Breastfeeding Support in Greater Ipswich
As a certified postpartum doula, one key component of my job is to refer clients on to other health professionals when they are needing more help with different aspects of motherhood. This list below is the health professionals that I recommend to my clients in the Greater Ipswich area for breastfeeding support. We are lucky to have a number of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC’s) who are the gold standard in lactation, practicing in Ipswich, Springfield and just beyond. If you want to know more about an IBCLC, this weskit is a great help.
So if you are pregnant, newly postpartum or experiencing a breastfeeding challenge at any stage of your child’s life, this is the list for you. Save this and share it with everyone and I promise it will stop you doing a random Google search at 2:00am in the morning. These are my personal recommendations based on my relationships with each of these businesses.
🤱 Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) Helpline - ABA provide a free helpline staffed 24 hours a day by trained violunteers. Other support includes live chat & groups
Contact 1800 686 268
🤱 Ipswich Australian Breastfeeding Association Group meets every second Wednesday at a cafe in Brassall and is a great way to meet other families. With ABA everyone is welcome and open to partners, dads and grandparents and run by local volunteers.
Contact Daniele at: abaipswich@gmail.com
🤱 Mullein Pharmacy at Springfield Lakes has a Child Health Nurse, Kay who visits each Tuesday from 2:00 - 5:00pm. Kay can help with all things baby including weights and is also a trained breastfeeding counsellor, so a great resource to see and ask your breastfeeding questions. Best thing it is FREE.
🤱 West Moreton Health Ipswich Plaza Feeding Clinic offer support regarding breastfeeding and bottle feeding on Mondays from 8:30 - 11:00am and Wednesday on 1:00 - 3:00pm. Best thing is you don’t need to make an appointment.
🤱 West Moreton Health Goodna Community Health Infant Feeding Clinic - offer support regarding breastfeeding and bottle feeding on Tuesdays from 8:30 - 3:30pm and Friday on 8:30 - 11:00am. Best thing is you don’t need to make an appointment.
🤱 The Early Parenting Collective - Jayne is an IBCLC based in Ipswich and is the owner of The Early Parenting Collective. With a number of IBCLC’s on staff they an help with all feeding questions and concerns.
Contact: admin@teopc.com.au or 0466 532 352
🤱 Melissa Topping - Melissa is an IBCLC based in Springfield who can help with all your feeding questions and concerns. Melissa does home visits.
Contact: melissatoppinglc@gmail.com or 0412 751 246
🤱 Jannie Sperling - Jannie is a Midwife and IBCLC at New Life Midwifery who can help with all your feeding questions and concerns. Jannie is based in Ipswich and does a mixture of home and clinic visits.
Contact: 3282 9614
🤱 True Natal - Megan is a Midwife and IBCLC and owner of True Natal. Megan can help with all your feeding questions and concerns. She does home visits but charges to come to Springfield
Contact: 0422 156 786
🤱 Materniverse: birth, boobs & bubs - Mia is a an IBCLC and midwife practicing in Bellbowrie who does home visits to support women with their feeding and breastfeeding concerns.
Contact: mia@materniverse.com.au
🤱 Village Lactation - Sara is an IBCLC practicing in Moggil who provides home visits to support women with their breastfeeding and feeding concerns.
Contact: info@villagelactation.com.au or 0450 188 411