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Houston and San Antonio's Largest Group Practice

Houston and San Antonio's Largest Group Practice

INFANT FEEDING SPECIALISTS, LACTATION CONSULTANTS & CHIROPRACTORS

We're here for the first 2 years of your
baby's life, to guide you and improve your
baby's feeding and development

Welcome to Bayou City & Alamo City Breastfeeding!

When you have confidence in your
parenting skills, your baby thrives

Our team of IBCLCs, lactation consultants, chiropractors, and breastfeeding specialists serve the Houston Metropolitan Area (Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita, The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe, Magnolia, Cypress, Houston, The Heights, Bellaire, Memorial, Katy, Webster, Clear Lake, Friendswood, League City, Richmond, Sugar Land and Pearland and surrounding areas), San Antonio and Boerne. 

Being a parent is both amazing & hard
But we make getting help easy

Insurance Coverage

Most insurance plans provide coverage for lactation support through the Affordable Care Act.  We are in network or can accept many plans from the following insurance companies:

For other insurances, we will require you to pay out of pocket for your visit, and we will either provide a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement, or we will file a courtesy claim for you and reimburse based on what your insurance plan pays.  For more information, please see our payment policy.

Self-Pay

Lactation support is considered a medical expense and we accept HSA and FSA medical spending cards for our visits and travel fees.  We also accept the following debit and credit cards:

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Discover
  • American Express
  • Diners Club

For those who must pay out of pocket for our services, we have a Discounted Timely Payment Cash Pay Price List.

For those in financial need, we offer payment plans and have a company-sponsored grant fund.

Office Locations

We have 10 office locations throughout Houston and surrounding areas:

2 locations in the San Antonio area:

Visit Types

Getting help is easy.  Just choose where you would like to have your visit:

  • In person, in one of our 10 convenient office locations
  • Virtual, via our HIPAA compliant telehealth app
  • Limited Home visits are available

*Home visits will have a travel/convenience fee

Ongoing Support

Once you are part of the Bayou City Breastfeeding family, we walk alongside you for the first 2 years (or longer) of your baby's life by offering support visits weekly until breastfeeding is going well.  After that, you will transition to our Nursing Well Visits that are timed between the pediatrician visits.

You also have access to our Spruce Health portal to reach out with questions or concerns.  

AND if you have ChatGPT plus, you can use our custom GPT BCB: Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Helper,   It's like having a lactation consultant in your back pocket!

We are your local lactation consultants near you, wherever you are in the Houston or San Antonio areas!

Cancellation Policy
  • Rescheduling an appointment within 48 hours of your visit will be considered a cancellation.
  • More than 48 hours notice: No fee unless chronic rescheduling; then $15 fee may apply.
  • <48 hours: $50 (>30 min visit), $15 (30 min visit), $50 (Combo Lactation/Bodywork visits)
  • <24 hours: $100 (>30 min visit), $30 (30 min visit), $100 (Combo Lactation/Bodywork visits)
  • No Show/Missed appointment - client will be charged the full cash pay appointment fee
  • If you’re unable to attend due to illness or an emergency, we can waive the cancellation fee as long as the appointment is rescheduled and takes place within 10 days.

We are infant feeding & development experts

- Over 13,500 families helped in the past 9 years and with a 5-star rating
- 84% of our clients report meeting their infant feeding goals
- Longer and more comprehensive visits than other practices
- Over 330 cumulative years of lactation support experience
- Over 148 cumulative years of personal breastfeeding experience for 89 babies
- IBCLCs with advanced clinical training and a brain trust of nearly 30 IBCLCs

We are compassionate & supportive

- You know your baby better than anyone
- You are the hero of this story, we guide you to reach your goals (think Yoda)
- We are called to support families and what we do matters
- We don’t gatekeep information
- It's not just about breastfeeding, we support all families

We don't just help in the early days

- We are not urgent care.
   Yes, we can help you fix the latch, but that is just the beginning of our relationship.
- Well check visits between your pediatrician visits (3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20 months)
- Support for a range of issues (reflux, colic, nutrition, developmental milestones, solid foods, etc.)
- Ongoing support for the first 2 years of your baby's life

How we fill the gaps to support new families

Prenatal Breastfeeding Consultation

Prenatal

Postpartum Breastfeeding Consultation Icon

Postpartum

Nursing Checkup / Well Visit Icon

Well Visit/Checkup

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Pumping &
bottle feeding

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Tongue Tie

Telehealth Breastfeeding Visit Icon

Telehealth

Breastfeeding Classes

Classes & groups

Bayou City Breastfeeding IBCLC team with infant in Houston

 

Need breastfeeding support or education? Are you exclusively pumping? Do you need help with feeding a combination of breastmilk and infant formula? What about bottle feeding? Need help with weaning and introducing solid foods?

With decades of experience, our team of IBCLC® Lactation Consultants provides expert, compassionate, and non-judgmental support for all infant feeding concerns.

We have offices in HoustonKingwood, Magnolia, Cypress, Jones Road (near Willowbrook), Katy, Nasa Parkway and Webster.   We are also now open in San Antonio!  We offer home visits throughout greater Houston (including The Woodlands, Tomball, Katy, Sugar Land, League City, Pasadena, Conroe, Humble, Atascocita, Richmond, Fulshear, Cypress and surrounding areas) and San Antonio. And we offer virtual teleheath visits world wide. So no matter where you are -- we can help!  

When you think: "I need a local lactation consultant near me" -- that's us!

Google & Facebook Reviews

The experience has been amazing. Suzanne, Karen and Tessa are very caring and all the advices have been helpful for the tongue tie issue of my son.
Amazing support in such a difficult time that’s trying to breastfeed your baby. My consultant was Karen and I have no words to describe the help, patience and knowledge shared.
Callie Painter
What a helpful experience! Karen was fantastic at explaining what and how to do things as well as why they make sense. She was encouraging and comforting and made me feel equipped to handle the challenges of breastfeeding with the right mentality. 🙌🙌
Amanda Coleman
I contacted Bayou City Breastfeeding out of desperation after suffering weeks of painful breastfeeding with my second child. With my first baby (breastfed for 14 months) I had no issues breastfeeding so I thought it would be the same the second time around. Nope! From the second day after my son was born I was having serious issues with nursing and I was not enjoying breastfeeding at all. The nurses in the hospital kept telling me I was a new mom and things would get better. Because of this I waited before getting help with a lactation consultant. During this time my son had reflux, gas, milk was spilling out the sides of his mouth with every feeding, and I was using a nipple shield at every feeding because of pain. Also, the nursing sessions took FOREVER (45+ minutes). A friend suggested I see Tessa, an IBCLC at Bayou City Breastfeeding, because of all the issues. Tessa came to my house and diagnosed my son with a tongue tie almost instantly. I remember tearing up after she left because I finally had answers. None of the other nurses or lactation consultants in the hospital even mentioned it could potentially be a tongue tie even after all the pain I was in. Tessa took her time with me and was very patient with all the questions I had (and I had a lot). Her exam of the baby was very thorough and she explained everything in a way I could understand. She gave me recommendations on who to see for my son’s tongue tie and gave me exercises to do with him to help with breastfeeding. Honestly if it wasn’t for Tessa there is no way I would have continued breastfeeding. I was literally on the verge of quitting. With her help I was able to continue breastfeeding for 15 months and my baby boy is thriving.
Jasmine Lenderman
I was blown away with Tiphany Illyes knowledge of tongue/lip ties and over all oral dysfunction in general. I would recommend her to anyone going through issues with breastfeeding.
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