Nest Collaborative Avis 211

Love Lawrie Brust!!
She is very easy to talk to and gives great advice. Made me feel very comfortable to open up with my struggles :)

Great session with awesome tips to help prepare a first time mum for the unknown of feeding a baby

My consult is very nice and answers all my questions. She is patient and takes time to educate me in things I have questions on .

How understanding the lactation consultant was. I was supposed to have two appointments before having my son but due to complications with my pregnancy, we were only able to schedule one. She tried her best to fit in two info sessions worth of info so I was as prepared as possible.

Very informative and gave multiple ways to feed baby

Each specialist I’ve met with keeps it real, while being kind, supportive and informative. I walk away each time feeling like I’ve got new tools to work with.

Great experience with lactation. Learned a lot, insightful tips, and easy to chat with!

I was in tears from breastfeeding pains and about to quit. However, my consultation with Whitney was so helpful! Not only did she give me a wonderful plan and help identify the reasons that could be leading to my pains but she was also so supportive and really validated my struggles and gave such wonderful encouragement. I only wish I made this appointment earlier!

Consultant was great, but I was hoping to get more details or something new that I haven’t heard on social media/internet

Very nice, nonjudgmental, and knowledgeable consultants

Whitney was incredibly helpful during the weaning process when I got mastitis and didn’t know how to proceed. She was so kind and encouraging, and helped make a plan forward that I felt comfortable and confident in. I would recommend her and Nest to anyone!

The lactation consultant I spoke with, Shelby is absolutely amazing. She made me feel confident expressing my problems and helping me problem solve without making me feel stupid, or being condescending. She was supportive and had amazing suggestions that have greatly helped me improve my supply as well as my pumping experience. I was having trouble keeping up with my daughter and Shelby saved my pumping/breastfeeding journey.

Timely, efficient, practical, helpful

My 10 week old was refusing to take a bottle. We tried multiple different brands, read all the tricks on the internet, and still had no success. I reached out to the Nest Collaborative, booked an appointment that evening, and with my consultant’s advice and recommendation ordered a different bottle and took a new approach to feeding. Within two days my baby was a bottle pro!!

Nest gave me ideas to try at home for breastfeeding to get me over the hump before I could see a lactation consultant in person.

Quick great service! Product is excellent

Sara was great. Knowledgeable and friendly. Scheduling is very easy and great to know I can rely on Sara and the rest of the team at Nest Collaborative as a resource.

I had two appointments with the Nest Collaborative and while my first consultant was wonderfully supportive and helpful, the second one unfortunately was not. The first consultant was very empathetic and helped me troubleshoot a variety of issues (latching, pump settings, flange sizing) by giving me lots of strategies to try. The second consultant gave very little in the way of practical suggestions, told me that there was only one way to reach my nursing goal, and made me feel as if I was putting my child in danger by following my pediatrician's guidance. The contrast between my two appointments was quite striking.

As for the platform itself, it's fairly straightforward to use, but there's a lot of steps. The pre-appointment questionnaire took over 15 minutes to fill out. I wish some questions about information that doesn't change were only asked once on an initial form instead of having to fill it out before each appointment (for example, baby's weights at various ages).

I came into this appointment at a really low point in my breastfeeding journey and about to give up. The lactation consultant did not provide me with much encouragement or practical solutions. Instead she pushed medications on me told me I could be dealing with my issues for up to a month. I felt she was not listening to my problems and she could tell I was on the verge of tears. I left the appointment feeling more defeated than when I came into the appointment.

I have met with 2 consultants and both were so kind and caring. They asked questions and gave suggestions and explained everything I had questions about thoroughly. The initial conversation was during a difficult regression period and the second was to follow up to make sure the plan suggested was helpful.