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Heather Shelley- Lehi, Utah

Heather Shelley   IBCLC

Lactation Consultant | Lehi, UT

📧 heather@breezybabies.com
📱 text (801) 513-3255


Meet Your Lactation Consultant

Hi, I’m Heather! I’m an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Licensed Midwife (LDEM), and Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) with more than 25 years of experience caring for women, babies, and families.

My passion for breastfeeding support came from breastfeeding my own children—or more accurately, struggling to breastfeed my first two children and becoming determined to get it right with babies number three and four. Those experiences gave me a deep understanding of how emotional, exhausting, frustrating, and overwhelming breastfeeding challenges can feel. They also taught me how life-changing the right education, support, and encouragement can be for a mother.

As a mother of four who breastfed for a combined total of 10 years, I understand both personally and professionally that breastfeeding is hard. Despite what many women are told, it does not always come naturally. Most mothers need help somewhere along the way. My goal is to help women feel informed, supported, and confident without judgment or unrealistic expectations.

My background combines medical training with holistic, relationship-centered care. In addition to lactation support, I have extensive experience in pregnancy care, postpartum recovery, newborn care, oral restrictions, women’s health, and family medicine. I am trained in tongue tie assessment and reduction and have helped many mothers navigate painful latch, nipple trauma, recurrent plugged ducts, mastitis, low milk supply, and difficult feeding situations. I especially enjoy helping families through more complex breastfeeding challenges while providing practical, realistic support that works in everyday life.

Outside of work, I enjoy gardening, painting, music, traveling—especially to Ecuador and almost anywhere in the world—hiking waterfalls in Tennessee, and spending time with family.

 

What I’ll Bring to Your Lactation Journey:

With decades of experience in birth and postpartum care, I provide evidence-based lactation support combined with compassionate, individualized care. My approach focuses on education, clinical expertise, practical problem-solving, and helping mothers feel calm and supported during a season that can often feel overwhelming.

 

My Experience Includes Supporting:

  • Painful latch and nipple trauma
  • Tongue tie assessment and reduction
  • Mastitis and plugged ducts
  • Low milk supply & oversupply
  • Pumping and returning to work
  • Slow infant weight gain
  • Supplementation plans
  • Multiples and tandem nursing
  • Bottle refusal
  • Weaning support
  • Postpartum recovery and feeding after difficult births
  • Prenatal breastfeeding education

 

Education & Experience:

  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)
  • Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife (LDEM) – Utah
  • Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)
  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
  • More than 25 years serving women and families
  • Founder of Birthing Your Way and Helix Springs Family Care
  • International women’s health and midwifery work in Ecuador, Haiti, Indonesia, and the Dominican Republic
  • Speaker and educator for maternal-child health and breastfeeding topics

 

Areas Served by Heather, IBCLC – Lactation Consultant in Lehi, UT

Heather provides in-home lactation consultations in:

  • Lehi
  • Draper
  • Saratoga Springs
  • Eagle Mountain
  • American Fork

Home visits are available within approximately 15 minutes of Main Street in Lehi. Heather also offers clinic visits for mothers and babies needing more extensive evaluation and support. Virtual consultations are available for families throughout Utah and nationwide.

 

If you're searching for a:

  • An experienced IBCLC in Utah County
  • Hands-on breastfeeding support in your home
  • Help with tongue tie, mastitis, painful latch, or milk supply concerns
  • A provider with both medical and midwifery training
  • Practical, compassionate breastfeeding guidance
  • Postpartum support from someone who understands both personally and professionally

Heather is here to support your breastfeeding journey with warmth, experience, and individualized care. Check your insurance for covered visits with Heather.