HALCEA Member IBCLCs
Serving Central Houston
(inside 610 Loop)
Originally from Chicago, I am a practicing advanced practice RN and an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. I have been working at HMH as a lactation consultant and childbirth educator for over 34 years. My 5 children were all breastfed, but I, most certainly, had my fair share of breastfeeding challenges.
It is my privilege and honor to help make a new mom’s day brighter and easier with some breastfeeding support and education. Sometimes just a quick tip or some clarification may make your breastfeeding sessions easier but sometimes it may take more evaluation.
Whatever it takes, I am happy to help you achieve YOUR breastfeeding goals!
11095774 (2010)
Suzanne is one of the founding members of Bayou City Breastfeeding (BCB); a group practice serving the greater Houston area with home visits and has five office locations. Selected insurance is accepted.
Suzanne began supporting new parents and their babies in 2003, Suzanne is known for providing compassionate care that focuses on each families individual goals. Suzanne has extensive experience helping families dealing with oral restrictions (tongue tie and lip tie), and established the lactation clinic in the office of Dr. James Liu, ENT.
Suzanne believes that when a breastfeeding parent and baby are struggling, whether it be with feeding, sleeping, colic, reflux or other issues, it is important to look at the whole picture to find the root cause of the problem. "You can treat symptoms all day long, but if you don't find the root cause, as your baby grows, they will just develop new symptoms. "
Suzanne is the president of the Houston Area Lactation Consultants and Educators Association, and a member of the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA), the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA), International Association of Tongue Tie Professionals (IATP) and the International Consortium of Ankyloglossia Professionals (ICAP).
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L-86703 (2016)
Office Location: Bayou City Breastfeeding - Kingwood Office, 1621 Lakeville Drive, Suite 304, Kingwood, TX 77339
Over 20 years experience working with new mothers and babies helping them reach their breastfeeding goals. See mothers for antepartum and post partum visits. Breastfeeding issues of all kinds addressed be it a mom or baby problem no matter how old “baby “ is! Must be UT Physicians patient.
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10117445
Other Locations:
UT Physicians Heights
925 N Shepherd Houston TX 77007
UT Physicians Women’s Center Sugar Land
UT Physicians Women’s Center Memorial City and Medical Center
I have been working with breastfeeding families for over 15 years. As a mother of four, I had my fair share of breastfeeding challenges which led me to the work I do now. My greatest desire is to help breastfeeding families feel heard and supported. We will work together to uncover and overcome the underlying causes of breastfeeding challenges. I will ensure you have an actionable plan to help you reach your breastfeeding goals and the support you need to see it through. I look forward to working with you.
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L-15977
Karen joined Bayou City Breastfeeding (BCB) in 2018. Bayou City Brestfeeding is a group practice serving the greater Houston area with home visits and has five office locations. Selected insurance is accepted.
Karen began to pursue her dream of becoming a Lactation Consultant in 2013 while working in the Family Birthing Center at St. Luke’s The Woodlands. She was inspired and encouraged by their lactation consultant to start her training towards becoming an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Karen works part time at the office of Dr. James, Liu, ENT, who specializes in diagnosing and treating tongue and lip tie. There she works closely with the mothers and babies to help overcome breastfeeding issues related to tethered oral tissues.
As a member of the team at Bayou City Breastfeeding, she is able to give moms, babies and her own family the attention they need and deserve. In her role at Bayou City Breastfeeding, Karen provides in home lactation consultations to new mothers in North Houston, The Woodlands and surrounding communities.
Karen is a mother of three young boys that keep her busy. In her spare time, Karen and her husband enjoy being active members in their church, and volunteers in the pre-school ministry. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and running.
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L-88305, (2015)
Office Location: Bayou City Breastfeeding, LLC, 2510 South Loop 336 West, Suite 215-H, Conroe, TX 77304
Tiphany has been supporting breast-feeding moms since 2006. She started her lactation career as a breast-feeding educator teaching breast-feeding classes at The Women’s Hospital of Texas. In 2019 she joined the team at Bayou City Breastfeeding, providing in home and office-based outpatient lactation support to new breastfeeding families throughout the greater Houston area.
Having breast-fed her three children Tiphany knows the rewards and benefits of breast-feeding, but also the trials and tribulations. Having worked through her own ups and downs during her personal breast-feeding journey she is very empathetic to the struggles that new moms are working through. Tiphany Is committed to helping moms meet their personal breast-feeding goals and knows that success is different for each family. Tiphany brings a balanced and compassionate approach to helping mothers navigate through the challenges and joys of nourishing their babies.
Tiphany lives with her husband and three children in League City, Texas.
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L-21945, (2010)
Office Locations:
Bayou City Breastfeeding Pearland Office -- 10555 Pearland Parkway I, Houston, TX 77089
Bayou City Breastfeeding Houston Office — 3100 Richmond Ave #401, Houston, TX 77098
Tessa has been helping parents and babies with breastfeeding since 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Maternal and Child Health and Human Lactation and became an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2010. She is a member of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA), United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) and the Houston Area Lactation Consultants and Educators (HALCEA) group.
She began her career in Lactation as a hospital-based lactation consultant at the largest delivering hospital in Houston (The Woman’s Hospital of Texas). In 2015, Tessa also began working in the lactation clinic in the office of Dr. James Liu, ENT, a well-known pediatric Ear Nose and Throat physician that performs frenotomies on babies diagnosed with tongue tie. This provided her with extensive experience assessing lip and tongue ties and assisting these patients with managing and recovering from the frenectomy procedure. Her family life directly led to her interests in cases and conditions connected to tongue tied babies as both her daughters were born in need of intervention.
In 2016, Tessa, along with Suzanne Juel, established Bayou City Breastfeeding to provide advanced in-home lactation support for patients in the Houston area. Since that time, the practice has grown, and now has four office locations and has expanded to include several other IBCLCs.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four wonderful children, cooking, taking road trips and crafting. In addition to family time, she is active in her church and enjoys catching up with longtime friends, running outdoors and improving her yoga practice.
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L-11255 (2010)
Office Location:
Bayou City Breastfeeding Houston Office - 3100 Richmond Ave #401, Houston, TX 77098
Bayou City Breastfeeding Conroe Office - 2510 South Loop 336 West, Conroe, TX 77304
Kyna joined the Bayou City Breastfeeding team in 2019 where she provides in-home lactation consultations for new families in Northwest Houston, Cypress, Katy and surrounding communities. Kyna continues to pursue advanced training in lactation to provide the best support possible for families dealing with complex lactation and infant feeding issues.
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Science-Nutrition and Foods, in 2003, Kyna began her career as a Nutritionist for the Woman Infant and Children Program (WIC). During her tenure at WIC, she provided breastfeeding counseling and began teaching breastfeeding classes, and it was through this work that she discovered her desire to help babies and mothers. This ultimately led to her pursuit of the IBCLC. Kyna Patrick has proudly been an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant since 2009. After becoming an IBCLC, she began working as hospital-based IBCLC in the Austin area, with a specific focus on supporting parents and babies in Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU). In 2011, while working in the Austin area, she established a private practice to provide home visits to new parents.
After moving to Houston with her family in 2012, Kyna began working at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas with a team of fellow IBCLC’s. After 6 years at TWHT, Kyna transferred to the Kingwood Medical Center and is currently one of the inpatient IBCLCs providing lactation support to new parents. Kyna also sees private practice clients through Bayou City Breastfeeding.
In 2015 Kyna began working in the office of Dr. James Liu, ENT and continues there as a team member, providing pre- and post-frenectomy support for families struggling with breastfeeding/feeding issues and oral anomalies such as tongue tie. In this venue, she has gained extensive knowledge of how to support families through the frenectomy process.
She is a member of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA), United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) and the Houston Area Lactation Consultants and Educators (HALCEA) group.
Kyna is a dedicated Christian and is active in her church. When not working, she spends time with her husband, stepson, young daughter, infant son, and Max (the doggie), Mel and Cloud (the cats).
Kyna’s website (Bayou City Breastfeeding)
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L-26055
Office Location: Cypress, Texas
I have been helping families achieve their breastfeeding goals for over 35 years, and I have loved every minute! I was very fortunate to be mentored and to be a part of one of the first Baby Friendly Hospitals in the USA, this instilled my love for breastfeeding.
I am from New Orleans where I attended LSU School of Nursing for my Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. I moved to Boston to attend the Boston University Graduate School of Nursing for my Master of Science degree in Nursing and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) qualification. Since I am an APRN, almost all of my families get reimbursed from all the major insurance companies, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield. It was in Boston at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston City Hospital where I was mentored as a nurse research assistant to be one of the first lactation consultants and Doulas at those hospitals.
I continued to develop my passion in the field of breastfeeding as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Labor and Delivery, through my experiences in prenatal, postpartum and newborn care, and throughout my university teaching career of 10 years as Assistant Professor at St. Louis University and LSU Schools of Nursing.
Since moving to Houston in 1994 with my husband and three children, I have worked at Houston Methodist Hospital, and I have been a Certified Lactation Consultant for over 20 years. As a mother of three children whom I breastfed, I know the challenges and rewards breastfeeding families encounter.
Presently, I am the past President (President from 2012-19) of the Houston Area Lactation Consultants and Educators Association (HALCEA) and am currently on the Board of Directors. I authored many policies and procedures in the field of lactation, and I have been published in journal articles - ("Successful Breastfeeding in a Motivated One-Arm Amputee " published in the February/March 2016 edition of the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice).
I am up to date with all of my certifications in CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) RNC-OB (Registered Nurse Certified in Obstetrics) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Certified (APRN).
I am skilled in basic and advanced breastfeeding techniques and management; I have extensive lactation consulting experience in hospitals and at homes with maternal/parent medical conditions, with term and preterm babies, with twins and multiples in order to achieve family-centered care. However, the most important aspect of counseling is the physical and emotional support the family receives throughout this important and sensitive time.
Call or Text Maureen (713-410-0051)
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L-33538 (2025)
I have been an OB nurse for over 40 years and began to specialize in lactation over 10 years ago. I became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2006. My background in nursing has given me a distinct advantage to problem solve breastfeeding difficulties and to be able to formulate plans of care to guide a family to successful breastfeeding. The last few years I have spent a lot of time and study on tongue restrictions (also known as tongue ties). Your baby’s ability to use his/her tongue will be evaluated during my in-home consultation, so you can be assured your family will get a thorough assessment and I will work with you on developing a plan to resolve your breastfeeding issues.
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00046486 (2006)
As an RN since 1981 & IBCLC since 1995, I have extensive experience in Maternal Child Health. I am grateful to assist anyone achieve their lactation goals. My background includes consulting in hospital, NICU, home, office, and virtually.
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L-21893 since 1995, next renewal in 2025
Other information: Not limited by location
Ali joined Bayou City Breastfeeding in 2020 to fulfill her longtime dream of working in private practice. This has enabled her to provide lactation care throughout the entire course of families’ breastfeeding experiences. After enduring multiple breastfeeding challenges (including tongue and lip ties) with each of her four children, Ali understands the importance of having easy access to emotional support, community support, and reliable information, far beyond the early days of breastfeeding.
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IBCLC L-15421 (2021)
Ali’s Website (Bayou City Breastfeeding)
Office visit location:
Bayou City Breastfeeding Kingwood Office
Ariel began her career as a neuroscientist studying the neural basis of learning, memory, and drug addiction but quickly found that her passion for scientific research was surpassed by caring for her first child in 2009. Living in Paris, France at the time, she left the research world to stay with her daughter full time. She was surprised at how breastfeeding became so much a part of caring for her daughter and helping others with breastfeeding became a passion when she moved back to the US in 2010 and started leading meetings at a local breastfeeding support group in Katy, TX. After a few years of volunteering, Ariel became certified as an IBCLC and began a private practice in Vermont where she was living at the time. Life brought her back to the Houston area in December of 2020 where she joined Bayou City Breastfeeding and is happy to be part of such an amazing group! Ariel successfully breastfed all three of her girls, though not without its challenges, and she therefore knows that support is critical! Although she doesn’t work in the scientific field any longer, the scientific method has helped guide her methodology as an IBCLC since she believes getting to the root cause of a breastfeeding issue is critical, and that temporary fixes often hide important underlying functional or structural issues which need to be addressed in order to have the best breastfeeding experience. Ariel is happy to be part of Bayou City Breastfeeding and looks forward to supporting families in any way they need.
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IBCLC: L-98391 (2026)
Ariel’s Website (Bayou City Breastfeeding)
Office Location:
Bayou City Breastfeeding Houston Office
Brandy joined the Bayou City Breastfeeding team in 2021 providing in home and in office lactation consultations.
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L-133138
Office Location:
Bayou City Breastfeeding Houston Office
Rosemary has enjoyed a lifelong connection with infants and children since an early age. Born in England and raised in a large, close, and loving family, Rosemary enjoyed every opportunity to be involved in caring for her younger siblings from the moment of their birth onwards. As Rosemary attended college obtaining her degree in Art & Design, she continued to nurture her calling, working with infants and toddlers as a Nanny.
Rosemary met her future husband after moving to live and work in South Africa, having been offered a position at a local daycare in Secunda, S.A. Rosemary’s own two children quickly followed and then began her personal experience of the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. After a difficult birth and separation from her son, compounded by the absence of any lactation support or knowledgeable hospital staff, Rosemary and her infant son struggled to breastfeed. Rosemary still feels the disappointment and heartache of that lost journey with her son today. Rosemary’s daughter arrived after a natural and uncomplicated birth, latching immediately and then began the exhilarating journey of successful breastfeeding. Rosemary’s daughter was what is frequency described as ‘Tongue-Tied’ and so successful breastfeeding presented multiple challenges which were constantly changing throughout their journey together.
Rosemary continued to travel and reside in multiple countries where her focus was upon raising her children. She and her family finally settled in Southern California while her children attended school and grew up, moving to Houston once her children were grown. During her work in Houston supporting prenatal and postpartum families, Rosemary met Sandie Lemke, IBCLC. After observing Sandie’s work during lactation consultations, Rosemary finally responded to her true calling and began her IBCLC journey.
Rosemary shadowed, observed and trained with multiple experienced IBCLC’s, providing her with access to a varied and high level of training. After obtaining her IBCLC certification Rosemary began to work with Texas Lactation Consultants as an IBCLC until the Fall of 2021, when she started her own practice. Rosemary has advanced training and experience in infant oral restrictions (tongue/lip/buccal ties) as well as providing prenatal consultations and expert support (in-home or office consultations) for a wide range of infant feeding issues including latching, low milk production, oversupply, re-lactation, bottle-feeding/refusal, exclusive pumping, introduction of solid foods, weaning, back to work preparation, etc. From assurance that ‘all is going well’ to the more intensive support and expertise required at times, Rosemary is honored to support all of her families and help them to reach their goals.
Batam Services, LLC
Address: 2401 Yale Street, Houston, TX 77008
Clients at this location-Yes
Virtual visits- Yes
Home visits-Yes
Do you bring a scale to consults? Yes
L-141570 July 1, 2018
TM Connections offers a unique wellness experience for families by providing a community to support infant and child feeding choices. We aim to empower families to connect, bond, and grow together and create partnerships with trusted healthcare providers with the goal of best outcomes.
For appointments:
Telephone number: 281-699-8054
Email: tara@tmconnections.net
Website: www.milkconnections.com
Bring scale to consults: Yes
Virtual visits -Yes
Home visits- Yes
As a medical professional and lactation consultant, I strive to provide holistic, evidence based support and care in an empathetic, educational, and empowering manner. I have personal experience with breastfeeding twins, breastfeeding our special needs child, pumping, and extended breastfeeding. Each feeding journey has been unique and special, and my desire to help others led me to start Leading Lactation. I have a medical background, working for 7 years as a labor and delivery nurse and 2 years as an emergency room nurse.
For appointments:
Telephone number: 281-832-4628
Email: jennifer@leadinglactation.com
Website: www.leadinglactation.com
Bring scale to consults: Yes
Virtual visits -Yes
Home visits- Yes
L-311471 07/01/2023