About Susan
With over 23 years of experience helping families feed babies, I am ready to help you work towards your breastfeeding goals. I am the mother of three children and originally from Los Angeles, California, having moved to NY in 1987 to attend graduate school. I then relocated in West Hartford, CT, where I became La Leche League Leader and in 2002, I became an IBCLC -- an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
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Feel free to check out the testimonials below or the reviews on Google.
About Lauren
Lauren Akers, IBCLC, has been trained by and has been working with Susan for over 4 years. The mother of two sons, Lauren is originally from Perth, Australia, then lived in England and Singapore before settling here in Connecticut. She has been a birth and postpartum doula for 14 years. When you hire Lauren, you are receiving an experienced and exceptionally compassionate lactation consultant.
We are both here to help with all your breastfeeding needs whether it is before your baby is born or afterwards. We welcome all family types and feeding preferences. For more information about costs, please read the Fees & Insurance page.
Our professional standards and practices fall under HIPAA legal guidelines which is a a US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. These standards provide patients with access to their medical records and more control over how their personal health information is used and disclosed.
Susan Forrester, IBCLC
Lauren Akers, IBCLC
Breastfeeding Services
Breastfeeding Consults
We offer private consults from our office , in your own home or via tele-health if that suits your needs better.
Prenatal Consults
Prior to beginning your breastfeeding journey, we will go over in great detail what to expect in the early days following the birth of your child.
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Testimonials
