Find a Lactation Consultant Near Me that Speaks Swahili

I’m an RN and IBCLC who believes mothers deserve better information, better support, and better outcomes. My work centers on helping women understand their bodies—especially during pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding—so they can make confident, informed decisions about their health and their babies. I specialize in complex feeding challenges like painful latch, low milk supply, and tongue tie, but my approach goes beyond fixing symptoms. I focus on the physiology, the family system, and the lived experience of motherhood so that care is practical, compassionate, and deeply individualized. Through my lactation practice, education for healthcare providers, and hormone-focused coaching, I help families move from confusion and overwhelm to clarity and confidence. My philosophy is simple: when mothers are given accurate education, skilled support, and respect for their intuition, they become powerful advocates for themselves and their children. My goal is not just to solve problems in the moment—but to equip women with knowledge that serves them for a lifetime. My work exists at the intersection of postpartum, lactation and hormone wellness - I have specialized training in complex feeding challenges including low milk supply, tongue/lip tie assessment and management, and hormone imbalances.

My name is Caroline Mugwe, and I am a caring postpartum night doula dedicated to supporting families during the overnight hours. I provide calm, reliable newborn care so parents can rest and recover with peace of mind. My support includes feeding assistance, diaper changes, soothing techniques, and gentle sleep support throughout the night. I strive to create a safe, nurturing environment that helps families feel supported, confident, and well-rested during the postpartum period.

Hello, and welcome. My name is Melissa, and I’m the doula and heart behind Held at Tulia — a space rooted in stillness, strength, and deep presence. “Tulia” means to be calm in Swahili, and that spirit of grounded peace shapes the care I offer. As a full-spectrum doula, I walk alongside you through all the sacred and complex chapters of your reproductive journey — from fertility and birth to postpartum, loss, and every moment in between. My approach is intuitive, nonjudgmental, and rooted in honoring your autonomy and wisdom. As a woman, I understand how vital it is to feel truly seen, heard, and held — especially in moments when the world doesn’t always offer that care freely. I am committed to creating a space where your choices are respected, your identity is affirmed, and your experiences are witnessed with compassion. Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating abortion or loss, healing in postpartum, or simply seeking steady hands and an open heart — you belong here. Held at Tulia is not just a service, but a sanctuary.

My name is Val and I am a trained NCS, and Lactation Educator. I also have training in gentle pediatric sleep conditioning, COVID safety, CPR/AED/First Aid, Safe breastmilk handling, multiples care and safe infant sleep practices. I have experience providing overnight care, 24 hr care, daytime newborn care as well as travel care. I have worked with families of different ethnicities , religions and orientations, and I am always enthusiastic to learn and follow newborn care practices that are sensitive and inclusive of the families culture. If you choose to have me work with your family, you will find me to be enthusiastic, understanding, diligent, flexible, discerning, level-headed and nurturing to the parents, the baby and other children (and pets) in the home. I genuinely enjoy working with families and newborns, and my favorite part is the exciting privilege of guiding parents through the exhilarating, and at times confusing and frustrating, world of newborns, to a point where they are confident, well rested and enthusiastic about peaceful days ahead as a family.