Our Partners
North Shore Lactation has fostered relationships with, and is proud to recommend, these small businesses in the Chicago area:
Chiropractors
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Dr. Katie works at Sleigh Family Chiropractic, where one of their primary focuses is prenatal and postpartum chiropractor care.
Certified in the chiropractic Webster Technique, a technique specific for women during the entire length of their pregnancy, she understands first hand all of the changes that happen during and after pregnancy. She knows how to administer the safest and most effective ways to alleviate aches and pains, assure better position of baby in utero, how to create optimal physical conditions to provide for a smoother and easier delivery, and how to reset the body following the birth of your baby.
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As the founder of Tree of Life Wellness Center, Dr. Kelly guides patients toward optimal health naturally, using cutting-edge technology and personalized care. Beyond her professional commitments, she prioritizes her family's well-being while contributing to her community through involvement in the Elmhurst Chamber.
Tree of Life Wellness Center is dedicated to helping families reach their health care goals naturally. They have the latest technology available, and complete diagnostic testing on the nerves, muscles, feet and bones. All of the medical recorders are electronic. They address you from head to toe, inside out.
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Dr. Neumann has a passion for treating pregnancy and pediatrics. She has completed multiple postgraduate courses in treatment of pregnant women and pediatrics. Some of her littlest patients come straight from the hospital after birth.
Dr. Neumann attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she received her bachelors degree in psychology in 2006. She continued her education at Logan College of Chiropractic where she received a second bachelors degree in human biology and her doctorate degree in chiropractic in 2010. After graduation she moved to Chicago's West Loop neighborhood where she has been spreading the chiropractic message ever since!
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Dr. Katie has lived and worked in Chicago's northwest suburbs since 2006. She obtained her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from National University of Health Sciences where she graduated with honors. She began her career as a graduate of Southern Illinois University Dental Hygiene Program and began focusing on her work with TMJ/TMD patients. After seeing the need for alternative, safe and effective treatment for TMJ and facial pain within the dental office she enrolled in the Doctor of Chiropractic Program at NUHS and is happy to be providing comprehensive holistic health care to her community.
Doulas
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312 Doulas provides a wide range of services for expecting and new mothers, including an app for people to connect - in real life & online, a birth planning tool and informational website, a wide range of educational workshop and classes and more.
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Chicago Family Doulas is a full service premier doula and newborn care agency in Chicago. Our team provides families throughout the entire Chicagoland area and surrounding suburbs with professional, compassionate and personalized support.
Their highly trained doulas care for families in pregnancy, birth and with their new baby or babies. They provide newborn care day and overnight. They also offer 24/7 live-in care for as long as needed. They create tailored packages for each family.
Their team includes highly trained birth doulas, postpartum doulas and newborn care specialists.
Pediatric Therapy
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At SensAble Kids, everything they do is to empower the children to better understand themselves, gain greater control of their minds and bodies, and to develop rich, fulfilling relationships.
They do this through open communication with clients, respect for self-advocacy and self-regulation, and an understanding that children do best when we understand and respect their individual differences.
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CCS Pediatric Therapy & Family Wellness is a collaborative clinic providing occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy services to the greater Chicagoland community. At CCS, we aim to help children discover and build a strong foundation from which movement, play, communication, and daily life skills can develop throughout childhood.
Each CCS therapist has a vast array of experiences and evidence-based resources to utilize during therapy sessions. They aim to support the development of each child through specialized training and a collaborative care approach with all members of a child’s medical team.
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Dr. Angela Marcotte provides in-home pediatric physical therapy sessions.
Services include thorough physical development examination including objective measurement of the baby neck, caliper head shape measurements, milestones assessment, and exercise recommendation that is customized and evidence-based.
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Therapia specializes in articulation disorders, speech and vocal quality, tongue thrusting, low resting tongue posture, elimination of oral habits, feeding disorders, picky-eating habits, lactation, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and open mouth posture and mouth breathing.
Perinatal Counseling
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Crescent Moon offers a supportive hand for individuals throughout their reproductive journey, life transitions, and more. Their mission is to provide a safe, welcoming space for individuals to be vulnerable about their personal journey. They create space for clients to share their feelings and receive validation and support in order to feel empowered in themselves and their abilities as a human.
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Dr. Laura Fraint and Associates is a group of doctoral-level psychologists and masters-level therapists who provide quality mental health care. As a group, they assist individuals and families by providing personalized pscyhotherapy that begins with collaboration and careful listening.
They support individuals and families struggling with anxiety, depression, pre/postpartum difficulties, relationship discord, and problems in their work and social lives.
Photography
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Nicole Carrow is a family lifestyle photographer in Chicago and the North Shore. She specializes in capturing the joyful, the silly, the serious and the quiet moments.
Women's Health
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New Journey Physical Therapy is a group of Pelvic Floor, Prenatal, and Postpartum Specialists on the North Shore.
Kate Uttech utilizes manual therapy techniques, lifestyle and nutritional modifications, education on movement patterns, and exercise to help you live life without limitations. Kate will help to ease the aches, pains and discomforts of pregnancy.
Kate treats low back pain, pelvic pain, sciatica, pubic symphysis pain, or sacroiliac joint dysfunction and promotes overall wellness to facilitate an easier and more comfortable pregnancy. Kate also provides labor preparation and education including personalized recommendations for delivery positions based on the symptoms you have and your ability to relax your pelvic floor in varying of positions.
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Meredith Waymire is an occupational therapist and toddler mom dedicated to providing support to women in all stages of motherhood. Occupational therapists are healthcare professionals who help people engage in all daily life activities and have training to address physical, emotional, and psychosocial issues that impact function and life participation.
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Thirty One Physical Therapy is a A boutique physical therapy clinic offering one-on-one treatment. They offer orthopedic, women’s health, wellness and dry needling services.
Kate McKechnie is passionate about Women’s Health Rehabilitation. She loves helping women gain a deeper understanding of their pelvic floor and how it functions with the rest of the body. She believes her comprehensive knowledge, as well as a holistic style of assessment and treatment of the whole body is integral to how she assists clients in resolving and managing their movement-related dysfunctions and maintaining general wellness.
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