Doula and Lactation Support
Liz Winter Weisenfluh IBCLC, THW Doula
Located in Springfield, OR, Traditional Birth Services was started in 2024 to provide in-home perinatal support to families in Lane and surrounding counties. Offering lactation consults, birth support, and postpartum visits, my care philosophy blends evidence-based practices with respect for time-tested traditions from around the world.
Labor and Birth
Whether at home, in a hospital, or at a birth center, having a doula on your care team adds compassionate, undivided support to your birth experience. With an emphasis on evidence-based education, I love empowering families to make the choices that feel right for them — because every birth deserves to be written with autonomy and informed decision making.
Infant Feeding
There is a wealth of information out there when it comes to infant feeding options. My role as your IBCLC is to provide you and your baby with clinical support through evidence-based education and real world guidance and understanding. During in-home lactation visits, we’ll address concerns like pain with nursing, infant oral restrictions and body tension, pumping plans, or infant weight gain, always prioritizing your and your baby’s well-being.
Postpartum
The early weeks with a new baby require tangible support and trusted guidance. I provide daytime or overnight care tailored to your family’s needs, including newborn feeding support, infant care education, light household tasks, and nonjudgmental troubleshooting for the physical and logistical transitions of postpartum life. My priority is your healing, in all ways.
Common reasons to seek lactation support…
Painful latch
It can be hard to discern whether latch discomfort is your body getting used to the increase in nipple stimuli or something more. Pain is a good indicator that adjustments need to be made.
Suspected infant oral restrictions
Tongue-ties are becoming a common household topic for new families. Assessing oral restrictions will always be paired with education on various remedial options to support informed decision making when a tongue-tie is suspected.
Supply concerns
Perceived low milk supply is one of the leading reasons for early weaning, and over-supply can lead to a host of uncomfortable consequences.
Combination feeding
Each family is unique, and sometimes combination feeding is necessary or desired. This can include nursing, pumping, the use of donor milk, or formula, and any combination therein. There is no right way to feed your baby.
Complex medical history
Breast augmentation, reduction or trauma, PCOS or other hormonal disorders, hypertension/preeclampsia and postpartum hemhorrage are just a few maternal health conditions that may effect lactation.
Clogged ducts
Over-supply, nipple blebs, or insufficient emptying of the breasts can all lead to clogged ducts. There are remedies to help alleviate this discomfort and avoid the progression to mastitis.
…and so much more.
Accepting Insurance
Birth Doula Package: Open Card (OHP), PacficSource (OHP)
Lactation Consults: Aetna, Meritain, United Healthcare, Sutter Health and plans utilizing MultiPlan and PNOA
For out-of-network insurance coverage, I provide Superbills for clients to seek reimbursement from their providers.
