Lactation Consultant Services

We understand that often you will need to bring your baby along, especially if they may be due a feed before or after your appointment, and this is absolutely fine. 

Please note, however, that for Laser treatment, due to laser safety protocols, the patient and the therapist wear safety glasses and everyone else (including babies) need to stay outside the room. Please consider bringing a friend or family member to stay with the baby in the waiting area, otherwise you may choose to leave the baby in their pram on the outside of the treatment room door. 

The length of the appointment depends on the area of the breast or nipple that’s been affected. Small areas of nipple damage may only take 5 minutes or less of treatment time, while large areas affected by mastitis may take closer to 20-30 minutes.

You do not need a referral to see anyone at FitRight HQ. If you do have a referral from another medical or allied health practitioner, please bring this along to your first appointment.

If you have private health insurance, it is highly likely that you will receive a rebate for FitRight HQ consultations as they are delivered by qualified physiotherapists. The amount that you get back will depend on your level of cover, and how much you have already used, so you should check your individual circumstances with your health insurance provider.

Please find the health fund codes that are routinely used below so you can check with your fund how much will be covered:

Initial appointment at FitRight HQ – 500

Follow up appointment at FitRight HQ – 505

We have a hicaps machine so please bring your private health fund card (physical or digital on apple wallet) so that you will only pay the gap. If you forget your health fund card you will be required to pay the full appointment cost and we will email your receipt once payment has been received so that you can claim online or in person through your fund.

Payment for consultations at FitRight HQ will be taken at the end of your appointment. We have a hicaps machine so please bring your private health fund card (physical card or digital version in your apple wallet) so you will only pay the gap.

There are car bays conveniently located directly outside our front door, which are reserved for us, the dentist and the pharmacy. If these are all taken, you can park on Ardross St in the Applecross Village, on McDonald Rd, or off Stack Lane behind our clinic. All of these options are free parking and only a short walk from FitRight HQ.