Welcome to Dr. Lauren Macaluso, Breastfeeding Medicine

Whether you are nurturing your firstborn or feeding the newest addition to your family, breastfeeding is a journey with many highs and lows. Allied’s breastfeeding specialists are available to provide compassionate lactation support in this phase of motherhood.

Transitioning to parenthood can be overwhelming. The fourth trimester is a unique period for mother and baby, and all breastfeeding mothers deserve an in-depth session with follow-ups as needed to optimize their health and the health of their infants. Allied’s breastfeeding and lactation support specialists are honored to provide quality breastfeeding and lactation medical care to breastfeeding families where their individual goals can be met.

Allied’s breastfeeding medicine specialists include board-certified pediatricians, international board-certified lactation consultants, and specialists who offer in-office consultations and solutions to help moms and babies accomplish a breastfeeding plan that works for them. We also offer virtual visits for your convenience and comfort, which have been invaluable resources to new moms in those early, sleepless days!

Common Reasons for an Appointment

• Difficulty with latch and positioning
• Sore, cracked, bleeding nipples
• Breast pain, pain with breastfeeding
• Concern about low milk supply/oversupply
• Tongue tie and lip tie
• Baby slow weight gain, rapid weight gain
• Baby fussy, gassy, allergy, reflux
• Breastfeeding after breast reduction, augmentation, biopsy, or surgery
• Breastfeeding multiples
• Breastfeeding premature infants
• Pumping, returning to work
• Engorgement, plugged ducts
• Breast and nipple infections