Nurturing your lactation journey with expert, judgment-free care.
In-home visits across West Michigan and secure virtual consultations anywhere. Dedicated IBCLC support tailored to your family's unique goals.
A community resource for feeding your way.
Makayla Bowne is a private practice IBCLC building a warm, honest space where families receive education and personalized care from pregnancy through weaning. Visits happen in your home across West Michigan or through secure virtual consults from anywhere in the country.
The mission is simple: meet you where you are, help you meet your goals, and make sure no parent ever feels alone in the tender work of feeding a new baby.
Board Certified IBCLC
The gold standard in lactation care, credentialed through the IBLCE.
In-Home + Virtual
Visits designed around your rhythm, in the space where you feel safe.
Judgment-Free Support
Every family's goals are honored. Every question is a good question.
Lactation support,
tailored to your story.
Virtual and in-home consultations designed around real life, real bodies, and real feeding goals. Every visit is unhurried, evidence based, and shaped entirely around you.
Prenatal Preparation & Feeding Plans
Build confidence before baby arrives with a plan that fits your family.
Pumping, Flange Fitting & Return to Work
Get sized correctly, optimize output, and transition back with ease.
Oral Habilitation: Ties, Tethers & Tension
A thorough assessment of oral function paired with a gentle care plan.
Low Milk Supply & Inducing Lactation
Evidence-based strategies to protect and grow your milk supply.
Multiples & Bottle Refusal Support
Twins, triplets, and tricky bottles handled with patience and skill.
Something else on your mind?
From weaning to allergies, if it involves feeding your baby, it belongs in a consult. Let's talk it through together.
Transparent care, often covered.
Many plans cover lactation support at no cost to you. Verify your coverage in minutes, or use self-pay with HSA and FSA accepted.
Initial Consultation
≈ 1 hour
A full assessment, feeding observation, and personalized care plan.
- Full oral & feeding assessment
- Weighed feed if needed
- Written care plan
Follow-up Visit
≈ 1 hour
Continued support to fine-tune your plan and celebrate progress.
- Progress review
- Plan adjustments
- Ongoing messaging support
Prenatal Prep Visit
≈ 1 hour
Prepare before baby arrives with education tailored to your goals.
- Feeding education
- Gear & pumping guidance
- Custom prep plan
In-network billing
We network with billing partners to cover many major plans.
Superbills provided
Out-of-network? We provide superbills for reimbursement claims.
HSA & FSA accepted
Self-pay welcome, with HSA and FSA cards fully accepted.
Not sure if you are covered?
Use the pre-approval form to verify your benefits before booking. A travel fee may apply for in-home visits.
Honest answers, before you book.
The most common questions from parents planning their first consultation with Latched.
Still curious?
Send a message and I'll get back to you within one business day.
An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant is the gold standard in lactation care. IBCLCs are members of the maternal-child health team who provide expert breastfeeding and lactation care, promote systems that support breastfeeding, and help reduce the risks of not breastfeeding.
Whenever feeding feels hard, or before it starts. Prenatal prep, early latch trouble, pain, low supply, bottle refusal, pumping, return to work, and weaning are all great reasons to connect. If you are ever debating 'should I reach out or wait,' that is a good time to send a message. No question is too small.
Often, yes. Many plans cover lactation support at no cost to you. We can verify your coverage before the visit and provide a superbill for out-of-network plans for you to submit for reimbursement.
You guide the visit in whatever way is needed. We may observe a feed, check a weighed feeding, review your history, assess oral function, and build a care plan tailored to your baby and your goals, always without judgment.
When feeding feels hard, reach out anytime.
No question is too small. A gentle, expert ear is a message away, wherever you are in your feeding journey.
Let's start with a gentle hello.
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