There isn't enough I can say about Gwinnett Breastfeeding. Stacy-Ann is a gift to mothers,…read moreespecially mothers who are learning how to be mama's with grace. There was so much I didn't know about Breastfeeding, and she graciously filled in any gaps I brought to her with experience and resources. She cared for our family with excellence, and we're grateful to have her in our corner. Even her office space made us not miss home visits so much. You can tell she intentionally wanted mama's to feel comfortable whether it was for observing a feeding session, doing a weighted feed, or changing 4 poop diapers in 30 minutes - the space made you feel at home. I am for sure a more confident nursing mama because of Stacy-Ann and the Gwinnett Breastfeeding team (shoutout to Shanika, Admin Extraordinaire); our family can't recommend her enough!

Having a baby is already life-altering, but having one during a pandemic made it even more…read morechallenging. Meeting Stacyann of Gwinnett Breastfeeding just five days into my motherhood journey felt like a true gift. Because of the pandemic, she was offering home visits, and I'm so grateful she came to my home and took the time needed to support me. Our follow-up visits were just as professional and thorough. She provided helpful recommendations for my son's tongue tie, and thanks to her guidance, I had a wonderful breastfeeding journey. I highly recommend her to all moms out there.

Melissa is knowledgeable and has a cheerful vibe, but we decided not to continue working with her…read moreafter the first visit as I thought the way Melissa handled my baby could be more gentle. She mentioned that we were feeding my baby too often, but it turned out that my baby has a tongue tie which caused inefficient hence more frequent feeding. It would have been helpful if this was mentioned. She provided a very detailed follow up notes after the session, though.

Melissa is absolutely awesome- sweet and funny! When my daughter was first born, she wasn't gaining…read moreweight fast enough, and we needed help making sure she was getting enough milk to stop supplementing with formula. Melissa came to our house, checked everything out, we did weighted feeds, she gave lots of super helpful tips (even though this was my second baby). In no time, baby girl was eating without issue! So well in fact, that we had to have Melissa come back out now that baby is 5 months old, and now wouldn't take a bottle. With baby starting school soon, we knew we had to get her to take a bottle in the near future. We tried about 5 types of bottles over the course of a few weeks, with several types of nipple flows, and all we got was screaming and bottle refusal. Then I remembered that Melissa also helps with bottle refusal and gave her a call. Melissa recommended a type of bottle that often works in these cases, came over, and had our baby drinking out of the bottle on the first attempt. We've had no issues since! Truly a miracle! I wish I had called her again sooner, we could have saved a lot of money and anxiety! Cannot recommend Melissa highly enough!

I first worked with Sophia just a few days into my breastfeeding journey. The latch was extremely…read morepainful and I was worried about how much milk the baby was getting. Sophia came in with a wonderful & calm energy and she gave me lots of suggestions on how to make the latch much more comfortable. She designed us a plan to breastfeed more as that was my goal and she followed up with me. After a few weeks, I had no more challenges with the breastfeeding! Fast forward a few months when my daughter was no longer accepting the bottle (what a switch)! Sophia came back in again with her wonderful, calming energy and got my daughter to drink from the bottle and gave us pointers on how to do it ourselves. Now we are successfully able to switch between breast and bottle, no problem! Thank you Sophia, you have greatly aided my breastfeeding journey!

Sophia is hands down the best lactation consultant I've ever experienced/worked with. I wish I had…read moremet her when I had my first baby as she is currently helping me on my breastfeeding journey with my second child after my son's tongue and lip ties were released. She is extremely knowledgeable, caring, compassionate, patient, provides evidence-based recommendations and truly prioritizes mom's wellbeing as well as baby's. My husband was able to join us for part of her in-home visit and said he learned so much and we both felt so much more confident and empowered. She immediately sent a full plan via email reiterating the tips and info she shared during the visit for reference. Lactation support and education should be accessible to every mother when considering the immense benefits of breastfeeding - and Sophia made sure we had all the tools for success, making herself available at any point in the future for any other questions we had. On top of it all, she is a lovely human who is genuinely passionate about what she does and strongly advocates for mom and baby. Highly highly recommend!

We started our pediatric care at another provider. The pediatrician and I did not align on…read morebreastfeeding ideology, and it was a large practice that felt very impersonal. We moved to Briarvista after it was recommended to us by a friend and a lactation consultant. We have been exceedingly satisfied with our care at Briarvista. Our son has needed to be seen many times due to various illnesses outside of well visits, so we have seen all the providers at some point, and all have been excellent. Can't recommend them enough!

So now that my 3 boys all attend I'm so happy with how they operate. Seems just needed to change my…read moreinsurance lol. They can do siblings but only up to 2 at a time. Which helps for family questions.

We were fairly new to GA and I procrastinated so bad on finding a doula we actually met Melissa…read moreafter baby Declan was ready here (he decided to come early and I am the queen procrastinator). I found her on Yelp and she was my savings grace. Always on time, upbeat, and encouraging me to sit down, relax, go nap/shower and offering me help. Upon first meeting we hit it off so well but I'm a slight introvert so her first time arriving to my home to help I was nervous and didn't really know what to expect but sure enough she showed up with a smile and some comfort for me and my kiddos. Day 1 she came with some toy dinosaurs for my older (2yo) to play with- I thought it was the sweetest gesture to think of him. She happily baby wore 3w old Declan while cleaning around the house and filling in so I could get in some much needed self care. Look no further y'all Melissa is great!

I am so happy to have had Melissa as part of my birth team. We were on the fence about hiring a…read moredoula, but after talking with Melissa both in our initial interview and then later during our home visit, we knew that having her as an advocate was worth the investment. We interviewed a few doulas and decided to work with Melissa because she brought the most experience and professionalism to the job. Not only was she able to bring her extensive knowledge of pregnancy and birthing to all of my questions, she also, when appropriate, could chime in with her personal experience as a mother. While I was pregnant and after my son was born, Melissa was always available to answer any questions and address my many worries as they came up. What I have really valued was that she was proactive- she would reach out frequently just to make sure things were going ok. This was especially helpful in the weeks after birth as I was struggling with breastfeeding and being a new mom in general, and Melissa was able to be a sounding board for all of my concerns. I always know that I can reach out to her with seemingly trivial questions and have her validate my concerns, listen, suggest solutions, or provide additional information. Finally, Melissa was wonderful during the birth! When things started to go off plan, Melissa helped me think through and feel comfortable with what was happening. During the labor, I will never forget Melissa's cool hands and soothing words swooping in to calm both me and my husband. Somehow, in the middle of helping me labor, she was also able to take pictures on her phone of the whole birth, and the first moments of our son's life, that we will cherish forever. After the birth, she was there to help me breastfeed for the first time and stayed with us until we were ready to go to the recovery room. I recommend Melissa to anyone who is looking for a doula!

The best decision I made during my second pregnancy was to hire Happiest Doulas. Jeni was heaven…read moresent and helped me to finally achieve the birth I wanted. The resources Cynthya provided made me and my husband feel informed, extra prepared and confident as we navigated all the choices we needed to make. From the moment we met Jeni, she made us feel so at ease and excited about our labor and delivery journey and she created such a calming and sacred space in the hospital for us. Jeni advocated for us when we needed it and provided emotional and physical support that made me feel safe and empowered the entire time to have an unmedicated birth. Her post partum visit saved my breastfeeding journey where she gave us valuable advice and almost 5 months later, I am still happily breastfeeding. We couldn't be more grateful for Happiest Doulas!!

Jeni at the Happiest Doulas supported us throughout the pregnancy and birth of our first child in…read moreJune 2023. We originally reached out to the company because of a positive referral from one of my coworkers, and ended up hiring them because of their vast experience and professionalism. Jeni has attended numerous births at Piedmont, which is where we chose to deliver. She was absolutely fantastic and a great resource to help us learn and prepare. With her support, we achieved our goal of an unmedicated, low intervention hospital birth. She did an excellent job of understanding our preferences and my personality, and was a vital part of the team!

Christy and Kelsey are the best ladies I have ever met. I had a horrible mastitis infection and…read morethey graciously let me be seen last minute today. The quality care and concern for my ailments was and is unsurpassed. If you have lactation issues or ailments I highly recommend Breastfeed Atlanta. The office staff is also very pleasant and helpful. The office itself is clean, smells nice and is a pretty good location. Breastfeed Atlanta has been my "goto" for breastfeeding advice during this lactation journey. I wish I had met them during my last journey but at least I got to know them now.

I'm going to give Breastfeed Atlanta 2 stars because the location and directions given was good…read moreBUT......... when I went in with my 4 day old baby boy, dad could not come in... which kinda sucks because you have to do paperwork and tend to your newborn. Next while I was doing my paperwork the young white lady picked up my son with her hair not pulled back . Her hair came to her mid back... so just think about all that hair that went into my sons face ... ugh! So not cool nor sanitary!! While waiting on the NP the conversations the ladies was having was mind blowing. I get you can talk about anything, but since it's a big open space with just foldables to separate the rooms you have to watch what you say... I had to wait over 15 min for the NP (I was the only one in the office) and they was out talking about they "sugar daddies ".... At this point I had to text my boyfriend that I'd never return back there. Pretty clean room... but professionalism is not key there.

I used Labor of Love for sibling doula services during my recent home birth. I wanted my toddler…read moretaken care of so my partner could focus 100% on me. Leah was amazing. My toddler went to her immediately and loved hanging out with her. While I was laboring she tidied up my kitchen so everything was clean for the next day for my husband. She supervised my little one while he came in to see me, and took him to another room when things got intense. He even let her put him down for a nap which I was super surprised by! My husband was able to focus on me the entire time without having to worry about the little. My labor was fast and intense so I was really thankful he was there for support. I would definitely recommend having a sibling doula from labor of love at your home birth, or if you need someone to be with your kids while you're at the hospital.

To say I felt empowered, educated and comforted during the most vulnerable time of my life is an…read moreunderstatement. For my second birth, a Labor of Love provided the education and knowledge that I never thought needed for my first birth. 2 days with these wonderful women allows you to open up your mind and body to the wonders of natural birth and the courage to know that you are in control if you so choose. Charlotte, our Doula was the stability we needed in the swirl of hospital drama. She reminded my husband and I that the choices were ours and we should feel no pressure to do anything we were uncomfortable with during the birth of our second child. Her calming hands, foot massages, aromatherapy and beautiful voice was calm we both needed. If you have any fears, doubts or concerns about birth - these amazing women are the two people you want to meet!

The staff of Baby Steps are highly educated and comforting. It's obvious that they love what they…read moredo. I recommend these classes to anyone that is expecting a baby or is planning on having one in the future.

From the owner: Offering childbirth, breastfeeding, and postpartum classes, as well as doula services…read more Why is taking a childbirth class such an important part of your pregnancy? It may be a crucial step in avoiding unnecessary surgery and other procedures. The cesarean rate among Intuitive Birth students is 10%, which is 69% lower than the 2007 Georgia cesarean rate of 32%, and within the guidelines of the World Health Organization.