Consultation Services

Individual consultations available Monday to Friday by appointment.  Fee:  $80.00 per hour (average consult is two hours).  Free follow-up phone contact for up to 10 days.   10% Discount for military families.
Preparing for breastfeeding
Expectant parents who seek help prior to the birth of their baby get breastfeeding off to a good start and avoid stressful problems.
Prenatal consultations include discussion of: the benefits of human milk for human babies preparing for breastfeeding nursing your baby for the first time the first month
Breastfeeding your baby
Book an individual consultation during your baby's feeding to ensure: Correct latching comfortable posture for mother proper hold of your baby pain-free breastfeeding Optimal growth for baby effective, efficient feeds ensuring proper weight gain of at least one ounce (28 g.) per day Understanding the breastfeeding relationship the milk ejection reflex foremilk/hindmilk balance
Additional Services
Special circumstance consultation which may include: adoptive nursing slow weight gain premature birth multiple birth Down Syndrome re-lactation cleft lip/palate
Personalized plan for working mothers:  $80.00 per hour or free with rental or purchase of breastpump.
Health professional lectures, public presentations and inservice courses:  please see our Presentations page.

Testimonials

"You really lifted the weight of the world off our shoulders. I really can't thank you enough for that. We both left feeling relaxed, supported and so much more confident in ourselves that we could do this for our new little Selma. [4 days old] Things are getting better every day and it's becoming such a beautiful experience.  Thank you, Joan, for helping this happen. It's because of your patience, effective style of teaching, and your follow-up support that I felt and believed I could do this, and we did."

~Suzanne McBride and Malik Husic, Ottawa ON

"Jake and I wanted to thank you for your help and support in helping me to breastfeed our son. Ezra is a healthy, happy 7 month old who is well over 2 feet long and 26 pounds. I feel grateful everyday that we came to you for help and that I have been able to breastfeed. Thank you, you are a wonderful teacher."

~Anne, Jake and Ezra Hanna, Gatineau QC

"I came to you on the verge of giving up.  Thanks to your help with the latch and demonstration of how to use a Lact-Aid properly, things have greatly improved and I feel encouraged to continue."

~Astrid Froese, Chelsea QC

"I don't think I could have continued breastfeeding without your help...Finding out that my milk supply was insufficient was devastating to me, but you encouraged me to continue breastfeeding..."

~Dianne Bramble, Ottawa ON

"Breastfeeding is going so well for Sarah and I now...It seems like yesterday I was working so hard to get her latched on properly. It is thanks to you and your guidance that helped me get through what was probably the most difficult thing I have ever had to learn."

~Emma Moxley, Ottawa ON