oleanlactation.com

Katie Ward, IBCLC, LLC provides personalized lactation support to families in Olean, New York, the Southern Tier of Western New York, the Twin Tiers, and McKean County, Pennsylvania. Led by International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant Katie Ward, the practice offers in-home visits and virtual telehealth consultations, with appointments often available the same or next day. Its services are designed to help parents meet their nursing, chestfeeding, pumping, and human-milk-feeding goals in collaboration with their baby and health care team.

Initial consultations include a health history and evaluation, discussion of family goals, and a detailed care plan that can be shared with the health care team. Visits may also include before-and-after nursing weights, followed by a week of email, text, or phone support. Katie assists with challenges such as latch and positioning, pain, milk production, infant weight gain, pumping, supplementation, returning to work, and weaning. Additional offerings include prenatal and follow-up consultations, gift certificates, private or small-group classes, and lactation education for health care providers.