Lindsay Spidell and Sydney Stewart are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and registered nurses. Between them they have helped hundreds of families through every stage — before the baby arrives, in the first exhausting weeks, and when things change months in.
The goal is simple: you and your baby feeding comfortably, with a plan you understand and someone to call when it wobbles.
You might be expecting your first and wondering what to expect; you might be three weeks in with a shallow latch and cracked nipples; you might be combining breast and bottle, pumping for work, or ready to wean. All of it is normal, all of it is welcome, and none of it is judged.
IBCLC care
Every family, every kind of feeding
An hour before the birth saves a lot of hours after it. A prenatal session covers what the first days actually look like, so you are not learning everything at once while sleep-deprived.
Parents who have done a prenatal session tell us the first weeks were calmer for it — they knew what was normal, and when to call.
The reasons families come, most common first.
The postpartum weeks are close and tender and, sometimes, hard. Lindsay and Sydney work alongside you until feeding is comfortable and you feel like you know what you are doing — because you will.
Care does not stop when the latch improves. Follow-ups are part of it, so you keep having someone to ask.
Breast, bottle, both, or done — we support the feeding that works for your family.
Every parent, every body, every kind of family.
The highest credential in lactation care, from consultants who are also registered nurses.
Book with Lindsay or Sydney. They see families in the clinic and virtually.
IBCLC Lactation Specialist, RN
Breastfeeding Support, Lactation Consulting, Postpartum Support
Book with Lindsay
IBCLC Lactation Specialist, RN
Breastfeeding Support, Lactation Consulting, Postpartum Support
Book with SydneyLindsay Spidell or Sydney Stewart. Each is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a Registered Nurse.
We talk through how feeding is going and what you'd like help with, watch a feed if your baby is with you, and help with latch and positioning. You leave with a plan you understand, and follow-ups are part of the care, so you always have someone to ask.
Any time: before the baby arrives, in the first days home, or months in. Earlier is easier, but it's never too late.
Please do. Bring a partner or support person too if you'd like.
Yes. Lindsay and Sydney see families in the clinic and virtually, so you can get help from home if getting out with a newborn is hard.
No. You can book an appointment directly, online through Jane or by phone at (902) 835-9319.
Some extended health plans cover IBCLC visits. Lactation consulting isn't direct billed; we give you a receipt to submit to your insurer.
At our clinic at 486 Starboard Drive in Bedford, part of Halifax, just off Larry Uteck Boulevard, with free parking out front. Families come from across the Halifax Regional Municipality, and virtual appointments help if getting out with a newborn is hard. Book online through Jane, or call (902) 835-9319.
Lactation Consulting is offered at our clinic in Bedford, Halifax — 486 Starboard Drive. Lactation consulting isn't direct billed; we give you a receipt to submit to your insurer.
Book with Lindsay or Sydney at the clinic beside our Bedford store, or virtually from home. Prenatal sessions, newborn visits and follow-ups are all available.
Book Lactation ConsultationIBCLC breastfeeding and infant feeding support at our clinic beside the Bedford store, or virtually from home.
Lindsay Spidell and Sydney Stewart are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) and registered nurses at our Bedford clinic. They give expert guidance on feeding babies at every stage: latch, low milk supply or an over-active let-down, slow weight gain, pumping, breast milk, infant formula or both, returning to work, and weaning, from the prenatal weeks to months after the birth.
Bring your baby, and a partner or support person if you'd like. We talk through how feeding is going and your feeding goals, watch a feed, and help with latch and positioning, then make a plan you understand. Follow-ups are part of the care. Prenatal sessions are available too, so the first days at home feel calmer.
Lactation consulting isn't direct billed. We give you a receipt to submit to your insurer, and some extended health plans cover IBCLC visits, so check yours.
Our Bedford store is in the same building, with nursing teas, prenatal vitamins and postpartum basics. Our guide to prenatal vitamins and breastfeeding support walks through the options.
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