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I’m passionate about helping new parents reach their feeding goals, whether it's exclusively latching, exclusively pumping, combination feeding, and anywhere in-between. Having personally faced perinatal mental health challenges, I understand the importance of prioritizing your mental well-being throughout the process.

 

Available for both telehealth and in-home visits in Essex, Union, Morris, Hunterdon, and Somerset counties. I do not travel to NYC or Hudson County.​

 

Availability by area:

Visits within 20-minutes of Maplewood: Mondays, Tuesdays, and some weekends
Visits within 20-minutes of Hillsborough: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.

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See below for insurance and payment information.​

Payment

Insurance

​​If you are going through Wildflower/Cigna or paying out of pocket and live outside of my service area (see bottom of page), a long-distance travel fee of $1.25/minute beyond a 40-minute roundtrip from Maplewood, NJ may apply.

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I can accept the following plans:

  • Cigna - book here through Wildflower

    • Northern Jersey locations: book here for in-home 

    • Central Jersey locations: text me at 973-310-2884 or email me​

  • Aetna (all Aetna subsidiary plans except Medicaid, Allied Health, Wellnet, and GEHA)

  • TLN (The Lactation Network): If you have Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO (Horizon BCBS, Anthem BCBS and out-of-state BCBS plans), CIGNA PPO, most United plans (including UMR and Oxford) or any plan with the Multiplan or PNOA logo and Lactation Network approves you, up to 6 visits are covered 100% with more potentially available with approval.

  • If you have one of the aforementioned insurance carriers, please complete this form first, marking it as urgent. Upon receiving a confirmation, then book an appointment:​

  • If you are not covered by Aetna, Cigna, and did not receive coverage approval from Lactation Network, you will need to pay out of pocket for your appointment. I will provide proper documentation for you to seek reimbursement from your plan. Please contact your carrier directly for details. In many cases, the cost of a consultation can be applied to a Health Care Spending Account as well (HSA or FSA accounts).

  • All services are 50% off for parents who are enrolled in WIC, SNAP, TANF, or who are Medicaid eligible or are unemployed. I do a limited amounts of discounts or pro bono consults for cases of financial need. Please reach out to discuss your eligibility and how I can support you.​​​

BOOK YOUR WILDFLOWER or CASH-PAY APPOINTMENT

WHY WORK WITH DANIELLE?

My bona fides

  • My personal philosophy as a lactation consultant:​

    • Your baby is YOUR baby and you are my client. Unfortunately, there are lactation consultants who give us a bad reputation, making families feel that direct latching and exclusive breastfeeding is the only acceptable way to feed a baby. I am here to support you, your goals, and what is best for your family, not mine.

    • As a lactation consultant, I believe that every family is unique and deserves personalized support. My goal is to provide you with information and clinical care so that you can make the best decisions for your family. 

  • Education:

    • I am clinically trained by Carmen Baker Clark, one of New Jersey's top IBCLCs, with over 20 years of experience in breastfeeding support and care. She is an expert on Tethered Oral Tissues (tongue, lip, and buccal ties).

    • I hold a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College in psychology and sociology, and a Master of Public Health with a focus on community health education from Montclair State University.

    • The majority of my graduate-level and professional writing focused on lactation and maternal-infant health.

    • I have attended over 250 hours of continuing education in lactation training. 

  • Professional:

    • I provided hospital-based clinical lactation care at three New Jersey hospitals for six and a half years, where I worked with over 1,000 babies in their Labor & Delivery, Obstetrics, and the NICU (Level 2 & 3) units.

    • While at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, I regularly lectured to medical students and residents.

    • I have been in private practice since 2016, where I have served 200+ families.

    • Between 2022 and 2024, I served as the NJ WIC State Breastfeeding Coordinator.

  • Life experience:

    • I exclusively breastfed my children, my daughter (now in college) for 23 months, and my son (now in high school) for 4 1/2 years.​

    • I experienced prenatal depression and severe postpartum anxiety with both of my children so I know firsthand what living with perinatal mood disorder feels like. ​​

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I provide a unique service.

Drawing on my extensive clinical hospital experience, I’ve developed a specialized telehealth prenatal consultation to help you prepare for your hospital experience and the early days with your baby. Many parents are caught off guard by various conditions and hospital interventions that can disrupt breastfeeding or chestfeeding, so proactive guidance is crucial. I encourage you to take advantage of this unique service; I’m confident you’ll find it incredibly valuable.

 

This consultation covers potential complications that may arise or directly affect:

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Birthing parent:

  • induction

  • c-section (planned, emergency, etc.)

  • diabetes or gestational diabetes (baby is more prone to low blood sugar)

  • hypertension, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, or eclampsia

  • PCOS and/or thyroid issues

  • prior breast surgery

  • prior breast/chestfeeding difficulty

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Baby:

  • preterm birth (especially very preterm)

  • baby is small (SGA), large for size (LGA), or restricted growth (IUGR)

  • baby has low blood sugar or jaundice

  • baby is very sleepy after circumcision

  • baby has tongue and/or lip tie

  • a few hours of separation from your baby for observation

  • NICU admission

  • baby remains at the hospital, and the birthing parent is discharged

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I recommend that the birthing person’s partner or support person also attend the consultation.

To get started, please email me at danielle@maplewoodlactation.com.

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