Sarah Gregory IBCLC, Lactation Consultant

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Sarah Gregory IBCLC, Lactation Consultant

Lactation Consultant
In-Home and Virtual Support
Greater Boston, the North Shore of MA & Seacoast NH

08/12/2024

Don't you love getting money back?

Each one of these envelopes is first on its way to a Massachusetts based insurance company (BCBS MA, Harvard Pilgrim, Mass General Brigham, or Tufts). These companies are very reliable about reimbursing 100% for lactation. As a courtesy for my clients, I will mail in your reimbursement request... All you have to do is sign, and wait for a check to arrive.

I always recommend calling your insurance company to verify reimbursement but we are quite lucky here in this state. Although it MAKES SO MUCH SENSE from a public health perspective... And, oh yeah, it's the law that lactation support be covered in full, but there's a ton of non-compliance.

If you have Aetna or United insurance, I bill your plan directly so no need to request reimbursement!

08/05/2024

I have been working on this for over a year, and am so excited to announce that I can now bill United Healthcare directly as an in-network provider for lactation services.

What this means: if you have United, you can see me as many times as you want/need, and United will pay me directly for all of these visits.

Why this is a big deal: We are pretty lucky here in Massachusetts where most MA-based insurance plans will reimburse for lactation. However, historically, United has been one of the least reliable for reimbursement. I KNOW that this has made people think twice before booking lactation support, and unfortunately, I am quite certain that the breastfeeding journeys of many have been negatively impacted. I am so excited to be able to see United clients and help them reach their feeding goals!

Online booking now available, link in bio.

02/13/2024

Did you know that IBCLCs specializes in bottle feeding, too? I am here to help you feed your baby, no matter what that looks like for you and your family

01/11/2024

Do you live on the North Shore of Massachusetts? Share this post with your pregnant or postpartum friends, or with your clients if you're a fellow birthworker!

Breastfeeding your baby can be HARD. It's crucial to know where to find help. Baby Cafés are facilitated by experts (usually IBCLCs) and attended by other new parents, making it a uniquely valuable resource. ALL Cafés are free and drop-in. I am honored to help facilitate two of these groups (Wednesdays at Stork Ready and Fridays at the Melrose Church), especially since the Melrose location was my lifeline when I was struggling to feed both of my two children.

You can find out more about the Café near you by visiting www.babycafeusa.org and entering your zip code.

07/30/2023

New feeding support group starts this week in Wenham for North Shore parents! Registration required but not necessary. Free, drop-in. Come weigh your baby, meet other local parents, ask questions! Anyone who is breastfeeding, chestfeeding, pumping, combo feeding, bottle feeding, or any other feeding methods are welcome ❤️

05/10/2023

🎉🎉 Expecting friends: Prenatal yoga is *every* Friday at Earthly Bodies Yoga + Movement in Beverly, 6-7:15 pm.

✨ Classes are led by a pelvic health therapist
✨ All levels & stages of pregnancy are welcome
✨ Time for check-in to connect with each other
✨ Various options for postures are offered throughout class
✨ Postures are chosen to address the common aches and pains of pregnancy
✨ General information about the core, pelvic floor, and labor prep are woven into class

✨Register through https://www.earthlybodiesyoga.com/

✨ Hope to see you there!

05/02/2023

The Affordable Care Ace mandates that lactation support be covered in full and with no cost sharing... But the insurance companies sure don't make it easy! I'm doing all I can to help families access their benefits. Scroll on to read more!

Unfortunately, Medicaid in Massachusetts (MassHealth) doesn't allow us to be in-network and won't reimburse either. For clients with MassHealth, I offer a "pay what you can" sliding scale. Contact me directly to book.

All other lactation appointments can be booked 24/7 on my website. Link in bio!

04/07/2023

Still surreal to be facilitating this breastfeeding support group in the same space I took my own babies to when I was newly postpartum. I dragged myself down here with my bleeding ni***es and foggy brain. It was HARD to get out of the house but always so rewarding to hear from other moms who are going though similar (or different!) struggles, and to meet parents who had cleared the hurdles and were successfully nursing their babies.

Come in out if you are struggling or even if you're not! Every Friday 10-12 in Melrose at the Church of the Nazarene. Free, drop in, come early or leave late.

02/10/2023

I am THRILLED to make this announcement! This is the group that inspired me to become a lactation consultant. Covid put it on pause for almost 3 years but now we are BACK!

Join us 1 week from tomorrow, 2/17, at 10am.

02/02/2023

This was one of the most emotional pieces of writing I’ve ever done. Surprise! It seems like a pretty boring, straight-forward topic. But what I didn’t write about in the post is the way my life was absolutely turned upside down while studying for the exam, a test for which I had spent the previous three years preparing.

I thought I had everything perfectly planned out, as you can read about in the blog post. I had one month until my exam, a very strict study schedule, and time blocked off each day so I could be confident about acing the test. But on February 28, 2022, my stepfather (the healthiest person you'd ever meet) was hospitalized with what was later revealed to be a community-acquired MRSA infection. What happened over the next month is hard for me to write about, and frankly, too personal, but it involved multiple trips to and from Florida to be with my mom, rescheduling all of my clients, endless hours trying to navigate the absurd healthcare system in this country, living in a fog all the time, breathing through panic attacks, and having exactly zero mental capacity for studying. I took the exam on the morning of March 31, 2022; later that afternoon I attended my stepfather’s memorial service.

I don’t know why I feel like I need to tell this story. Maybe it’s to inspire those studying for the exam: reassurance that, even if things don’t go perfectly, it will be okay. Maybe it’s because it just doesn’t feel right to write about this exam without talking about Mark, since my memories and feelings around the test are all wrapped up in my memories and feelings about him. Mark was one of the first people to encourage me to take the leap and make a career change to do something that brought me joy (which is just how he lived his life: doing the things that brought him joy). It’s been an immeasurably hard year and some days feel absolutely overwhelming both personally and professionally, but I am putting one foot in front of the other and making it happen.

Read the post here:
https://www.sarahgregory.com/blog/Ibclc-exam

12/06/2022

Getting the help you need after your baby is born is HARD. You know you need lactation support, but you just can't connect all the dots of booking a consult - printing the receipt - submitting it to insurance - following up if it's denied. So instead you rely on Dr. Google and wonder what you could be doing differently.

I have a solution! I am now teaming up with a company called . After our consult, I will set up your account with SuperBill, and then they will file your receipt (aka superbill) to your insurance company on your behalf, track the claim, and fights any claim denials. All you need to do is provide me with your insurance information, and I (and they!) will handle the rest.

It's not perfect, I know. I am working on getting in-network with Aetna, but unfortunately most other companies in the state don't allow us to be in-network, so I hope this update makes getting lactation support easier. Luckily, most insurance companies in Massachusetts will reimburse for consultations. I can't guarantee reimbursement so I always recommend calling the customer service number on your insurance card for details.

10/27/2022

When breastfeeding is challenging, you need someone in your corner.

I offer online booking 24 hours a day on my website: www.sarahgregory.com

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