Melissa Portunato is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and holds a Master’s Degree in Health and Wellness, with a focus on Lactation Consulting. Melissa has 5 children and is currently breastfeeding her youngest. She pursued her lactation calling in 2011 after being unsuccessful at nursing her first two children. She began her lactation career in private practice providing affordable evidence-based care to local breastfeeding families. She has worked for the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital where she provided specialized lactation care in the NICU, and Cardiac Unit. Additionally, she has worked in the ethnically diverse communities of South Florida alongside experienced and re-certified IBCLCs in the WIC Program. Melissa is passionate about normalizing breastfeeding and providing genuine lactation care to all families.

Jacque is a Bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurse and Board Certified Lactation Consultant with over a decade of experience helping families navigate parenthood. In 2008 during her first course in lactation Jacque knew she had found her passion! Since then she has gained experience in urgent care, family practice, WIC, and as the Lactation Coordinator/Perinatal Educator of a regional health center. As the mother of four sons, Jacque knows many of the struggles mothers face and has a strong desire to support them along the way.