★★★★★
“Pamela was fantastic — calm, clean, professional yet warm. Exactly what you want for an at-home blood draw.”
Verified patient
Miami, FL
Maternal & neonatal testing
Breast milk testing near you
Breast milk testing may involve a maternal blood draw (for nutrients, toxins, or markers that transfer into milk), a milk sample collection coordinated with a kit, or both—depending on what your clinician or program is evaluating. Speedy Sticks supports the blood draw component of maternal milk panels and can coordinate with milk bank and donor programs on their specific collection requirements.
- Certified phlebotomists
- Nationwide coverage
- Lab-compliant handling
The process
Four steps. No clinic required.
From booking to lab handoff — the whole at-home blood draw, start to finish.
Step 01
< 3 min
to complete booking
Book with your lab order or kit
Choose a time window, add your requisition or kit reference, and confirm. We handle the rest from there.
- Pick a time that works for you
- Upload your lab order or kit reference
- Instant confirmation
Step 02
Live ETA
tracked to your door
Track your phlebotomist en route
You get notified the moment we're on the way. Identity and lab order are verified on arrival.
- Real-time location tracking
- Two-identifier verification at door
- Arrival time logged
Step 03
10–15 min
average visit time
Documented, precise collection
Best-practice venipuncture, lab-specific tube order and handling, chain of custody started at first stick.
- ASCP/AMT/NHA-certified collector
- Chain of custody initiated
- Collection reviewed & approved
Step 04
Done.
your part is finished
Seamless lab handoff
Specimens are packaged within stability windows and delivered to your designated lab. Full chain-of-custody end to end — nothing more required from you.
- Delivered within stability windows
- Drop-off time-stamped & approved
- Full chain-of-custody documentation
Why Speedy Sticks
Built around reliable mobile collection
Nationwide network
Certified phlebotomists operating across major U.S. metros and expanding markets.
Lab-compliant
Standardized labeling, chain-of-custody documentation, and routing tuned to your downstream lab.
Flexible scheduling
Arrival windows that work around your day — patients, employers, and provider teams.
Specimen integrity
Collection protocols aligned to order requirements so results are not delayed upstream.
Process
How a visit works
Simple, professional, and designed around your schedule — not ours.
- 1
Book your visit
Schedule online with your lab requisition, program instructions, or kit details so we can match the right workflow.
- 2
Phlebotomist arrives
A certified collector arrives in your scheduled window, verifies identity and orders, and prepares tubes per protocol.
- 3
Collection & lab handoff
We follow venipuncture best practices and lab-specific handling, then route your specimen with full chain-of-custody documentation.
Patient reviews
What patients say
★★★★★
“Valerie was wonderful and very gentle. She gave me all the information I needed and made the process completely stress-free.”
Verified patient
Los Angeles, CA
★★★★★
“I was nervous about a home blood draw, but the phlebotomist was so professional. I will never go back to a lab waiting room.”
Verified patient
New York, NY
Pricing
Simple, upfront pricing
$100–$250
typical per-visit range for most patient bookings
See your price before you confirm
Your exact visit price is shown during booking — no surprises, no hidden fees.
Visit fee is separate from lab charges
You pay Speedy Sticks for the at-home collection; your lab bills any test charges directly.
No insurance billing — pay directly
We don't bill insurance for the visit. HSA/FSA itemized receipts are available on request.
Priced to your visit
Final price reflects your location, timing, and what's being collected in the appointment.
The relationship between maternal blood and breast milk composition
Breast milk composition directly reflects maternal nutritional status in several key areas. Vitamin D concentration in breast milk correlates with maternal serum 25-OH vitamin D levels. Infants of mothers with low vitamin D status are at risk of deficiency despite exclusive breastfeeding, which is why supplementation recommendations exist for breastfed infants. Iodine, B12, and omega-3 fatty acids also reflect maternal dietary intake and blood status. Some environmental exposures including certain heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants appear in both maternal blood and milk. Understanding maternal blood values provides clinical context for evaluating infant nutritional adequacy and guiding maternal supplementation strategies that improve milk quality for the nursing infant.
Donor milk bank blood screening requirements
Human milk banks that process and distribute donor breast milk for premature and medically vulnerable infants maintain strict safety screening for donors. The Human Milk Banking Association of North America guidelines require donor screening blood panels that typically include HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody, HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen and core antibody, hepatitis C antibody, and sometimes CMV IgG serology. The specific panel varies by milk bank and donor situation. These screens must route to labs accepted by the milk bank's quality program. Speedy Sticks provides the maternal venipuncture for donor screening panels. Confirm the milk bank's specific lab requirements and collection instructions before booking.
Postpartum-timed blood draws for new mothers
New mothers face unique access barriers for blood testing in the postpartum period: physical recovery from delivery, newborn care demands, sleep deprivation, and the logistical complexity of traveling to a lab center with an infant. Postpartum lab monitoring including thyroid function, CBC for anemia, iron studies, and postpartum hormone panels is clinically important but frequently delayed because of these barriers. Mobile phlebotomy eliminates the travel barrier entirely, allowing new mothers to complete required postpartum blood draws at home during a feeding window or nap time. For mothers simultaneously navigating newborn care and donor milk bank screening requirements, home-based blood draws significantly reduce the total logistical burden.
Kit-based milk testing programs and coordinating the blood component
Some breast milk testing programs use mail-in kits for the milk sample component where patients self-collect expressed breast milk into provided containers and ship them to the testing lab. These programs sometimes include a companion maternal blood draw for specific markers that require venous blood rather than milk alone. We support the blood draw side of kit-based programs: confirm which components require professional phlebotomy versus self-collection, bring the kit and any written instructions that apply to the blood draw component, and we will align collection to the program's requirements. For programs where blood and milk samples must be collected on the same day and shipped together, coordinate the timing of self-collected milk and our visit to meet the shipping deadline.
Service areas
Available in major cities
Speedy Sticks provides breast milk testing across major U.S. cities and expanding regional markets.
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For teams
Providers & organizations
Clinics, labs, research teams, and employers use Speedy Sticks to extend collection capacity without sacrificing protocol fidelity. API integration, bulk scheduling, and compliance documentation included.
What Is Breast Milk Testing?
Breast milk testing may involve a maternal venous blood draw to assess nutritional markers (vitamin D, B12, iodine), screen for infectious disease, or complete donor milk bank intake panels (HIV, HTLV I/II, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, CMV). The milk sample itself is typically self-collected per the program's kit instructions. Speedy Sticks provides mobile phlebotomy for the blood draw component of maternal milk panels and donor milk bank intake programs, with postpartum-appropriate scheduling.
Related services & coverage
Jump to the primary mobile phlebotomy hub, adjacent programs, or our locations directory — same nationwide routing for patients, providers, and labs.
Related reading
Education and lab navigation from the Speedy Sticks blog.
See it in action
A real at-home blood draw,
start to finish
Your certified phlebotomist arrives at your door with everything needed — no lab visit, no waiting room. Watch how simple it is.
- ✓Certified, background-checked phlebotomist comes to you
- ✓Any physician order or lab kit accepted — any lab
- ✓Specimens routed directly to Quest, Labcorp, or your lab
- ✓Same-day and next-day appointments available nationwide
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers on coverage, orders, timing, and logistics.
Yes. Speedy Sticks provides nationwide breast milk testing across major U.S. cities and expanding regional markets—book online to confirm availability for your address.
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