Maria Bobou Fertaki
LACTATION CONSULTANT IBCLC & PSYCHOLOGIST MA
With more than 25 years of experience as a Lactation Consultant, I consistently stand by every mother and her family, offering practical guidance and psychological support.
I believe in the importance of “meeting” each parent where they are; walking alongside them, step by step, creating the parenting experience they dream of.
EMPOWERMENT & COACHING
My studies in psychology allow me, as a Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), to offer a care approach that combines experienced practical guidance with psychological support. My goal is to support women who are becoming mothers, as well as those around them, during one of the most beautiful but also most demanding periods of their lives.
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.
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.
As a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), I propose an approach that recognises family diversity so that everyone receives the best support.
SOME EXPERIENCES
Ms. Maria is not only excellent at her job, but also a wonderful person… She helps wholeheartedly and with quick results anyone who faces problems such as I did with breastfeeding, and more… She answers all your questions with kindness and respect. I recommend her without hesitation!!!
Christina Litsi
Maria is an exceptional professional and a wonderful person. We called her in August when I was experiencing recurring pain while breastfeeding and I was truly desperate. With her incredibly high level of knowledge and detailed approach, I was finally able to breastfeed after three months of anxiety and struggle. She gave us solutions to various issues! Maria, the whole family thanks you from the bottom of our hearts.
Xristina Diamanti
Maria was essential to continuing breastfeeding for myself and my LO. She immediately spotted tension in my baby’s jaw and suggested multiple specialists that could resolve the issue; in addition to showing me tube feeding as an interim solution to continue training her to latch properly. She was also available over text for questions throughout the process. I can’t recommend her enough if you are interested in breastfeeding.
Francesca Morfini
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
I met Maria on the day we returned home from the maternity hospital, and she was truly a GIFT! Above all, she is a warm person. I trusted her from the very first moment and felt that I had someone to support me on my breastfeeding journey and in motherhood in general. I know that I can turn to her for anything I need, and that reassured me in the beginning and still does now that my little one is 5 months old. I recommend her unreservedly and look forward to recommending her to my closest friends and family when the time comes! Maria, thank you so much!
Malvina Vonta
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.