Beth Waters, IBCLC, RLC, CPpD

• Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant

• Registered/Licensed Lactation Consultant

• Certified Postpartum Doula

• Co-Sleeping/Gentle Sleep Consultant

I’m passionate about supporting families through their lactation and postpartum journey. I have over 10 years of lactation consulting experience working with all types of families from all different backgrounds. I support evidence-based parenting practices and enjoy supporting families in finding the best approach that works for them. I’m also a gentle sleep practitioner and can also help families with gentle sleep strategies including co-sleeping support.

I completed my college courses at University of California, Santa Barbara, and was trained through Healthy Children/Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine as a Certified Lactation Counselor in 2011. I worked as a CLC in the community helping families and teaching breastfeeding classes. In 2016 I became an Accredited La Leche League Leader and over the next 4 years completed 1000 clinical hours working with diverse families in Berkeley, CA and Hood River, Oregon. In 2016 I also became a Certified Postpartum Doula through Cornerstone and began helping families in their homes heal from birth and learn to care for their new babies. In 2019 I became an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant and began working in private practice. In 2020 I opened a non-profit in Hood River, Oregon called Columbia Gorge Postpartum Support with a mission to improve access to postpartum and lactation support in rural areas. With our grants, over the course of 2 years we helped 80 families receive free postpartum doula care and lactation support. In 2022 I trained with Lindsey Hookway to become a Gentle Sleep Practitioner.

I look forward to supporting your family!

Specialties:

Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS) evaluation, referral for treatment and aftercare

Allergies/food reactions, GERD, reflux, tandem nursing, multiples, low milk supply, pain with latch, nipple trauma, oversupply and premature infants. Engorgement, mastitis, IGT, using a supplemental nursing system and weaning.

Other areas of skill include biologically normal parenting, baby wearing and family bed sharing/co-sleeping and non-violent/compassionate communication.

Beth is a mom of two teen boys who both unschool. She practices gentle parenting and is a passionate advocate for trans and autistic youth. She has 2 cats and a dog, enjoys playing music, singing, writing songs, painting, and practices Vedic meditation and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She’s also a singer/songwriter with published albums under “Beth Waters”.