Julie Matheney, MS, CCC-SLP, CLEC, IBCLC

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Julie Matheney is an International board certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and the Founder of The LA Lactation Lady, her lactation consulting business based in Los Angeles, California. She has over eight years of lactation consulting experience. She earned her MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Miami University and has earned a Certificate of Clinical Competence for Speech-Language Pathologists (CCC-SLP). She also earned her Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (CLEC) certificate from the University of California, San Diego.

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How to

Sell Breast Milk

If you’re overproducing milk, you might as well get paid for what you aren’t going to use, right? “Donating” your milk (and getting a check in exchange) is a great way to make some extra money while also helping ...

How to Mix Breastmilk with Baby Formula

Breastmilk provides complete nutrition for growing babies, but sometimes it might be necessary to supplement breastmilk with formula. Whether you want to wean your baby off of breastfeeding, get them used to the taste of...

How to

Become a Lactation Consultant

The practice of breastfeeding is a natural part of being a mother, but it takes skill and using the proper technique to do it successfully. That's where lactation consultants come in. Lactation consultants are trained to...