Find a Lactation Consultant

I highly recommend seeing an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) to support you with your breastfeeding and/or pumping journey.

IBCLC’s are the highest accredited healthcare professional specialising in lactation. They can assist you prior to birth with planning and education, and postnatally for support at all stages of your journey, including pumping, bottle feeding, returning to work and weaning advice.

I am proud to recommend the following IBCLCs who have come highly recommended to me by other mums. I have personally connected with each of them and would confidently see them myself (or refer them to my best friend – that’s when you know its legit). Importantly, they are all pumping informed, so I have confidence in the support they can provide you with pumping, mixed feeding and everything in between.

Trusted Lactation Consultants

Jess Belobrov
IBCLC, Midwife, Childbirth
Educator

Location: Bayside/South East Melbourne, travel around greater Melbourne available
Virtual consults: Aus wide

Jess is an IBCLC, Registered Midwife, Childbirth Educator and mum of two boys. She is passionate about supporting and educating parents on their journey and loves helping them achieve their breastfeeding goals. She works with compassion and sensitivity and strives to empower families, tailoring individual plans for everyone’s unique needs.

If you have your heart set on breastfeeding, you will benefit from the personable and calming presence of Jess as she guides you through your challenges.

Jess’s services include antenatal breastfeeding education, postnatal home visits including 2 weeks of follow up support, and phone/online consults. For more information on her services, view her website here.

Robynne Klyne

Nurse, Midwife, IBCLC

Post Graduate Diploma of Health (Perinatal & Infant Mental Health)

Circle of Security Facilitator

Home Visits: Bayside and South East Melbourne,
travel available to greater Melbourne

Robynne is a registered nurse, midwife, IBCLC and mum of 3 gorgeous kids. She is committed to providing you with care that is empowering and supportive.

Her approach is one of kindness, empathy and understanding. She promotes holistic family-centred care, which is focused on meeting your goals and needs.

With a special interest in perinatal and infant mental health, Robynne is skilled at supporting women with additional mental health needs (such as anxiety and depression) and recently completed further postgraduate qualifications to support her practice.

Robynne provides antenatal breastfeeding education as well as feeding (breast and bottle) support in postpartum. She also has specific packages that have been created for women who have had a poor breastfeeding experience and want to set themselves up for a more positive experience this time around.

Website: www.newbiesandbewbies.com.au
Insta @newbiesandbewbies

Joelleen Windus Paye
IBCLC Holistic Lactation Consultant, Endorsed Midwife, Naturopath & Breastfeeding Mother

Home Visits: Melbourne inner northern suburbs
In clinic: Moonee Ponds
Telehealth consults: Aus wide

With over 13 years of professional experience and as a mother to an 18-month-old breastfed baby, Joelleen brings both expertise and lived experience to her practice. She especially loves supporting new parents and those who’ve faced breastfeeding difficulties in the past, bringing her uniquely holistic and modern approach that combines midwifery, naturopathy, and IBCLC lactation consulting.

Joelleen specialises in addressing latch discomfort, nipple pain, milk supply concerns, fast milk flow management, newborn digestive issues, mastitis prevention and care, and pumping challenges. She also helps with breastfeeding preparation during pregnancy, bottle feeding strategies, returning to work transitions, and personalised weaning plans. Her naturopathic background allows her to support breastfeeding and postpartum nutrition from a whole-body perspective.

What sets Joelleen apart is her open-minded, judgement-free approach—she meets every family exactly where they are, understanding that every breastfeeding journey is unique. She offers in-home support in Melbourne, virtual consultations worldwide, and has created resources including her Preparing for Breastfeeding eGuide and Preparing for Breastfeeding Workshop.

For more information on Joelleen’s services, visit her website and check out her Instagram @jwp.ibclc.

Click here for bookings.

Emily Brittingham
Founder/IBCLC
Melbourne Lactation Consulting

Location: North/East Melbourne
Home visits: Metro Melbourne (regional areas on request)
Online consults: Worldwide

Emily Brittingham is an experienced and passionate International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and mother to five children, including twins.

Emily is the founder and owner of Melbourne Lactation Consulting, a private practice offering prenatal breastfeeding education and in home breast and bottle feeding support.

Emily works closely with families to take the stress out of breast or bottle feeding, leaving you more time to simply enjoy your baby. You can find more information on her website or instagram page @melbourne_lc.

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Olivia Eddington
RN/RM/IBCLC and founder of Bloom Lactation

Home Visits: Covering a large portion of Melbourne
In clinic: inner East Melbourne Virtual consults: Aus wide

Olivia is a Registered Nurse, Midwife and IBCLC. A mum of two herself, she has experienced first hand how the right support system can benefit a new mum. Olivia is so passionate about empowering and educating women in order to support them through their feeding journey, whatever that might look like for you.

Olivia knows that everyone’s breastfeeding goals will look different, and so she brings empathy and understanding, paired with the clinical skills required to support you. Whether you are pregnant, newly breastfeeding and just have a few questions or feel completely lost and need an individualised plan, Olivia is here to help.

Olivia offers a range of appointment types from antenatal, postnatal, and bottle feeding through to weaning. She covers a large portion of Melbourne, for both home visits or clinic appointments located in East Melbourne and also available for virtual consults Australia wide. More information and bookings at www.bloomlactation.com.au or on instagram @bloomlactation_

Alicia McMahon
Director/IBCLC
Baby Bonding

Home Visits: Services all of Melbourne
In Clinic: Ascot Vale

As the Director of Baby Bonding and an IBCLC, Alicia is passionate about helping families gain skills and confidence in their new role as parents. Using a range of evidence based, biologically directed, gentle techniques, she prides herself on supporting every family as an individual unit to find a way that works for them. You will find her team to be warm and compassionate with a very unique and practical approach to help you meet your goals!

Alicia offers antenatal education, and postnatal support for breastfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping and weaning. She also specialises in oral function breastfeeding challenges including tongue ties, lip ties and suction reflexes. For more information on her services, view her website here or visit her on instagram @askbabybonding.

Clinics We Love and Recommend

MAMA Midwifery Practice

Clinic locations:
Kensington: 38 Gatehouse Drive
Hampton: 9a Railway Crescent
Warragul: 83 Victoria Street

MAMA is Victoria’s largest private midwifery practice, supporting over 2,500 births in the last 15 years.

www.mamabirth.au

The Lactation Consultants at MAMA are IBCLC certified and provide services for antenatal and postnatal at your home, in clinic and via Zoom.

They run free weekly drop-in sessions in a safe space to feed your baby (bottle or breast), have a cuppa and share with other mums. All facilitated by a qualified LC to answer any questions and provide support.

Their lactation services also include breastfeeding workshops for expectant parents, Ultrasound Treatment for Mastitis, Breast Pump Hire, Lactation Retail Shop – stocking Spectra and Haakaa pumps and parts, QIARA probiotics, Silverettes and many other products to support you whilst breastfeeding.

If you’re visiting their Kensington clinic, we highly recommend booking in with Sarah, who is a trained midwife, IBCLC and birth debrief counsellor. She loves supporting new families in the rollercoaster of (preparing for) postpartum. To give them knowledge, skills, hope and support to achieve their goals and, even more important, to feel heard, seen and supported in this intense time. Her approach is holistic and personalised, and her nature is gentle and non-judgmental.