fern prenatal prep Course & consult
Confident feeding begins before birth
Begin your feeding journey before your baby arrives. Just as you would prepare for any meaningful life transition, nurturing your knowledge, understanding what to expect, and building your support team ahead of time can help ease anxiety and create space for confidence to grow. Our prenatal consultations are designed to help you feel rooted, supported, and ready to nourish your baby with confidence from the very beginning.
What is included...
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FERN Fearless Feeding: The Lactation Course for Modern Parents
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30 Minute One-on-One Consultation with a Fern IBCLC
Topics covered...
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Basics of milk production
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What to expect in the first days, weeks and months
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Common challenges
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How to know baby is getting enough
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Red flags and when to get help
We offer this service In-Person at our clinic in Tacoma OR Virtually from the comfort of your home.
Investment...
$200
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fern foundations
holistic feeding support to help you and your baby thrive
When booking a package you receive the Fern Prenatal Prep & Consult for FREE!
The first 3 months are often called the "Fourth Trimester" and are a deeply transformative season — one that deserves to be held with support, connection, and community. Our Fern Flourish Packages extend beyond just clinical lactation care to provide holistic, relationship-centered support to help your family feel nourished and empowered as you grow into your new rhythm together.
With ongoing guidance rooted in your family's unique goals and values, you’ll feel less alone in the uncertainties of postpartum life and more connected to both your baby and yourself. Instead of frantic 2am internet searches, you will have your expert IBCLC waiting on the sidelines to be tagged in to help support feeding, recovery, emotional wellbeing, and the natural transitions of early parenthood with warmth, reassurance, and compassionate care.
Families often share that continued support helps them feel more grounded, confident, and connected — creating space to not just survive postpartum, but truly settle into it with greater ease and trust.
What is Included...
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3 months of support
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4 home visits OR 3 home visits + 1 office hybrid feeding/bodywork visit
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Unlimited drop-in group "office hours" at our clinic for 3 months
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24/7 Unlimited text support in between visits
What we cover...
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Latch & feeding assessments
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Tongue tie assessments
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Baby weight checks and growth monitoring
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Milk supply management
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Pumping & flange sizing
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Implementing bottles & partner engagement
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Pain prevention & troubleshooting
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Referrals to adjacent providers
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Back to work transition
VIP Benefits...
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Priority Scheduling: Fern Foundations Package parents have priority access to our schedule. Prioritize your mental and physical health by knowing you will have top level care built in to your postpartum plan. There is a lot that may be out of your control during the postpartum period, but building your team to handle whatever the future has in store to eliminate confusion, guesswork and anxiety is fully your choice.
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Text Support: Unlike standard OB or hospital based support, our feeding support extends well beyond the appointment time into real life, since baby's don't care what time it is when they might be having challenges.
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Investment...
$2200
Some insurance companies may cover all or part of this amount to help offset your out of pocket cost. FSA / HSA cards generally accepted. Schedule your FREE intro call with us to learn more.
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Visit Type Descriptions
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Fern Prenatal Prep Course & Consult: Basic lactation education and one-on-one visit with one of our expert IBCLCs to help you feel ready to confidently begin your feeding journey.
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Home Visits: Stay home in your PJs and enjoy the guidance of expert feeding care happening in your own space. These visits typically occur on week 1 and week 2 after birth, and are essential in getting you off to a good start, targeting issues with latch pain, treating engorgement, establishing a milk supply, coping with growth spurts and monitoring baby's weight.
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Office Visits: Most parents start to feel ready to get out of the house during weeks 3-6, and these are well timed for observing baby's feeding patterns and weight gain, determining any need for supplementation, get pumping off to a good start, introducing bottles, managing the "witching hour" and establishing healthy sleep habits.
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Group Drop Ins: A valuable asset to have an IBCLC available in a group setting for weekly weight checks, weighted feeds and to answer any questions you might have outside of private visits. The added benefit of a group model allows connection between other parents who are also navigating the early weeks and months of newborn life, helping to build support and community that extends beyond our space.
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