Before baby arrives
Get familiar with your pump and make a calm plan for the first days, milk storage, and the questions you want to revisit after birth.
- Pump orientation
- Storage preparation
- Personalized planning
Pumping support
Lactation Consultant for Pumping
Get a practical pumping plan that fits your body, your baby, and the real rhythm of your day.
Pumping support that starts with what is actually happening.
Pumping can look simple from the outside: plug in, collect milk, repeat. In real life, there are parts to wash, a baby to feed, a body that is recovering, a return-to-work date, and a stream of questions about comfort, supply, storage, timing, and whether your routine is working.
Liz Chang, BSC, IBCLC, CLC, offers one-to-one pumping support that makes room for the details. You can bring the pump you have, the routine you are trying, and the concern that is taking up the most space. Together, you can sort through what is useful now and build a plan that feels manageable to carry forward.
Meet at home in Silicon Valley when hands-on support would help, or choose a secure 30-minute or 40-minute virtual consultation from wherever you are. The goal is clear, personalized guidance, not another list of rules to follow on your own.
Book a pumping consultation
Bring the pumping questions you have now.
Your consultation is shaped around your family’s feeding goals and the stage you are in. You do not need to be exclusively pumping or have every detail organized before you book.
- Pump setup, parts, and a routine that fits your day
- Flange comfort and questions about fit
- Planning for nursing and pumping together
- Milk storage and preparation for time away from baby
- Return-to-work, travel, and changing schedules
- Combination feeding and bottle-feeding questions
- Pumping plans before baby arrives
- Clear next steps and referrals when another provider should be involved
Make your pump work with your life, not against it.
There is no single pumping schedule that works for every parent. The right plan depends on why you are pumping, what feeding looks like today, what your body is telling you, the support around you, and what you hope will feel different. A plan for an occasional bottle can look very different from a plan for a full workday, an extended separation, or exclusive pumping.
Liz begins by listening. You may be trying to protect a nursing relationship while adding bottles, wondering how to fit pumping around meetings, managing pump discomfort, preparing for a trip, or looking at a growing collection of milk-storage bags without knowing what to use first. Those are not small questions, and they deserve more than a generic schedule.
During a consultation, you can look at the practical pieces together: when pumping may fit, how your equipment feels, how to make the routine more sustainable, and what support you need from the people around you. The aim is a plan that respects your goals and your capacity, even when the day does not go exactly as planned.
When pumping feels hard
Bring the questions that are making pumping uncomfortable, confusing, or difficult to fit into feeding and recovery.
- Comfort and fit questions
- Routine review
- Practical next steps
When life changes
Build a more workable plan around returning to work, travel, a new bottle routine, or a change in your feeding goals.
- Workday planning
- Combination feeding
- Virtual follow-up
A pumping plan can change as your family changes.
What works in the first week at home may not be the right fit a month later. Your baby’s feeding patterns can change, you may be recovering in a different way than you expected, or a return to work may suddenly feel close. A useful plan leaves room for those changes instead of making you feel as though you have fallen behind.
Some parents want to pump only occasionally while they nurse. Others are preparing for a regular separation from baby, sharing feeds with a partner, relying on bottles for a stretch, or pumping more often because nursing is not going as hoped. Liz can help you talk through the option in front of you and make choices that align with the feeding relationship you want to build.
You can also use a consultation to prepare for the everyday logistics that are easy to underestimate: fitting pump breaks into a workday, organising milk for child care, planning for travel, or deciding which questions should go back to your medical team. Practical guidance is most valuable when it helps the next day feel steadier, not more complicated.
Support for the questions that do not fit neatly into a schedule.
Parents often feel pressure to make pumping look effortless. You may be trying to decide when to begin, how to keep up with a growing baby, whether a routine is sustainable, or how to make room for rest. It is also common to have questions that shift from day to day. A plan can be useful without being rigid.
Liz brings more than 13 years of experience supporting families in private practice, hospitals, clinics, support groups, and lactation programs. Her approach is evidence-based, direct, and reassuring. As a bilingual IBCLC and Certified Medical Interpreter and Translator, she offers care in English and Spanish and keeps the conversation centered on what matters to your family.
If a feeding observation or hands-on look at your home setup would help, an in-home lactation consultation can make room for that context. If you need focused support without another trip, a 30-minute or 40-minute telehealth consultation can be a useful next step. You can also review insurance and payment options before booking.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers before you book.
01Can a lactation consultant help me with pumping?
Yes. Liz can help you make sense of pump fit, flange comfort, timing, milk storage, a return-to-work routine, combination feeding, and the questions that come up when pumping is part of your family’s feeding plan.
02Do I need to be exclusively pumping to book?
No. Support is tailored to your goals. You may be nursing and pumping, building a freezer supply, preparing for time away from baby, combination feeding, or exclusively pumping.
03Can we look at my pump during a virtual appointment?
Yes. A secure virtual consultation can be a useful way to look at your pump, parts, routine, and the questions you are noticing at home. Virtual appointments are offered in 30-minute and 40-minute sessions.
04Can I book pumping support before my baby arrives?
Absolutely. A prenatal consultation can help you understand your pump, make a milk-storage plan, and think through the support you may want when feeding begins.
05Should I get urgent medical care instead of a pumping consultation?
A lactation consultation is not a substitute for urgent medical care. Contact your health care team promptly for severe symptoms, a high fever, a very unwell baby, or any concern that feels urgent.
Ready when you are
Let’s make feeding feel more manageable.
Choose a visit that works for your family.