Leilani’s Lactation and Doula Services

Leilani is an amazing wealth of knowledge. Over the course of two extensive meetings before the big day, she put us in touch with incredibly useful resources to help us prepare for the birth of our child. She also was on hand immediately after the birth of our child, giving my wife the instruction and support she needed for successful breastfeeding. We highly recommend Leilani!

I’m so happy I called Leilani for help. She came to my home to help me with some breastfeeding issues I’m having with my newborn and was a HUGE help. She’s very understanding and knowledgeable and not at all judgmental about any choices you’re making. Can’t recommend her enough!

After the birth of my son, I had a very difficult time breastfeeding (and sleeping). I hired Leilani as a night nurse and she was invaluable! I used her services for two months and by that time my son was sleeping in longer stretches and a champion eater. I hope she is available for the next one!

Words cannot express my gratitude and highest recommendation of Leilani. With my first son I was extremely anxious regarding breastfeeding and was experiencing numerous issues. I had seen two lactation specialists prior to working with Leilani. Leilani came to my house with all her equipment. She was so attentive and was able to asses my home situation and work with my husband, myself, and my son. After our sessions Leilani was away available via text or quick phone call with any questions or concerns I had. I also attended her lactation support group which she holds weekly and was able to get additional support and individualized attention!!! I cannot recommend Leilani enough– She is amazing!!!

WOW! Words can’t describe how grateful my family is to have discovered Leilani! Being first time parents, we were overwhelmed to learn that our new baby girl had a tongue and lip tie. My husband and I felt very passionately about breastfeeding our baby and called Leilani for an at-​home visit. Through Leilani’s guidance and support, we were able to get the laser procedure for her mouth. Both before and after the procedure, Leilani provided relevant tips that made the entire process as smooth as possible. We would truly have been lost without Leilani! Her professionalism and wisdom with breastfeeding is unlike any we had experienced before (and we went to several breastfeeding support groups, classes, etc. during pregnancy!). She brings in her top-​of-​the-​line scale to her consults so you know what your baby weighs before and after the feeding. She also writes an action plan for you at the visit so you aren’t overwhelmed by all of the information (and as a first time mama, my sleep deprived mind was grateful for this!). I plan to recommend Leilani to ALL my pregnant friends as she is so knowledgable. She gave us the opportunity and tools to nurse my baby and for that, we will be forever grateful!

Leilani is a saving grace. She helped me through a difficult time with breastfeeding due to a tongue and lip tie. We would not have made it through without her guidance and support. She responds to texts immediately. Leilani is genuinely caring and compassionate about what she does. And most of all she makes you feel comfortable. If you are in need of a LC, I would strongly suggest contacting Leilani for assistance.
Our story… From the first time my son latched it was painful and bleeding. This is my second son so the hospital thought nothing of it since it was not my first born. At 5 days postpartum I could not stand the pain any longer and found Leilani’s information on Unilocal.I texted her on Sunday morning and she was at my house by Sunday afternoon. She immediately taught me a few techniques to obtain a better latch and scheduled a follow up appointment for 2 days later. At the next appointment she confirmed that my son had a tongue and lip tie. After doing some research my husband and I agreed that it was best to get our sons tongue and lip tie clipped, which we did the following week. Then Leilani came back the day after the clipping to provide additional guidance and support.

The pediatrician who performed our little one’s tongue and lip tie release suggested that we see a Lactation Consultant and Leilani was one of the four LCs he recommended. I am so glad we chose Leilani. She was a true savior!
We scheduled an at-​home consultation with her and She was very professional, calm and reassuring from the start. While waiting for our little one to work up an appetite, she gave us helpful tips on how to handle the baby.
Once my baby was fussy, she asked me to latch as I normally would and proceeded to modify the technique and position. She also gave clear instructions on how to identify if the baby is feeding or simply pacifying using the suck-​swallow patterns. As first time parents, we had quite a few questions and she addressed them all.
After our consultation, we have called and texted Leilani with our concerns and she responded very promptly every time.
Thanks to Leilani I am confident and comfortable while breastfeeding. I will definitely recommend her as a LC to my family and friends. If you have any breast feeding issues, don’t hesitate to give Leilani a call!

Where do I begin… It was my second week from the hospital and I was breastfeeding my little baby, I was having the most awful time doing so, my baby was not latching on correctly and I was in soooo much pain, my poor nipples felt like they were going to fall off! I was crying my eyes out because all I wanted to do was breastfeed my little one but it was very very painful. I had messaged a friend (Nova, another sweet and wonderful woman like Leilani) who also encapsulated my placenta (Womb Service — Doula Care & Placenta Encapsulation) referred me to her and told me she was the best and she could help me. I called Leilani at 11:18 pm (at this point frantically crying) and she answered!!! we did a virtual consultation over FaceTime. I was soo thankful that she was able to talk to me, and over this virtual consultation, with her help, being very specific in talking me thru a proper latch my baby was eating and I didn’t feel any pain; I FELT RELIEF for the first time in two very frustrating and painful weeks. Of course I had to text her again because I started having issues again with pain and she came to my home and showed me how to properly latch my little baby and breastfeeding got easier again. She is truly amazing, very kind and very knowledgable, she continued to follow up with me after the first face to face to make sure things were progressing well and of course as a first time mom, you can’t always get everything right! I was still having some issues with the pain while breastfeeding so she came to my home again and helped me get the latch right again and gave me some other helpful tips and some other references to help my baby’s upper lip tie. My little baby is a month now and I still want to continue to see Leilani to make sure I’m doing things correctly. She is the reason why I didn’t give up and the reason why I can properly feed my little angel with out feeling so much pain. I’m sooo thankful and appreciative, truly from the bottom of my heart I feel blessed to have met her and to have been able to get her assistance in breastfeeding my little one. Lailani is the best and I highly recommend her to anyone and everyone who might be having issues with breastfeeding. Sorry I wrote a book btw

Leilani is the best! She is supportive, encouraging, caring, compassionate and very knowledgeable. She answers calls and texts immediately no matter when you contact her. We couldn’t have asked for a better doula and lactation consultant!
Here is our story:
At our first meeting, before we committed to having her as our doula, she spent A LOT of time with us answering our questions and explaining what she could do for us as our doula. She made us feel so empowered to make our own decisions on how we want our birthing to go and we felt comfortable with her and completely confident that she would be the best doula for us.
When we got closer to my due date, we found out that the baby was breach and that I would have to have a C-​section. When I told Leilani, she gave me numerous resources to try to turn the baby, which was an option we didn’t even know existed. We tried everything, including having my doctor try to turn the baby in the hospital. Leilani was there in the hospital with me the entire time, supporting me and encouraging me. The baby didn’t turn during that procedure and she stayed with me a few hours afterwards just to be supportive. She also took me to a midwife to try to turn the baby, spending so much time encouraging me and helping with the exercises.
Even with all we tried, our baby did not turn and we had to do the C-​section. We were discouraged and thinking we wouldn’t be needing a doula anymore. But Leilani told us she would be there with me the entire time and told us of things we could do and decisions we could make that would still give us the best experience under the circumstances. I was so calm going into the surgery room to get the C-​section all because of Leilani’s support and encouragement.
After having the baby, Leilani was there to help me with breastfeeding too! Within a few minutes she found out that our baby was lip and tongue tied, which causes issues with breastfeeding. She immediately starting calling her doctor contacts to see about us getting the ties cut right away so the baby could work on breastfeeding.
When we got the ties cut we worked with Leilani to get our baby to breastfeed. I would get so overwhelmed trying to breastfeed and would be crying and frustrated and THEN I would call Leilani. She would come over with little or no notice to help me and encourage me. I wouldn’t have continued to breastfeed if it wasn’t for her!
Now, five months after our baby boy was born, we still keep in contact with Leilani. She really cares about her clients and loves the little babies. You won’t go wrong with Leilani!

It’s impossible to keep this review short, too many great things to say. My husband and I are so very grateful that Leilani was recommended to us. I cannot imagine my son’s birth without her. We were blessed to have her as our Doula as well as our Lactation Guru.
As a first time mom, I was very unsure and unaware of so many things leading up to the birth. Leilani’s home visits were extremely helpful! There were so many things I would have never known about to consider when it came to our birth plan. She is extremely knowledgable about all areas of pregnancy and birth, has so many tips and suggestions to offer that contributed to an awesome experience. She really empowered my husband and I to feel confident and relaxed leading up to the birth.
The day of my sons birth, my water broke 36 hours before he was born. Leilani was there every step of the way, counseling us from the minute my water broke. She dedicated 3 days to us ensuring we were safe and helped ease all fears. I can not imaging the experience without her, from visiting our home helping me through the contractions, to joining us to the hospital to get me checked in, to being the most amazing advocate for my family the remainder of my labor.
Lets talk breastfeeding — After the birth, she helped me get off to a good start with breastfeeding immediately at the hospital. A few days later I unknowingly started some bad habits, and was positioning the baby wrong. I had a rough few days of breastfeeding which lead to pain and discomfort. As soon as I mentioned that I was experiencing pain, she immediately made a house call, and changed everything! She stayed with us for hours making sure I had breastfeeding down the correct way and helped me to read my son’s signs of hunger. That night was the first night I was able to get any sleep beyond 30 minutes at a time. My baby boy was happy and full and finally sleeping for a few hours at a time. Within 1 day I was pain free! Since then, everything clicked. When Leilani says «Breastfeeding should be painless and enjoyable», believe it… it’s actually true! ;)
Thank you so much Leilani!

Leilani was an amazing resource to have for my pregnancy, labor and just after giving birth. I originally didn’t think I wanted a «Doula» because I wasn’t sure exactly what they did. After all, I was going to have my husband and my mom there, and wasn’t that enough? NO. It was not. You have no idea how much value a good Doula brings to the table. She has been through labor with many women — and knows exactly what to say, how to touch you, and how to react. This is a very valuable skill that you don’t even think you need until you are knee deep into serious contractions. I had a very difficult labor, and I know without Leilani’s support I would never have gotten the vaginal birth and delivery that I was able to have with her help.
She stayed with me for nearly 20 hours, and guide me through the labor, helped capture an amazing video of the birth, and got our breastfeeding off to an excellent start. By the way — because of her guidance on breastfeeding, I have an exclusively breast-​fed very heavy, happy, and healthy little boy.
Leilani was also amazing to have in the days following the birth. She was responsive to every single little question or concern I had, and helped me with breastfeeding, diet, postpartum issues, you name it.
All-​in-​all the money I spent on her services was the best value spent in the entire process. I highly recommend her services.

This review is LONG overdue, Leilani was so sweet to us during our first meeting as we interviewed her for our potential birth doula. She answered all of the questions that my husband and I had. She made us feel very comfortable and we didn’t feel rushed with her time at all. Leilani gave us a folder with all of her qualifications and references, we found her fee to be very fair. We were especially thrilled to find out about the home visits included and that she is also a lactation consultant. During our home visits before the birth we learned coping skills, and relaxation techniques. Our time with Leilani for the birth was very long (she said after, it was the longest yet she has attended) and we were very worried about not having the birth go as we had planned. Leilani stuck by us as we were kicked out of Best Start Birth Center and sent to the hospital, I was devastated but she made us feel at ease and helped make it the best possible experience. She even took pictures for us at the hospital. The day after the birth at the hospital Leilani was able to identify a latch issue right away that was missed by two of the hospital lactation consultants. She also helped TREMENDOUSLY when I was having all sorts of troubles with breastfeeding, she helped us with a supplemental nursing system, low milk production, a pumping/​feeding schedule, and she recommended an ointment that potentially saved my breastfeeding relationship when even my OBGYN wasn’t helpful. I have now been exclusively breastfeeding for six months thanks to Leilani and look back at our birth experience with her as invaluable. I also highly recommend her lactation support group which proved to be just the help I needed. Five stars on Unilocal!doesn’t do her justice. I can’t say enough good things about Leilani, she’s worth every penny and more. I highly recommend her as a doula and a lactation consultant, I don’t know what we would have done without her.

Leilani was great. My wife was having major pain and issues with breastfeeding, and we needed someone to come help ASAP. I called about 10 lactation consultants, until I hopped on Unilocal and found Leilani. She squeezed us in and was awesome!
She immediately pin pointed all the issues with our baby’s latch and made breast feeding much more enjoyable. She also had a bunch of other pointers for natural remedies which all worked! You need to work with Leilani… it will be the best decision you make. it was for us.

We hired Leilani as our lactation consultant, and she was instrumental in helping us with a difficult and painful breastfeeding experience. As new parents, we were so appreciative that she came directly to our house to consult with us. And she was also one of the first professionals to suggest that our problems were related to a possible tongue tie and lip tie. She immediately recommended a specialist and helped us with advice both before and after the medical procedure to release the ties. Her advice is straightforward, logical, and practical. She is knowledgeable and supportive, and her calming presence made our experience much less stressful. She is fantastic!

I had the pleasure of observing Leilani work with new moms and dads at a Breastfeeding support group in Kensington. She was so calm and reassuring and the parents gave her a hug and their gratitude at the end of the class because she helped them so much. Leilani truly has the heart and knowledge to be of great service to new parents. She is referred to often from the Beautiful Beginnings Doula group as well.

Leilani is absolutely amazing! I have been seeing her since my daughter was about 3 months old (she is now 11 months). Leilani has helped me solve so many issues with Breastfeeding from oversupply and a strong letdown to doctors telling me to stop nursing and me not believing I need to. She is supportive and knowledgeable and can help give you real truthful information on pregnancy, childbirth and breast feeding. I have sent more than one of my friends to her as well and they found everything they needed. She helped a close friend with latch issues, weight gain problems and supply issues. I honestly couldn’t recommend a better person to help with any questions or concerns about Breastfeeding. I can’t express the amount of gratitude I feel towards Leilani and the time she has taken to help me and my daughter continue our breast feeding relationship and make it as successful as possible.

Leilani did an amazing job assisting us with the birth of our son at Kaiser. My wife really wanted to avoid taking pain medicine and the only reason she was able to accomplish this was because of Leilani. She exceeded my expectations and I am confident she will make things much easier for any couple. She taught us many priceless tips after the birth as well. Awesome job Leilani, thank you!

Leilani is fantastic. We were having twins and looking for someone to help us after they were born. She was referred to us by another doula that we had used in the past.
We had arranged for help after we came home, but when I contacted her from the hospital, upset about how the breast feeding was going, she was there promptly. She was very reassuring and stayed with is until we were feeling better.
She spent several weeks with us helping with everything at home. The breastfeeding was going well, but having her there was very reassuring for me. She had advice for every problem and was able to recommend products for the babies and for me. Everything she recommended worked great!
I learned a lot from her and she made me feel confident about my breastfeeding and about handling 2 babies. As an added bonus, she is an excellent cook! I would recommend her to anyone.

LOVE Leilani! Been using her lactation consultant services for a few months and she’s very knowledgable in breastfeeding. I think I would still be struggling with feedings and be deeply depressed if it weren’t for her help. If I weren’t loyal to my doula, I would book Leilani for my doula for #2 in a heartbeat!

Leilani is the best at what she does! I knew I wanted a doula for the birth of our second daughter because I wanted a more peaceful natural experience than our previous experience. She gave us the tools and information necessary to be able to be worry free on the big day! The meetings we had before the delivery were enough time to bond with her while discussing birthing options. She is the person that will follow through with your wishes during the most hectic times when you or your partner may not be able to do so. She helped us stick to our birth plan even when the hospital staff wanted us to go a different direction. Her calm demeanor was so soothing and made the experience so much more enjoyable. If you are looking for a natural birthing experience and need some help to make it through, Leilani is the one for you!
We also used her lactation service and it made all the difference in the world with breastfeeding. Her knowledge was SO appreciated. With my first daughter I went to free breastfeeding classes which were helpful, but trust me having someone come to you and work with you one-​on-​one is so much more enjoyable and stress free.
If you are even considering hiring a doula or lactation consultant trust me it will be worth every penny! This service is offered for a reason and I can honestly say that I regret not having her for my first birth. I will recommend Leilani to all of my friends and family without hesitation!