Lactation Consultants
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 email clc-vicmembership@lactation.org.au if you are a member and would like to advertise your services on this page.
Helen Adams RN, RM, IBCLC "BestFeeding Consultancy"
M: 0425 355 663
9am - 7pm, days variable, weekends if urgent.
Antenatal & postnatal breastfeeding education and infant feeding support.
Fee: $100 per hour including mileage if within 20kms from Tullamarine. Additional kms charged at ATO rates.
Rebates available with some private health insurance plans.
Jenny Adams RM, IBCLC
M: 0414 414 914
South eastern suburbs. Ante & postnatal education/support.
All areas of lactation; bonding; PND; settling.
Fee: $70 per hour
Constance Banks Midwife, IBCLC
P: 9842 0207 M: 0408 539 864
Eastern suburbs. 7am-8pm. Breastfeeding support.
Fee: $80 for 1st hour of each visit and $60 per hour for subsequent time.
Initial visit 1.5-2 hours ($110 - $140). Travel charges for distances over 20km.
Ruth Berkowitz IBCLC, B.Sci (Ed) M.L.S., Grad Cert Counselling
M: 0417 589 982
Greater Melbourne. Special interests: newborns, attachment & early feeding issues.
Fee: Charges available upon request. Consultation includes written notes and phone follow-up.
Andrea Bilcliff Reg. Midwife, IBCLC
P: 9704 2386
Business hours unless urgent. Located Narre Warren South.
Antenatal and postnatal education/support. Newborn feeding issues.
Fee: On request.
Clare Boucher RM IBCLC, Massage Therapist, Infant Massage Instructor. "Bubboo"
M: 0408 567 423 Web: www.bubboo.com.au
Available Mon - Fri. Echuca/Moama district.
Fee: $60 per hour, includes follow-up phone call.
Christine Brown RN, RM, IBCLC
P: 03 9769 9979 M: 0438 701 058
Lactation Consultant.
Gabrielle Byrnes Registered Midwife, Lactation Consultant
M: 0403 190 444
Specialising in twins.
Fee: $60 per hour, including a written plan and a follow up phone call.
Some private health insurance rebates with extras.
Lindy Caldwell IBCLC, B App Sc (Physiotherapy)
M: 0412 804 739
Antenatal and postnatal breastfeeding support. Home visits, written feeding plan, follow-up phone calls.
Fee: $160 for initial consultation.
Sam Cassar Midwife, IBCLC
M: 0416 076 840
9am-9pm. Part time. Covering central & northern municipalities of Melbourne; available to travel.
Fee: Available on request. Some rebates via Private Health Insurance.
Initial consultation includes individual written plan and follow-up phone call.
Anita Daly RN, Midwife, Lactation Consultant IBCLC
M: 0414 702 902
Contact 8am-9pm. Eastern suburbs and Yarra Valley. Breastfeeding support, information and home visits.
Fee: $80 for 1st hour of each visit and $60 per hour for subsequent time.
Initial visit 1.5-2 hours ($110-$140). Travel charges for distances over 20kms.
Michele Dykman Midwife MCH Nurse, IBCLC
M: 0403 044 235
All breastfeeding issues. Sleep & settling problems of the infant.
Fee: $70 per hour.
Allison Ellis RN, CNS, Grad Dip Infant Child & Adolescent Health, IBCLC
P: 9734 6501 M: 0403 507 150
8am-9pm 7 days a week. Will travel.
Fee: $120 for initial consultation of 1-2 hours. Some rebates with Private Health Insurance.
Includes individualised breastfeeding plan and two follow-up phone calls.
Tracey Gibney Midwife, Lactation Consultant, MCH Nurse, Infant Massage Instructor
M: 0409 130 796 (Bulleen) 9am - 7pm daily.
Pre and post birth breastfeeding support. Gentle sleep and settling assistance including Infant Massage.
Fee: $120 initial consultation; $60 per hour.
Barbara Glare IBCLC, BA Dip Ed
P: 03 5565 8602 - anytime.
Lactation Consultant & Breastfeeding Education.
Fee: $50 per home or hospital visit.
Elaine Grant Midwife, IBCLC
M: 0411 166 147 (Melbourne East & Southeast)
Fee: $80 per hour or part thereof, with follow up phone call.
Alisa Hawley RN, RM, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
M: 0417 565 105.
Home Visiting Service, including breastfeeding support & advice.
Will travel within a 20km radius of Ascot Vale.
Fee: On application (some rebates apply).
Mary Hill RM CIMI (Infant Massage Instructor), IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, Midwife
M: 0416 201 573
Lactation Consultant, Midwife.
Fee: $80-100. Ask re fee; some rebates.
Sue Hill ABA Counsellor, IBCLC
M: 0419 502 007
Half hour driving radius from Beaumaris.
Fee: $80 initial consultation.
Pam Hillis RN, RM, MCHN, Lactation Consultant
M: 0414 760 090
Special interests - all breastfeeding issues.
Fee: $70 per hour, standard consultation $100 - 1.5 hours.
Leonie Maybury RN, RM, IBCLC "Eastern Lactation Services" Rowville
M: 0417 315 957
Available 7 days per week. Will travel.
Fee: $60 per hour.
Jenny McClelland Midwife, IBCLC, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse
P: 03 9557 7673
Part time - available Sat - Mon any hours, Tues - Fri evenings only.
Fee: $80 per hour & part thereof. If more than 20 minutes travel time from Bentleigh - $80 call out fee.
Mary McIlroy RN Reg, Midwife, IBCLC
P: 03 9383 7959 M: 0400 276 836
Available 9am - 9pm weekdays, weekends if urgent.
Getting it right, no pain, transfer of milk. Mother's health - healthy pair.
Fee: $60 per hour & part thereof.
Sue Nicholson Midwife, Lactation Consultant
M: 0438 361 858
Area: Camberwell, Hawthorn, Richmond, Balwyn; inner eastern suburbs.
Attachment issues, sore nipples, mastitis.
Fee: $90 per hour.
Johanna O'Keeffe RN, RM, IBCLC
P: 03 9744 3686 M: 0410 315 591
Calls before 10pm. North western suburbs.
Fee: $160 for a 2 hour visit. Discount for Sunbury area.
Elizabeth Price RN, RM IBCLC
P: 03 9579 7396
Available 7am-10pm. Will travel. Answering machine if out.
Fee: $120 for initial 1-2hr consultation. Includes written plan and follow up phone calls. Some rebates available.
Simone Quinton RN, RM, IBCLC "Melbourne Postnatal Services"
M: 0416 184 724 Email: squinton@postnatal.net.au Web: www.postnatal.net.au
Home visitng service, including breastfeeding support and advice.
Fee: Initial consultation $120. Some rebates available.
Fiona Rice Midwife, B. Ed., IBCLC
M: 0402 114 297
Glen Iris, Camberwell, Malvern, Toorak, Hawthorn, South Eastern suburbs.
Breastfeeding issues: ante & postnatal support, sleep & settling issues, supply issues.
Fee: $60 per hour.
Susan Shaw RN, RM, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
M: 0401 829 502
Private Practice. Williamstown area. Part-time.
Sandy Simmons IBCLC, Nutritionist & Natural Fertility Educator, "Simply Better Health"
M: 0402 051 553 Email: simplybetter@bigpond.com
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"
M: 0439 633 455 Email: naturalfeeding@yahoo.com.au
Special interest - establishing lactation with both premature and full term babies.
Fee: $100 per consultation
Leanne Taylor Midwife, IBCLC
M: 0417 598 298
North eastern outer suburbs.
Antenatal & postnatal breastfeeding education & infant feeding support.
Fee: on application.
Fleur Turner Reg Nurse, Reg Midwife, MCH Nurse, IBCLC
M: 0408 326 302
Beaumaris. 9am - 6pm. Special interest: positioning and attachment; increasing milk supply.
Fee: $100
Helen Williams BN, RM, MCHN, IBCLC
M: 0413 311 187
Hours: 9am - 9pm. Travel 20km around Greensborough.
Fee: $70 per hour: some rebates available. Fees include written feeding plan and phone follow-up.
Jane Williamson RN, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC
M: 0425 738 465
Bayside area of 30 min driving radius. Lactation Consultant part time.
Fee: On application.
Dated at: 14/03/2010