Pricing

Lactation Support

Mini / Triage Consult: $95
20 minutes of time together for triage, determining next steps, and short education or support on a specific topic such as concerns about infant feeding, milk production, bottle-feeding, safe infant formula preparation, and more.

Lactation Support Package: $495
Your holistic lactation support begins with an hour of time together virtually to review your lactation and infant feeding questions and concerns, cover the information and strategies you need, and create a comprehensive and sustainable plan to get you toward your goals. We'll then be in touch over the next week with secure messaging and a virtual lactation check-in session to make sure things are improving and continue to go well. This package is appropriate for clinical concerns and includes reports to your health care providers, as well as personalized referrals and resources.

In the Seattle area and interested in in-person support? Contact me to find out if a hybrid virtual and in-home package may be appropriate and available.

Scale Rental: $5 per day, $30 per week, $100 per month. For local clients, scale use is included in most packages based on availability. Due to high demand, rental terms may be limited.

Sound Beginnings Holistic Coaching Package include infant feeding and lactation Support!

• Sound Beginnings Holistic Support packages include weekly consultations to cover all your infant feeding, lactation, babywearing, sleep, and parenting questions
• Summary and care plan sent at the end of each consult
• Messaging support via secure chat for updates and questions between virtual sessions
• Curated resources for targeted education
• Personalized referrals and collaborative care
• Reports and collaboration with your other care team members
• Scale rental (for Seattle area clients, as needed)

Sleep Support

Interested in learning more about gentle, holistic sleep coaching? Check out the Sound Beginnings Sleep Support page!

Mini Sleep Session, $95

Gentle, Holistic Sleep Strategy Package, $495

Ebb + Flow Holistic Newborn Coaching Package, 4 to 12 weeks of comprehensive support

Sound Beginnings Holistic Coaching Package, 6 to 12 weeks of comprehensive support

Package rates range between $500-3000 depending on your specifics and desired duration of support. 

Please inquire about setting up a complimentary discovery session to discuss your family's individual needs and goals.

With the exception of an optional stand-alone mini session, all support begins as a package. Follow-up virtual sessions (~45 minutes) and check-ins (~20 minutes) are exclusively available to established clients.

Payment

Sound Beginnings believes that every family should have access to lactation support regardless of their financial situation. Please inquire about payment plans, sliding scale, or scholarship options. We are also happy to provide a list of free and low-cost community resources.

Insurance

As of January 1, 2014, and the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, most insurance policies are required to cover certain preventive health services and screenings without subscriber cost-sharing. These include breastfeeding support and supplies. (Exceptions to this include being on a “grandfathered in plan” or some Medicare/DSHS plans.)

As of February 2015, Sound Beginnings has IBCLCs who are “in-network” with Aetna. This means that if your Aetna health insurance plan covers lactation consultant services, you are likely entitled to at least six (6) consultations. Sound Beginnings has a professional insurance biller and we do our best to maximize your coverage. It's our practice to bill for parent and baby. Each plan has it's own policies and there may be a deductible/co-insurance/co-pay for each consultation, referred to as "patient responsibility." In the case of a patient responsibility, we will processed the card on file with us.

For all other insurance plans, Sound Beginnings IBCLCs are considered an “out-of-network” lactation consultant. “Out-of-network” providers are not typically fully covered by your health plan and you are often responsible for greater cost-sharing or even the entire cost of the visit. You can contact your insurance company to verify your benefit coverage and cost-sharing for an out-of-network lactation consultant. If your insurance company and policy are required to follow the ACA guidelines and they don’t have any lactation consultants in-network, they generally must cover services from an out-of-network provider without cost-sharing. This is sometimes referred to as “gap coverage.” Some insurance policies require a licensed provider, such as an RN-IBCLC. If that is the case, please let us know and we can direct you to schedule with an appropriate team member.

For out-of-network clients who book consultations that involve a review of health history (not mini sessions), Sound Beginnings provides a “superbill” or detailed receipt which you may submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement depending on your policy. Upon request this will be sent to you within one week of your consultation. You will then submit that based on the specific process of your insurance company.

Sound Beginnings cannot guarantee coverage, but we are happy to work with you to maximize your coverage/reimbursement within our billing parameters.

For more information, the National Women’s Law Center has a very helpful toolkit and a Sample Letter for Lactation Consultant Coverage that can be downloaded and used to support your efforts for coverage.

Cancellation Policy

When you book a consultation, the consultant blocks off time in her schedule in order to be available to you during that window of time, which means she cannot book another client consultation at that time. Appointments are in high demand, and your early cancellation will give another person the possibility to have access to timely care.

If you need to reschedule or cancel your appointment, you must give a minimum of 24 hours advance notice, via email (support@soundbeginningsfamily.com) or phone (206-973-0337), or the full cost of the consultation will be forfeited. For insurance bookings, the cancellation fee is $200 and will be billed to your credit card on file.

If you cancel less than 24 hours before an appointment for reasons beyond your control (sudden illness, family emergencies, etc.), Sound Beginnings will determine on a case-by-case basis whether to reschedule at no cost or offer a full or partial refund, at Sound Beginnings’ sole discretion. If a cancellation is due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, such as massive power outage or severe weather that requires you or us to have to cancel or be closed during regular business hours, Sound Beginnings will reschedule your existing appointment at no charge. A refund will not be issues.

All refunds — regardless of reason — are subject to a 3.5% reduction as that is portion is not refunded by our credit card processing company.