Melitta Hoder

Melitta was and continues to be a tremendous help to me, my husband, and our newborn son as we navigate the first weeks of being new parents. Our son was 3.5 weeks early and had challenges with breastfeeding (latching). As a result it was difficult for him to gain weight which was a source of stress for my husband and me. Melitta has a calm, supportive demeanor and it’s clear that she cares about us and the wellbeing of our son. Melitta came to our home which I particularly liked as it allowed us to learn and work through the challenges in the comfortable environment. She was and continues readily available for questions via email or phone and follow-​up visits.
I’m so happy we’ve been able to work with Melitta as the techniques she’s taught us have improved our son’s breastfeeding by leaps and bounds. Breastfeeding was very stressful for me in the first weeks but I’m happy to say that this has changed. In addition to breastfeeding techniques, Melitta also provided some tips for cradle cap and diaper rash which was much appreciated. I highly recommend Melitta and her services enough! She is knowledgeable, supportive, and professional.

Melitta is a fairy godmother for parents with a newborn! In this world where communities are not as close knit and family is spread far and wide for many of us having support from Melitta was priceless. She is pragmatic, knowledgeable, patient, and unassuming. Not only is she a very competent lactation consultant + postpartum doula. She’s also a trained massage therapist. It’s the three most valuable things a new parent could ask for.
If we are blessed enough to have another child we will absolutely be seeking out her support again.

We are so happy that we found Melitta. She worked with us primarily as a lactation consultant, but she also gave us some general newborn/​new parenting advice. Some of her suggestions helped us go from needing to soothe our baby for 20+ minutes to being able to put her down and help her go to sleep in less than 5 minutes! As a lactation consultant, she was a great fit for our parenting and personality styles and helped us quickly get our baby back on track when she wasn’t gaining weight. Her approach was very positive, relaxed, and practical. After hearing from some of my friends about lactation consultants who seemed almost militant in their approach, we were so happy when Melitta suggested things like continuing to let her sleep big chunks of time at night (because we have to sleep to be able to take care of her!) and just focus on feeding her more during the day and doing things to stimulate milk production. Melitta taught us so much about how to manage milk supply and now we have the tools and confidence to navigate through future concerns that may arise.

Melita is a gem. She did some postpardum doula work and lactation consulting during a rough time just after our son was born. He was very colicky, and she had many great ideas on how to help. She is super knowledgeable in these fields and a joy to be around. She is loving and has a witty way of communicating with babies. It is fun to watch. I would highly recommend her.

My husband and I had the opportunity to work with Melitta with our first child over the past few months. I can’t imagine going through the first six weeks without her. She provided incredible guidance that allowed us to gain confidence and get on a healthy track much sooner than I would have expected. She was great with our little one and definitely helped me keep sane during those first weeks. We will continue to work with Melitta as we enter new phases. I would highly recommend Melitta!

Melitta saved my butt many a time the first months after delivering a baby. Her nurturing presence and wealth of wisdom about newborns was such a comfort to have in our home. From lactation knowledge to how to put on a wrap to referring us to a nanny service to even a massage if you need one! We are blessed to have met and worked with Melitta in welcoming our baby those first harrowing but blissful months.

Melitta is fantastic. I’d second all of the other reviews here. If you are having any issues with feeding whatsoever, you should give her a call. She came and spent two hours with us and our newborn boy after we had struggled for a week with his feedings. Her advice was invaluable — including «diagnosing» him immediately with a short frenulum, which the hospital lactation consultants did not check for. Very sweet woman with a golden touch with babies.

Best advice I can give is hire Melitta and have her come after your first night home (or sooner). She helped us navigate not only breast feeding but newborn sleeping and other topics that new parents need help navigating.
She immediately seemed at ease at our home and took care of me as a new mom navigating with post partum recovery and breast feeding. We got on a really good routine and sleeping schedule because of her advice and tools. She helped with swaddling, mobs wraps, tummy time, etc. just having her available to answer little and big things put us in a confident position and at ease with our newborn making our transition as a family enjoyable and calm.
I can’t imagine the first many weeks without her support. And I feel stress free knowing she will be there again to help transition back to work with feedings and pumping, etc. or in between if something changes.

It is a gift to work with Melitta. We have been working with her for the last month since the birth of our first child and have come to adore Melitta both as a coach and a friend. She came to the hospital the day after our daughter was born — highly highly recommend the hospital visit — and helped us get on track right away. Then she came to our house several times to trouble shoot on breast feeding but also on caring for an infant in general. She gave me much needed napping breaks and when I would emerge from a deep sleep, the baby would be happily snoozing, the house picked up, laundry changed, special tea brewed, and delicious snacks were on the counter. She even gave me a massage! We didn’t expect the flood of infant knowledge she has shared with us and feel it has been critical for understanding our daughter and our new role as parents. Every time we meet with Melitta she shares some nugget of information that proves invaluable. And the way she interacts with our daughter is priceless — she’s fearless and tender at the same time.
We are now working with Melitta on an as needed basis and feel she is our go-​to when we are lost or frustrated. Hire Melitta in whatever capacity you can and you will be happier, more balanced, better equipped parents as a result!

Melitta really helped us stay sane and focused those first few weeks after we had our little one. She came in, encouraged us when we were feeling a bit hopeless. Nursing was more challenging than we thought — and she gave us tips, never made us feel bad when we had to temporarily supplement. In the end we have a very healthy breast fed baby and will cherish the time Melitta came and made us feel like everything would be OK.

Melitta was just, simply, wonderful. And a total lifesaver. My wife was really struggling and overwhelmed with the whole breastfeeding/​pumping process. We stumbled across Melitta in a class and asked for her help. She was caring, supportive, and nurturing, and her help and guidance was without a doubt a lifechanger for us. I highly and strongly recommend Melitta, even if you think you’ve got things figured out. We wouldn’t have survived without her help.

As others have shared, Melitta is caring and extremely good at what she does. She helped us a year ago when our twin girls were needing to regain their birth weight. Melitta was able to guide us in our sleep-​deprived states with just the right amount of information to be successful at breastfeeding and pumping (gave us everything on paper because she probably knew we needed things written down!). I cannot recommend her enough and am only now writing this review because it has been a very busy year (!). I just searched on Unilocal!for her info to forward to someone and wanted to be sure to give her another well deserved 5-​star rating. A year ago, her rate was also about 50% less than other IBCLCs. If you need any help at all with your pregnancy, new baby and/​or breastfeeding, PLEASE CALL HER!
Lastly, I had breastfed my older child for two years prior to the twins, so I even sort-​of knew what I was doing, but her help was still invaluable especially because of her experience with twins (and all things postpartum!).

Melitta helped us when we were totally lost. We couldn’t have done it without her. She was like the baby boob whisperer. She even got the baby to drink from the bottle after weeks of torture refusing it. She is an incredible expert and you would be lucky to spend time with her.

My wife and I cannot recommend Melitta enough! She was enormously helpful to us as a lactation consultant, and is as knowledgable and experienced as she is kind and compassionate. Five stars aren’t enough!

Melitta really looks after you, makes sure you’re eating well and have everything you need (including sleep!) She does all this without being intrusive or overbearing, and she even keeps in touch afterwards to make sure everything is ticking along. I’m very, very grateful for her help.

Melitta came recommended by a friend who said she was single-​handedly responsible for my friend’s milk coming in. I used her both as a lactation consultant and for a postpartum massage and was not disappointed. She was easily available by email and phone, came to my home twice, offered great advice and insight, was down-​to-​earth and practical, and overall was just what I needed. Her support and encouragement helped me relax, enjoy my baby, not put too much pressure on myself, and get me to exclusively breastfeeding.

Melitta was an absolute lifesaver for my husband and I. We were in the process of moving cross-​country with a very fussy 6-​week old and Melitta provided him with wonderful care when we were in desperate need. I didn’t know much about infants, and learned so much from Melitta about how to care for our fussy little guy — and she was the first to suggest our son be checked for a medical condition that our doctor had initially missed. I was VERY sad to lose her when we left the area, and would recommend her to anyone who needs postpartum help. I don’t think I’ve ever written a Unilocal review before, but Melitta deserves these 5 stars and then some.

As a postpartum mum I was feeling pretty exhausted, my body felt congested and I was really missing being able to do prenatal yoga. Its early days so I still have to take things easy but I really needed some help easing my aches and pains. My doula recommended Melitta (who is also a doula, postpartum doula and lactation consultant) and I’m really glad she did. As I was only 10 days postpartum she came to my home which was gret!
She recommended that I feed my baby first so that lying on my stomach would be more comfortable and as such I got the bonus of positive feedback and some lactation advice. The massage itself was done on my bed and was a full hour of fabulous deep tissue, soothing and relaxing heaven! She has great hands. I felt like a new person the next day! I wish I could do this weekly!

Melitta began working with us as soon as we brought our twin boys home from the hospital — they were born 9 weeks premature and were still 4 weeks premature when they came home. Melitta was superb in the way she took care of both me and the boys. I loved listening to her talk to them like little people, holding them close to her and chatting to them like they were healthy, little men. At the time, I was so worried about them that just listening to her made me feel more confident. Melitta’s expertise as a lactation consultant was put to the test when I developed thrush. She made good recommendations for natural solutions, and when that didn’t take care of it, told me what kind of prescription ointment to get from my doctor. Her support of my breastfeeding was so well rounded. While she fully embraces breastfeeding as the best for babies, she brings a level of practicality to her doula care. She helped me get rid of the guilt in giving my boys a bottle of formula — advising me that the in the long run, my health and the importance that my boys get a full feed was paramount. Melitta always fixed me healthy snacks at every pump or breast feeding session, encouraged me to nap, shower, make a phone call or two and just generally helped me feel some semblance of normalcy in an otherwise otherworldly experience. Working with Melitta was an empowering experience — she made me feel like I was more than capable of handling caring for my boys and she gave me great tips and skills to do so.

Melitta is a fantastic doula. As a first time mum I was a bit nervous about how to care for a new baby. She put me on the right track, particularly with breastfeeding, and gave me so much great advice that really worked. I can’t thank her enough for all the help. I have a calm, happy baby thanks to her. I highly recommend her. She can be found through