I’m an experienced lactation consultant who is passionate about supporting all families, regardless of their circumstances. Whether this is your first baby or your sixth, whether you’re single, partnered, & part of the LGBTQIA+ community, or whether you just gave birth or adopted, whether your baby is 2 weeks or 2 years old - I’m here to help you achieve your feeding goals without judgment. I’m here to offer my high-spirited humor and enthusiasm to help you find practical solutions to any feeding challenges you may face, from latch issues and supply concerns in the early weeks, to bottle-feeding problems, solids transitions, and pumping hurdles down the line.

I have advanced training in pumps and flange fitting, bottle feeding challenges, tongue ties/oral function, and hormonal imbalances (PCOS, thyroid, infertility). My other specialties include return to work, extended nursing and weaning, tandem nursing, prenatal prep, older babies/toddlers, bed sharing, plugged ducts/mastitis, and low and oversupply concerns.

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Dominique is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). As an SLP, her passion for early intervention and feeding therapy, ultimately led her to becoming an IBCLC. Believing that feeding and communication begin at the breast, her ultimate goal is to address early feeding concerns so your baby can live their fullest and healthiest life.

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Kate is honored to join the esteemed team of providers at the Breastfeeding Center of Greater Washington, where she will contribute to the expansion of clinical services and further support the needs of lactating parents across the greater DC community. Before becoming a family nurse practitioner, Kate worked as a registered nurse in labor and delivery, postpartum care, and the NICU, where she cultivated a strong commitment to supporting new parents and their infants. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health and looks forward to incorporating this advanced training into her clinical practice. Additionally, Kate is studying to become a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist to further enhance the support she offers lactating parents.

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Ida is a military spouse who understands the importance of strong community support when raising a family. In multiple moves throughout the world, she fostered interpersonal connections with people from all backgrounds and cultures. Guiding with kindness and compassion, Ida provides practical, evidence-based lactation care to all families during their breastfeeding journey.

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You should have the support you need in an area that is resplendent with perinatal support folk. Coming from the Northern California Bay Area was an extraordinary place to begin my childbirth experience and education. Practicing for 10 years with an extraordinary group of midwives in DC was an integral part of my lactation education and ability to support families. I believe my strength is in providing care in the earliest days of the newborn period.

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Julia has been working in birth and postpartum care since 2017, supporting families through one of life’s most transformative seasons. Her approach blends her nursing lens with a whole-person perspective, focusing on both the physical and emotional well-being of parents and newborns. Julia believes that thriving families are built through teamwork. She is passionate about empowering and informing partners on how to care for the breastfeeding parent and participate confidently in newborn care. Outside of her work in lactation support, she continues to serve DMV families as a Labor and Delivery nurse and Childbirth Educator, supporting families across the full spectrum of birth and early parenthood.

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Tri is a caring and supportive lactation consultant who is passionate about helping families attain their breast/chestfeeding goals. She has over ten years of experience in the healthcare field and is a working mother of three children. Tri has both personal and professional experiences with tongue tie, painful latch, oversupply, clogged ducts and return to work challenges. She is here to listen, empathize, and gently guide clients as they navigate through their concerns. She knows it can be a time filled with many difficulties and stressors. She truly looks forward to assisting you with your breast/chestfeeding journey!

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I’m a former Labor & Delivery nurse and Capitol Hill mom who enjoys helping families navigate challenges in the early days and weeks of parenthood & breastfeeding. What to expect from me: a clear and manageable plan based on current research, help meeting your breastfeeding goals whatever they may be, kindness and compassion during stressful times, reminders of what you’re doing well even when things may not be going as planned, and a sense of humor through it all. I look forward to supporting your family!

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Gina provides practical, caring and non-judgemental support on your breastfeeding journey . She understands the early days of parenting can be overwhelming and will help you develop a plan that works for you to help you meet YOUR goals. Gina has advanced training in oral function, and is skilled at working with families who are having difficulty with latch, nipple pain, slow weight gain, and low milk supply. As a mother of twins, she especially enjoys working with parents of multiples.

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Nothing brings Tiara more joy than to see parents gain confidence in their feeding choices and techniques. Being a nurse, doula, and mother of four, (including a set of twins!) has helped her realize chest/breastfeeding is not one size fits all. She is here to help you find a plan that works for you with healthy expectations. She has training to help with low supply, painful latch, returning to work, and other unique challenges. She ensures a judgment free zone with some fun along the way.

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With a background in Psychology and Maternal and Child Health Isabela is passionate about working with families to achieve their breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be, in a compassionate, and evidence-based way. Together she can help you work on poor infant weight gain, calibrating milk supply, latching difficulties, nipple and breast pain, feeding multiples, premature babies, returning to work, inducing lactation, weaning, and many other feeding issues. Consults in English and basic Portuguese.

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Tamika believes in every family’s right to make an informed decision about their infant feeding choice. She is a board-certified Lactation Consultant and Perinatal Mental Health Specialist. Tamika is a human milk donor and has provided lactation support to families in home, hospital and community settings. As a WIC counselor, she focused on leading peer-to-peer lactation support groups. Tamika is also an instructor for Lactation Education Resources. She was elected to the Executive Committee of the D.C. Breastfeeding Coalition and the Board of Directors for Breastfeeding USA. Tamika has visited congress members on Capitol Hill with the United States Breastfeeding Committee to advocate for policies focused on supporting lactating families and was selected to a special advisory committee for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.

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As a lactation consultant I am passionate about helping you meet your personal breastfeeding/chest-feeding/lactation goals, whatever they may be. I am a mom of 5 who came to the US 15 years ago from the UK. It is a great privilege that you would allow me to be part of your mothering journey. I know this can a vulnerable time, which is why I want you to feel safe, included, listened to, and empowered.

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Jen has been working with new parents, babies, and young children for more than a decade. She is excited to help BCGW families meet their breastfeeding goals. She offers practical and evidence-based advice and hopes parents find working with her to be empowering, non-judgmental, and enjoyable. Jen also enjoys working with the entire family as a yoga instructor and infant massage educator. Before focusing on lactation, Jen worked for years in non-profit administration and public health advocacy.

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Imani is a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation (IBCLC) Consultant with years of experience supporting families in a variety of settings, including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), birth centers, and the community. Before becoming a nurse, she also worked as a doula, which continues to shape her holistic and family-centered approach to lactation care. She is passionate about helping families feel confident as they navigate breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and the transition home after the NICU or birth center. Imani’s approach combines clinical expertise with compassion, creating a supportive and affirming space for every family.

Specialties : NICU-to-home transitions, premature infant feeding, early weeks of the newborn period, inclusive lactation support for Black women and LGBTQ+ families.

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Empathy, Warmth, Advanced Skills and Science-based Solutions. I help you resolve everyday concerns or tricky situations from birth to toddlerhood. You pick the goal; I customize your plan to meet it. Expertise includes: latching/positioning; low supply; oversupply; supplementation; mastitis; hand expression; tongue-tie; suck training; LGBTQ+; infant massage; special medical or physical needs.

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Katie Shamp is an IBCLC and experienced babywearing educator who has been supporting families at The Center for over a decade. She offers compassionate, evidence-based guidance to help parents meet their feeding goals while using babywearing as a practical, nurturing tool for connection and care.

Katie’s work is deeply rooted in reproductive justice. She believes that every person deserves access to informed, respectful support in making decisions about whether and how to grow their family—and in achieving the goals they set for themselves. Her approach honors each family and each baby’s unique journey.

Whether you’re navigating breastfeeding, bodyfeeding, pumping, or bottle feeding, Katie is here to help you use babywearing to meet your baby’s needs—while attending to your own.

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Dominique is an international board certified lactation consultant certified for 10 years but have been helping parents with their lactation journey’s for the past 15 years through WIC, LLL and grassroots community efforts. Dominique graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (GO RAMS!) and is on the board of the United States Lactation Consultant Association and The Roanoke Doula Collective. Dominique is mom to 2 strong and beautiful daughters and an adventurous son. We have a crazy golden retriever and when she is not working hard for the parents she serves you can find her rooting on her kiddos while they play their various sports.

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Cheryl Zimmer, has worked with mothers and infants for 15 years in a hospital setting, including NICU preemies, late preterm infants, and infants that are small for their gestational age–specializing in the unique needs of premature and critically ill infants and mothers lactation needs. She actively supports families in need of lactation support with high-risk infants who experience nutritional challenges but enjoys helping and encouraging all new mothers to breastfeed their babies.

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Hi there, I’m Natasha! I am a Breastfeeding Specialist and offer a few support appointments at The Center. For bra fittings, I work to make your appointment a safe place to ask questions and try on different bra styles. I can also test your breast pump and help you with a weighted feed! I am passionate about reproductive justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, adoptee advocacy, and health care reform. When I am not working with clients, I am working on our newsletter, “Between the Feeds,” other social media-y things, as well as other projects to support our community. Outside of the office, you may see me biking around DC or at a cafe grabbing a latte!

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April is a Speech Language Pathologist and Feeding Specialist with a special interest in working with infant feeding challenges and child feeding disorders. April has worked with infants and children of all ages both at home and in the clinic with feeding and swallowing issues such as accepting different textures, transitioning to solids, oral motor difficulties, and children diagnosed with tongue ties, as well as infants with special needs like cleft palate, feeding tubes, autism, and children with Down syndrome.

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