Serena Meyer, RN, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Serena has authored articles on lactation and breastfeeding for La Leche League International and Native Mothering, an online breastfeeding and mothering resource. Additionally, she presents breastfeeding topics at workshops, classes and conferences. She is the founder of Bay Area Breastfeeding Support, and sees over 600 families a year. To date she has seen close to 4800 families. She also runs a support group with over 6700 members in it. Serena is a Registered Nurse in the State of California, and also a board certified LC. She has two degrees and is a constant life learner. Serena's area of focus are challenging issues such as tongue tie, failure to thrive, previous breast surgery, painful breastfeeding and oral and structural pathology, lower that normal infant weight gain. Serena is married and has one child.
Immunizations: Serena is fully vaccinated and prepared for the 2018 year.
Immunizations: Serena is fully vaccinated and prepared for the 2018 year.
What is an IBCLC?
IBCLC stands for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. IBCLCs are members of the maternal-child health care team who specialize in the clinical management of breastfeeding. They commonly work in hospitals, doctor's offices, health and WIC clinics, midwifery practices, and private practice. In order to become certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners , an IBCLC must:
IBCLC stands for International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. IBCLCs are members of the maternal-child health care team who specialize in the clinical management of breastfeeding. They commonly work in hospitals, doctor's offices, health and WIC clinics, midwifery practices, and private practice. In order to become certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners , an IBCLC must:
- complete the required education in health, breastfeeding, and human lactation
- have many thousands of hours of experience providing care to breastfeeding families
- pass a rigorous exam that covers all aspects of breastfeeding care
Interns and valued COLLABORATORS
The backbone of this practice is the women who support it.
Mandy Halpin
Mandy Halpin is excited to practice alongside Serena to offer skilled, dynamic lactation care to diverse families in the Bay Area. As a masters-prepared nurse practitioner trained at UCSF, she has a special interest in supporting families experiencing complex medical situations while seeking to nourish their babies with breastmilk. She has two children of her own and lives in San Francisco. |
Megan Shinkle
Megan Shinkle is a sleep wizard (overnight postpartum doula) for families in the Bay area. She is passionate about families and loves to see them thrive. With her love of continued education and growth, she now offers classes in labor comfort measures, labor support, postpartum Support, sleep consulting and most recently has been working towards her ibclc certification. |
Xristina Karasis
Christina is the office manager for Bay Area Breastfeeding Support. She is a born and raised Bay Area mom with a passion for helping families. She has done advocacy work for LGBTQ+ communities and has trained as a doula under Contra Costa County's volunteer doula program. In addition to her office support for BABS, Christina homeschools her three awesome children and enjoys studying modern Greek language in her "me time". She speaks Greek at an intermediate level. |
