Find a Lactation Consultant Near Me in Portland, ME

Hi! I’m Jillian Hollis! I am a Postpartum and Birth Doula, Lactation Counselor, Mindful Birth Educator, Newborn Care Specialist, Infant Sleep Coach + Miscarriage Doula serving families in Greater Portland. I’m also the Associate Director of Boston Doula Circle and on the Board of Directors for Community Doulas. I believe all parents deserves calm, loving, and supported care from family planning through postpartum. I’m an IVF mom to a spirited 2-year-old, so like you, I’ve been there. I understand the hopes, uncertainty, and joy that come with this journey. Since moving to Maine, I’ve missed the connection of working with families directly, which continues to be my greatest joy. My training is rooted in African American Midwifery, blending mindfulness, empowerment, and compassion to meet families where they are. I support all races, genders, and family structures. Let’s connect for a complimentary consultation to learn how I can support your journey into parenthood.

I am a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula serving the greater Portland Maine region and beyond. I believe every birth and birthing parent is unique and deserves the support and encouragement of a doula that encourages their unique experiences. The birth and postpartum period can be full of a wide range of emotions and feelings and I truly honor and hold space during this sacred time. I offer on-call services from 38 weeks of gestation until birth with prenatal preparation appointments provided before this time. Continuous labor support is provided with emotional support, natural pain management techniques, encouragement as well as assistance in navigating communications with medical teams. I also provide postpartum support for families which includes care for both birth parent and infant, support with baby feeding, house hold duties, family support, emotional support and additional resource and references. Postpartum support really helps the new family transition into their new roles and life with compassionate support along the way.

Hi, I'm Suzanne Nicklas! I'm a Registered Nurse, IBCLC, Doula and Health Coach based in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. As a nurse, my passion has been working with new parents and infants. I have worked with hundreds of families in my fifteen years as a lactation consultant and doula. I love educating families prior to the birth of their baby and particularly enjoy the postpartum period. As the mother of four, my own birth experiences led me to this work. My passion for wellness started many years ago when I took the first of many health coach trainings, the first being through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I began health coaching in 2010 and since then my practice has transformed and grown in many ways. As I have grown as a person, so has my work. Along the way I have picked up skills based on my own personal interests and broadened my education and am able to share those with both my lactation and doula clients as well as my coaching clients. Some of these training include yoga, aromatherapy and reiki. It is my love of combining conventional and alternative philosophies of care that led me to Ayurveda and Yoga. My trainings have enabled me to blend the wisdom of Eastern medicine into our Western way of living to create lifestyle transformations that work in our busy day to day lives. All of my services are offered both virtually and in person. I particularly enjoy teaching Beach Yoga classes here in Coastal Southern Maine, which are offered in Old Orchard Beach from mid June - August. Lastly but most importantly, as a partner and mother of four amazing humans, I bring both personal experience and professional care to the families I serve. I am honored that you have chosen to visit my site and I look forward to working together.

Hello everyone, my name is Molly and I am a birth and postpartum doula, lactation counselor and educator and perinatal nutrition professional. I love supporting parents and families in this life changing, yet sacred time. I am a caring and empathetic person and I am passionate about clients getting the birth experience they want and the support that they need.

I am a mother of three. After experiencing postpartum struggles of my own, I decided to make a difference in the parenting community by joining the birth and postpartum world. I belive that all birthgivers and parents deserve to be educated, supported, and feel empowered in their journeys. When I am not working I can be found enjoying the Maine outdoors or tending our small farm.

I have been a labor/postpartum/newborn nurse for over 10 years. I am a breastfeeding specialist as well. I help run a local postpartum support group. I offer in home support to families who just brought home a baby to help navigate this huge transition!

My name is Julie Mitchell and I am a Certified Labor and Postpartum/Infant Care Doula, as well as a Certified Lactation Counselor and Integrative Health Coach. I live in Midcoast Maine and support families of all kinds before, during and after the birth of their baby. It is my honor to provide education, emotional and physical support to birthing individuals, their partners and their families in a nonjudgemental and loving way. Regardless of your birth plan, I will provide information, guidance and comfort measures tailored to your individual preferences. I will help you as a family transition through the stages of pregnancy, birth and postpartum by building a strong relationship of trust and security. For many years I was a teacher of young children; I am a mother and grandmother, and my nurturing nature, calm demeanor and life experience offer a unique perspective and ability to easily connect and communicate well with others. I have a passion for cooking and nutrition, and can help you plan, prep and cook meals to nourish you through each stage of pregnancy and postpartum as well!

I am a RN IBCLC Lactation Consultant and have been for over 40 years. I have worked all areas of obstetrical nursing, including home care I currently run my own business from my home. I do home visits and my goal is to assist mom baby and family to achieve the feeding goals that are important to them . I am also a Certified Happiest Baby on the Block educator . I believe mom‘s truly want to know how to feed their baby and how to calm their baby.