Maria Bobou Fertaki
LACTATION CONSULTANT IBCLC & PSYCHOLOGIST
With more than 20 years of experience, I stand by every mother and her family.
I aim to ‘meet’ each parent at the exact stage they are and together we find the solutions that will give them the experience they desire.
EMPOWERMENT & COACHING
My studies in psychology allow me to propose a caring approach based on a combination of practical and psychological support for women who become mothers and the people who accompany them during one of the best and most difficult periods in life.
HOW CAN WE MEET?
Home visits
I can meet you in the comfort of your private space, in the place you occupy most.
I want you to feel the most at ease and relaxed, and to see exactly what your feedings look like in your space.
Online meetings
Some mothers prefer an online meeting, either because of distance, convenience, or health, etc.
Whatever can be done in a face-to-face meeting can be done online.
Meeting at the Amurtel NGO premises
You can make an appointment at the premises of AMURTEL Greece.
Interpretation languages available are: Greek, English, French, Spanish, Farsi and Arabic
INCLUSIVE PRACTICE
I am committed to continue my learning and to understand the needs of the families I support, with the goal that my services are offered regardless of ethnicity, race, economic and family status, sexual orientation, gender or religion, etc.
I propose an approach that recognises family diversity so that everyone receives the best support.
SOME EXPERIENCES
Maria helped me more than anyone else in the issue of breastfeeding and in psychological support. I had several difficulties at the beginning with a lot of pain and with her persistence we managed to find a way out and I was able to breastfeed my little one. She solved my every question and gave me solutions to everything that came up. She is there for whatever I need always available. Her help is invaluable to me and I thank her from the bottom of my heart.
Mariannelli K.
I was very fortunate to meet her, about twenty-five years ago, through the La Leche League Greece!
Maria is the person who, generously supported me with respect, love, experience and knowledge, helping me to face every challenge and to breastfeed my two children as I wished and as they wished, providing them with the strongest foundations of their mental and physical health, from birth.
I am touched every time I think of her, because I have associated her with the most emotionally significant, moments of my parenthood and always remember her indelibly, her calm, patience and humor!
Maria, I am forever grateful to you and thank you, from the heart and from the breast!
Roza Triantafillidi
Maria with her calmness, her sweet smile and her support came into my life at a very critical moment and helped me to continue breastfeeding and gain the confidence I had lost by listening to “experts” who had nothing to do with it. She was by my side generous and always available.
Angeliki Sandilou
I have no words to thank Maria! I came to her with reduced production that would probably stop completely and after I had already worked with two lactation consultants. The result is that I am still breastfeeding (the baby is 10 months old) and my production is better than in the first few months after giving birth! From the very first moment she responded promptly to both our online and telephone communication. And of course her warmth and professionalism in our in-person meeting was more than exceptional. And from here thousands of thanks my Maria!!!
Tamvaki Irini
I met Maria when I was pregnant with my first child (now a teenager). From then to now, I have consistently found her to be a mountain of knowledge and experience that is constantly evolving and an ocean of sensitivity and discretion that is constantly expanding. I marvel and admire how she still manages today to be touched and passionate about every baby and every mom who chooses to breastfeed and who wants to enjoy it, as she obviously deserves. Mary is a rare creature, lucky those of us who met her at the beginning of our motherhood. She is worth every minute and every moment of contact with her, especially because the impact of her “touch” lasts for years in the relationship between mom and baby (…and child, and teen…) because Mary helps moms build our maternal system on a foundation of trust (towards baby, our bodies, and the process) that ultimately follows us through all stages of parenthood.
Elena Danali
The period of pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding is one of the most important in the life of a woman and her children. It is also a time when you may feel vulnerable and helpless. At this critical time, Mary is there to guide you with knowledge, respect and love on the path of life you are embarking on with your child.
Maria Dimitropoulou
Care, respect, love and knowledge are the raw materials in Maria’s work. The presence and guidance she offers reassure, empower and significantly help to lay a solid foundation in the most precious first relationship. She is worth getting to know.
Lambrini Stamatis