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Meet Erika

Black Lactation Consultant near me

Erika Dudley is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS). Stumbling into Motherhood and choosing to breastfeed her son changed the trajectory of her life. Realizing how easily the opportunity could have slipped by sparked her interest into the field of lactation. She has nearly 3.5 years of personal breastfeeding experience.Erika has been professionally supporting breastfeeding families for over 3 years from prenatal through toddler hood. Her goal is to empower parents with understanding the value in their effort and action to provide human milk to their little one. You're the driver. She's the GPS.Erika is invested in providing compassionately candid care. With a teaching style sprinkled with relatable analogies, you will leave your appointment with evidence-based info that you will recall at 3am with confidence and a smile. Whether you have a specific goal or are simply curious about breast/chestfeeding, she wants to show you how providing your milk can fit your lifestyle and be sustainable.

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Scheduling

Sliding scale available for those who are WIC or Medicaid eligible. Click here for more info.

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Services

Quick Breastfeeding Support

Mini Q&A Lactation Consult
30 mins

Have a quick, non-clinical question and need guidance or reassurance on topics such as:
-cluster-feeding
-traveling with breastmilk
-maintaining supply during weekend away from baby
-paced bottle feeding
only offered virtually
Note: this does not include a full health history

Back to Work Lactation Consult
60 mins

-Are you stressed about returning to work?
-Overwhelmed by how to use your pump?
-Worried about when or how to start preparing?
-Maybe you're excited to return or have already returned but you're unsure on how to maintain your supply.
Up to 2 support persons included.
This is the consult for you!

Return to work pumping
Prenatal Breastfeeding Support

Prenatal Lactation Consult
75 mins

Personalized, private, lactation education consult. Health history and insight on how/if it can impact lactation will be discussed. We will also go over
-breastfeeding basics
-normal newborn behavior
-your vision of success
-strategic plan to maneuver potential barriers.
Up to 2 support persons included.
-only offered virtually

Postpartum Lactation Consult
90-120 mins

-Are you dreading the next nursing session because it's so painful?
-Unsure if your baby is getting enough?
-Curious if your supply can be improved?
-Reading or hearing conflicting information and want to get to the root of your concern?
We'll spend up to 90-120 minutes in a personalized, private consult where clinical support, guidance and clarity will be provided.
Up to 2 support persons included.

Breastfeeding Support
Telehealth Breastfeeding Support

Follow Up Lactation Consult
45-60 mins

This service is for existing clients to:
-assess the progress of your initial consult
-address any follow up questions or concerns
-adjust care plan as needed
Up to 2 support persons included.

Enrichment Package
210-255 mins

Includes:-One (1) 1 on 1 prenatal lactation consult (virtual only)
-One (1) initial postpartum consult (virtual or a home visit)
-One (1) follow up lactation consult (virtual or a home visit)
Three (3) weeks of unlimited hippa compliant messaging (2 weeks after the initial postpartum consult and 1 week after the follow up consult)
Up to 2 support persons included
Note: this package is only available for self pay clients and NOT eligible for the WIC/Medicaid discount

Breastfeeding Support

Pricing

Sliding scale available for those who are WIC or Medicaid eligible. Click here for more info.

Note: prices listed are reflective of self pay prices

Enriched Lactation pricing

Additional travel fee applicable if outside of zip codes in Granger, South Bend or Mishawaka Indiana


A Back to Work Checklist for your Partner

Your Partner wants to help but may also be uncertain on what that truly looks like. This clear and concise one page guide and will help you all tag team meeting your goal together!

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Privacy Policy

Your Information. Your Rights. Our Responsibilities.
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Effective January 2, 2021
Enriched Lactation LLC
Erika Dudley, IBCLC
erika@enrichedlactation.com
Mishawaka, IN
Your Rights
You have the right to:
• Get a copy of your paper or electronic medical record
• Correct your paper or electronic medical record
• Request confidential communication
• Ask us to limit the information we share
• Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information
• Get a copy of this privacy notice
• Choose someone to act for you
• File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated
Your Choices
You have some choices in the way that we use and share information as we:
• Tell family and friends about your condition
• Provide disaster relief
• Include you in a hospital directory
• Provide mental health care
• Market our services and sell your information
• Raise funds
Our Uses and Disclosures
We may use and share your information as we:
• Treat you
• Run our organization
• Bill for your services
• Help with public health and safety issues
• Do research
• Comply with the law
• Respond to organ and tissue donation requests
• Work with a medical examiner or funeral director
• Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests
• Respond to lawsuits and legal actions
Your Rights
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.
Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record
• You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.
• We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Ask us to correct your medical record
• You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this.
• We may say “no” to your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.
Request confidential communications
• You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address.
• We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests.
Ask us to limit what we use or share
• You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care.
• If you pay for a service or health care item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that information.
Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information
• You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.
• We will include all the disclosures except for those about treatment, payment, and health care operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We’ll provide one accounting a year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months.
Get a copy of this privacy notice
You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.
Choose someone to act for you
• If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.
• We will make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action.
File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated
• You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us using the information on page 1.
• You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/.
• We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Your Choices
For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions.
In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to:
• Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care
• Share information in a disaster relief situation
• Include your information in a hospital directory
If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety.
In these cases we never share your information unless you give us written permission:
• Marketing purposes
• Sale of your information
• Most sharing of psychotherapy notes
In the case of fundraising:
• We may contact you for fundraising efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again.
Our Uses and Disclosures
How do we typically use or share your health information?
We typically use or share your health information in the following ways.
Treat you
We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you.
Example: A doctor treating you for an injury asks another doctor about your overall health condition.
Run our organization
We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
Example: We use health information about you to manage your treatment and services.
Bill for your services
We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.
Example: We give information about you to your health insurance plan so it will pay for your services.
How else can we use or share your health information?
We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html.
Help with public health and safety issues
We can share health information about you for certain situations such as:
• Preventing disease
• Helping with product recalls
• Reporting adverse reactions to medications
• Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
• Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety
Do research
We can use or share your information for health research.
Comply with the law
We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law.
Respond to organ and tissue donation requests
We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations.
Work with a medical examiner or funeral director
We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.
Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests
We can use or share health information about you:
• For workers’ compensation claims
• For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
• With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
• For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services
Respond to lawsuits and legal actions
We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.
Our Responsibilities
• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
• We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
• We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind.
For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.
Changes to the Terms of this Notice
We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office, and on our website.

Payment Policy

Sliding scale available for those who are WIC or Medicaid eligible. Click here for more info.

You understand that you are responsible for all charges associated with this visit.Self-pay (out-of-network) clients:
Erika Dudley, IBCLC will provide you with a superbill suitable for you to submit to your insurance. The superbill (which will also serve as a payment receipt) will be coded appropriately to the level of service provided during the visit. You agree to pay Erika Dudley, IBCLC at the time of the visit (debit, credit card, HSA or FSA).
Cancellation Policy:
By booking, you agree that if you cancel within 12-24 hours of the scheduled start time of my consult, your card on file will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.
You agree that:
-appointments cancelled less than 12 hours before your booked appointment start time
-being 15 or more minutes late
-and/or a no show for this appointment your card on file will be charged the full amount of the booked service.