Practitioner Directory
Fellow IBCLC – lactation support
Newcastle, Amy Chatburn-Stevens
Central Coast, Harriet – The Breast Help (and holistic sleep support)
Central Coast, Kate Visser – Milky Business
Port Macquarie, Alissa Okeefe – Thrive Health
Melbourne (online telehealth), Jessica Kahan - Holistic Lactation Consulting
Check out the LCANZ (Lactation Consultants of Australia & New Zealand) website too where you can search for local IBCLC's in your area.
Local Community Connections
Valley Village Collective
Nature and Nurture
Babes that Bushwalk
Acacia Play
Chiropractors for paediatric specific support
Maitland area:
Sprouting Health, at Rutherford or Newcastle
Hunter Healthy Spines, at Green Hills
Newcastle area:
Australia’s Children’s Chiropractic Centre, at Warners Bay
The Family Chiro, at Charlestown
Dr Abbey Wiseman, Newcastle
Vitality Health, at The Junction
Osteopath
Kim Wheeler at ATUNE health Centre, at Cardiff
Craniosacral and Bowen therapist
Natalie Sharah at Maryville, Newcastle.
MotherSafe hotline – 1800 647 848 (to enquire about medications and safety with breastfeeding)
Postpartum Support
Postpartum Doula – Sarah Newling @sarah.yogimama
Postpartum Doula & Massage – Joanne MacIntosh at Newcastle
Doula and Birth Educator - Eleanor Lambert
Bayami Birth, Birth and Postpartum Support - Mel
Swaddle You Postpartum - Tash
Mother Me Doula - Carmen Moyle
Naturopath – women’s health specialty
Hormone Health Clinic at Newcastle
Amanda Trieger at Morpeth
Justine the Naturopath, Paterson/ Maitland
Body Craft Acupuncture - Rhonwen Warland
Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage – Karlee at Magnolia Pregnancy Massage
Adriana Bellicanta Acupuncturist
First Aid – baby & child first aid workshops
Jess Williams (mother and paramedic) ‘First Years First Aid’ at Newcastle.
The Sick Sense - with llly in Warners Bay
Paediatric / Maternal Dietician
Kat – Nourish to Nurture Nutrition, allergy and intolerance specialty (online as she is based in VIC)
Kaitlin Mooney – Little Beginnings Nutrition, locally in Newcastle
Aleisha - Certified Fertility and Prenatal Dietician
Lily Nichols - Prenatal Dietician US based (online)
Tongue Tie Release Practitioners
MS Dental at Fletcher, Dr Monika Shah – laser
My Dental Care at Meadowbank/ Ryde, Dr Louis Chan – laser
Maple Dental at The Junction, Dr Kristie-Lee Anning – laser
Dr Jon Pauley GP at Lorn Practice, Maitland – scissors
Premier Health, at Kogarah Sydney - scissors