
About Us

MEET OUR IBCLC
Amanda Ho, RN, BScN, IBCLC
Hi, I'm Amanda, a Registered Nurse, IBCLC, and psychotherapist-in-training with over a decade of experience supporting families through feeding and the early postpartum period. For most of my career, I have worked alongside parents during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Whether in the NICU, postpartum units, breastfeeding clinics, or families' homes, I've had the privilege of helping parents navigate feeding challenges, build confidence, and care for their babies during a season that can feel both beautiful and overwhelming.
Over the years, I began to notice something important: feeding is rarely just about feeding. Behind questions about latch, milk supply, pumping, bottles, or weight gain were often parents carrying anxiety, self-doubt, grief, exhaustion, and an immense pressure to get everything "right." I found myself drawn not only to helping babies feed, but to supporting the emotional well-being of the parents caring for them.

My Story
When I became a mother myself, many of those experiences became deeply personal. After navigating infertility and IVF, I learned that the transition into parenthood often begins long before a baby arrives. My own postpartum journey included a traumatic birth, feeding challenges, low milk supply, oral ties, colic, difficulty transitioning away from bottles, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression. It was one of the most challenging seasons of my life and gave me a profound appreciation for how deeply feeding struggles can affect a parent's confidence, identity, relationships, and mental health.
Today, I combine evidence-based lactation support with a compassionate understanding of how emotionally demanding the postpartum period can be. My goal is to help parents feel informed, supported, and less alone as they navigate feeding and the transition into parenthood.


















My Specializations
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1. Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) Expertise
With over a decade as a NICU nurse, I’ve supported families through some of the most challenging moments of their lives. Caring for premature and medically fragile babies has shaped my clinical expertise and deepened my understanding of the resilience and love parents bring to their journeys. My specialties include: • Helping parents of preterm or medically complex infants navigate breastfeeding, whether through exclusive pumping, transitioning to oral feeds, or achieving a successful latch. • Creating practical strategies to boost milk supply and establish a feeding routine that fits your family’s needs. • Providing emotional and hands-on support to guide you through the NICU experience and beyond. I’ll never forget working with a mom of a 28-week preemie who felt overwhelmed and unsure if breastfeeding was possible. Together, we developed a plan to pump, store milk, and eventually transition to latching. Seeing her baby take their first full breastfeed was a powerful reminder of why I do this work.

2. Perinatal Mental Health Expertise
Feeding your baby is about much more than milk. The postpartum period can be joyful, overwhelming, exhausting, and emotionally complex (and sometimes all in the same day). While families often reach out for support with feeding challenges such as latch difficulties, low milk supply, pumping, bottle feeding, or oral ties, these experiences can also affect confidence, identity, and mental well-being. As an RN and IBCLC, I have long been drawn to the emotional side of postpartum care. I am currently completing a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and working toward becoming a Registered Psychotherapist, allowing me to deepen my understanding of maternal mental health and better support families through the transition into parenthood. My goal is to help parents feel informed, supported, and less alone, because feeding support should care for both the baby and the parent.

3. Oral Ties and Feeding Challenges
Working in specialized tongue tie clinics for the last 6 years has given me advanced expertise in identifying and managing oral restrictions like tongue, lip, and buccal ties. These challenges can feel daunting, but they don’t have to stand in the way of successful feeding. My step-by-step approach empowers families to navigate oral ties with confidence and clarity. Here’s how I can help: • Educating parents on how oral ties impact feeding and overall well-being • Creating personalized plans to improve feeding techniques, even for families who choose not to pursue a release • Preparing babies for release procedures with tailored stretches, exercises, and pre-release care • Providing ongoing post-release support to ensure healing and optimize feeding outcomes I worked with a mom whose baby struggled to latch due to a tongue tie. She was exhausted, in pain, and worried she’d have to stop breastfeeding. Together, we navigated the release process, including pre- and post-care. A few weeks later, she shared, “For the first time, feeding my baby feels peaceful, not painful.” Moments like this fuel my passion for helping families thrive.

Professional Background & Training
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Registered Nurse (RN, BScN)
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Specialized training and experience in Neonatal Intensive Care (13+ years)
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International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2018
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Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology Candidate (RP)
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Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certified
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CPR/BLS Certified
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SickKid's Grief and Bereavement Certification (2022)
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IBCLC Masterclass - Oral Habilitation of the Breastfeeding Dyad (2023)
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Rachel O'Brien's Guiding Bottle Breakthroughs Program (2025)
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PSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification (In Progress)
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Sleep Consultant Certification (In Progress)






