The Boston Area Lactation Connection

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The Boston Area Lactation Connection

Individualized prenatal and postpartum clinical lactation care in-office or via telehealth. Office located in Beverly, MA. Virtual- World Wide.

Inquire at info@thebalc.com Offering prenatal education and in-home postpartum lactation care. My philosophy: I firmly believe in the importance of a team approach and have a deep respect for the clients personal definition of lactation success. I work closely with area providers to ensure that each dyad receives the best evidence-based care specific to their situation. Ongoing personal education, clinical research and open dialogue with other providers ensures that no stone is left unturned. You are unique and your care should be as well.

03/13/2026

I'm on the road more these days and, come June, I'll be back on the road full time. 🙂 So I figured I should update you all on my service range. Shoot a text to the office line (617)237-0727 to check availability for home visits or visit my website to book office or virtual appointments. Please note that I can occasionally see people in locations not listed above, so always check!

09/14/2025

Today would have been my Dad's 77th birthday. My Dad was a Navy man, a Southside of Chicago with Memphis, TN and Coffeeville, MS manners man, an Omega Psi Phi man, a family man. He was a good man.

When I think of my Dad, I think of black coffee, hours upon hours of college football, deep philosophical conversations, values and morals that were deeply ingrained and held dear, an ego and sense of self balanced enough to openly have those morals argued against, an ear that was always ready to listen, a heart always open, a friend, at his core, not just to those who he loved, but to society as a whole.

There are so few things in life that we can hold as absolute truths.

But this I know is true and is a statement that grounds me deeply. I am Roy Lee's daughter. Not just biologically speaking. But at my core. Who he was is so firmly planted in who I am as a person. My drive to better the world, to do a kind deed, to love fiercely and deeply, and to care, passionately, about all people (except as****es, right Dad?), comes from the example he set.

Children don't learn who they are and how they feel about the world and about themselves strictly through what is told. It is when what is told matches what is modeled that builds the foundation of caring, curious, grounded human beings.

I am eternally grateful that I was lucky enough to learn so many lessons from my Dad and I adore the fact that I get to pass these lessons down to my children, to my patients, to the world.

So Happy Birthday to Roy Thomas Lee and thank you to his Mama Mollie Lee (Webb) for bracing herself against a car in rural TN to give birth to my Dad because his ass was too impatient to allow her to get into the hospital first. 🤣

01/03/2025

Beyond Birthing's most popular groups have been combined into a new offering:

Nurture and Nourish-New Baby and Feeding Support Group.

Daily, Monday through Thursday, from 10:30 until noon right here at in Beverly.

This is a wonderful way to connect with other parents and get the support you need from seasoned postpartum practitioners. Whether it's your first kid or your last, we all need a village!

11/29/2024

Yesterday, today and everyday. I am grateful for families, colleagues and patients for trusting me, supporting me and loving me. 🥰

If anyone would like to know the key to my heart, by the way, this picture sums it up. The greatest thing about being an adult is that you get to have your own traditions. So Korean food for Thanksgiving it was. Dan threw it down in the kitchen and we got to spend 2 hours devouring 김치찌개 (kimchi stew), 떡국 (rice cake soup with brisket), 파전 (veggie pancake thingy. I'm bad at translating Korean food into English!), 삼겹살 (grilled pork belly), 잡채 (glass noodles with veggies and more brisket), various side dishes and 참이슬 (soju). 🥰

11/25/2024

So much fun this week over at I'll be in Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, off Thursday and then in either Friday or Saturday depending on patient needs. Happy Thanksgiving week!

09/30/2024

The past few weeks have been such fun at Baby Cafe. I've gotten to spend a few minutes here and there helping out, but I'm always bummed to have to miss the majority of it. No more! Im blocking off my schedule and will be available from 10:30 until 11:30 tomorrow for more complex questions if they arise. Whether you are brestfeeding, pumping, combo feeding or weaning, you're welcome to come on by!

08/05/2024

Welcome to The Boston Area Lactation Connection.
Since moving my office up to Beverly in the space, I thought I should re-introduce myself!

I'm Kira Kim, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Clinical Herbalist specializing in reproductive endocrinology and mama to 4 amazing kids (and one geriatric, diabetic feline).

After a teary conversation this morning with a new parent who felt bullied by her pediatricians office lactation consultant when she wanted to combo feed, I wanted to speak on my practice motto.

"Feed the baby, save your sanity," came about organically as it is something I have repeated to new parents so often over the years. Whatever the overarching goal is, this is what I keep in the forefront of my mind as a practitioner.

As an IBCLC, my goal is to serve ALL families through this lens. I have plenty of families that are exclusively breastfeeding, but I regularly do weaning consults, functional assessments and bottling care plans for fully formula feeding families and combo feeding education.

Being non-judgemental is not just a tag-line, it's a way of life here at The Boston Area Lactation Connection.

If you are in need of clinical lactation care, infant feeding advice of any kind, or have questions on how herbalism can help you balance your hormones, shoot me a line at info@thebalc.com

08/02/2024

This years theme for World Breastfeeding Week is "Closing the Gap." This theme is very close to my heart. Over the years I have volunteered at Vital Village and La Leche League, given free consults to low income families, taught prenatal classes to teen moms and have given clinical presentations and talks to med students and residents on everything from The History of Breastfeeding from an African American Perspective to Breastfeeding Equity in Pediatric Practice. Closing the gap and increasing access to clinical lactation care is something I am always working on and something I am deeply passionate about.

Last year, I started a non-profit aimed at serving Masshealth patients. These families can not typically afford clinical lactation care, and Masshealth is one of the only insurance providers that REFUSES to reimburse. So they are often left getting 10 minute advice from their ped, who doesn't have time to take a full history and often just recommends supplementing with no follow up.

If you've been under my care, you know the value of having a clinician at your finger tips, on the patient portal, there to answer any questions you might have. You know how it feels to have someone give you individualized care. If you have gotten support and it was meaningful to you, I urge you to give support this World Breastfeeding Week by donating to

All donations go directly towards our Phase I plan of offering free support groups and clinical visits for Masshealth patients.

07/27/2024

Being back has been so wonderful! Seeing parents anxiety just melt down their shoulders and having babies smile at me never, ever gets old. The new office is a blast and is everything that it was envisioned to be. I'm eternally grateful for Erin for putting this space together for the community, but also in her amazingly intentional choices to bring together specific practitioners who so deeply want the people they see to feel empowered and seen. I'll be in the office Tue, Thurs and Saturday this upcoming week. See ya soon!!

07/17/2024

"Although these last few years have been wrenching and difficult-sometimes almost impossible- they have also been the most beautiful and profound of my life, requiring the daily act of holding life and death, joy and pain in balance and exploring new depths of gratitude and love."

I don't often recommend books because I spend most of my time reading research and dry existentialism. This is an exception. The above is from the epilogue, written by the author's wife. Truer words haven't met my eyes in years, and I felt every word of this statement.

What an honor it is to be alive, though all of the daily minutiae, trials and tribulations try us, and the big things threaten to break us. What a phenomenal read. Grab a box of tissues.

07/16/2024

Jumping back in and couldn't be happier!! I'm looking so forward to seeing the tiny people and their parents today. I've missed everyone. Books are back open, so head on over to the booking page if you need to be seen. Link in bio ❤️

06/26/2024

Sabbatical has been goooood ya'll. Days have been filled with a lot of piano playing, introspection, deep conversations and rest. Since the 4 kiddos have been off from school, it's shifted a bit and now days are filled with beach walks, random ice cream shop trips and all the checklist making as I gear up to get back to work. New office is in the space at 131 Dodge St in Beverly. I couldn't be more excited to be in this space and to see all of these wonderful practitioners every day. Can't wait to see you soon.

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131 Dodge Street
Beverly, MA
01915

Website

http://www.thebalc.com/

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Why hello there! Welcome to The Boston Area Lactation Connection (Formerly North Shore Birth Services). Thank you for stopping by. I’m Kira Kim, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in private practice serving families all over the Eastern Massachusetts.

Have you recently had a baby and looking for in-home lactation care? (Congratulations!!) Are you expecting and would like to get some questions answered before baby arrives? Questions about returning to work or weaning? I can help!

email me: kira@northshorebirthservices.com

617-319-4542