Lactation Counseling

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Lactation counselors have received specialized training in understanding lactation and counseling skills. Lactation counselors may work with people in all sorts of different circumstances including: 

● Preparation for breastfeeding  during pregnancy ● Supporting parents who want to tandem feed their newborn and an older child ● Helping parents to establish lactation ● Overcoming problems such as latch, supply issues, positioning, thrush, engorgement or mastitis ● Support in feeding multiples ● Support in expressing breastmilk 

My role includes providing you physical, emotional, and educational support, but I will not diagnose or prescribe medications.  I can help you overcome problems in the early days of parenting that may enable you to continue breastfeeding for as long as you wish to. I will not judge or pressure you to continue breastfeeding if you have determined this is what is right for you. 

I will take a comprehensive history and talk to you about your breastfeeding experience so far.  I will meet with you at mutually agreeable times - generally a 3 or 6 visit series.

During these visits, we can discuss any questions or issues you might have. Additional visits can be arranged at an additional hourly charge 

I may also be available for telephone or email support, especially for the follow-up period after you have initially met and identified any potential problems. I can provide information on options for decisions you may be making as it relates to your breastfeeding problems. 

However, you will be responsible for deciding on a course of action that is best suited to your individual needs and preferences and for discussing the terms with your doctor. 

All records I keep are confidential. I will not share these records with any person, except where disclosure is required by law.

Dr. Jill Chasse is a Certified Lactation Counselor with CBI-Childbirth International (2024). She is also certified in Breastfeeding Education from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health -May 2020 and UVA Medical School - January 2009