๐Ÿ“ŒPlease book your appointment under the lactating parentโ€™s name

๐Ÿ’ฒIf selecting an Insurance Verification โ€œappointment,โ€ no credit card is required and there is no fee to check benefits. We โ€œscheduleโ€ it as an appointment to get you setup in our Jane EHR system and keep you from having to enter information multiple times.

๐Ÿ Home Visits: Online booking is not available for home visits due to the difficulty of managing travel time between visits. Please call or text us a 281-305-0411. *Home visits will incur a travel fee that IS NOT billed/charged to your insurance plan.

๐ŸฌOffice Visits: Schedule online or by callling/texting us (281-305-0411).

๐Ÿ’ปVirtual/Telehealth Visits: Schedule online or by callling/texting us (281-305-0411). We are in Central Standard Time (CST).

Prenatal, Inducing Lactation & Relactating

Private one-on-one prenatal consultations are unlike a typical prenatal class. Tailored to your specific needs, these consultations are recommend for expectant parents who are first time parents, had difficulty breastfeeding with a previous child, are inducing lactation, planning on co-nursing, planning to chestfeed, or planning to exclusively pump. We also offer visits for families who are ... Read More

Private one-on-one prenatal consultations are unlike a typical prenatal class. Tailored to your specific needs, these consultations are recommend for expectant parents who are first time parents, had difficulty breastfeeding with a previous child, are inducing lactation, planning on co-nursing, planning to chestfeed, or planning to exclusively pump. We also offer visits for families who are inducing lactation or wanting to relactate
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare and SANA Health plans accepted.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts. Your online booking will require a $50 deposit. The remainder of the visit fee will be charged to the card on file within 48 hour of your visit.


Initial Postpartum

Private one-on-one postpartum consultations are tailored to your specific needs. These consultations are recommended for any breastfeeding parent who would like more education and support, those experiencing breastfeeding difficulties (latch pain, milk supply issues, infant colic/reflux/gas, etc.), and those who would just like to have someone check to make sure that things are going well. The... Read More

Private one-on-one postpartum consultations are tailored to your specific needs. These consultations are recommended for any breastfeeding parent who would like more education and support, those experiencing breastfeeding difficulties (latch pain, milk supply issues, infant colic/reflux/gas, etc.), and those who would just like to have someone check to make sure that things are going well. These visits are offered as in office, in home or virtual visits through telehealth.
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare and SANA Health plans accepted.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts. Your online booking will require a $50 deposit. The remainder of the visit fee will be charged to the card on file within 48 hour of your visit.


Bottle Feeding and Pumping

As IBCLCs we are trained in all forms of infant feeding and breast milk production. We fully support families who choose to bottle feed, exclusively pump or exclusively formula feed. We understand that these families often face similar feeding challenges to those families who choose to exclusively breastfeed. These consultations are offered in person and virtually through our HIPAA complia... Read More

As IBCLCs we are trained in all forms of infant feeding and breast milk production. We fully support families who choose to bottle feed, exclusively pump or exclusively formula feed. We understand that these families often face similar feeding challenges to those families who choose to exclusively breastfeed.
These consultations are offered in person and virtually through our HIPAA compliant telehealth system.
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare, SANA Health, BCBS, Cigna and Tricare plans accepted if the parent is lactating. If the baby is exclusively formula fed and the parent is no longer lactating, insurance may NOT be used for the visit.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts.


Follow Up Visits

Follow up visits are available for existing clients with varying time options, depending on the client's needs. These visits are offered as in office, in home or virtual visits through telehealth.
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare and SANA Health plans accepted.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts.


Oral Restriction (Tongue, Lip and Buccal Ties)

We offer specialized consultations for established patients who are dealing with oral restrictions, and where their child is undergoing a frenotomy/frenectomy surgery to correct the restriction. These consultations are offered in person and virtually through our HIPAA compliant telehealth system. ๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare, SANA Health, BCBS, Cigna and Tricare plans accepted. ๐Ÿ’ฒFor... Read More

We offer specialized consultations for established patients who are dealing with oral restrictions, and where their child is undergoing a frenotomy/frenectomy surgery to correct the restriction. These consultations are offered in person and virtually through our HIPAA compliant telehealth system.
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare, SANA Health, BCBS, Cigna and Tricare plans accepted.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts.


Multiples (Twins/Triplets/Tandem Nursing)

Nursing twins brings with it special challenges, and bringing and IBCLC alongside can make a huge difference in your success. We have extensive experience supporting families with multiples, including twins and tandam nursing couplets. These consultations are recommended for any breastfeeding parent who would like more education and support, those experiencing breastfeeding difficulties (latc... Read More

Nursing twins brings with it special challenges, and bringing and IBCLC alongside can make a huge difference in your success. We have extensive experience supporting families with multiples, including twins and tandam nursing couplets.
These consultations are recommended for any breastfeeding parent who would like more education and support, those experiencing breastfeeding difficulties (latch pain, milk supply issues, infant colic/reflux/gas, etc.), and those who would just like to have someone check to make sure that things are going well. These visits are offered as in office, in home or virtual visits through telehealth.
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare and SANA Health plans accepted.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts. Your online booking will require a $50 deposit. The remainder of the visit fee will be charged to the card on file within 48 hour of your visit.


Other Specialty Consultations

Speciality consults are shorter visits that have a specific focus. These consultations are offered in person and virtually through our HIPAA compliant telehealth system.
๐Ÿ“Œ Selected Aetna, United Healthcare, SANA Health, BCBS, Cigna and Tricare plans accepted.
๐Ÿ’ฒFor our self-pay clients, we have timely payment discounts.


Bodywork

Chiropractic and Myofacial Therapy (bodywork) During a bodywork session, the provider will use gentle movements, gentle pressure, massage and gentle manipulation of the babyโ€™s soft tissues and fascia to identify and treat areas of tightness or weakness. Generally, the bodyworker will do a full body assessment of the baby and will move the baby through different positions during the exam. You ... Read More

Chiropractic and Myofacial Therapy (bodywork)
During a bodywork session, the provider will use gentle movements, gentle pressure, massage and gentle manipulation of the babyโ€™s soft tissues and fascia to identify and treat areas of tightness or weakness. Generally, the bodyworker will do a full body assessment of the baby and will move the baby through different positions during the exam. You may be provided with exercises to do at home. We do NOT currently accept insurance for bodywork appointments

Biophotomodulation (Laser Therapy)
Discover the healing power of Laser PBM Therapy. This advanced light therapy is designed to treat a variety of conditions related to breastfeeding and postpartum recovery, including:

- Nipple Trauma and Plugged Ducts: Accelerates healing and reduces inflammation.
- TMJ Disorders: Offers relief from jaw pain and improves joint function.
- Nursing Wrist/Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Alleviates pain and enhances wrist function.
- Pre and Post Frenectomy Care: Aids in reducing discomfort and swelling in infants.
- Muscle Tightness: Relaxes muscles and reduces soreness.
- Birth Trauma: Helps infants recover from the physical impacts of birth.
- Torticollis: Treats affected neck muscles in infants.
- Bruising from Birth Trauma: Reduces bruising and swelling in infants.

PBM is a non-invasive treatment that uses specific light wavelengths to promote tissue repair, reduce pain and inflammation, and enhance recovery.


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Nursing Well Checks

At nursing well checks we observe and examine the baby and parent; assess baby's feeding, growth and development; discuss topics specific to the baby's age and development and give anticipatory guidance and advice to parents. These visits sit in between your normal pediatrician visits.

โ€œI have a true passion for helping moms breastfeed their babies, I canโ€™t believe I get to do what I love for a living. I am truly blessed.โ€

Tessa has been helping parents and babies with breastfeeding since 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Maternal and Child Health and Human Lactation and became an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2010. She is a member of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA), United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) and the Houston Area Lactation Consultants and Educators (HALCEA) group.

She began her career in Lactation as a hospital-based lactation consultant at the largest delivering hospital in Houston (The Womanโ€™s Hospital of Texas). Along with providing personal direction for parents, during that time she was also integral in establishing the first Baby Friendly (BFHI) hospital in Houston, Texas. In 2015, Tessa also began working in the lactation clinic in the office of Dr. James Liu, ENT, a well-known pediatric Ear Nose and Throat physician that performs frenotomies on babies diagnosed with tongue tie. This provided her with extensive experience assessing lip and tongue ties and assisting these patients with managing and recovering from the frenectomy procedure. Her family life directly led to her interests in cases and conditions connected to tongue tied babies as both her daughters were born in need of intervention.

In 2016, Tessa, along with Suzanne Juel, established Bayou City Breastfeeding to provide advanced in-home lactation support for patients in the Houston area. Since that time, the practice has grown, and now has two office locations and has expanded to include several other IBCLCs.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four wonderful children, cooking, taking road trips and crafting. In addition to family time, she is active in her church and enjoys catching up with longtime friends, running outdoors and improving her yoga practice.

โ€œI have a true passion for helping moms breastfeed their babies, I canโ€™t believe I get to do what... Read More

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