Jessica Daryawish (she/her)
With over 15 years of nursing experience as a Postpartum Nurse, Prenatal Educator, and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), she offers compassionate, holistic, and evidence-based support for families navigating their infant feeding journey. Jessica’s approach centres on building a mother’s self-efficacy and resiliency, supporting cue-based care, and helping families feel confident and empowered —…
Rachel Donovan (she/her)
Rachel is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Toronto, where she specialized in Health and Mental Health. She is dedicated to helping parents navigate the raw reality of infant feeding with clarity and confidence. Learning to feed a baby involves a steep skill…
Ash Aylwin ( she/her)
Ash is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Registered Nurse with a passion for supporting families in York Region. She volunteers with local groups like the York Region Infant Feeding Coalition and La Leche League Canada to improve health literacy and is dedicated to helping parents navigate their infant feeding journeys with personalized,…
Beth McKenzie (she/her)
Beth McKenzie (she/her) is a Registered Nurse (RN) and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). For the past 15 years, Beth has been a critical care nurse at SickKids Hospital, taking care of babies and families in need. Beth became passionate about breastfeeding after the birth of her daughter, when her own breastfeeding journey was…
Taya Griffin (she/her)
Taya is an Internationally Certified Board Lactation Consultant who is passionate about helping mothers prepare for their breastfeeding journey and supporting them, at home or in the hospital, to reach their individual breastfeeding goals. Taya also co-hosts and facilitates the breastfeeding workshops and clinics with our Oona family. Taya is a graduate of the International…
Rose Le Blanc (she/her)
Rose is a graduate of Newman Breastfeeding Clinic Lactation Medicine Program and a CAPPA Certified Postpartum Doula. She also holds an honours degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto and a degree in Social Work from York University. Although she found her work as a doula very rewarding, she noticed there was was lacking…
