Thank you so much for your support! I'm happily nursing my almost 5 month old (longer than my other two children) thanks to your support through challenges that I couldn't resolve on my own! I only wish I had your support in the past so I could have reached my nursing goals then. Thank you SO MUCH!

What is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant? 

An International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is a health care professional who specializes in the clinical management of breastfeeding. IBCLCs are certified by the International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLE)

IBCLC's are:

  • Recognized the world over as possessing the only standardized, board-certified lactation credential available
  • Knowledgeable about up-to-date evidence-based practices in lactation as demonstrated through a rigorous exam process
  • Experienced in a wide variety of complex breastfeeding situations
  • Competent to assist mothers with establishing and sustaining breastfeeding, even in the midst of difficulties and high-risk situations that can arise
  • Sensitive to the needs of both mothers and children as they work to help mothers meet their breastfeeding goals
  • Ethical in their practice, abiding by Standards of Practice and a Code of Ethics and working within a defined Scope of Practice

IBCLC's help mothers and families with:

  • Prenatal breastfeeding assessment and counselling
  • Positioning and latch of an infant
  • Prevention and management of maternal concerns such as breast pain and engorgement
  • Establishing and increasing milk production
  • Premature babies
  • Infants with neurological deficits or physical disabilities
  • Suck difficulties that interfere with breastfeeding
  • Confidence to breastfeed for as long as mother and baby want
  • Breastfeeding-supportive measures when mother and baby are separated due to work, medical or educational issues
When to book an appointment with the Lactation Consultant? (this list is not inclusive)
  • you and/or your baby are having a hard time with breastfeeding
  • your breasts or nipples hurt (engorgement, mastitis, thrush, cracks, bleeding, blisters)
  • your baby is not gaining weight very well or at all
  • your baby is jaundiced
  • baby is not having the expected pees and poops
  • you are worried about how your baby acts during or after breastfeeding
  • you are worried you might have too much or too little milk
  • baby is fussy a lot of the time
  • baby is sleepy at the breast or challenging to wake up 
  • your baby has a tongue tie (even if it has been "clipped")
  • your baby has a cleft lip or palate or other medical concerns
  • you are on medications or have health concerns you think may impact breastfeeding 

A Lactation Consultant can provide you with information, offer you support and a care plan to address concerns.
We can also:
  • explain what may have caused the problems you are experiencing 
  • suggest choices to help you correct a problem
  • work with you to decide on a care of plan
  • suggest supplies or tools you can use
  • give you instructions to take home
  • tell you how to know signs of improvement or signs that you need to come back
  • tell you when and how to follow up or check in  
  • send reports to your other care providers as requested 

​I have an office located in the Pasqua South Medical Centre. I can also do home visits. Consults include a physical assessment of mom and baby(ies), complete history taking, feeding observations, suggestions to improve technique & through overview of position and latch. Handouts, written instructions and referrals as needed. Reports can be sent to other care providers, if requested. Occasionally incidental equipment is needed and used and small additional fees may be rendered. Options will be discussed as needed. 

As an IBCLC, my practices include evidence-based, current practices and I am always working on continuing education. Anatomical variances such as "tongue ties" and "lip ties" are an area of particular interest with several years of experience. I work closely with other health care professionals and have a good team of other providers that are also beneficial to improving breastfeeding.