What I do
Home Visit in Pinellas and Hillsborough County
Initial Home Visits include
- Up to 2 hours in the comfort of your home
- Observe feeding
- Weighted feeds for breastfeeding (estimate baby's intake at the breast)
- Thorough history of the Breastfeeding dyad
- Get questions answered by infant feeding specialist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- Guidance on next steps resolve issues identified during home visit
Follow up visits include
- 1 hour in home support
- Observe feedings
- Weighted feed
- Guidance on next steps to resolve issues identified during
Virtual Support anywhere you are
Phone and Telehealth Virtual Support may not be appropriate for all situations. You may be referred to a home visit or be recommended to find appropriate provider in your area if available.
Issues best suited to Virtual Support
- Covid 19 positive household even if a symptomatic
- Starting Solids
- Discussing going back to work (either in person or working from home)
- Discussing weaning
- Follow up after initial in person appointment
Inclusive Care
Honored to serve all types of families from all backgrounds. I strive to have cultural humility in all aspects of my life. Please let me know if there is anything I can do or say to make you feel more comfortable.
Meet Me
Cat Halek IBCLC, Infant Feeding Specialist
Cat discovered her love of breastfeeding through her experience of breastfeeding her own child Jax. She started her professional journey towards becoming an IBCLC, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, at WIC in Pinellas County as a breastfeeding peer counselor in 2011. There she received mentoring by 3 IBCLCs. Cat became an IBCLC in 2015. In 2020 she recertified for another 5 years. Her goal is to provide every family with custom real world advice that applies to each family's infant feeding goals. More than just the breast means that parents should get support in feeding their baby in all methods not just breastfeeding. Even breastfeeding is about more than just the breast.
Contact Us
Reasons families see an infant feeding specialist
- concerns of baby's weight or growth
- painful breasts or nipples
- going back to work or school
- infant oral anatomy concerns
- starting solids
- weaning at any age
- milk supply concerns
- Paced bottle feeding assistance
Offering in home, in office, and TeleHealth
604 Druid Road, Clearwater, Florida 33756, United States
