals at Kitsap Perinatal, including board-certified lactation consultants, are available to help new parents and their infants adjust to life after giving birth by addressing issues including feeding difficulties and overall health.