Beth Waters - Lactation Consultant

About Beth

Beth Waters is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Postpartum Doula. Her background includes a BS from U.C Santa Barbara and 95 hours of lactation consultation training through Lactation Education Resources. She got her CLC credential through Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and later her IBCLC certification in 2019. Her passion for lactation developed from nursing two children of her own through breastfeeding challenges and then running a local breastmilk cooperative to help families find donor milk for free. She became an accredited La Leche League Leader to offer home visits and a weekly postpartum support group. Frustrated with the lack of access to support, she founded a non-profit to increase access to postpartum doula and lactation care in the Columbia Gorge. In 2022, she founded Wildflower Lactation And Postpartum Support in Portland to continue her vision. She has a passion for helping families get the care they need during the postpartum period and recently opened Wildflower Postptarum Center with a goal of providing integrated, high quality, accessible care. Her private practice uses a holistic approach to lactation consulting that balances the health and wellness of the lactating parent and their infant in the context of their individual challenges and lifestyle. Her specialties include evaluation and management complex infant feeding challenges including: Tongue-Tie, reflux, low supply, triple feeding, night weaning and co-sleeping. Wildflower Postpartum Center accepts most insurances including OHP.

Lactation Consultant services

Accepted insurance

Aetna Cigna Moda Health Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcare Message Beth to confirm coverage for your plan.

We provide in home and office lactation consultation that is usually completely covered by insurance. Our services include a comprehensive history, assessment of you and your infant, oral exam for infant, latching help, tools/devices and breastfeeding aids, and a complete feeding plan.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

IBCLC (2019)

Education

BS from U.C. Santa Barbara (1998)

Memberships and affiliations

Oregon Washington Lactation Association

Languages

English

Credentials

CPD IBCLC

Specialties

Baby and Toddler Sleep Coach Babywearing Birth and Lactation Breastfeeding Consultation Breastfeeding Support Infant Care Lactation Consultation Lactation Home Visits Latch Issues LGBTQ+ Low Milk Supply/Over Supply Newborn Care Newborn Prep Nutritional Counseling Parenting Postpartum Adjustment Postpartum Care Postpartum Life Premature Infants Prenatal Lactation Education Preventative Care Stress Management Telehealth

Frequently asked questions

Does Beth accept insurance?

Beth lists Aetna, Cigna, Moda Health, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare as accepted insurance. Message Beth to confirm coverage for your plan.