Jennifer Lezak is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.  She studied and received her training at UCSD, close to where she grew up in San Diego.  She mentored under several very experienced IBCLC teachers in different areas of practice in various hospitals and private practices around Southern California.  Currently, you can find Jennifer through her private practice Milkmade LA and Kaiser Permanente on Sunset Blvd.  Jennifer Lezak regularly attends conferences and workshops to keep her knowledge and skills current.  She has worked at several hospitals around Los Angeles, including Cedars Sinai Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital and has spent many years in Private Practice.  She offers her services in Private Practice visiting clients at their homes, also with many local OB Doctors, Pediatricians, and clinics around Los Angeles in their offices.  Before she found her calling as a Lactation Consultant, she received a BA from SDSU in English Literature.  The proud mother of two boisterous young boys, ages 10 and 12, she understands the fears that go along with becoming a new parent as well as the challenges that parents face as their families expand.  Jennifer loves helping new parents not only successfully breastfeed, or help to support breastfeeding, but to also manage the daily tasks of surviving motherhood while also finding a balance with their family’s every changing needs.  Through Jennifer Lezak’s work she  hopes to nurture a community where new mothers can find answers, become empowered, and form lifelong friendships.

photo: Michael Rababy