Breastfeeding, Lactation, & Nutrition
Angela Pham
MS, RDN, CD, LMHC, P-MHC
(206) 245-9543
Angela Pham has been a registered dietitian/nutritionist focusing on women’s health, hormone support, and non-diet family nutrition, for over 10 years. Her approach to health is balanced and sustainable. Angela sees individuals, couples/parents in her private practice, located conveniently 5 minutes from downtown Spokane. She provides in-person and virtual appointments and has a play area for clients’ children. Angela focuses on balancing hormones postpartum using cycle syncing and menstrual cycle tracking. She uses a whole-foods approach first, but often suggests supplementation during pregancy and postpartum for absoprtion issues. So provides education on quality supplements and clients can purchase them in her office.
For parents, she provides education and support when a child has a feeding issue, such as under or over eating. She has specialized training in binge and emotional eating in children. She often works with parents who are wanting to avoid passing down a negative experience with food from their childhood.
Birth & Beyond Doula Services LLC
(509) 638-2717 (Nicki)
(509) 475-8078 (Kelly)
Hi there! We’re Kelly and Nicki, certified full-spectrum birth workers with Birth & Beyond Doula Services. With us as your doulas, you can rest assured that your emotional needs will always be supported and encouraged.
We are here to empathize, listen, and help prepare you for the end of your pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum time with your new family member. During your labor, we are there to encourage you and will advocate for you when needed, while reminding you of the strength that you already possess for this journey. We also offer both nighttime and daytime postpartum care, for that all-too-important fourth trimester. Our birth package is offered on a sliding scale fee and is also free for all teen parents under 18. We also offer complementary bereavement services for those going through perinatal and postnatal loss.
We are also certified Integrative Lactation and Feeding Specialists! This means we focus on ALL the ways of feeding babies: chest feeding, breast feeding, bottle feeding, exclusive pumping, re-lactation, inducing lactation, even supplemental nursing systems and more.
We offer our services in-home and virtual, so there’s one less stress that new parents need to worry about when it comes to their baby. Our services range from prenatal planning visits to help get you prepped for feeding your baby, to virtual and in-person visits, to follow-up care. All in-person visits include weighted feeds (if requested), while every visit includes parent and baby history, feeding assessments, flange sizing, plans of action and follow-up care.
We look forward to getting to help you on your feeding journey, however that may look for you.
We can’t wait to help support you during these life-changing events!
The Catching House
(509) 263-0505
From conception through the first year, The Catching House is full spectrum pregnancy and postpartum support. With a focus on evidenced based education, families are empowered to make informed choices that meet their specific needs. As a certified childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula and a certified lactation specialist, Andrea has spent over a decade serving families in the Spokane and surrounding areas.
Desert Doula Birth Services
(760) 686-4377
Here to help parents navigate their choices on all things pregnancy, labor and breastfeeding. I focus heavily on educating childbirth basics prior to labor, so you don’t feel overwhelmed or find yourself having to make last minute decisions without any preparation. I cater to physiologic birth and am able to support hospital, home or birth center births. I have lots of experience with both unmedicated birth and those who choose medical pain management. In addition to birth I have a passion for breastfeeding and offering support through education classes, home visit lactation services or phone call consults.
Empire Therapy
(509) 701-7651
We specialize in primitive reflex integration for infant development. We are natural preventative care.
At Empire, we consider breastfeeding the first milestone. Our certified breastfeeding specialists and counselors use oral/facial reflex integration to mature suck/swallow/breathe in infants. The position of which babies naturally feed is also addressed with body work and facilitating infantile reflexes. Reflexes are automatic responses babies should demonstrate and are designed for natural development. These techniques work really well for those babies who are bottle fed as well.
We specialize in breastfeeding, tongue ties, plagiocephaly, torticollis, and medically fragile infants. All babies can benefit from body work to improve alignment, function, and development. No referral needed! Call us now for your appointment.
Inland Northwest Lactation Associates - Nurture Normally
(509) 228-8710
Infant feeding support offered by Melissa Morgan, IBCLC, RLC, CLE.
Melissa is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, specializing in neonatal oral-motor assessment. She has been nurturing families as they welcome and feed their babies for over ten years and is an expert in her field. She has extensive training and experience supporting infants with complex feeding conditions and offers evidence-based care in a warm and thoughtful way. She values being a resource and will support your family to make feeding decisions specific to your unique challenges.
In-home, in-clinic, and free community-based support groups are offered.
Most insurance accepted.
Milk & Honey Lactation Consulting
(509) 570-8416
Milk & Honey Lactation Consulting is here to support families through education and encouragement. From prenatal education to weaning, my goal is to build parents’ confidence in taking care of their babies. I offer home visits, phone consultations, private education, and group classes, which can all be tailored to specific needs.
The Milk Lady Lactation Counseling – (509) 201-4672
Molly Gunsaulis, DDS, Dentistry for Children
(509) 922-1333
Hello from the office of Molly Gunsaulis, DDS, where helping children achieve great oral health is our passion! We support families who want the best possible health for their children by providing the necessary care, tools, guidance, and education to prevent and treat oral disease.
If your newborn isn’t feeding well, sometimes the issue is with a tongue tie or lip tie which interferes with breastfeeding. Fortunately, there is a simple procedure called a Frenectomy. It requires no sedation, is completed in just minutes, and your baby can breastfeed immediately.
Ask your location specialist about a Frenectomy or call Dr. Molly’s office for an evaluation.
Mothering With Heart
(509) 475-8139
I am a lactation consultant with 30+ years experience; the majority of which were spent as an IBCLC, specializing in a variety of newborn feeding issues. My current practice goes beyond the traditional definition of breastfeeding support; it encompasses the core values of empathy, care, and the art of providing guidance to new families.
At its best, my consulting is a spiritual practice. Guiding new mothers through the breastfeeding process involves tapping into the very essence of life, love and the miraculous bond between mother and child. By assisting new mothers in establishing a strong breastfeeding relationship, I feel privileged to play a role in nurturing this spiritual connection between a mother’s heart and her baby’s needs.
My own heart’s work is not just about the babies; it’s about supporting new families holistically. I am available to provide emotional as well as practical support during this transformative journey.
Nesting Nutrition LLC
adottsrdn@gmail.com
Hey, I’m Amanda! I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a passion for helping women nourish their bodies with real food to optimize their pregnancies. I’ve been a dietitian since 2013, but my love for prenatal nutrition truly began with my own pregnancy journey in 2021 after realizing the lack of nutrition education given to mothers during this crucial time period. This inspired me to create Nesting Nutrition LLC in hopes of improving prenatal nutrition education and empowering mothers to optimize their health throughout their pregnancies and beyond.
I educate my clients using evidence-based research to ensure optimal nutritional status, and I strive to provide encouragement and compassion throughout sessions. Various virtual services are available including a comprehensive, self-paced prenatal nutrition online course and one-on-one consultations personalized to meet your unique needs and goals.
I’d be honored to work with you throughout your journey to motherhood and help you optimize the health of both you and baby!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
Nightingale’s Nestlings Lactation & Education LLC – (208) 770-7314
Nourish Therapy
(509) 508-0725
Carissa Guiley is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Lactation Counselor, specializing in pediatric feeding for ages birth to five. She provides care in-home, virtual, and at her South Hill office. Carissa has advanced training in areas of breast/bottle feeding and oral dysfunction, oral sensory-motor therapy, “TOTS” (or tethered oral tissues), and orofacial myofunctional therapy. She has a special interest in working with infants and children with tongue ties, infants having difficulty transitioning to table foods, and families of toddlers with picky eating behaviors. She offers a wide range of services from 1:1 parent coaching, to feeding therapy, as well as mommy-and-me classes for introducing solids, and parent workshops for tackling various mealtime challenges. She takes a holistic approach to intervention, with an emphasis on responsive feeding and nurturing the parent-child relationship so that mealtime can be a time of connection and nourishment.
Nurture Lactation
(509) 954-5337
Our mission at Nurture Lactation is to provide a wrap-around approach to the postpartum experience. We are proud to have a small team including a nurse practitioner, IBCLCs, and speech-language pathologists (feeding therapists) that can provide feeding and lactation support for children of any age. Whether it is assisting you in the early days of breastfeeding or helping an infant with complex medical conditions that impact feeding, we are here to help. We also offer in-office prescriptions for breastfeeding medical support, such as for breast/nipple pain, mastitis, or increasing breastmilk supply.
Our goal is to provide care that is compassionate, accessible, and inclusive to parents of all ages and stages of life, regardless of their sex, lifestyle, gender, age, or marital status. We are contracted with many insurance companies.
We are also the only milk bank drop and dispensing site in Spokane, in collaboration with NW Mother’s Milk Bank.
South Hill Pediatric Dentistry
(509) 315-8500
Dr. Erin, Dr. Becky, and Dr. Tessa specialize in pediatric dentistry and provide preventative, restorative, and emergency care. Their goal is to help educate children and parents on oral hygiene while building trusting dental relationships that last a lifetime. In addition, some babies have difficulty breastfeeding which in certain cases may be caused by oral restrictions commonly known as tongue or lip ties. When appropriately diagnosed, these are easily treated. Ask your lactation consultant, or schedule a consultation with one of our providers today!
Spokane La Leche League
(509) 761-9181
We help families to realize, deepen, and share the love and wisdom found in the breastfeeding relationship. We offer mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education to all, and we work to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the family.
La Leche League International is a worldwide educational, non–sectarian, not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization. We provide free breastfeeding information and support to those who want to breastfeed their infants.
Wild Muse Wellness
hello@wildmusewellness.com
Wild Muse Wellness is a Women’s Nutritional Therapy practice that specializes in supporting women in hormonal, digestive, and metabolic health.
Johanna’s approach helps women embrace their female physiology and understand exactly what their specific bodily needs are, especially when it comes to preparing for and recovering from pregnancy. She advises clients on implementing personalized bite-sized diet and lifestyle changes that result in more consistent energy, stable moods, reduced digestive problems, optimized fertility, and less troublesome menstrual cycles that don’t interfere with their life.
In addition to working 1:1 with ladies, Johanna also offer women’s health classes for businesses, groups, etc. She teaches about the menstrual cycle, female hormones, nourishing your body for conception, etc. Email Johanna to talk details!
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Spokane Birth Resources (SBR) does not endorse or recommend providers. It is meant to be an informational resource of local providers in the Inland Northwest community. SBR does not guarantee the accuracy or validity of credentials, including (but not limited to) certifications, licenses, or training of listed providers. There are a variety of philosophies and practices listed on the SBR Directory, and SBR encourages consumers to pursue care that supports their personal philosophies.