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post #1 of 18
2/25/07 at 8:56pm
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we are trying to figure out how much to put into flexible savings account.
post #2 of 18
2/25/07 at 8:57pm
The one I used was $70/hr, though she was thorugh a local bfing store and apparently had to pay them for the space.
post #3 of 18
2/25/07 at 9:01pm
the one I used was $25/half hour
post #4 of 18
2/25/07 at 9:47pm
Join the LeLeche Group and they will send you one for free.

Membership for a year - $50 I believe.
post #5 of 18
2/25/07 at 9:56pm
WIC's LC is free.
post #6 of 18
2/25/07 at 10:06pm
$100/hr if we went to her.

$215 if she came to us, regardless of how long it took.
post #7 of 18
2/25/07 at 10:11pm
The one at the local hosp is free if you deliver there.

I second LLL and the membership.
post #8 of 18
2/25/07 at 10:15pm
$80/2 hr in ohio for a good one
$30/hr for a group session in Chicago, $50-80/hr private
LLL is free, $40 membership not required to use their services.
hosp. where dd was born had 1hr/wk bf support group forfree
check your local hospital and wellness center
post #9 of 18
2/25/07 at 10:45pm
50-75 dollars an hour. Our hospital used to provide them for free, not sure if they still do or not.
post #10 of 18
2/25/07 at 11:32pm
$60/hr here. I prefer to hire one so I know exactly who I'm working with all the time rather than the free one at the hospital. I've heard that around here, they are not all on the same page and have very different ways of dealing with women. We also have some very specific and unique breastfeeding challenges. Each time I go to a new LC, the first hour is wasted with them saying we need a better latch until moving on to the other, real problems. Better to stick with one, IMO.
post #11 of 18
2/26/07 at 1:41am
We went to one when ds was 1 week old at a hospital that I didn't deliver in. We needed a referral from ds's ped to go there but that allowed them to bill our insurance and we didn't pay anything but they charged 75/hr.
post #12 of 18
2/27/07 at 4:14pm
Many hospitals have free ones, I would check around to see who had the best free ones. For example, where I live one is great, the other not.
BF rate at hosptial #1 = 90% when going home
BF rate at hospital #2 = 20% when going home

I am sure the length of time they continued would be signfigant as well.
post #13 of 18
2/27/07 at 4:18pm
We had on going issues with my Dd and the LC came to our house 3 times at $75 an hour. Then we rented a pump for a month ($70) and has needed pump sluppies ($45). But she is still nursing at age 2 so it was all worth it!
post #14 of 18
2/27/07 at 4:25pm
the one I saw was free, was at the place I gave birth
post #15 of 18
2/27/07 at 4:32pm
They're funded by the government where I live.
post #16 of 18
2/27/07 at 4:50pm
I had DD in a hospital so ours was free.
post #17 of 18
2/27/07 at 5:22pm
Just remember even though they are pricey, they are nowhere near as expensive as formula!
post #18 of 18
2/27/07 at 9:59pm
We had access to the one at both hospitals where DDs were born for free even after we were home. Also, our pediatricians office gave us the number for one associated with them that didn't charge either.

-Pam
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