How to Get a Lactation Consultation with Lactation Consultants of Atlanta

Lactation Consultants of Atlanta offers personal breastfeeding consultations in three settings: your home, their office, or virtually through a HIPAA-compliant platform. The practice describes itself as Atlanta's founding private lactation practice and says it has provided lactation services for over 30 years. To arrange a consultation, contact the practice directly — the available page evidence does not list a booking form, phone number, or email address, so use the contact details published on breastfeedingatlanta.com.

Consultation Options

The practice presents these as parts of its personal breastfeeding and lactation services. It does not state on the available page evidence which concerns require which setting, so treat the choice as a practical one: pick the setting that fits your recovery, your baby's age, and your schedule.

What a Consultation Can Address

Lactation Consultants of Atlanta lists the following among its specialties:

• Guidance or reassurance, and answering your breastfeeding questions
• Your baby has trouble latching or staying latched
• Your baby is always hungry, feeding every hour, or for long periods
• You think your baby may have a tongue or lip tie, or your baby has had a tongue or lip tie revision
• Your baby is extremely fussy or extremely sleepy at the breast
• Concerns with diaper output
• Your baby has been supplemented, or you are bottle feeding
• You are using a nipple shield
• You are feeling overwhelmed
• Difficulty with positioning
• You are recovering from a C-section or strenuous labor

If your situation matches any of these, a personal consultation is the relevant service. The practice frames breastfeeding as a learned art and notes that some mothers and babies experience difficulties that call for an experienced professional.

Other Services From the Same Practice

Beyond one-to-one consultations, the practice also offers:

• Corporate lactation services — for employers adding lactation support to an employee benefits package
• Classes for professionals — for health care professionals who work with breastfeeding families
• Hospital-grade breast pump rental — Ameda hospital-grade pumps, which the practice says can help if you have a medically fragile baby, are returning to work and want to boost supply, or are struggling with milk supply. Rental stations are described as available all hours of weekdays and weekends.

If your need is a pump rather than a consultation, ask about the rental service when you contact the practice.

Before You Reach Out

The available page evidence does not specify fees, insurance handling, or a required intake form. To avoid a back-and-forth, have these details ready when you contact the practice:

• Your location, to confirm whether in-home service covers your area
• How many days or weeks postpartum you are, and your baby's age
• The main concern, using the list above as a guide
• Whether you prefer home, office, or virtual
• Any prior supplementation, bottle feeding, nipple shield use, or tongue/lip tie revision

Common Snags

• No published booking channel on the source page. The excerpt describes services but does not give a phone number, email, or scheduling link. Go to breastfeedingatlanta.com and use the contact method listed there.
• In-home availability may depend on your address. The page says consultations can take place in the home but does not state a service radius, so confirm coverage before assuming a home visit.
• Virtual visits still require a working setup. Since the platform is described as HIPAA-compliant, expect a secure link or portal rather than a plain video call, and test your connection beforehand.
• Pump rental is a separate service. Do not assume a consultation includes a pump; ask about rental terms and station hours separately.