Private Education and Group Classes
Beyond Birth Seattle recommends the following classes for breastfeeding and parenting related education:
Feeding Your Newborn through Sound Beginnings
Breastfeeding Class through Great Starts
Pumping And Return to Work through Sound Beginnings
Elimination Communication (E.C.)
Babywearing support through Seattle Babywearers
Babywearing consultation and education through Sound Beginnings
Lactation Consultations
Beyond Birth Seattle recommends the following individuals and companies for a private lactation consultation. Please contact them via the phone number or website listed. You may also get recommendations from your childbirth educator, your pregnancy and birth health care provider, your pediatric health care provider, or from the community center or medical center where you gave birth.
Sound Beginnings – the private practice of Joy MacTavish, IBCLC, offering lactation consultations, including virtual consults during the time of COVID, as well as babywearing and more. Please call/text 206-973-0337 or visit Sound Beginnings.
Dolly Smith RN, MS, IBCLC – Dolly is now full-time at Seattle Children’s and no longer offering private lactation consultations. Please contact Sound Beginnings.
Nurturing Expressions – Store and lactation support. Please call 206-763-2733 or visit Nurturing Expressions
Michelle Bielicki, IBCLC, RLC – Michelle works at Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine and sees private clients through Seattle Lactation. Please email m.bielicki@icloud.com or visit Seattle Lactation
Brandi Crockett, IBCLC – Granite Falls, serving the surrounding area and parts of King and Skagit counties. 425-327-7491 or visit Mountain Mama Lactation.
Shannon Demiter, IBCLC – home visit lactation support in Snohomish and surrounds areas. Please call 360-453-7236 or visit Snohomish Valley Breastfeeding
Catherine Fenner, IBCLC – home visit lactation support North Seattle and beyond. Please call 206-920-3084 or visit Nurture New Life.com
Betsy Hoffmeister, IBCLC – home visit lactation support in West Seattle and beyond. Please call 206-353-9334 or visit Betsy’s Baby Services
Shirly Mittelman, IBCLC, PCD (DONA) – Eastside lactation support. Please call 425-442-7012 or email shirly@best-feeding.com
Andrea Henderson, LM, CPM, IBCLC – Kenmore office visits. Please call 425-286-0466 or visit Northshore Midwives & Lactation Consulting
Community Breastfeeding Support Group
Open Arms Perinatal Services Lactation Support
Rainier Valley Community Clinic