Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Virtual Breastfeeding Support Group

Meets every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

Breastfeeding is one of the most important decisions you will make for yourself and your baby. The International Board Certified Lactation Consultants© (IBCLCs) at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital are here to help you succeed and make breastfeeding a satisfying experience sensitive to families' different cultural needs.

We are:

  • Eager to "meet the mother where she is" during the breastfeeding experience
  • Available to help the mother plan for how to continue breastfeeding if she returns to the workplace
  • All services are by appointment. The breastfeeding center and lactation boutique is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Sunday.
  • Patients with complex breastfeeding and lactation issues will be referred to Inova Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine

Prenatal breastfeeding services

Free breastfeeding latch check

Every Monday, 12:30 p.m to 1:30 p.m.
Cancer Center Building - Conference Room C and D
3580 Joseph Siewick Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030

• No registration required
• Group setting
• Females only

Lactation services during your stay

  • Bedside breastfeeding evaluations and problem solving as needed
  • Neonatal intensive care nursery visits for premature infants or infants with special needs
  • Multidisciplinary team approach to breastfeeding issues with your obstetrician/nurse

Services once you go home

  • Private lactation consults, including weight checks and nursing bra fittings
  • Breastfeeding advice over the phone
  • Breastpump information, rental and sales
  • Breastfeeding supplies, including nursing bras and apparel, nursing pads and pillows, lanolin and milk storage bags