Ashley Treadwell is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), blogger on the topic of breast/chestfeeding, and advocate for judgment-free feeding support for all parents. Ashley completed her lactation consultant training and certification at University of California, San Diego, including clinical training at the Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and the outpatient clinic at Kaiser Family Health Services. She also holds a Bachelors in Sociology from University of California, Davis. Ashley’s family moved to the beautiful city of Portland during the summer of 2016, where she continues her work helping families meet their feeding goals. Prior to moving to Oregon, Ashley lived in Southern California where she worked as a lactation specialist for the San Diego Breastfeeding Center. She loves needlepoint, exercising, reading, everything related to cooking and feeding her family, spending time with family and friends, and bad reality television.
Ashley is skilled in assessing your baby for tethered oral tissue ("tongue and lip tie"), helping babies transition from bottle to breast, pre-mature infants, low milk supply, painful breastfeeding, and anxiety and insecurity surrounding breastfeeding challenges. Cascadia Lactation practices inclusivity and is experienced in working with LGTBQIA families.
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Koali Blumer-Buell is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She has spent more than 20 years counseling parents and supporting them to build their parenting skills. She has worked with teen parents at Outside In, visited families in their homes with Albina Early Head Start, taught parenting classes and prenatal yoga, and provided support to parents as a birth doula.
Koali will strive to meet you and your family where you are, providing non-judgmental, evidence-based care and feeding support tailored to your needs and goals. She wants you to know joy, satisfaction, and comfort when feeding your baby. Koali will support you in whatever feeding choice you decide is best for your family. If you are unsure what that choice will be, she will work with you to figure it out.
Koali completed her Lactation Education at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and received her clinical training in the Adventist and Legacy Health Systems. She holds a BA in Biology from Lewis and Clark College.
When not providing lactation support Koali enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She loves to be near water and is always looking for a new river, lake, or beach to explore.
Koali will strive to meet you and your family where you are, providing non-judgmental, evidence-based care and feeding support tailored to your needs and goals. She wants you to know joy, satisfaction, and comfort when feeding your baby. Koali will support you in whatever feeding choice you decide is best for your family. If you are unsure what that choice will be, she will work with you to figure it out.
Koali completed her Lactation Education at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and received her clinical training in the Adventist and Legacy Health Systems. She holds a BA in Biology from Lewis and Clark College.
When not providing lactation support Koali enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She loves to be near water and is always looking for a new river, lake, or beach to explore.