Rachel O'Brien, IBCLC

Rachel O'Brien, IBCLC Lactation consultant in Wayland MA
I help you feed your baby (IRL or virtual)
No guilt, no shame!
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Rachel O’Brien is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who earned her Master of Arts degree in human lactation in 2015. Rachel prides herself on providing real-life, guilt-free breastfeeding help and specializes in low milk supply, latch difficulty, bottle refusal, tongue tie and lip tie, and LGBTQIA+ lactation. When she isn’t doing office or virtual visits for breastfeedi

ng help Rachel is often blogging about lactation or mentoring other private practice IBCLCs. She uses her expertise, warmth, and sense of humor to help families to meet their breastfeeding and chestfeeding goals. When she’s not working you can find Rachel at home in Sudbury where she is always either playing with her three children, knitting, or watching drag queens.

04/27/2026

These are top three bottles I see in my clients bottle graveyards. If you’re struggling to find the right one - comment BLOG POST and I’ll send you the link to a post where I break it all down.

04/25/2026

I had mastitis within a week of my first baby. I had no idea what I was doing and nobody told me any of this.
If this finds even one of you at 3am googling with a rock hard b**b and a fever - this one’s for you.

04/22/2026

A little bird loses a feather every time a bottle company says “just like the breast.” Clinically? Impossible.

For one - your ni**le expands 2-3x inside your baby’s mouth during a feed. No silicone ni**le on the market does that or will ever be able to (in my humble opinion). Not one.

How do you feel about this?

04/20/2026

They don’t call me The Bottle Refusal Wizard for no reason. After helping thousands of families with bottle feeding struggles, I developed my own method to guide babies past bottle refusal… and that wizard title stuck.

And my course for lactation experts is finally live again!

This course is for lactation professionals of all certifications!

Here are the details 👇🏼:

🍼 11 CERPs- 6 L-CERPs, 4 R-CERPs, 1 E-CERP

🍼 Self-paced course, lifetime access

🍼 Hours of video instruction, professional & client handouts

🍼 Modules covering the complete methodology from assessment to care plan

🍼 Video resource library

🍼 Feedback from yours truly 💁‍♀️

🍼 Exclusive footage of actual bottle refusal consultations

💗 If you’re a lactation professional and want to help parents move BEYOND bottle refusal, this is the course for you!

📝 Comment EXPERT down below ⬇️ and I’ll send you all the details! 🫶🏼

04/18/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but here it goes…

✨ You’ve never even seen a baby breastfeed before, so be nice to yourself.
✨ Bloody ni**les aren’t normal and there’s no reason you should just suffer through them.
✨ You’re dreading feeding your baby but that doesn’t mean you don’t love her. It means you need help.
✨ She’s waking up every time you lay her down because that’s what most newborns do. Trust your gut and stop fighting contact naps.
✨ You’re not a failure.

If your best friend was struggling like this, what would you say to her?

04/15/2026

Will the damage of this book ever be undone? 😩 I have lost count of how many families have landed on my private practice doorstep after trying this. Desperate, exhausted, convinced something is wrong with their baby. Your baby isn’t broken!

This book was written for a completely different problem - bottle aversion in bottle-fed babies. When you apply it to a breastfed baby who simply hasn’t learned the skill yet, you’re not solving the problem. You’re just driving yourself and the baby crazy!

Your baby isn’t refusing the bottle because they’re stubborn, but because they doen’t know how to use it.

I’m so curious if you’ve ever come across this book, or applied it?

03/27/2026

Vacation + breastfeeding = totally doable! ☀️💦

You deserve a break and yes, you can enjoy it without stressing over feeding schedules or forgetting your pump parts. 😅

Here are a few easy tips to make breastfeeding while on vacation actually relaxing:
1️⃣ Pack a mini breastfeeding kit (pads, milk bags, snacks!)
2️⃣ Stay hydrated- seriously, water is your best travel buddy.
3️⃣ Don’t stress about feeding times- just follow your baby’s lead.
4️⃣ If you’re pumping, bring backup batteries or an adapter.

You’ve got this! Memories > stress every time. 💛

💬 What’s your best breastfeeding travel hack? Share it below; let’s help more moms travel confidently!

Did you do something wrong? 👇Probably not! Babies get increasingly fussy and unsettled between 2 weeks and 6 weeks old.F...
03/26/2026

Did you do something wrong? 👇

Probably not! Babies get increasingly fussy and unsettled between 2 weeks and 6 weeks old.

For many parents it feels like you did something and “broke” your baby- so you scramble to try to fix it. Is it reflux, dairy intolerance? Something you ate? Something you DIDN’T eat?

The truth is MOST babies hit their peak fussiness/crying level at 6 weeks. It ramps up until then, and once you’re over the hump and they are smiling at you they start to chill out. A bit.

🥰 Rest assured! this too, shall pass - in a month or two! 🫶

Share this with a parent that needs to hear this! 💞

Will starting solids affect your milk supply? Here’s what you need to know!” 👶🥣Worried about how starting solids might i...
03/25/2026

Will starting solids affect your milk supply? Here’s what you need to know!” 👶🥣

Worried about how starting solids might impact your milk supply? The good news is that, at first, it won’t! Babies take time to adjust to solid foods, and it typically takes until the baby is 10-12 months old before they start decreasing breast milk or formula intake. This is completely normal and expected.

However, if you’re pumping and find that you’re struggling to keep up once solids are introduced, here are some tips to help maintain your supply:

💗 Keep breastfeeding regularly: Continue breastfeeding on demand or pumping regularly to signal your body to produce milk.
💗 Timing matters: Offer breast milk or formula before solids during your baby’s first year.
💗 add extra pumps: Consider extra pumping sessions on weekends or before work to ensure you have enough milk.
💗 Check pump parts: Replace silicone valves and duckbills every month for optimal pumping efficiency.

💕 Need help with starting solids? I offer consultations to create a personalized plan that helps you introduce solids while maintaining your milk supply! Book a
consultation at the link in my bio.

Are you starting solids soon? Or already have? How has it affected your milk supply? Comment below! ⬇️

03/24/2026

Looking to avoid bottle refusal and “ni**le confusion” with your newborn? You need to know this👇

Ever since launching my course, Guiding Bottle 🍼 Breakthroughs, I keep getting inquiries from parents wanting something similar for parents. Worry not, I’ve got a course for parents in the works. 🫶 - BUT…

I’ve launched something designed specifically with parents in mind. This is my newest guide- currently titled “Bottle Introduction Guide for Avoiding Bottle Refusal”. 🥳

This step-by-step guide is designed for:

✅ parents who are hoping to avoid bottle refusal with their latching/breastfeeding/chestfeeding babies

✅ parents whose newborns (under 8 weeks) are currently taking an occasional bottle but it seems to be getting harder or baby seems to struggle

✅ parents whose newborns cannot keep a pacifier in their mouth

This guide will walk you through:

🍼 yellow flags for bottle refusal

🍼 step-by-step process of how to introduce a bottle

🍼 oral function

🍼important factors to know when bottle feeding any baby

🍼 what to do when baby is struggling with one of the 9 steps of bottle feeding

🍼 how often to practice bottle feeding

🍼 what to do if baby starts to completely refuse the bottle

💓 I really wanted to make something designed for parents that can be used at the start of trying to bottle feed in order to prevent bottle refusal.

💲This 21 page guide is available for purchase at the link in my bio!

If this guide interests you, comment “guide” below ⬇️ and I’ll send you a link to purchase!

What questions do you have about this guide? Comment down below! ⬇️ I’m happy to answer your burning 🔥 questions.

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260 Boston Post Road, Ste 2
Wayland, MA
01778

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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