Weekly Lactation Clinic
What is the lactation clinic?
Each Monday, the Birth Center of Chicago hosts a lactation clinic with Leah Songer of Evergreen Pediatrics. Various insurance plans are acce[ted. You can learn more below.
When does the lactation clinic take place?
The lactation clinic takes place weekly on Mondays during BCC clinic hours (M-Th, 9am - 5pm)
How do I sign up for the lactation clinic?
Appointments are required for the Lactation Clinic. To schedule an appointment with Evergreen Pediatrics, please follow the links provided in the next section. For any scheduling questions regarding the lactation clinic, please contact Leah at 217-549-4507 or Katie at 847-220-7597, or schedule directly through the links below.
If you prefer home visits or other availability, please contact The Lactation Network of Illinois.
Leah Songer is a speech language pathologist with a focus in orofacial myology. She provides feeding therapy to infants including pre/post-frenectomy care, intervention for infant feeding at the breast and from the bottle and support for transitioning to solid foods. Leah is thrilled to offer her services at the Birth Center of Chicago.
Feeding evaluation
Pre-frenectomy preparation and post-frenectomy wound care
Feeding therapy to establish/maintain breastfeeding/bottle feeding
Leah's practice, Evergreen Pediatric Therapy LLC, is in-network with BlueCross & BlueShield PPO only. Leah can bill other PPOs as an out-of-network provider.
Self-pay is accepted via Zelle, Venmo or credit card. Sessions are invoiced monthly and a superbill is available upon request.