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Some of our members (who are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants – IBCLCs) work in Private Practice, and provide a specialist service to assist mothers and babies with breastfeeding. Please login to our member's section if you would like to advertise your services on this page.


How to find a Lactation Consultant in your area

Lactation Consultants are grouped by the regional area they service. To find a list of consultants in your area, click on a coloured region or coloured border on the map to open the window, then click "View Consultants".





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Melbourne City

Ruth Berkowitz IBCLC, Counsellor, Grad Dip Counselling
Mobile: 0417 589 982
Area: Greater Melbourne.

Special interests: newborns, attachment & early feeding issues, parenting.
Consultation includes written notes and phone follow-up.
Fee: Charges available upon request.


Lindy Caldwell IBCLC, B App Sc (Physiotherapy)
Mobile: 0412 804 739
Lactation Consultant
Area: Covering Melbourne East, City and South. Antenatal & Postnatal breastfeeding support.
Home visits, written feeding plan, follow-up phone calls.
Fee: $200 for initial consultation (2.5-3 hours).


Anita Daly RN, Midwife, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0414 702 902
Available: Contact 8am-9pm.

Area: Eastern suburbs, City and Yarra Valley.

Support: Breastfeeding support, home visits, pre- and post-birth.
Fee: $80 per hour. Initial visit 1.5-2 hours. Travel charges for distances over 20kms.

Rebates: Possible with some private health funds.


Alisa Hawley RN, RM, Neonatal Critical Care Cert, BN, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant, part time.

Mobile: 0417 565 105

Area: Will travel within a 20km radius of Ascot Vale.

Support: Home Visiting Service, including Breastfeeding Support & Assistance.

Fee: On application (some rebates available).


Sue Nicholson RM, IBCLC
Mobile: 0438 361 858
Area: Camberwell, Hawthorn, Richmond, Balwyn; inner eastern suburbs.
Suport: Attachment issues, sore nipples, mastitis.
Fee: $90 per hour.


Johanna O'Keeffe IBCLC, RN, RM
Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0410 315 591
Available: Calls before 10pm.
Fee: $80 per hour. Discount for Sunbury area.


Elizabeth Price BN, Midwife, IBCLC
Mobile: 0432 323 228
Phone: 03 9579 7396

Lactation Consultant.
Available: 7am-10pm. Will travel.
Fee: $140-$150 for initial 1-2hr consultation. Includes written plan and follow up phone calls. Some rebates available.


Susan Shaw RN, RM, Paediatric Intensive Care, IBCLC
Mobile: 0401 829 502

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lactation Consultant.

Area: Williamstown area, Melbourne City & Metro

Availability: 7 days per week.
Special Interest: Positioning & Attachment, Breastmilk Supply Issues (Under & Over Supply), Prematurity, Failure to Thrive, Reflux, Down's Syndrome, Cardiac/Renal infants.
Currently also works on Cardiac/Renal Unit at RCH.
Fee: On request, some rebates available.
Includes written management plan and follow up phone calls.


Sandy Simmons IBCLC, Nutrition, Natural Fertility
"Simply Better Health"

Lactation Consultant, Nutritionist, Natural Fertility Consultant.
Home visits - clinic located in South Melbourne.
Mobile: 0402 051 553

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Area: Inner City/Melbourne Metro/Eastern Suburbs.
All Breastfeeding Issues: pre-conception preparation, ante- & post-natal breastfeeding support.
Fee: On request.


Jane Williamson RN, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
Mobile: 0425 738 465

Support: Lactation Consultant part time.
Fee: On application.






Melbourne East


Ruth Berkowitz IBCLC, Counsellor, Grad Dip Counselling
Mobile: 0417 589 982
Area: Greater Melbourne.

Special interests: newborns, attachment & early feeding issues, parenting.
Consultation includes written notes and phone follow-up.
Fee: Charges available upon request.


Christine Brown RN, RM, IBCLC
Phone: 03 9769 9979 Mobile: 0438 701 058
Support: Lactation Consultant.

Fee: $90 negotiable.


Constance Banks Midwife, IBCLC, Childbirth Educator
Ph: 9842 0207 Mobile: 0408 539 864
Lactation Consultant
Eastern suburbs. 7am-8pm.
Breastfeeding support. 
$80 per hour if within 20km from Doncaster.
Initial consultation $120 – $160. 
Some rebates via Private Health insurance


Lindy Caldwell IBCLC, B App Sc (Physiotherapy)
Mobile: 0412 804 739
Lactation Consultant
Area: Covering Melbourne East, City and South. Antenatal & Postnatal breastfeeding support.
Home visits, written feeding plan, follow-up phone calls.
Fee: $200 for initial consultation (2.5-3 hours).


Anita Daly RN, Midwife, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0414 702 902
Available: Contact 8am-9pm.

Area: Eastern Suburbs, City and Yarra Valley.

Support: Breastfeeding support, home visits, pre- and post-birth.
Fee: $80 per hour. Initial visit 1.5-2 hours. Travel charges for distances over 20kms.

Rebates: Possible with some private health funds.


Tracey Gibney Registered Midwife, Grad Dip Child & Family Health, IBCLC

Midwife, Lactation Consultant, Infant Massage Instructor, MCH Nurse
Mobile: 0409 130 796

Area: Bulleen

Available: 9am - 7pm daily.
Support: Pre and post birth breastfeeding support.

Gentle sleep and settling assistance including Infant Massage.
Fee: $120 initial consultation; $60 per hour.


Alisa Hawley RN, RM, Neonatal Critical Care Cert, BN, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant, part time.

Mobile: 0417 565 105

Area: Will travel within a 20km radius of Ascot Vale.

Support: Home Visiting Service, including Breastfeeding Support & Assistance.

Fee: On application (some rebates available).


Leonie Maybury RN RM CNS IBCLC
Mobile: 0417 315 957 Home: 03 9759 6371
Lactation Consultant
"Eastern Lactation Services" Rowville. 
Available 7 days per week.
Melbourne East - will travel – travel fee may apply.

Fee: $70 per hour


Jenny McClelland Midwife, IBCLC, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse, Lactation Consultant
Phone: 03 9557 7673
Part time - available Sat - Mon any hours, Tues - Fri evenings only.
Fee: $80 per hour & part thereof, plus $80 call out fee if more than 20min drive from Bentleigh.


Robyn McLeod Hospital to Home. RN, RM, MCHN, IBCLC.
South Eastern Suburbs.
Phone: 0427 818 848
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Fee: $70 per hour


Sue Nicholson RM, IBCLC
Mobile: 0438 361 858
Area: Camberwell, Hawthorn, Richmond, Balwyn; inner eastern suburbs.
Suport: Attachment issues, sore nipples, mastitis.
Fee: $90 per hour.


Elizabeth Price BN, Midwife, IBCLC
Mobile: 0432 323 228
Phone: 03 9579 7396

Lactation Consultant.
Available: 7am-10pm. Will travel.
Fee: $140-$150 for initial 1-2hr consultation. Includes written plan and follow up phone calls. Some rebates available.


Fiona Rice Midwife, B. Ed., IBCLC
Mobile: 0402 114 297
Area: Glen Iris, Camberwell, Malvern, Toorak, Hawthorn, South Eastern suburbs.
Breastfeeding Issues: ante & postnatal support, sleep & settling issues, supply issues.
Fee: $60 per hour.


Sandy Simmons IBCLC, Nutrition, Natural Fertility
"Simply Better Health"

Lactation Consultant, Nutritionist, Natural Fertility Consultant.
Home visits - clinic located in South Melbourne.
Mobile: 0402 051 553

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Area: Inner City/Melbourne Metro/Eastern Suburbs.
All Breastfeeding Issues: pre-conception preparation, ante- & post-natal breastfeeding support.
Fee: On request.


Janice Smith Reg. Mothercraft Nurse, ABA Counsellor, IBCLC, "Natural Feeding Support"
Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0439 633 455
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Special Interest: Establishing lactation with both premature, full term and natural babies.
Available: Part Time. 9am - 5pm.
Fee: $160 per 2 hour consultation


Jane Williamson RN, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
Mobile: 0425 738 465

Support: Lactation Consultant part time.
Fee: On application.





Melbourne North


Ruth Berkowitz IBCLC, Counsellor, Grad Dip Counselling
Mobile: 0417 589 982
Area: Greater Melbourne.

Special interests: newborns, attachment & early feeding issues, parenting.
Consultation includes written notes and phone follow-up.
Fee: Charges available upon request.


Narelle Dwyer Midwife IBCLC

Mobile: 0418 347 953

Lactation Consultant part time.


Tracey Gibney Registered Midwife, Grad Dip Child & Family Health, IBCLC

Midwife, Lactation Consultant, Infant Massage Instructor, MCH Nurse
Mobile: 0409 130 796

Area: Bulleen

Available: 9am - 7pm daily.
Support: Pre and post birth breastfeeding support.

Gentle sleep and settling assistance including Infant Massage.
Fee: $120 initial consultation; $60 per hour.


Alisa Hawley RN, RM, Neonatal Critical Care Cert, BN, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant, part time.

Mobile: 0417 565 105

Area: Will travel within a 20km radius of Ascot Vale.

Support: Home Visiting Service, including Breastfeeding Support & Assistance.

Fee: On application (some rebates available).


Mary McIlroy Reg. Nurse, Reg. Midwife & Lactation Consultant IBCLC
Phone: 9383 7959 Mobile: 0400 276 836
Lactation Consultant & Postnatal Midwife
Mon - Fri 9am-5pm.


Johanna O'Keeffe IBCLC, RN, RM
Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0410 315 591
Available: Calls before 10pm.
Fee: $80 per hour. Discount for Sunbury area.


Leanne Taylor Midwife, IBCLC
Mobile: 0417 598 298

Lactation Consultant
Area: North eastern outer suburbs.
Support: Antenatal & postnatal breastfeeding education & infant feeding support.
Fee: on application.


Jane Williamson RN, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
Mobile: 0425 738 465

Support: Lactation Consultant part time.
Fee: On application.






Melbourne South


Ruth Berkowitz IBCLC, Counsellor, Grad Dip Counselling
Mobile: 0417 589 982
Area: Greater Melbourne.

Special interests: newborns, attachment & early feeding issues, parenting.
Consultation includes written notes and phone follow-up.
Fee: Charges available upon request.


Christine Brown RN, RM, IBCLC
Phone: 03 9769 9979 Mobile: 0438 701 058
Support: Lactation Consultant.

Fee: $90 negotiable.


Lindy Caldwell IBCLC, B App Sc (Physiotherapy)
Mobile: 0412 804 739
Lactation Consultant
Area: Covering Melbourne East, City and South. Antenatal & Postnatal breastfeeding support.
Home visits, written feeding plan, follow-up phone calls.
Fee: $200 for initial consultation (2.5 - 3 hours). Follow up visits $60 per hour.


Mary Hill Midwife, IBCLC, Infant Massage Instructor

Mobile: 0416 201 573

Lactation Consultant

Fee: $100-$150. Ask re: fee. Some rebates.


Sue Hill ABA Counsellor, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0419 502 007
Area: Half hour driving radius from Beaumaris.
Fee: $80 initial consultation.


Leonie Maybury RN RM CNS IBCLC
Mobile: 0417 315 957 Home: 03 9759 6371
Lactation Consultant
"Eastern Lactation Services" Rowville. 
Available 7 days per week.
Melbourne East - will travel – travel fee may apply.

Fee: $70 per hour


Jenny McClelland Midwife, IBCLC, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse, Lactation Consultant
Phone: 03 9557 7673
Part time - available Sat - Mon any hours, Tues - Fri evenings only.
Fee: $80 per hour & part thereof, plus $80 call out fee if more than 20min drive from Bentleigh.


Robyn McLeod Hospital to Home. RN, RM, MCHN, IBCLC.
South Eastern Suburbs.
Phone: 0427 818 848
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Fee: $70 per hour


Sandra Morgan-Young IBCLC, MCHN, RM, RN, Infant Massage Instructor Cert., Paediatric ICU Cert. (UK), Registered General Nurse (UK).
Phone: 9512 1202
Melbourne South Covered.
Fee: $90 per hour


Elizabeth Price BN, Midwife, IBCLC
Mobile: 0432 323 228
Phone: 03 9579 7396

Lactation Consultant.
Available: 7am-10pm. Will travel.
Fee: $140-$150 for initial 1-2hr consultation. Includes written plan and follow up phone calls. Some rebates available.


Fiona Rice Midwife, B. Ed., IBCLC
Mobile: 0402 114 297
Area: Glen Iris, Camberwell, Malvern, Toorak, Hawthorn, South Eastern suburbs.
Breastfeeding Issues: ante & postnatal support, sleep & settling issues, supply issues.
Fee: $60 per hour.


Janice Smith Reg. Mothercraft Nurse, ABA Counsellor, IBCLC, "Natural Feeding Support"
Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0439 633 455
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Special Interest: Establishing lactation with both premature, full term and multiple babies.
Available: Part Time. 9am - 5pm
Fee: $160 per 2 hour consultation


Fleur Turner Reg Nurse, Reg Midwife, MCH Nurse, IBCLC
Mobile: 0408 326 302
Area: Beaumaris.

Available: 9am - 6pm.

Special Interest: Positioning and attachment; increasing milk supply.
Fee: Initial visit $120. $80 per hour.


Jane Williamson RN, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
Mobile: 0425 738 465

Support: Lactation Consultant part time.
Fee: On application.





Melbourne West


Ruth Berkowitz IBCLC, Counsellor, Grad Dip Counselling
Mobile: 0417 589 982
Area: Greater Melbourne.

Special interests: newborns, attachment & early feeding issues, parenting.
Consultation includes written notes and phone follow-up.
Fee: Charges available upon request.


Narelle Dwyer Midwife IBCLC

Mobile: 0418 347 953

Lactation Consultant part time.


Alisa Hawley RN, RM, Neonatal Critical Care Cert, BN, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant, part time.

Mobile: 0417 565 105

Area: Will travel within a 20km radius of Ascot Vale.

Support: Home Visiting Service, including Breastfeeding Support & Assistance.

Fee: On application (some rebates available).


Meaghan Lavelle IBCLC

Lactation Consultant

Phone: 0414 891 747

Area: Western Suburbs.
Fee: $150 for an initial consultation (approx 2 hours) and $100 for follow up consultations.


Johanna O'Keeffe IBCLC, RN, RM
Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0410 315 591
Available: Calls before 10pm.
Fee: $80 per hour. Discount for Sunbury area.


Susan Shaw RN, RM, Paediatric Intensive Care, IBCLC
Mobile: 0401 829 502

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Private Practice.

Area: Williamstown area, Melbourne City & Metro

Availability: 7 days per week.
Special Interest: Positioning & Attachment, Breastmilk Supply Issues (Under & Over Supply), Prematurity, Failure to Thrive, Reflux, Down's Syndrome, Cardiac/Renal Infants.
Currently also works on Cardiac/Renal Unit at RCH.
Fee: On request, some rebates available.
Includes written management plan and follow up phone calls.






All of Melbourne


Janette Beeston IBCLC
Mobile: 0402 088 113

7 Days, will travel approx 50km from Brunswick.
Fee: on application.


Michele Dykman RM, MCHN, IBCLC, Ad Cert Parent & Infant Mental Health

Parenting Consultant. "Little Hands Little Feet" www.littlehandsfeet.com
Mobile: 0403 044 235
Support: All breastfeeding issues. Sleep & settling problems of the infant. Parenting
Fee: $90 per hour.


Mary McIlroy Reg. Nurse, Reg. Midwife & Lactation Consultant IBCLC
Phone: 9383 7959 Mobile: 0400 276 836
Lactation Consultant & Postnatal Midwife
Mon - Fri 9am-5pm.








Geelong & Surrounds


Michele Dykman RM, MCHN, IBCLC, Ad Cert Parent & Infant Mental Health

Parenting Consultant. "Little Hands Little Feet" www.littlehandsfeet.com
Mobile: 0403 044 235
Support: All breastfeeding issues. Sleep & settling problems of the infant. Parenting
Fee: $90 per hour.


Kim Hyde - Geelong Gentle Lactation, IBCLC, RM, MCHN, Lactation Consultant
Servicing Geelong Western Region

Mobile: 0448 641 198
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Call anytime between 8.00am - 9.00pm. Prefer after hours and weekends.

Fee: $150 for initial home consultation (approx 2 hours)
Restrictions: Limited hours - alternate Mondays at present


Liz Newell - Lactation Support Service, Midwife, MCH Nurse, Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0421 784 587 Call between 9am – 9pm.

Fee: $100 per hour.






Regional Victoria (Outside of Melbourne)


Kim Cooper IBCLC, RM, RN

Ph: 5152 5815

Lactation Consultant

Area: East Gippsland, based in Bairnsdale.

Available: Calls between 7.00am - 8.00pm.

Fee: $60 home visit within Barinsdale & $0.50 per km travelling.


Michele Dykman RM, MCHN, IBCLC, Ad Cert Parent & Infant Mental Health

Parenting Consultant. "Little Hands Little Feet" www.littlehandsfeet.com
Mobile: 0403 044 235
Support: All breastfeeding issues. Sleep & settling problems of the infant. Parenting
Fee: $90 per hour.


Katherine Hayward Midwife, Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0408 059 705
Available: Half hour drive from Bacchus Marsh.
Fee: $80 per hour.


Johanna O'Keeffe IBCLC, RN, RM
Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0410 315 591
Available: Calls before 10pm.
Fee: $80 per hour. Discount for Sunbury area.






Other


Jenny Adams IBCLC
Mobile: 0414 414 914
Lactation Consultant - part time.
Area: South eastern suburbs.

Support: Ante & postnatal education/support.

All areas of lactation; bonding; PND; settling.
Fee: $70 per hour


Gabrielle Byrnes Midwife, Multiple Birth Educator, IBLCE
Mobile: 0403 190 444

Lactation Consultant
Support: Specialising in twins.
Fee: $60 per hour, including a written plan and a follow up phone call.
Rebates: Some private health insurance rebates with extras.


Pam Hillis RN, RM, MCHN, Lactation Consultant
Mobile: 0414 760 090

Maternal & Child Health Nurse and Lactation Consultant.
Special Interests: all breastfeeding issues.
Fee: $70 per hour, standard consultation $100 - 1.5 hours.

Simone Quinton RN, RM, IBCLC
Mobile: 0416 184 724
Lactation Consultant/Domicillary Midwife

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Web: www.postnatal.net.au
"Melbourne Postnatal Services"

Support: Home visitng service, including breastfeeding support and advice.
Fee: Initial consultation $120. Some rebates available.

Leanne Taylor Midwife, IBCLC
Mobile: 0417 598 298

Lactation Consultant
Area: North eastern outer suburbs.
Support: Antenatal & postnatal breastfeeding education & infant feeding support.
Fee: on application.

 

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