This Fourth Trimester comprehensive support program spans three months and provides personalized guidance for infant feeding, lactation consultations, newborn assessment & development, and postpartum transition during the earliest weeks of parenthood.
Balanced BeginningsTM Fourth Trimester Support Packages
The fourth trimester can feel like a major transition period for both baby and parents. Feeding challenges, weight concerns, sleep deprivation, recovery, pumping questions, and emotional overwhelm can make those first weeks feel intense and isolating. The Balanced BeginningsTM Fourth Trimester Support Packages provide personalized in-home and virtual guidance focused on infant feeding, newborn development, parent education and ongoing support during this critical adjustment period.
What’s Included
- In-home Newborn assessments
- Infant oral motor assessment
- Breastfeeding and latch support
- Pumping and bottle feeding guidance
- Weight gain and feeding monitoring
- Parent education and reassurance
- Infant massage coaching
- Developmentally supportive care coaching
- Secure messaging support between visits
- Virtual “check-ins” after each in-home visit
- Personalized feeding and postpartum plans
- Coordination with pediatric or maternal care providers when appropriate
What This Package is Not:
The Fourth Trimester Support Package is designed to complement – not replace- your baby’s pediatrician, primary care provider, obstetric provider, or emergency medical care. Balanced Baby Lactation does not function as your child’s medical home or routine primary care practice.
Families should continue all recommended newborn pediatric visits, vaccinations, screenings, and routine medical care with their established healthcare providers. Any concerns identified requiring diagnosis, ongoing medical management, emergency evaluation, or comprehensive primary care services will be referred back to your pediatrician or appropriate medical provider.
This program is intended for the supportive newborn feeding and postpartum guidance within the scope of lactation and pediatric wellness education, while integrating medical expertise when clinically appropriate.
What’s the Difference?
As both a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and IBCLC, I provide evidence-based lactation and newborn feeding support while also helping families better understand normal newborn behavior, feeding patterns, growth expectations, soothing techniques, pumping, bottle transitions, and developmental support during the early postpartum period. Care is individualized to your goals – whether breastfeeding, pumping, combination feeding or navigating complex feeding concerns. Collaboration with your primary care provider, OT/bodywork provider, midwife or doula can take place with your signed permission.
Balanced BeginningsTM
Fourth Trimester Support Packages
I understand that starting a new wellness journey can feel overwhelming. Here’s what to expect when you work with me: Each package is tailored to what you need. We start with a prenatal visit if baby has not arrived yet, followed by an in-home visit with priority scheduling starting in the first week home with baby. Each home visit is complimented by a virtual “check-in” in the following week. Continuing messaging support is provided to bridge home visits while you gain confidence and watch your baby grow.
We can make each visit focus on what you and baby need, if feedings are going great we can focus on infant development, infant massage or other ways to have fun with your baby! We wrap up with a Telehealth visit around 10-12 weeks of age helping you prepare for the next steps, whether it’s introducing bottles, pumping plans, return to work preparation, day care or continued child development education, your plan spans up to three months and is built to fit your families needs and help you find balance in your new parenting journey.
4-8 and 12 Week Support Packages available
*example of a 12 week package
Prenatal Consultation *optional
Telehealth Consultation
- Introductions
- Discuss lactation goals
- Identify potential challenges
- Review maternal medical history
- Discuss any fertility issues, past pregnancies and lactation experiences
First Week Home Visit
90-120 Minute In-Home Consultation
Comprehensive feeding and newborn transition support during the earliest days at home.
Visit May Include:
- Breastfeeding and latch assessment
- Weighted feeding evaluation
- Infant oral function assessment
- Pumping and bottle feeding guidance
- Maternal recovery and feeding support
- Newborn feeding and soothing education
- Transition to home support
- Personalized feeding plan
- Newborn assessment and developmental education
Fourth Trimester Program Benefits:
- Extended visit time if needed
- Virtual “check-ins”
- Priority scheduling
- Travel up to 20 miles included
- Secured messaging support between visits
3-5 Week Follow-Up Visit
60-90 Minute In-Home Consultation
Focused support for feeding transitions, infant development, and parent adjustment during the evolving postpartum period.
Visit May Include:
- Breastfeeding and latch assessment
- Weighted feeding evaluation
- Milk supply and pumping adjustments
- Feeding rhythm and growth concerns
- Developmental reassurance and parent education
- Infant massage coaching
- Return-to-work feeding plan
- Community resource guidance
- Infant assessment and developmental education
Fourth Trimester Program Benefits:
- Extended visit time if needed
- Virtual “check-ins”
- Priority scheduling
- Travel up to 20 miles included
- Secured messaging support between visits
6-8 Week Follow-Up Visit
60-90 Minute In-Home Consultation or Telehealth
Visit May Include:
Focusing on achievements and identify challenges and changing goals
- Pumping and bottle feeding guidance
- Developmental reassurance and parent education
- Infant massage coaching
- Identify supply concerns
- Assess bottle refusal issues
- Return to work and child care preparation
- Community resource guidance
- Infant assessment and development and education
Fourth Trimester Program Benefits:
- Extended visit time if needed
- Virtual “check-ins”
- Priority scheduling
- Travel up to 20 miles included
- Secured messaging support between visits
10-12 Week Follow-Up Consultation
60 Minute Telehealth Consultation
Visit May Include:
- Bottle refusal
- Address supply concerns
- Infant massage coaching
- Feeding and growth concerns
- Infant regulation and soothing strategies
- Developmental reassurance and parent education
- Return to work preparation
- Community resource guidance
- Infant assessment and developmental education
Fourth Trimester Program Benefits:
- Priority scheduling
- Additional in-home and Telehealth visit available at reduced rate during package period
- Secured messaging support throughout package
Balanced BeginningsTM 4th Trimester Support Packages
Foundation Package (4 weeks) – $725
Prenatal planning visit (optional)
- 1 in-home visit
- 2 virtual check-in
- Secured messaging for 4 weeks
Complete Package (8 weeks) – $1250
Prenatal planning visit (optional)
- 2 in-home visits
- 3 virtual check-ins
- Secured messaging for 8 weeks
Signature Package (12 weeks) – $1875
Prenatal planning visit (optional)
- 3 in-home visits
- 4 virtual check-ins
- Secured messaging for 12 weeks
*additional in-home or Telehealth visits are available
at reduced rates during active package
*superbill can be requested for possible
out-of-network reimbursement for billable portions of package