Sarah Early

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Lactation Consultant
Rockville, Maryland
17 years of experience
About me

Sarah Early has over thirty years of working in the healthcare industry. Her career has taught her about the importance of supporting women with a mind, body, and spirit approach as women learn to care for their health while also addressing their family’s healthcare needs. Sarah worked in a busy Maryland hospital that delivered ten-thousand babies annually and it was here where she began to focus her time on maternal-child care and lactation. During this time, Sarah interacted with countless new parents struggling to feed their newborn and lacking the guidance or resources necessary to do so successfully. These families and their frustrations inspired Sarah to gain the IBCLC credential in 2011 and open Lactation Room in 2014. Lactation Room has been a staple of lactation and infant feeding support in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia for a decade and Sarah and her team of IBCLCs, Registered Nutritionists, Nurses, and Doulas have cared for thousands of families along their new parenting journey. Lactation Room was the first practice in the DMV to expand offerings through insurance and now has three office locations to improve access to care. It was important to Sarah that quality and evidence-based care be attainable and not cost-prohibitive allowing women to receive the care they deserve and need. In 2016 she co-hosted the first collaborative conference for tongue-and-lip ties (TOTS) in the DMV bringing together hundreds of people from multiple disciplines. The conference attendees included IBCLCs, Nurses, Physicians, Feeding Therapists, Bodyworkers, Dentists, and more. Her philosophy is that there are many facets to care, and when the approach is team-based and collaborative, the patients receive better quality care and outcomes. She has presented the collaborative model for infant feeding dysfunction at Simon Says Speech, Talk Tools Speech & Feeding Therapy, Southern Maryland Dental Society, and multiple local hospitals and area organizations. Sarah graduated from a Masters in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner graduate program with high distinction and was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses while working and running Lactation Room. Her clinical education and training paved the way for her newest journey in private practice, Peony Women’s Integrative Health, which she opened in 2023. Working as a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner she serves clients in the DMV. Peony WIH focuses on caring for women with a root-cause, integrative, and functional medicine approach to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness. PWIH provides in-office health consults with Sarah, integrative and functional nutrition support by a Registered Dietician, and Craniosacral therapy services. Sarah is focused on addressing the needs of women in the community through a patient-centered and collaborative approach to care. She is an active member of ILCA, USLCA, IATP, AHNA, AANP, and MBC. hello@peonywih.com

Education

Masters in Nursing (2021)

Registered Nurse (R.N.) (2008)

Family Nurse Practitioner (Integrative Women's Health) (2023)

Certification and training

International Board Certified Lactation Consult (IBCLC) (2011)

Family Nurse Practitioner (2023)

Memberships and affiliations

International Lactation Consultant Association

United States Lactation Consultant Association

Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition

International Affiliation of Tongue-tie Professionals

Credentials
FNP-C IBCLC MSN RN
Specialties
Babywearing Birth and Lactation Breastfeeding Assistance and Support Breastfeeding Consultation Breastfeeding Support Exclusive Pumping/Bottle Feeding Infant Care Lactation Consultation Latch Issues Low Milk Supply/Over Supply Newborn Care Nipple and Breast Pain Returning to work (pumping, breastmilk storage, etc) Telehealth Abnormal Bleeding Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Advanced Maternal Age Allergies Anxiety Anxiety and Depression Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) Building Healthy Communication Cervical Dysplasia Childhood Growth and Development Childhood Obesity Endometriosis Fibroids General Pediatrics Health Coach Healthy Eating Herbal Postpartum Care Hormone Imbalances Insomnia Keeping Fit Lactation Home Visits Menopause Management Mindfulness Naturopathic Medicine Nutritional Counseling Oral Dysfunction Parenting Parenting Support Postpartum Depression Preconception Prenatal Lactation Education Prenatal Life Preventative Care Recurrent Miscarriages Stress Management Teenagers Well-Woman Care
Languages

English

Accepted insurances
Aetna Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield GEHA Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Independence Blue Cross Premera Blue Cross Tricare UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare Oxford Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Service introduction

An experienced Board Certified Lactation Consultant will conduct a comprehensive visit – parent and baby health history, an assessment of the feeding parent’s breast/chest, and a clinical evaluation of the baby’s feeding. A weighted feeding to assess milk transfer along with an oral and feeding assessment will be provided to gauge how much milk the baby is taking and if there are any potential areas of concern about tongue or lip ties. A written personalized care plan is developed to support your breastfeeding goals. If you need further breastfeeding medicine care, our on staff Family Nurse Practitioner-IBCLC is available for added support. Thank you, Lactation Room

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