I’m Emma Lore (she/her). I am a mama of twins plus one, a nurse and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). My interest in supporting families started back in 2008 when my niece was born, I lived in the same city as my sister-in law and supported their new little family every chance I could get. I later entered nursing school and found my love for breastfeeding support during my first clinical rotation on the postpartum unit at a Baby Friendly hospital. I loved it so much I chose to return to the same unit to work as a student nurse in the summers between semesters.

Fast forward to 2019, and it was my turn in the rocking chair. I had an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth, but breastfeeding was challenging. My (now) husband and I spent that first month doing our absolute best to keep our little guy fed, to get my milk supply up to meeting his needs, and to keep him close to us while we did it all. It was such a huge hurdle for our new little family to overcome, but with support from our local midwife and an IBCLC we eventually got to our feeding goal! Little man was breastfed until I became pregnant again... with twins!

I went into breastfeeding our twins equipped with lost of lessons learned from feeding my first, but absolutely no idea how I would manage feeding two babies. We faced new challenges with feeding two babies, but eventually got in the swing of things. They continue to be little boob monsters into toddlerhood.

I have learned so much through my own infant and toddler feeding journeys and find myself drawn to helping others reach their goals too. When my son was one year old I embarked on my breastfeeding supporter journey. I started out as a peer supporter and geeked out on all things lactation, eventually working towards my IBCLC credential. I am so stoked to be able to share what I have learned with you.

First and foremost - every nursing pair’s journey is distinct - every baby and parent has their own needs and each pair or group's feeding path is beautifully unique. And second is that our paths can take twists and turns to challenging places, we don't always end up where we intended, but we can almost always find beauty where we do land.

I bring along this teaching with me in every visit I do and aim to meet you where you’re at today and help you as you grow along your feeding journey.

I am so glad you found me and can’t wait to support you and your family.

I am a settler Canadian living and working on Haida Gwaii, the traditional and unceded territory of the Haida people. I am so grateful to live, learn, and grow with my family in this place.

I acknowledge that colonialism has impacted, and continues to impact, lives in this nation, and many, many more, across our province, country and globe. As an act of reconciliation, I offer a 15% discount on all services for Indigenous families. Use code: INDIGENOUS15 at checkout.

I support all families and bodies. This includes families with solo parents, multiple parents, same sex families, bodies with disabilities (visible and invisible), BIPOC families, families from all religious and spiritual backgrounds, younger parents and older parents, parents in larger and smaller bodies, and bodies in all genders.

YOU are welcome here, and I look forward to supporting you.

Interested in working together but an IBCLC visit is not in your budget? Many families find themselves in your shoes but still need lactation care. To meet this need I’ve started the Pay it Forward program - one visit slot per week is reserved for a Pay it Forward (sliding scale) visit. Need a discounted visit? Contact me :)