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Here are some links to find Lactation Consultants, and a place to provide any feedback on Lactation Consultants you have used.
BellyBelly recommends you choose IBCLC's (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants).
LCANZ
IBCLC Locator
In WA you can also try: Lactation West
In Melbourne, my clients have all had very good experiences with Pinky McKay, Margaret Callaghan, Robyn Thompson and Barb Glare.
I saw Margaret Callahan a few months ago and she was excellent :)
I saw Pinky McKay and she was a life saver
All of the lactation consultants listed in the first link for WA are outside of Perth, they're all in country areas . . ?
If you are looking for a LC in Perth, try starting a new post and I am sure Barb will be able to help. She is often recommending local LCs to people, and I am sure they are the very best around.
Can anyone recommend a lactation consultant on the Central Coast or Sydney? I have only been able to locate one consultant on the Coast and when I rang I was told her books were closed.
I saw Pinky McKay too and she was fabulous. The hospital LCs I saw were good and helped a little but Pinky was the first person to stop putting more work on me (like expressing every 3 hours including overnight) and actually asked about my health! She gave the simpliest tips which were perfect in the state I was in... and they worked!
Can anyone recommend a lactation consultant in the Sydney inner west area (Ryde, Gladesville, Strathfield area), please? Really need to get someone to see my sister who is a new mum and struggling with breastfeeding. It's really mucking up her confidence.
summers mum, if Barb doesn't get on, a good idea is to phone the local ABA hotline & get a name of a local LC. I did that and it changed our lives :D, check Kelly's link above, because they are the best LC's.
In the link Australian Lactation Consultants Association Ltd - ALCA - Find a Lactation Consultant there is one in East Ryde
Hi,
Try Anne Phone BH: 0408228829
East Ryde 2113
Hello!I'm a newbie here..
I'm also having problems with bf. My DD is 3 weeks old. I really want to see an LC who can guide me one-on-one. I'm from Melbourne (Pascoe Vale, to be exact). I've been taking Motilium for a week now. as well as fenugreek. They don't seem to work.. Please help me..:(
Again, I would highly recommend Pinky McKay. She is brilliant
If you google her, it will bring up her website with all her contact details.
I can personally recommend the lactation day stay at Jessie Mac in Melbourne. It's an admission for a day for Mum, and runs as a small group (around 3 babies) with a lactation consultant. We were helped for at least two feeds, and also got lunch and snacks.
I would love to reccomend Karen Heyes ... she was so good to me the other day , she did my appt via house call !!
Can anyone recommend someone in the Keysborough/ Springvale south area? And what is the rough price for a visit and how long do they spend with you?
Cheers Melissa
Australian Lactation Consultants Association Ltd - ALCA - Find a Lactation Consultant
looks like Rowville may be the closest.
Hi, I am lactation Consultant working in the South West areas of Sydney. There are a few of us in Private Practice....check the ALCA website for current details.
looking for a recommendation for a LC in or around doncaster vic. for a friend
Hi,
Can anyone recommend a LC in Sutherland Shire.
Having a 6 weeks bub with slow weight gain, comps, bottle preference, large flat nipples, etc.
Thanks
Mom of Samuel - Christmas Day Boy
Hi , I have recently relocated my mobile Lactation Consulting business to the Sutherland Shire. I would love to help any new mums with breastfeeding concerns in their own homes.I am a certified IBCLC, RN and a Child & Family Nurse.
Cheers, Lynne Daly
I am looking for a LC in the Logan area. I have been on the IBCLC site and the closest is the Gold Coast and Redlands.
I'll see if I can find out for you Bek. Have you contacted the Redlands one to see if she would cover Logan as well? It's not very far on the Gateway.
Hi,
These ladies all come highly recommended. Robyn has a clinic - she's very worth the drive. It's usual that LCs will come to you in your own home
Christina Llewellyn logan 0418188802
Helen Green 0415 751 742
Robyn Noble (07) 3396-9718
I can HIGHLY recommend Jill Bruce in SA. She came to my house on the day I rang (in tears) and spent 90 minutes with us during a feed. She gave clear practical advice and showed my what I was doing wrong and why what she was saying was going to work.
The result was my poor bleeding stumps of nipples are now healing and instead of breaking into a sweat at the thought of feeding I am actually beginning to relax and maybe even enjoy it!
Does anyone know how much Margaret Callaghan charges?I'm thinking of getting her,cuz of the recommendations here..just want to get an idea how much and if I can afford her.:) Thanks ladies!
I can highly recommend Leonie Maybury in Rowville (VIC Eastern melbourne) -
Practice Name: Eastern Lactation Services
Phone BH: 0417 315 957
Phone AH: 03 9759 6371
She came to the house a fortnight ago and has been giving follow-up phonecalls every day or so since.
Hi was wondering if anyone can recommend a good LC on Brisbanes Northside?
After failing dismally BF'ing with the twins i am hoping to do better this time. Does anyone know if a LC will come and see you pre birth and at the hospital after birth? Hoping to get started correctly this time.
Thanks in advance :)
From a FB contact: "Bridget Ingle is WONDERFUL. Has helped me and a good friend."
I can HIGHLY recommend Kate Hale, she will come to your home and services North Shore of Sydney and inner west. Kate has been an absolute gem, I took up her new mum package 5 sessions for $880. She not only provides invaluable lactation advice but also advice on routines, massage and all things baby. The thing about Kate is she had supply issues so is very empathetic to mums in this situation...
Kate also has a new DVD coming out soon, she was highly reccomended to me from my obstitrition (Gil Burton).
Her number is (02) 9416 4386.
Hi all. Can anyone recommend an LC who does home visits in Sydney's eastern suburbs? I've got some names from an online search but would love a recommendation. Thank you!
Any recommendations for a LC in Perth (I'm SOR)? I've found a few, but would prefer to get someone who has been recommended.
where exactly are you? I've heard good things about Cathy Garbin, but I think she's quite far south.
I'm only personally familiar with the ones out East, but any on the LCANZ or LactationWest websites would probably be good to talk to. In the eastern hills areas Sharon Perrella, Jenny Lyn, Shaughn Leach are all great.
Thanks MadB. I'm SOR. Joy Anderson was recommended, so will post afterwards to let you know what I thought.
I was going to say Joy... I've heard many good things about her from her ABA involvement.
Sorry you're having so many issues hon, sounds a lot like my (very trying) start with DD2. I used Kate McDougal with both my girls and she was truly amazing, my lifesaver! Not sure if she does private visits these days but will PM her number to you anyway. She works at SJOG Subi as an LC too. I BF both my girls til 11 and 13 months and I've honestly got Kate to thank for that. She saw me at both my SOR & NOR homes :) Will PM you now
If you have any questions, sing out too hon. I've been through an array of feeding issues with my DD's - poor latch, slow gainer, sleepy/lazy baby, nipple damage, thrush, Vasospasm - and that was just with DD1! She also had silent reflux and a bad neck from her posterior delivery resulting in a vacuum delivery! DD2 had a posterior tongue tie which wasn't picked up til she was almost 2 weeks old (by Kate thankfully!) but unfortunately a lot of damage had already been done. She had it snipped not long after but I had to exclusively pump for 5 weeks to repair my nipples which had been badly damaged yet again resulting in severe Vasospasm (again) and dermatitis on both nipples! Kate put me onto a fab doctor (out in the hills mind you) who got me sorted. DD2 was also treated for reflux (chucky, no silent). I exclusively BF DD2 until 12 months :D I hope you can get some help to get you through it too.
Oh Joy is fabulous, yes.
Yes, Joy was great. She listened and I didn't feel rushed at all. I was there 2.5hrs. I'd definitely recommend her to others.