Find a Lactation Consultant
There are publicly funded services in the community offering Lactation support. To access these services ask your Lead Maternity Carer or Well Child provider, or contact your local maternity hospital or birthing unit.
The Directory below lists Lactation Consultants in NZ in private practice who are members of NZLCA.
NZLCA has a number for mothers (0800 4LACTATION or 0800 452282). This service is to help mothers locate breastfeeding help in their region, rather than to provide telephone counselling.
To check whether someone is a current IBCLC go to the IBLCE public registry webpage and search
by their surname (family name).
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Northland
Auckland
Barbara Fletcher
Area Covered: All Auckland
Phone: 021 111 3681 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Home Visits and follow-up phone calls and texts from an LC with over 20 years experience.
Cost Service: Varies according to client location. Please inquire.
Working Hours: 7 Days.
Cathy McCormick
Area Covered: West Auckland,
Phone: 021 337 949 (Mobile)
Clinic: Titirangi Wellness Centre, 511 South Titirangi Road
Email: cathy@holisticbaby.co.nz, Website: www.holisticbaby.co.nz
Service Offered: Loft clinic & Home visits, Antenatal Classes, Mothers Support Groups, Mum & me courses. see Facebook & Instagram
Cost Service: Please enquire
Working Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm
Cherie Roberts
Area Covered: Franklin, South Auckland, North Waikato
Phone: 021 155 9370 (Mobile)
Email: cmroberts008@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CherieRobertsIBCLC/
Service Offered: Home visit
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Cost Service: $180 for initial consult up to 1.5 hours. Mileage costs outside of Pukekohe
Gerry (Geraldine) Smith
Area Covered: Auckland
Phone: 021 022 47442 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Clinic and home visits
Working Hours: As required
Cost Service: Yes, please call to enquire
Website: www.ElevationLactation.co.nz
Kim Wright
Area Covered: Auckland
Phone: 021922343 (Mobile)
Email: ruskim@csrnz.co.nz
Service Offered: Home visits, phone consults, email consults and follow up
Cost Service: Initial Consult $120.00,
Working Hours: Call/Email to discuss
Kristi Exley
Area Covered: Greater Auckland Region
Phone: 021 337 795 (Mobile)
Email: kristiexley@gmail.com
Website: feeding.co.nz
Service Offered: Online and home consults,
Cost Service: $180 initial consult, $150 follow up consult
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Other: I am an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I also hold a Master's Degree in Speech Language Therapy (focusing on feeding). I have worked in three different district health boards and I have community and hospital experience supporting mamas and babies with breast feeding.
Leslie Monigatti
Area Covered: Auckland
Phone: 021 182 9836 (Mobile)
Email: leslie.monigatti@gmail.com
Website: www.aucklandlactation.co.nz
Service Offered: Phone, Email, Home and Skype visits
Cost Service: Intial consult - $120.00 + GST Follow up - $85.00 + GST
Working Hours: Flexible, call to enquire
Libby Cain
Area Covered: Central Auckland and surrounds, happy to travel out of Auckland
Phone: 021 960 574 (Mobile)
Email: libby@libbyandco.co.nz
Website: www.libbyandco.co.nz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbyandco_nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibbyandCo/
Service Offered: Phone, Email, Skype/Zoom and Phone visits
Cost Service: Please enquire
Working Hours: Mon - Sat. After hours please call to discuss
Lynley Nichols
Area Covered: All Auckland
Phone: 0211 598 075 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone / Online / Home visits
Cost Service: $120 for home visit, $85 follow up Home visit
Working Hours: Mon-Thurs after 5pm, Friday afternoons and weekends
Marcela Bustos
Area Covered: All Auckland
Phone: 020 4180 4802 (Mobile)
Email: mamaconnection.mb@gmail.com
Service Offered: Phone / Email / Home visits
Cost Service: Costs please enquire
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Other: I provide advices in Spanish and English
Maria Rocard
Area Covered: Central-East
Phone: 027 498 2223 (Mobile)
Email: maria.rocard@gmail.com
Clinic: Latched
Service Offered: Phone, email, skype and home visits
Cost Service: Initial consult $160 + GST, follow up consult $130+GST
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Nicki Brazendale
Area Covered: Auckland
Phone: 021 296 1487 (Mobile)
Email: nickithemidwife@gmail.com
Service Offered: Phone, email, clinic and home consults
Cost Service: Initial consult $150, follow up consult $150
Working Hours: Monday - Sunday
Other: As a Lactation Consultant, Midwife and mother of 3, I have an extensive professional and personal understanding of the importance of breastfeeding and the challenges that may arise. I am more than happy to help you on this beautiful journey.
Robyn McMillan
Area Covered: North Shore
Phone: 027 482 0564 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone consults
Working Hours: Call to enquire
Sarah Page
Area Covered: North Shore
Phone: 021 035 4067 (Mobile)
Email: sandspage@xtra.co.nz
Service Offered: Home, Email, Phone & Skype
Cost Service: Initial consult - $120. Follow up - $85
Working Hours: Flexible, call to enquire
Website: www.aucklandlactation.co.nz
Sharon Barwell
Area Covered: North Shore & Central West Auckland
Phone: 021 328 493 (Mobile)
Email: sbarwell@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.aucklandlactation.co.nz
Service Offered: Home visits
Cost Service: Call to enquire
Working Hours: Call to enquire
Stephanie Armstrong
Area Covered: North Shore , Hibiscus Coast, some West
Phone: 021 252 4746 (Mobile) 09 442 2649 (Home)
Service Offered: Home visits, clinic, email, phone calls, texts
Cost Service: $150 for full consultation 2-3 hours
Working Hours: Flexible
Sandica Zorzoliu
Area Covered: East Auckland
Phone: 021 1269921 (Mobile) 09 535 4952 (Home)
Service Offered: Home Visits
Cost Service: $80 per visit
Working Hours: Flexible
Syeda Sadia Farzana
Area Covered: Flatbush and South Auckland
Phone: 022 500 6678 (Mobile) Call to book appointment
Email: dr.sadia.farzana@gmail.com
Cost Service: Initial Consultation fee including assessment, demonstration, resources and two online/ text / phone follow up $150 (Home visit)
Subsequent visit $85-$100
Online consultation throughout NewZealand welcome $100
Working Hours: Flexible. Available during weekends as well.
About me: I am an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and an overseas registered doctor with over 14 years experience working with moms, whānau and the babies with a special interest in Maternal and child health. Services: includes but not limited toOffering baby centered evidence based advice for breastfeeding which will work within your family unit. Providing support and best practice about breastfeeding, your baby`s behaviour, settling and sleep strategies and a wide range of issues during your breastfeeding journey.
Theresa Yoroshevich
Area Covered: Central Auckland, West Auckland, North Shore through Warkworth
Phone: 021 944 373 (Mobile)
Email: theresa.ibclc@yahoo.com & Facebook page
Service offered: Phone, online, email & home visits
Booking link: https://TheresaLactationConsultant.as.me/
Other information: Providing compassionate and evidence-based care for breastfeeding families. Education and support for a wide range of issues, including making more milk, coping with oversupply, breast refusal, sleep concerns, return to work, and introducing solids.
Val Furness
Area Covered: Howick, Flatbush, Whitford, beach lands, Maraetai and Clevedon.
Phone: 027 393 4999 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone consultations & Clinic visits. Home visits and follow-up visits. Offer antenatal (pre-birth) education and postnatal visits.
Cost Service: Home visits $80.00. Follow up visits $40.00
Working Hours: Flexible working hours, call to discuss
Dr Yvonne LeFort
Area Covered: Greater Auckland or throughout New Zealand on request
Service Offered: Consults offered for any breastfeeding problem
(including tongue tie) or prenatal assessment.
Fee: $220.00 Sorry no home visits. Virtual consultations welcome
Contact by email: milfordbreastfeedingclinic@gmail.com
Working Hours: Regular clinic days Tuesday and Thursday other times on request.
Waikato
Dr Katie Fourie
Area Covered: Waikato (surrounding districts by arrangement), Telehealth available
Mobile: 021 155 2893 text only to contact
Email: katie@nurturedclinic.co.nz
Website: www.nurturedclinic.co.nz
Clinic: Nurtured Clinic
Service Offered: Antenatal and postnatal Breastfeeding Medicine consults for infant feeding concerns. Please visit www.nurturedclinic.co.nz for more information.
Sarah Hudson
Area Covered: Hamilton and surrounding towns
Phone: 021 268 1230 (Mobile)
Email: sarah@summerwarmth.co.nz
Website: www.summerwarmth.co.nz
Service Offered: Phone, email and home visits .
Cost Service: Please phone to discuss
Working Hours: Please phone to enquire
Selina Berry
Area Covered: Cambridge, Eureka, Taupiri, Matamata, Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Thames, Hauraki, Coromandel, Whitianga, Waihi, Wangamata
Phone: 027 568 6963 (Mobile)
Email: bestfed4ever@gmail.com
Service Offered: Phone, email, clinic and home visits .
Cost Service: $120 Initial consult, $80 follow up consult. Travel cost: call to enquire
Working Hours: Monday - Friday. Weekends: Saturday morning & Sunday afternoon
Wendy Pennell
Area Covered: Hauraki District and surrounding areas
Phone: 022 087 9698 (Mobile)
Email: info@expresslyformums.co.nz
Website: www.expresslyformums.co.nz
Service Offered: Home or clinic visits, & phone consults. Follow-up provided. Hospital grade breast pumps for rent.
Cost Service: $85 for first hour, then $70/ hour. Plus $0.79/km
Working Hours: Monday and Friday 9am -5pm and Saturday morning
Bay of Plenty
Julie Dovaston
Area Covered: Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Te Puke
Clinic: Maternal Serenity
Phone: 021 123 2236 (Mobile)
Email: maternalserenitylc@gmail.com
Service Offered: I provide in home and phone consultation.
Cost Service: $150.00 initial consult,
Working Hours: Please call to discuss availability.
Lindsay Mullen
Area Covered: Tauranga and surrounding areas
Phone: 021 071 4549
Email: lindsay.mullen@themamacoach.com
Service Offered: Phone, online, home and email consults
Cost Service: Call to discuss
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Trudy Hart
Area Covered: Bay of Plenty
Phone: 021 025 66491
Email: hartyhealth@live.com
Service Offered: Private / Phone / Clinic / Home visits. Lactation and parenting information and support. TT a speciality.
Cost Service: Call to enquire
Working Hours: 24 / 7
Whitney Davis
Area Covered: Bay of Plenty
Phone: 021 081 03040
Email: whitney@nurturedclinic.co.nz
Website: nurturedclinic.co.nz
Service Offered: Phone, email, Skype & home consults. GP/IBCLC offering breastfeeding medicine home visits through the Bay of Plenty region and surrounds, video consultations in other areas of NZ. See our website at nurturedclinic.co.nz for more information or contact me via email at whitney@nurturedclinic.co.nz
Cost Service: Initial consult $295, follow up $135 for 30min appointment
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Janet McGuinness
Area Covered: Gisborne
Phone: 021 170 9208 (Mobile)
Email: info@breastfeedingeastcoast.nz
Service Offered: Phone / Email/ Clinic / Skype.
Cost Service: Call to discuss
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Website: www.breastfeedingeastcoast.nz
Kia Wana Breastfeeding
Area Covered: Te Whatu Ora Lakes: Rotorua, Taupo, Turangi, Reporoa, Atiamuri, Murupara, Ngongotaha, Mamaku
Phone: 0800 525 372
Email: lakes.baby@lakesdhb.govt.nz
Service Offered: Home / Clinic
Cost Service: Free
Working Hours: Weekdays and Saturdays
Other information: Te Whatu Ora Lakes free public service
Hawkes Bay
De Nicholls
Area Covered: Hawkes Bay
Phone: 027 471 3320 (Mobile)
Email: Denicholls01@gmail.com
Clinic: Meeanee
Service Offered: Home, Phone, Video and Clinic visits
Cost Service: $95 an hour for initial consult. $80 an hour followup
Working Hours: 8.30 – 6.30 pm Monday -Friday or as arranged
Elizabeth (Liz) Banks
Area Covered: Hastings
Phone: 027 769 1602 (Mobile)
Email: elizabeth.banks@hbdhb.govt.nz
Service Offered: Home visits, Phone & Email Consult
Cost Service: $85 an hour for initial consult. $75 an hour followup
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Issy Cresswell
Area Covered: Hawkes Bay
Phone: 027 746 0709 (Mobile) 06 844 6309 (Alternative contact)
Email: cressiclan5@gmail.com
Service Offered: Home visits, Clinic visits & Phone Consult
Cost Service: $95 an hour for initial consult. $80 an hour followup
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, daytime and evening, Sat - Sun daytime only
Manawatu
Cherry-Anne Lee
Area Covered: Eketahuna to Takapau. Dannevirke to Akitio, Herbertville, Pongaroa.
Phone: 027 848 7600 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone, email, online, clinic & home consultations
Email: Cherryanne.lee@gmail.com
Cost Service: Call to discuss
Working Hours: Monday - Friday mornings
Website: tbam.co.nz
Other information: Weekly breastfeeding drop-in clinics in Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Woodville and Dannevirke - Wednesdays
Michelle Oliver
Area Covered: Mid Central Rohe and surrounds of Palmerston North
Phone: 027 508 0952 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone, email, online & home consultations
Email: help@supportedlactation.com
Working Hours: Phone consults anytime
Costs: $95 for consult and follow up appointments, please enquire for travel costs
Website: www.supportedlactation.com
Facebook or Instagram
Petra Samland
Area Covered: Manawatu
Phone: 027 355 3222 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Full Lactation services, Antenatal & Postnatal. Phone, Home visits & Clinic
Website: www.panaceahealth.co.nz
Cost Service: Negotiable
Working Hours: Flexible
Rebecca Robinson
Area Covered: Manawatu
Phone: 021 066 0394 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone, Skype and Home Visits
Email: uniquebeginningsnz@gmail.com
Website: www.uniquebeginnings.co.nz
Cost Service: $80/1-1.5hrs,
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Whanganui/Taranaki
Wellington / Wairarapa
Bex Wastney
Area Covered: Kapiti Coast and wellington region
Phone: 022 422 1724 (Mobile)
Email: bexwastney@gmail.com
Service Offered: Home, email, phone, clinic & skype consult.
Cost Service: Call to discuss
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Other information: I am also a registered midwife. I have a facebook page www.facebook.com/bex.midwifeLC
Courtney Wiggins
Area Covered: Wairarapa, Palmerston North, Wellington
Phone: 021 061 1453 (Mobile)
Email: nurturedfams@gmail.com
Website: www.nurturedfams.com
Service Offered: Home, email, phone & skype consult.
Cost Service: $80 Initial consult, $65 follow up consult, enquire for travel costs
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Other information: I provide friendly and effective breastfeeding education and support in the Wairarapa and surrounding areas. If you are needing support please feel free to contact me directly, or make a booking through my website.
Jane Scobie
Area Covered: Wellington & Hutt Valley
Phone: 021 765 023 (Mobile)
Email: jane@thebabynurse.co.nz
Website: www.thebabynurse.co.nz
Service Offered: Home, Phone, Clinic & Skype consult.
Cost Service: Contact to discuss
Working Hours: Contact to discuss
Kate Anderson
Area Covered: Hutt Valley & Greater Wellington Region
Phone: 027 231 7949 (Mobile)
Clinic: Evoke Health NZ
Email: evokehealthnz@gmail.com
Service Offered: Home, Phone, Clinic & Skype consult.
Cost Service: $80 - $100 Inital consult, $80 follow up
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Mary-Clare McCarthy
Area Covered: Wellington and Hutt Valley.
Phone: 021 973 129 (Mobile)
Email: maryclarenz@gmail.com
Service Offered: In home private service . RM RN IBCLC of many years.
Cost Service: $140 first hour plus $40 each 30 mins thereafter per visit
Working hours: Mon-Fri 9am -5pm by appointment.
Website: www.breastfeed.co.nz
Other information: Midwife and Lactation Consultant with over 25 years experience providing visits in your own home in Wellington and Hutt Valley region
Rachel Dudfield
Area Covered: Wellington, Porirua, Hutt Valley
Phone: 021 444 139
Email: rachel@allyouneedislove.co.nz
Service Offered: In home, in clinic, or video calls.
Cost Service: $120 in home, $80 in clinic
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Rachael Monerasinghe
Rachel is currently on leave and is not taking on new clients until her return.
Area Covered: Wellington and Hutt Valley
Phone: 04 565 3473 (Mobile) 021 053 1934
Email: Rachel@flourish.kiwi.nz
Service Offered: Email and home visits
Cost Service: $85 initial consult $85 follow up
Working Hours: Thursday - Saturday day and night time hours
Victoria Jewson
Area Covered: Hutt Valley
Phone: (Mobile) 021 077 5152
Email: breastfeeding101nz@gmail.com
Service Offered:Phone, Skype & Home visits
Other: 20 years of experience as a Lactation consultant/midwife in community and various hospital settings. Pease enquire about costs and availability.
Nelson/Tasman
Nelson / Marlborough
Helen Jane
Area Covered: Buller
Phone: 020 4135 8309
Email: helen@nurturewithin.co.nz
Website: www.nurturewithin.co.nz
Service Offered: Home, email, skype and phone consults available
Cost Service: Call to enquire
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Other Information:Lactation consultant, holistic midwife and naturopath, supporting you to overcome your unique complexities and achieve your breastfeeding goals.
Nelson / Marlborough
Ruth Brodbeck
Area Covered: Nelson / Tasman Regions
Phone: 027 243 3469
Email: ruthbrodbeck@gmail.com
Service Offered: Home, email and phone consults.
Cost Service: Call to enquire
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Nelson / Marlborough
Sophie Mace
Area Covered: Nelson/Tasman, and Telehealth
Email: hello@babyclinic.co.nz
Clinic: Aotearoa Baby Clinic, 127 Hardy Street, Nelson
Service Offered: Clinic & online consultations
Cost Service: Email to enquire
Working Hours: Thursdays - email to enquire
Other information: Dr Sophie Mace is a GP/IBCLC specialising in perinatal and infant health including feeding, sleep, cry-fuss, and mental health.
Canterbury
Claire Coates
Area Covered: Selwyn & Christchurch
Phone: 021 068 9428 (Mobile)
Email: info@birthandmore.co.nz
Service Offered: Home & phone consults available
Website: www.birthandmore.co.nz, & Instagram
Working hours: Call to discuss
Cost Service: Inital consult $100, follow up $50. Travel costs call to enquire
Other information: Flexible hours available, including weekends, covering the Selwyn district & Christchurch. Antenatal & postnatal lactation services available including positioning & latching support.
Claire Shatford
Area Covered: Christchurch and wider Canterbury
Phone: 021 997 199 (Mobile)
Email: claire.midwife@gmail.com
Service Offered: Home, phone & email consults available
Website: www.earlydays.nz
Working hours: Monday - Friday
Cost Service: Inital consult $250, follow up $140. Travel costs call to enquire
Other information: I am an IBCLC and registered midwife with 15 years experience as an LMC midwife. Now I am focussing in supporting parents and babies in the Early Days of their journey together.
Lisa Rae
Area Covered: Christchurch & Canterbury
Phone: 021 204 7959 (Mobile)
Email: beyondbirth2022@outlook.com
Service Offered: Home, email & home consults available
Call to enquire about availability & cost
Other information: As an IBCLC Lactation consultant, Postnatal Doula & Baby Care Specialist, I bring calmness, nurturing and clarity to your journey as a new parent. She’ll be there to hold space for you, and empower you as you navigate early parenting.
Lucy Griffiths, Nurture Nook
Area Covered: Christchurch
Phone: 027 843 6665 (Mobile)
Email: lucy@thenurturenook.co.nz
Service Offered: Home, clinic and virtual visits available
Book online: www.thenurturenook.co.nz
Other information: The Nurture Nook- Lucy Griffiths IBCLC RM - Christchurch Lactation Consultant. Specialist breastfeeding, chest-feeding, and lactation guidance and support for your baby feeding journey. Help where you want and when you want.
Melonie Ojala
Area Covered: Christchurch
Phone: 021 206 6597 (Mobile) 03 354 5088 (Alternative contact)
Email: rmojala@xtra.co.nz
Service Offered: Home visits, Phone and Email consults.
Cost Service: Call to discuss
Working Hours: Monday - Friday plus Saturday mornings
Nadine Theunissen
Area Covered: Christchurch, Rolleston, Canterbury, North Canterbury
Phone: 0210 889 7065 Email: nt.theunissen@gmail.com
Clinic: Evidence Based Babies
Service Offered: Home, Phone, Online and Email consults.
Cost Service: $50 virtual consultation, $70 in person consultation, $30 follow up.
Travel cost: $0.80 per/km
Working Hours: Monday - Friday evenings, Saturday & Sunday all day
Other: I'm both an Afrikaans and English speaking passionate International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who strive to provide only evidence-based care in a compassionate and kind way. I offer a wide range of services and can support you with any breastfeeding related education and support.
Otago
Donna Dalzell
Area Covered: Dunedin and surrounds, including Mosgiel
Phone: 027 243 7350 (Mobile)
Email: donna@nourishbaby.co.nz
Service Offered: Home Visits, Email, Phone and Skype
Cost Service: Please enquire
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, Morning -Afternoon
Other information: I have extensive experience as a NICU nurse and Lactation Consultant.
Stefanie Kalmakoff
Area Covered: Dunedin
Phone: 027 330 5503 (Mobile)
Service Offered: Phone consults, clinic visits
Cost Service: Enquires
Working Hours: Enquire
Sara Knight
Area Covered: Oamaru
Phone: 021 103 4090 (Mobile), 03 433 0269 (Home)
Email: sjknight17@gmail.com
Clinic: Lily Bean Lactation Services
Service Offered: Phone / Clinic / Home Visits
Cost Service: $65
Working Hours: Please enquire
Sarah Wild
Area Covered: Queenstown Lakes District
Phone: 027 293 3973 (Mobile)
Email: queenstownbreastfeeding@outlook.com
Clinic: Queenstown Breastfeeding Clinic
Service Offered: Skype & Home Consults
Cost Service: $120 60 - 90mins Initial consult, $80 follow up consult
Travel cost: $60 if Glenorchy/Kingston/Cromwell
Working Hours: Call to discuss
Other information: 20 years experience as a Lactation Consultant. I have had 25 years working in Large Tertiary hospitals working with premature and unwell babies and 2 years working in private practice here in Queenstown Lakes district