Our Philosophy
What we believe:
We use a holistic approach to enable your sleep and feeding goals.
We provide individualized, timely and accessible services to support you.
We utilize evidence based research, where possible, to help you make informed decisions.
We respect and support your decisions and are passionate about making parenting easier for your family.
Our commitment
We strive to:
Empower and support women during challenging times.
Use a non-judgemental and empathetic approach to meet your family’s needs.
Demonstrate integrity, inclusivity, and respect for all.
IBCLC
WHAT IS AN IBCLC?
An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is a healthcare professional who has obtained the highest level of training within the area of lactation. An IBCLC specializes in the clinical management of breastfeeding and providing lactation support. IBCLC
WHY CHOOSE AN IBCLC?
An IBCLC performs comprehensive maternal, child and feeding assessments related to breastfeeding and human lactation. An oral assessment is performed by an IBCLC to identify if your baby may have an oral restriction. If a tongue tie is diagnosed by a physician, a personalized care plan will be developed to meet your breastfeeding goals. A tongue tie care plan includes: latch and positioning adjustments, suck training exercises, and on-going follow up support.
HOLISTIC SLEEP COACH
WHAT IS A HOLISTIC SLEEP COACH?
Holistic Sleep Coaching is a family-centred approach to sleep. With a responsive approach, we believe it is crucial to honour the child’s developmental stage and have realistic expectations of sleep. I will also help you to understand biologically normal infant sleep. Night wakings are normal and protect the breastfeeding relationship. We provide you with gentle evidence-based strategies, which never involve leaving babies to cry alone.
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OUR TEAM
Our team consists of 6 strong women- 6 Registered Nurses with many years experience in maternal - child health. 6 of us are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. . All of us together have a passion for supporting women & a drive for learning and educating as best we can.
Meet Our Owners!
Melissa alexander
Melissa has always loved everything about birth, babies and breastfeeding. Her very first opportunity to support moms & babies was at Westview Health Center with the Shared Care program- assisting moms and midwives with deliveries. She fell in love with the midwifery model of care and had midwifery care with all her babies (except the first, who decided to be breech, he was an elective c-section!) She worked at the Misercordia Hospital labour and delivery for approximately 10years. Now working at Westland Family Practice PCN in Spruce Grove. Melissa has 3 kids, 4 pets & lives on an acreage in Parkland County. She looks forward to supporting you with infant feeding, in anyway you want- bottle/breast/exclusive pumping…the list goes on. She hopes to give you confidence and make your life a little easier- because motherhood is hard!
BScN RN 2006, IBCLC 2018
Mychelle Gagne
Mychelle is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Holistic Sleep Coach. She is a Registered Nurse and spent the last 9 years in an Edmonton hospital labour and delivery unit helping mothers and babies. As a Registered Nurse, she has helped many families with their newborn babies. Mychelle is bilingual and available to help both francophone and anglophone families. (Ça me ferait plaisir de vous offrir des services en français!) Mychelle hopes to empower you with a positive, nurturing and supportive approach to ensure your successful on your breastfeeding journey. Mychelle loves coffee, travelling, yoga, her niece Rylie and her dogs Moose and Hunter!
BA 2010, BScN RN 2012, IBCLC 2018
Sherri McCrea
Most of her career has been spent caring for families of every shape and size at a family practice clinic. She is a proud mom to 4 amazing young men and knows that becoming a parent is an awesome privilege but also a challenge like no other. Her passion? Moms. Oh how she loves babies but it brings her such joy to help moms feel empowered by equipping them with knowledge of how their bodies and their babies form an amazing life-giving team.
BScN RN 1996, IBCLC 2023
Talia Unger
Talia is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Registered Nurse. Talia has worked as an RN for 15 years in a variety of areas including Home Care, Public health and Emergency. After the birth of her son and seeking out support from an IBCLC, Talia experienced firsthand the positive impact support from an IBCLC can have. Talia became very passionate about breastfeeding and decided to pursue becoming an IBCLC! Talia completed 500 mentorship hours at the Grey Nuns Breastfeeding Clinic and became proficient in assisting with latching difficulties, ensuring adequate weight gain, engorgement and mastitis issues, pain with breastfeeding, milk supply issues, and collaborating with parents to create individualized care plans. Talia is thrilled to be joining the Little Nursing Co team and looking forward to supporting families in reaching their breastfeeding/chestfeeding goals.
BScN RN 2007, IBCLC 2022
Brittany Harke
Brittany is a Registered Nurse and proud IBCLC. Since 2015 she has been working in newborn and maternal health and currently practicing as a public health nurse. Breastfeeding has been a passion of hers over the last four years while not only caring for her own daughter, but working in the community as a healthy beginnings nurse. She has been humbled learning how many families leave hospital/midwifery care and struggle with breastfeeding. By supporting these families in the community, she was inspired to further my knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care. In 2020 she gained accreditation as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, pinch me! Her goal is to educate and advocate for breastfeeding families. She hopes to create a space for parents to make informed and supported decisions on infant feeding.
BScN RN 2015, IBCLC 2020
Kim stelmaschuk
Kim Stelmaschuk loved childbirth so much that she became a Certified Birth Doula (DONA, 2008-2010), while attending nursing school. She is a Registered Nurse and has been working in Edmonton Labour and Delivery since 2010. Kim has also been a Prenatal Educator teaching Prenatal classes since 2013. She is mom to a 8 year old daughter Harper, and enjoys holistic health, wellness, and fitness.
BScN 2009