Meet Chicagoland's Largest Team of Board‑Certified IBCLC Lactation Consultants
Our team of 14 International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) provides compassionate, evidence-based lactation care for families throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
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- Same-Day and Next-Day Visits
- In-Home, Clinic & Virtual
- Trusted By Thousands of Families
Meet the Experts Behind Your Care
Melissa founded North Shore Lactation to make sure no family navigates feeding struggles alone. With over 6,000 consultations behind her, she brings both deep expertise and a genuine understanding of what families are going through.
With over 10 years of combined maternal-infant nursing and oral surgery experience, Sara specializes in infant oral function, complex feeding and supply challenges. She combines evidence-based expertise with warmth and nonjudgmental support, prioritizing each family's mental, emotional, and physical well-being alongside their feeding goals.
Sherita has spent 5 years working in L&D and NICU units and 6 years in private practice, including 6 months supporting Air Force families overseas in Japan. She blends evidence-based care with a warm, holistic approach, and always makes sure to explain the why behind every recommendation.
A former Level III NICU nurse and mom of four boys — including her own experience navigating tongue and lip ties with each of them — Lauren brings deep clinical expertise and real empathy to every family she works with.
A self-described "problem solver and science nerd," Lynn draws on a Master's in Public Health and years as a postpartum nurse to help families work through even complex breastfeeding challenges — available both in-home and via telehealth.
After overcoming her own breastfeeding challenges with the help of an IBCLC, Tiffany brings over 7 years of women's health nursing experience and genuine empathy to every family she supports.
Drawing on her own experience exclusively pumping through health challenges with her youngest child, Lauren brings compassionate, affirming lactation support to families everywhere through telehealth.
Julie's own breastfeeding and pumping journey drives her deep commitment to helping every family reach their feeding goals, offering compassionate telehealth support wherever you're located
With years of experience as a postpartum mother-baby nurse, Barbara specializes in in-home visits, bringing a personal, comfortable approach right to your own home.
Jennie brings her own experience navigating a preterm birth and feeding challenges to every family she supports, offering warm, judgment-free guidance rooted in what she's lived through herself.
Drawing on her own breastfeeding journey with two children, Rebecca builds warm, trusting, judgment-free partnerships with families everywhere through telehealth.
Drawing on her own personal breastfeeding challenges and deep training in oral ties and holistic lactation care, Jessica brings compassionate, expert support to every family she works with.
Drawing on her own experience breastfeeding two children and her background as a postpartum nurse, Rochelle brings warm, individualized support to every family she works with.
Drawing on both her NICU nursing background and her own experience navigating a NICU stay and feeding difficulties with her son, Jessi brings compassionate, evidence-based lactation support to families everywhere through telehealth.
Emily is heading into her eighth year as an IBCLC, and it all started when she nursed her twin girls, who arrived seven weeks early. She keeps things straightforward and will do everything she can to get you to your goals.
Why a Board-Certified IBCLC Matters
An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is the highest level of lactation credential available.
Unlike other lower-level breastfeeding support certifications, IBCLCs complete extensive healthcare education, hands-on clinical training, and a rigorous international board examination.
Extensive Healthcare Education
Health sciences coursework covering anatomy, physiology, infant feeding, lactation, and maternal-child health.
1,000+ Hours of Supervised Clinical Experience
Hands-on experience helping hundreds of breastfeeding families under expert supervision.
International Board Certification
A rigorous international examination plus continuing education to maintain certification.
Every consultant on our team is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) — the gold standard in lactation care.
Ready for Expert Lactation Support?
Compassionate, evidence-based care from Chicagoland's trusted team of IBCLCs.
Call or text us at (847) 220-4192