The Knapp Clinic- Infant Feeding & New Parent Health

Do you think you have a forceful letdown? Does your baby cough and get choked up at the beginning of nursing sessions or when you have another letdown?

Many call this an overactive milk ejection reflex, meaning mom is transferring milk too fast for the baby to handle, but it’s the baby’s job to control the flow of milk and transfer milk after the milk ejection reflex (MER).

Recommendations for managing this are typically things like: pumping some milk off before latching, unlatching the baby during letdown and letting it spray into a towel, and nursing in a laid back, or reclined position. These recommendations help manage symptoms, but they don’t address the underlying problem.

If you and your baby are having difficulty with a forceful letdown schedule an appointment with an IBCLC to get to the source of the problem instead of just managing the symptoms.

We have the best patients!!! One of our amazing moms made this sweatshirt for Jackie. Such a great way to end World Breastfeeding Week!

Did you know there is donor milk available right here in Bowling Green, KY? We now have a Milk Express site thanks to the amazing Lactation Department at Med Center Health

The Medical Center at Bowling Green is proud to be a Milk Express site in partnership with The Milk Bank, helping fragile babies survive and thrive.

The Milk Bank accepts donations of milk from carefully screened donors, then analyzes, tests, and pasteurizes the milk before dispensing it to hospitals. While the focus is on providing lifesaving donor milk for medically fragile infants, most pasteurized donor milk is dispensed to hospitals. The Milk Bank can also provide pasteurized donor milk to some infants at home through their outpatient program. The Milk Bank has financial assistance available for families with a medical need.

Families can also pick up their orders of Pasteurized Donor Milk at our Milk Express Site. Order up to 40 ounces of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk to bridge a small gap in breastfeeding for things like illness, travel or between delivery and a successful breastfeeding routine. For long-term needs or families with a medical need (prematurity or failure to thrive for example) who need help with the processing fee, contact The Milk Bank at 317-536-1670.

▶️ https://www.themilkbank.org

Frequently Asked Questions!

1. How long are new patient appointments?
New patient appointments typically run between 1.5-2 hours if the mom and baby are new to our practice. Breastfeeding/Lactation difficulties can be very complex and require enough time to assess both the parent and the infant as well as how they interact together.
2. What lactation training do the staff at The Knapp Clinic have?
All of our current staff are Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) which is the only lactation credential with a clinical scope of practice. They have completed the IBCLCs MastersClass, attended many of GOLD Annual Lactation Conferences, along with numerous additional trainings in their combined 15+ years of IBCLC experience.
3. Do you release Tongue Ties?
The short answer is, Yes! Jackie is an APRN and Family Nurse Practitioner with extensive training in infant oral anatomy and function. She has completed comprehensive training for performing tongue tie releases (frenectomies) and performed several frenectomies under the supervision of a highly experienced provider. Tongue-Tie releases are performed in office with a LightScalpel CO2 laser. What is the long answer? The decision to release a tongue-tie (or lip-tie) requires careful clinical assessment, consideration of the family’s goals, readiness, and when possible, preparation to address confounding issues. We will evaluate and review all options with you for your baby’s care.
4. Do you bill insurance? How much will I have to pay? We do bill medical insurance for office visits and frenectomies. We are in network with most medical insurance plans, CenterCare network which includes MedCenter Health’s Silver & Gold plans, The City of Bowling Green’s medical plan, ECHO Health, all KY Medicaid plans, one TN Medicaid plan, and we accept Tricare Select. What you pay will depend on your medical insurance coverage. This may be your co-pay, co-insurance or go toward your deductible. Codes and pricing are on our website FAQs page. Your insurance plan can advise you on the portion/amount you will owe. Both mom and baby are our patients and visits will be billed accordingly. This allows us to provide comprehensive care to your family.

💥 $125 Off Childbirth Class w/ Mary!💥

I have NEVER in 10 years discounted my in-person group class. It has been $350 forever and always. 🙌

One of my dearest friends is traveling long distance all 5 weeks to take this class and to celebrate everyone is getting a discount! 💴

✨ For the 5 week course running Sept 5th - Oct 3rd 2024 I have lowered the cost for this class and this class only.✨

Was: $350 Now: $225

No coupon code needed. The discount will remain up at the link below until the class is full. $100 deposit holds your spot and guarantees sale price.

https://www.mysunshinebirth.com/services/lamaze-childbirth-education-class

Friday was a big day for me (Jackie).

13 years ago I decided no mother and baby should have to endure what I was/we were enduring. I was suffering immensely because of a few millimeters of tissue under my baby’s tongue that shouldn’t have been there. Despite working in healthcare and being surrounded by healthcare practitioners, no one could/would help me because my baby was gaining weight, that was all they cared about, and that was completely unacceptable.

Today, my LightScalpel CO2 laser arrived. After 13 years I have finally created a practice where mothers can get the help no one was willing/able to provide to me, and to the new moms I have cared for in the last 15 years. After 13 years I have completed the education, training, certifications, and licensure to be able to provide the care new families like mine desperately needed. I have also secured approval from my board of nursing to provide these services to families. Today, I am the only APRN in the state of KY, and one of only a few in the country that is/will be performing laser tongue and lip tie releases for infants who are having feeding problems AND billing medical insurance so families are not spending hundreds of dollars or more in cash for a procedure they need to feed their baby.

I’m so thankful for my hubby and his unyielding support of my crazy aspirations and stubborn determination to make change. Starting in July we will begin to dismantle the injustice in care that my family and others have had to suffer through.

Next childbirth classes start June 6th & Sept 5th.

Booking Doula clients for Fall & Winter 2024.

Tag your expectant friends.

June is right around the corner and my books are open! Follow this link to see my availability and book an appointment now: https://api.portal.therapyappointment.com/n/public/findYourTherapist/3239A2D6B6E84707A696F36ED34F3192

We are so happy to have Rebecca joining our team!
Naturally Nourished Lactation Consulting- Rebecca,RN,IBCLC-Bowling Green,KY

We are excited to welcome Rebecca to our team! She will start seeing families at The Knapp Clinic on June 4th!

We are excited to welcome Rebecca to our team! She will start seeing families at The Knapp Clinic on June 4th!

Starting June 1st, 2024 we will be a preferred provider for the Encore Health Network!

We have some great news for new families with MedCenter Health Insurance!!! This is in addition to the gold plans we were already in network with.

If you are looking for a childbirth class My Sunshine Birth Services - Mary Duke is the one you want!! She has openings for her June/July class series!

✨ SUMMER CHILDBIRTH CLASS✨

Due to demand I’m opening up the possibility of a 5 week summer course. This will meet 5x over the summer and is specifically for families due in August, September and October. (if you are due later you can attend my previously planned fall class)

Class dates: 6/6, 6/20, 7/2, 7/18, 8/1

Class times: 6pm - 8pm CDT

Class location: Birth BG 969 Lehman Ave, BG KY

Class cost: $350 for one childbearing person and any one support person of their choosing.

Payment plan: $100 deposit required. $250 blance due on or before 6/6.

Class minimum: 5 sign ups

Class maximum: 10 sign ups

This class has a minimum that must be met to be held. As a Mom of 3 my summer nights are precious 🫶 to me, so if the class minimum is not met deposits will be refunded and class will not be held.

Send deposits to one of the following:
Venmo -DukeLCCE (preferred)
Cashapp $Mysunshinebirth
Paypal [email protected]

Please share so we can fill this class! Tag your pregnant friends. 💜

Working on bringing NEEDED services to our families at The Knapp Clinic!

Thank you all for coming to our Grand Opening and ribbon cutting with the wonderful Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate all of your support and are so excited to be here and serving the families of Bowling Green and South Central Kentucky!!

Life at The Knapp Clinic when your Ribbon Cutting and Open House is t-3 days away!

Our grand opening and ribbon cutting is just over a week away!! Come check out the clinic and celebrate with us!

When business trips are full of gorgeous new families and passionate colleagues it makes beautiful moments like this even sweeter.

We are building something beautiful and essential!

“In the United States, 29-44% of Black women experience postpartum depression symptoms, yet few are properly identified and/or connected to mental care services.”

Please join us for The Knapp Clinic- Infant Feeding & New Parent Health's grand opening with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce.