Simply Nourish

Katy was amazing and so helpful! Would definitely recommend seeing her for any breastfeeding needs!

So grateful to have Katy's help with feeding my baby. Things have been a bit topsy turvy, but once we started seeing Katy, I knew we would get things figured out.

Katy and her team are fabulous! They worked closely along side me to support with exclusive breast feeding. They are knowledgeable and very personable! I would recommend them to anyone looking for extra feeding support.

Cannot recommend Tracy and her services enough! Even as a second time mom, the information and experience with simply nourish was beyond what I hoped for.

Katy was amazing, I was having a tough time with breastfeeding and she was able to assess my baby’s tongue tie and put a treatment plan for us.

She also gave excellent techniques and resources to help with breastfeeding. I learned a lot and am super appreciative of her help!

Katy went above and beyond in providing us with the support we needed to succeed in our breastfeeding goals. She is knowledgeable, experienced, encouraging and kind; I left every session feeling empowered and supported. Katy helped assess our child’s tongue and lip ties and provided assistance with latching struggles and navigating triple feeding. I cannot thank her enough for the life-changing difference she has made in our family and in my mental health postpartum. I highly recommend her services for any new or experienced parents who need assistance and encouragement in achieving their feeding goals.

Very Knowledgeable and friendly. Will definitely be using for my second child. I was given a lot of misinformation about feeding from other sources prior to seeing simply nourish and know that next time I will be able to use simply nourish and have the correct information and tools from the start. As a nurse myself, I believe that everyone can benefit from using a lactation consultant.

Katy is not only knowledgeable, but down to earth and brings a whole world of evidence-based factual information and support you can rely on. I felt so empowered about my body and my ability to feed my child. Thank you Katy!

Tracy has literally saved my breastfeeding journey and I am so so grateful for her. I cannot recommend her or her services enough. When I started working with her, my baby was feeding about every hour to two hours and I was exhausted, defeated and constantly feeding. Other nurses told me this was normal because he was small but Tracy took the time to understand what was going on and work with us to find solutions. It turned out baby was transferring very little from the breast. When we started working with Tracy, he was taking 25% from me directly and 75% top-up. After only two weeks, it was 60% me and 40% top-up and it just keeps getting better. He is now feeding every 2-4 hours and everyone in the house is so much happier, including him. Tracy has a compassionate, warm understanding and non-judgemental manner that feels like a warm hug. Cannot recommend and thank her enough, she is incredible!

There is a reason these guys have a 5 star rating! They are absolutely amazing. We are seeing Tracy and she is helping us create a feeding plan that matches our families priorities. I honestly feel like all first time parents regardless of feeding issues should consider booking an assessment just to gain some extra knowledge and support around feeding. I can not recommend Tracy enough. Worth the every cent.

Tracy was amazing, so supportive and helpful. I just had my first baby in October and didn't realize how difficult breastfeeding would be for me. My baby just wouldn't latch and cry every time I offer her my breast. Tracy offered a few techniques as well as pump that all worked at the end. Tracy would be a text message away 24/7 which was sooo helpful during that first week when I felt so lonely and didn't know what to do. Highly recommend her services.

Katy is extremely professional, down to earth and well educated. As an IBCLC with a background in NICU nursing, my wife and I felt that she had so much to offer in terms of tools to help us manage our family's breastfeeding journey. She answered all our questions and guided us through our anxiety and concerns. My wife and I agree that everyone who wants to breastfeed should book an appointment with an IBCLC.

Tracey & Kaity are both professional & personal, knowledgeable and really know how to make you feel comfortable and secure in your journey to breastfeed. I highly recommend a prenatal consult with Simply Nourish to calm your nerves and inform you prior to starting your breastfeeding journey!

Katy was incredibly helpful with tips to get my daughter to take a bottle. She gave me so much confidence and is an excellent resource for anyone struggling with feeding. I highly recommend going to see her!

Katy is absolutely incredible. She is so kind, empathic and understanding. She is there every step of the way to ensure you meet your own feeding goals and she does so without judgment. I am so glad I reached out. She is the best around!

If you’re looking for a Lactation Consultant to work with, I highly suggest Katy. She is very personable, has many years of experience working as a nurse and has a passion for helping others.

Katy is so passionate and kind about helping her clients. I was anxious about the breastfeeding journey and didn’t know where to begin. Now if feel like I have some great support and am excited for what’s to come!

Katey was amazing and extremely helpful in aiding my fiancé with breastfeeding. We had issues getting baby to latch on properly, and it was extremely painful for my fiancé. The pain is now gone and my fiancé actually enjoys feeding times now, whereas the first few days she dreaded it. It’s also great to know our baby has no abnormalities with her mouth/lips. We don’t know what we would have done without her!

I currently live in Kelowna but had heard so many incredible things about Katy at Simply Nourish. I was desperate for some help with my breastfeeding journey and so I reached out for a virtual consultation and Katy helped me immensly with my confidence in feeding my baby, and education on what to do/how to move forward. She was never judgemental and was so supportive in every way. Honestly, my biggest piece of advice for anyone who is expecting a baby or recently had a baby, is to book a consultation with Katie (whether you plan to breastfeed or formula feed)! Seriously! This was so essential for my journey. Thanks so much Katy!

Katy is amazing. Breastfeeding has been a challenge but having Katy's help and support keeps me going. She is very encouraging and very knowledgeable.

I felt so comfortable having Katy in my home helping me in such a personal and professional manner. I’m so glad I booked with her, she reassured me I’m doing things right and helped me with make feedings more comfortable for me and my baby girl. I learned some great hands on technics that work for me. I would highly recommend her to all my family and friends.

Katy was absolutely wonderful and so incredibly supportive and understanding at such a vulnerable time. I would highly recommend her to any new family struggling with nursing. She instilled so much confidence in us and has made our journey that much smoother.

I am very thankful to have found Katy Teasdale to help me in my breast feeding journey this past summer & fall! She helped us identify our baby’s tongue tie which were causing an overly fussy infant due to his shallow latch and intake of air. She was a great source of knowledge when I needed help with breast pains, nursing positions and techniques to help him latch better. I highly recommend her, and the fact that she travelled to us too was worth the investment!

Katy was extremely professional, knowledgable (above and beyond just breastfeeding) and genuinely cared about the success of my nursing journey with my baby girl. Even after having done some prenatal breastfeeding research, I’ve learned so much from Katy! I’m extremely glad she was a part of our postpartum team, money well spent!

Katy is very passionate about what she does and I found her very helpful as a first time mom! She is very knowledgeable of current research and provided helpful information but was open to my preferences. I plan on recommending her to other first time moms!

Katy is incredibly knowledgeable and always ready and willing to answer any questions. She is so helpful and reassuring, highly recommend her to anyone seeking her services.

SO WORTH IT! I was ready to give up two weeks in but I waited out for my appointment with Katy and she changed EVERYTHING. I went from being stressed out every time I had to feed my baby to getting the confidence and knowledge I needed to be able to get the latch right and be in a position where I was comfortable so we were both happy at feeding time.

Katy brings such a wealth of knowledge and makes you feel SO comfortable and empowered. The support I got from her is like no other! If you have any reserves about booking with her, do yourself a favour and do it! Best decision I have made so far as a parent. We are 6 months in, still breastfeeding and it's all thanks to Katy!

Katy has been such a support and wealth of knowledge! She listened to my concerns and made me feel heard. She understands and respects the feeding journey you want to take and makes a plan with you. She has been such a light in our feeding journey! I can’t say enough good things about Katy!

Katy is the best investment you can make for the beginning of your breastfeeding journey! Her support and guidance even in a short time helped steer us in the right direction. She is knowledgeable and listens to your needs. Her office space is warm and set up for comfort and relaxed atmosphere to ease you into feeding!

She gives you sound, realistic advice and that makes sense and helps not just baby but mamma as well!

Katy provided us with evidence based information and provided informed consent anytime she thought it was beneficial to be hands on. She worked with us to create feeding plan options that work for us and helped meet our goals.

Working with Katy was such a wonderful experience! We felt supported and empowered every step of the way. We experienced numerous difficulties with our little girl and Katy always approached these challenges with our best interest in mind. As a new mom, I felt a sense of guilt and blame that things weren’t initially going well. Katy was always very reassuring in letting me know that I was okay. She also provided us with different options in addressing these challenges. I’m so glad that we went to see her and am very grateful for all of her support.

I am an RN with experience in maternity care. I breastfed all four of my children. Still, when I hit snags with #3 and #4, I couldn’t put all the issues I noticed together. Katy was my IBCLC for #4 and was wonderful. I appreciated her explaining her assessment so I understood what she was looking for in relation to my concerns. She created a dialogue that allowed me to share parts of my breastfeeding experiences that I would not have recognized as valuable for her understanding of the whole picture. And she provided tools I could implement myself along with what sort of improvement I could expect in a general timeline. Being able to reconnect in the following two weeks as I made these changes and experienced improvement was invaluable and confidence-building.

My experience with Katy was amazing! Katy taught me different feeding positions, proper latching, how to increase my supply and just about everything else when it came to taking care of my newborn. Katy shared her own experiences with motherhood and really helped me around seeking emotional support for my post partum challenges. Katy is an accessible practitioner who is willing to work with you and your babies unique needs! If there is one thing I would encourage new moms to do is hire a consultant like Katy.

Katy has been helping us with lactation inducement so that I could feed my baby that was born though surrogacy. We have been meeting with each other since before my son was born. Katy is kind, so knowledgable, and supportive. There was never one moment where I felt like I was feeling overwhelmed as Katy always gave us recommendations in digestible pieces. I really appreciate that Katy checked in with my husband and I to make sure we were doing well in all aspects of new parenthood and not just specific to lactation.

I truly value the advice and recommendations Katy has provided us and we always get excited to see her! It feels like we're going to see a friend.:)

Katy's support as a lactation consultant is immeasurable. She is a qualified expert with a wealth of experience, provides compassionate and empathetic care, and listens and observes carefully before offering guidance and suggestions that are specialized to you and your baby's needs. I fully trusted her recommendations because she shared her careful thought process, and never pressured us. We happily drove an hour each way to see her, knowing we'd be receiving the best care for our daughter.

She was able to figure out our baby's weight gain issues quickly, and the baby specific breastfeeding changes we made accordingly made all the difference. Often when a baby is having issues, the parents are suffering as well through worry, and Katy has the natural ability to build up confidence and alleviate concerns for parents. If I had to sum up our experience with her in one word, it would be "relief. " We can't recommend her enough.

Katy is the support person all moms need. She is kind, compassionate and so knowledgeable. She assessed and found a tongue and lip tie in my 8 week old son, which was missed at the hospital. After the revision it was an uphill battle to have him latching and feeding well, but Katy was right by my side the entire time. She instilled confidence in me and assured me that my goals were absolutely achievable. I can confidently say that she is the reason I am still EBF. I can’t say enough good things about her!

Katy is fantastic. She is personable, knowledgeable and has a true heart to help mothers and babies succeed at breastfeeding. Her first visit was like a breath of fresh air. She's so easy to talk to, confirmed my instincts and really made me feel supported in my choices. I truly feel that I've added to my village by having Katy on my healthcare team.

Katy is absolutely fantastic. She is knowledgeable, helpful, kind, and very quick to respond. When I was so frustrated and at a loss for how to begin breastfeeding, she answered all my questions and was so supportive. She has helped me tremendously. I highly recommend booking an appointment with her and you will absolutely feel 100% better after meeting her.

I contacted Katy during a time of my life when much of my focus was concentrated on my struggles with nursing and not enjoying my time with my newborn. Having a baby during a pandemic made resources not as accessible. She is extremly knowledgeable and had our best interest at heart. I sincerely regret not making an appointment to see her sooner.

I'm so glad I found Katy and was able to work with her. She immediately made me feel so at ease and free to share my breastfeeding experience thus far (I reached out a few months into mine and my daughter's journey). She offered so many practical tips, knowledge, and the advice I was needing to make informed decisions - particularly around a revision for my daughter's restrictive tongue tie.

During COVID one of my biggest struggles has been feeling isolated as a new parent and I'm so glad to have Simply Nourish as a part of my "village" should I need more support.

I had my baby in August and due to some complications my milk didn’t come in right away. While we started with formula and everything was going well, I wasn’t ready to give up on breastfeeding so I contacted Katy for help. She responded right away and came for her first initial visit that week. I felt a sense of relief as soon as she arrived and her warmth and wisdom made me feel like I could do anything! She helped me make a plan to get back to exclusive breastfeeding, showed me some techniques and tricks I wasn’t aware of and two weeks later I was breastfeeding my baby like a champ and feeling very confident.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Katy. She is the most knowledgeable and helpful lactation consultant and helps you out like you are a good friend and not just a client. I would happily recommend her to everyone I know who needs that extra guidance, especially in these tricky times where mommas are more alone now than ever.

Katy is absolutely amazing - I honestly cannot say enough about how wonderful she is! She was such a huge support for me as a first-time mom both with breastfeeding and any other questions or worries I had! She was so kind, knowledgable and patient with all of my (many!) questions. It's wonderful that she is an RN too! I absolutely will be booking her for any future children we are blessed with.

Katy is the reason I'm exclusively breastfeeding my son today. As a first time mom you don't realize how challenging breastfeeding can be. I was so frustrated not being able to sufficiently feed my son, but Katy's advice and tips saved me! She is a pleasure to work with - kind, understanding and not judgemental in the slightest. I can't recommend her enough!:)

After having unhelpful experiences with two lactation consultants after the birth of my first child, I was reluctant to seek help from another while having feeding challenges with my second. Thankfully my sessions with Katy were not only helpful, but got me from seconds away from throwing in the towel to a successful breastfeeding relationship with my 8 week old son.

Katy has found the sweet spot between a highly skilled and knowledgeable professional and a supportive best friend. She addressed all of my challenges and concerns in a caring, nonjudgmental way, and helped me feel confident in my ability to continue breastfeeding into the foreseeable future. Thank Katy!

Katy has been amazing. I did a session with her while I was pregnant and she put my mind at ease (the internet really isn't helpful when you're expecting).
Post-birth her support made breastfeeding and parenting 150% easier for my family and I. Katy is gentle, supportive, knowledgeable, and cares deeply about the families she works with. I tell everyone that the best money I have spent on myself and my daughter has been time with Katy.

We are very glad we made the decision to hire Katy as our consultant. Her thoughtful, detailed, and personal approach transformed our feeding experience. We sincerely appreciated the way in which she followed-up and encouraged us, and highly recommend Simply Nourish.

I was throughly impressed by Kate’s professionalism, care, support and knowledge. I initially was doubtful of achieving my goal of exclusively breastfeeding but Kate got me there by giving me the tools, support and confidence to do so. I highly recommend her as a lactation consultant if you’re having trouble breastfeeding, like I was. I only wish I had reached out sooner.

Very supportive and encouraging! I felt comfortable right away and loved how Katy is available to answer questions whenever you need and help with breastfeeding!

Katy is amazing! As soon as you meet her you feel comfortable and like you’ve known her forever. I really had low expectations that a lactation consultant would help, but I am so happy that I had her come over and assess the situation, I just wish I would have done it sooner. I highly recommend Katy, she is very knowledgeable and confident. If you think you’re beyond help, you most definitely aren’t.

Katy is fantastic! We were struggling with low milk supply and were able to avoid formula with her expert guidance and support. She understood our goals and had so much knowledge and experience to guide us towards reaching them. Thank you Katy!

Katy is very knowledgeable and provides compassionate care. I was really struggling with breastfeeding my new baby during the covid quarantine and I was ready to call it quits. My midwife recommended Katy at that point and she gave me the encouragement, education, and ongoing support I needed to overcome the issues we were having. I wish I had known about her sooner but I am happy that I have been able to keep breastfeeding my son and really appreciate the guidance and care she provided us during a difficult time.

Katy has a passion for helping families navigate their new world. When moms are dedicated to breastfeeding but require assistance, Katy not only assists but creates a human connection to ensure the plan is achievable and realistic for you and your life.

Katy is an amazing lactation consultant. She is highly educated and has loads of experience helping families with their goals related to breastfeeding/chestfeeding. Katy is sensitive, compassionate and understanding. She meets you where you are at and supports you every step of the way with your goals. The first contact we had with her was extremely positive and kind. She offered flexibility and showed genuine care to us before we even booked our first meeting. Without Katy, we may not have had success with breastfeeding due to the stress and uncertainty of what to do. At 10 months postpartum, we are still successful because of Katy’s help. If you are looking for support with breastfeeding or nourishing your baby, look no further.

Had Katy come and help cause I was not producing enough for my son and he became dehydrated as well as lost too much weight after our first night at home. We ended up needing to top up with formula in order to make sure he was getting enough. She did a home visit and helped to assess the latch and create a plan to increase my milk supply to match the needs of my son. Within a couple days I was able to stop topping up and exclusively breastfeed. She is amazing and would recommend her to anyone!

I had a great experience with Katy. She came to our house well prepared and gave me a lot of valuable advice which helped continue successfully breastfeed my son. She responded really quickly to my follow up emailed questions as well and provided additional advice. She is really nice and with her positive approach to problems helped ease my mind significantly. Thank you for your help!

Katy is so skilled at what she does! Her genuine care combined with her nursing background and extensive knowledge about feeding babies all contribute to her ability to help moms with any kind of feeding issue. She helped me with both of my babies when I was having painful feeding issues, different problems with each of my babies were resolved efficiently with her support. I’ve also provided care for several of her clients and they all feel Katy’s support has been instrumental in their ability to care for their newborns. I’m so grateful for the work you do Katy and to have you as a resource and colleague!

I’m so glad I found Katy when I did. My midwives recommended her when I was having trouble feeding my 2 month old son. I experienced a excruciating amount of pain during every feed and she helped me create a realistic feeding/pumping plan and shared important tips and information for feeds and healing. She encouraged me so much that I managed to stick it out. Eventually, breast-feeding got easier. Now we are going strong at 5 months and I enjoy the process of feeding my child so much more. ️