This is my second baby on WIC. With my first, I was only able to breastfeed until 6 months. I was…read morestressed out about having to go back to work so early after he spent a month and a half in the NICU. Ultimately, I chose my mental health over continuing our news feeding journey. I was devastated, but I knew that next time around I would be more informed and my journey would be more aligned with what I wanted for me and my baby. And I was right! I was paired with a breastfeeding peer counselor named Ericka at this location and with her help and support I was able to actualize my breastfeeding dreams. We discussed my plans for the months leading up to my birth and although my birth journey was traumatic, Ericka was there the entire time. The first month of my babies life, I spent 1-2 days at the WIC office every week (not an exaggeration). We were having trouble latching (later identified as a tongue tie), horrendous pain at the nipple, and trouble with positioning. I felt like I was being annoying that first week but you would never know it because Ericka continued to support me in person, over the phone, and via zoom calls. I always felt supported, understood, and heard with each interaction. We are 9 months in and are going strong! Although my baby and I did the physical labor, I couldn't have done it without Ericka and I am so grateful for her kindness and support. For my breastfeeding mamas, WIC is here to support you. Breastfeeding is NOT easy, but if you really want to do it, you CAN. And when you have amazing people like Ericka behind you, it makes the journey so much golden!

I have had very pleasant experience in this locations. The ladies are very engaging and they always…read moregive very important information. Today I had an appointment and Elizabeth helped me. She was extremely helpful and educated me in a lot of areas. She gave me reasons to her advices and options as well. You can tell they care about your child's growth and health. She reminded me why WIC literally stands for Women Infants and children. At the end of our interview she asked me about my goals and benefits. It's nice to be reminded that you matter as well not just your child. Very happy with that services!! Makes the journey of motherhood much more pleasant.

Wonderful, caring and very knowledgable! Helped us transition from bottles to exclusive…read morebreastfeeding. FOREVER GRATEFUL!

Lora was so kind and helpful! She really goes above and beyond for her clients. It was a pleasure…read moreto have her help us out with our breastfeeding/pumping journey. She was so knowledgeable and accommodating. You can tell she loves what she does and really cares about her clients. Thank you Lora!

Jennifer was WONDERFUL to work with - helpful, encouraging and always available. I really struggled…read morewith breastfeeding my first few months and she made me feel immediately comfortable and like it was something I could do. She has been able to diagnose and coach me through multiple issues (painful latch, mastitis) and I am now almost exclusively breastfeeding on demand with minimal discomfort. Highly recommend!

I cannot say enough good things about Jennifer...I worked with other lactation consultants before…read moreand they couldn't help me with my son's latch. Jennifer came to my house and showed me how to do it right immediately!! 10000% an expert, hands on, practical and super responsive to any additional questions. She also routinely reached out to me to check in and make sure we were doing well. I am recommending her to anyone I know. Super easy to make appointments with and very punctual which you will definitely appreciate when your baby is young and nurses frequently. I even texted her months after our sessions ended for help with my mastitis and she was super helpful, she is a great resource!

Breastfeeding can be incredibly hard and, at times, very isolating, especially as a first-time mom…read more Working with Whitney has been one of the most supportive experiences I've had since having my baby. Whitney is an outstanding lactation consultant. She is kind, compassionate, patient, and genuinely understanding. Not once did I feel judged or pressured. She listened to my concerns, validated my feelings (even the emotional ones that felt "crazy" in the moment), and walked me through every option for feeding my baby with clarity and care. If you're a new mom, or any mom, looking for real support, I can't recommend Whitney and Milkewise enough. She made a world of difference in our feeding journey.

Breast feeding is a beautiful experience, but it is HARD!! Whitney is so patient and in my opinion…read morea saint. You can tell how passionate she is about helping mama's. Her compassion is really what stands out to me. Even her staff who helped me with insurance questions were very kind and went out of their way to assist me with insurance questions. I would recommend MilkWise to any new mom as well as moms who have done this before but just want some support. Their class taught me so much I didn't know with my first daughter. I definitely felt more prepared and supported with my second. Thank you so much!

I originally found Linda on Yelp and was looking to get a lactation consultant asap as I had just…read moregotten home from the hospital and my newborn was having trouble latching. Linda was able to come out asap and she very much helped me! We realized he did better on a nipple shield and have been using one the last two weeks. He's been getting stronger and able to breast feed no problem. During our first session, she was able to confirm that my insurance would cover a postpartum Doula. So I get 11 sessions through Kaiser, which has been wonderful! So Linda comes to my house once or twice a week to help me in my recovery and breast-feeding journey. It has been really nice to have the support and the help. She's really been great! We will be working on getting him off the nipple sheilds, hopefully in the next few weeks. But having the help at home has really been great as well as the lactation support. I would definitely recommend calling her and seeing if you were insurance will cover visits from her. Thanks Linda for all the help!

Linda was of great help in regard to my situation and was so quick setting up a meeting time…read more I highly recommend her expertise if you're looking for advice, guidance, and detailed work for your breastfeeding/lactation needs.

Now that I am on my 3rd child, I keep coming back to The Pump Station. Each time I've gone there,…read moreI've had a great experience. The staff is friendly and attentive. Not only does the staff help with my indecisions, but they are also knowledgeable about all-things car seats, pumping, breastfeeding and more! It feels like a full-service experience and I am so glad they offer so many services and support in my city; I don't ever have to go elsewhere. Easy parking in the street or in their lot in the back. Convenient hours. Location cannot be beat!

Really disappointed in my experience today. I drove two hours to this location to support a local…read morebusiness. For one, I was not greeted or asked if I needed help when entering the store. More importantly, their website said the stroller I wanted was in stock and available in 4 hours for pickup, but when I got there it wasn't available for purchase and it had to be ordered. When I brought it up to the cashier, he said it was because they have it in store their inventory but not at the store? Huh?? After doing more digging I saw there was a "Terms and conditions" asterisk in fine print you have to click on to find out this information. All I saw was the green check mark that says "In stock and ready for pick up in 4 hours." Any other place I have ever been to- this would mean it would be in stock at the store. When I brought up, calmly, that this was confusing and they should fix it because I drove two hours to get to the store. The cashier said nothing. Not a "Aw geez, I'm sorry. I can understand your frustration and why that's confusing." I'm a reasonable person. I've worked in customer service all my life. The demeanor of the cashier alone has put me off from ever visiting this store again or recommending it. We went to Uppababy a few blocks down and they were SOOO kind that it completely made my day. All I needed was some kindness. To the owners of the Pump Station- the people using your website are most likely VERY tired moms. I personally am getting 3-4 hours of sleep a day. Tired moms need clear signage if something is in stock or not. Time is precious in this season of life. We also need KINDNESS. My body is broken and recovering from giving birth. I am exhausted! I would expect a place who sells baby items to understand this. Overall, would never recommend this place and will tell everyone I know that it was an awful experience.

As a first-time mom, I never imagined breastfeeding would be so hard. I thought it would come…read morenaturally, but the day my daughter was born, I was completely overwhelmed. I couldn't even figure out how to hold her to breastfeed, let alone get her to latch. Exhausted, emotional, and panicked, I reached out to Sarah that day. Sarah came to my house the day I got back from the hospital. From that first visit onward, she became such an incredible source of knowledge, encouragement, and reassurance throughout our entire breastfeeding journey. No matter how big or small the concern, she always responded within minutes whenever I had an emergency or needed guidance. Knowing she was only a message away gave me so much confidence during a time that felt incredibly overwhelming. What truly sets Sarah apart is that her support went far beyond breastfeeding. She empowered both me and my husband to feel confident as new parents. She encouraged us to step outside our comfort zone, even helping us build the confidence to take our baby out in public for the first time. What once felt intimidating became manageable because we knew we had her guidance and support. Sarah was there from the very beginning until the end of our breastfeeding journey, cheering us on every step of the way. Her kindness, compassion, expertise, and unwavering dedication made an immeasurable difference in our lives. I genuinely don't know how we would have gotten through those early months without her.

Sarah and IMMA LA came highly recommended to me through a few friends and didn't disappoint! I was…read moreable to meet once prior to labor for a prenatal session where we covered important topics related to the first hours and days post birth. Sarah then came to my house a day or so after getting home from the hospital and spent 90 minutes helping me get off on the right track with latch and positioning help. Sarah has been available to answer questions via text when needed and feels very invested in mine and my baby's success. My breastfeeding journey is off to a great start and I feel so confident and at ease. If you're looking for an LC look no further!

Managing my breast milk supply was such a challenge as a new mom. I was getting conflicting…read moreinformation and was suffering from mastitis. Additionally I was challenged with more misinformation about breastfeeding my baby. Thanks to the help of yelpers, I found Christina! She made an appointment with me as soon as possible and brought her scale. My baby was very fussy and Christina helped me to understand that sometimes it's not soothing techniques and maybe it's an underlying issue that's going on that was causing the fussiness. Furthermore she helped me understand how lactation works and has helped me gained more control over my milk supply. I got a lot of my sanity back once I was able to have a more balanced lifestyle while being able to feed my baby. Christina is so sweet. She really cares about moms and is there to talk to in case we just need someone to talk to. She is always open and willing to have a direct conversation without the fluff. I really appreciate finding her and being able to work with her.

Teresa is a miracle worker!!! 24 hours after she came to our home for one session I went from…read morepumping 1 miniscule drop of breast milk to almost being able to pump a full 1 fl oz in just one pumping session and finally getting baby to stay on the boob for much longer periods of time! All thanks to Teresa's great patience, experience, and genuine care.

As first time expecting parents, the multiday course built a solid foundation for us for the birth…read more It was awesome to do the class as a couple, each person in the relationship plays a critical role. The vibe was calm and expert. With decades of collective experience across hundreds of doula's in their network, Cheryl and Khefri taught it and you just felt their commitment to your eventual birthing experience and that this was their passion in life. They are accessible and show up for you like someone who would do this good work for free because they love sharing their superpower for the good of you and your family. And people would and should pay them millions for the service and everlasting memories they empower us to have, truly a unique and life changing experience and partnership. I got a recorded meditation that I literally listened to 100 times everytime I rested or took a bath. Come time for go time, it all fell into place. They instilled in us that we are not sick, or needing external help to give birth - I truly felt that our bodies know what to do, are built to do this, and that it's a natural and easy process - not something to fear, resist, fight, or try to make go away ie the contractions are our bodies doing a job and nothing to be afraid of. In fact, what if we embraced, allowed for, and appreciated the power of the body and our spirits to see this process through? Khefri's newborn class was incredible. We did a one on one. She gave us a literal list with links if needed, of what to buy if you are having a baby lol! What you'll need within the first 2 weeks. She showed us how to swaddle and bathe, hold and care for a newborn. I attended some of Khefri's kundalini yoga sessions for expecting mothers. It was so soothing and power inducing that I ended up playing the playlists during my 6 hours of labor. I was an over 40 first time mother. With Khefri (doula) and LA Birth Partners (class) and Birthfit (fitness) and LA Midwives as my partners - we had a successful and easy home birth as well! Though all the practices we could easily have tried at the hospital. In fact, a few months ago, I assisted my sister in her first birth as well. We did it at the hospital but was able to get contractions started naturally, used calming homeopathics and techniques (like birthplan on the door, don't ask me if I need pain meds I'll tell you, candles, cover bright machinery and lower beeping, etc). We could not have done it without Khefri! Literally, we did our last class from the hospital room. Then after the class ended, Khefri became available by text and phone to help us through the contractions! We had questions about the homeopathics, dosing etc to try to start the contractions naturally. She helped with all of it! I can't thank her enough, she went above and beyond, sharing love and support and expertise even more than any actual family members! You feel like you owe so much to these amazing doula's who believe in and know what's possible with a birthing experience. Even someone like me who'd never even seen a birth before, was able to have a homebirth when our western doctors were more than ready to receive us as geriatric mothers at the hospital. None of it was necessary. And we knew that, because we kept on top of medical visits etc leading up to the big day.

I really want to thank Debbie for being so wonderful. She is such a professional in her field, and…read moreso knowledgeable. In the crazy tumultuous times of labor and welcoming a newborn into your life, the last thing you wanna do is an extra task. But Debbie was ON IT. she was so well informed, kind and a great communicator. She worked with us, navigated all the Hospital paperwork, had the dried placenta pills delivered it so promptly!!!! I would wholeheartedly recommend this to all mamas to be. Excellent experience all around! Thank you Debbie and LA Birth Partners!

I cannot recommend Mahmee highly enough. After receiving some very bad advice at the hospital, I…read morehad decided against breastfeeding as it was too painful to continue. One appointment at Mahmee fixed everything. We saw Jennifer, who is very focused on the success of both baby AND mom. I was told "we don't breastfeed at any cost" and didn't feel shame about any decisions we made which was a huge help. I also love being able to use the app to ask follow up questions. We went in person to their offices but I believe they also do house visits which would be very convenient if you don't live close.

This business is really great for both new and seasoned moms!…read more I was experiencing latching issues with my son due to him have lip and tongue tie releases and came across mahmee. The experience with a lactation consultant in person was amazing, she was hands-on and knowledgeable. They have scales, wipes, changing tables...everything you'd need for a successful breastfeeding session. The other plus is their online services. So once you leave your session, you have access to a consultant for a month, where you can ask as many questions as you need and have consistent support. Another great feature, is they have information on all things post partum and ways to build knowledge around lactation and feeding.