Expert lactation support and postpartum care to help you feel more...
confident.prepared.at ease.rested.strong.like yourself.
Lactation Consultations
Evidence-based, compassionate lactation care for growing families — with integrated postpartum support when you need it most.
IBCLC in-home or virtual support:
Early postpartum feeding support
Breastfeeding
Pumping & return-to-paid-work
Low milk supply, latch challenges, pain
Bottle refusal
Combo feeding
Slow growth
Fussiness
Written care plan for you, also sent to your pediatrician. Accepting FSA/HSA.
Parent Classes and Postpartum Support
Private Prenatal Classes
In-home or virtual private childbirth class, and newborn care/infant feeding classes for expecting and new parents. Accepting FSA/HSA.
Postpartum Support
Hands-on support for recovery, feeding, and early parenting. Expert infant care, parent support and education from certified postpartum doula. Accepting FSA/HSA cards, Carrot-approved doula. Maven, Progeny and employer may reimburse for doula services.
About Kathleen
Welcome! Growing your family today is no joke. My goal is to build your confidence and provide relief so that you feel better when my visit ends.
I’m Kathleen Stern—mom of a 6th and 3rd grader, a IBCLC candidate (sitting for my exam in April), a certified postpartum and birth doula, and adult educator. I’ve worked with hundreds of families and believe each parent and baby is unique.
Testimonials
“In the anxious first weeks as new parents to a tiny baby, Kathleen was indispensable and helped us become a happier and more confident little threesome. She was a kind ear for all our panicked, sleep-deprived questions, and a vital resource, helping us trouble-shoot breastfeeding issues and providing referrals to therapists, as well as being a genuine pleasure to have around. Kathleen is the closest Boston has to a professional mother for new parents!”- Alice, Boston
“Kathleen helped me to trust my instincts, and as a result, I spend less time worrying and more time enjoying being a mother. The most valuable part of having Kathleen's support was her wealth of knowledge, supportive way in which she shared that knowledge with me. I wasn't very confident about breastfeeding and how best to help my baby sleep better, but she was so reassuring as well as informative, and she helped me to feel better about both.” - Debbie, Boston
Make your nest strong today.
