Shanee was absolutely pivotal in our postpartum experience. When we first met with her at 4 or 5 weeks postpartum, I was overwhelmed and discouraged, unsure if breastfeeding would ever work for us. She completely changed our trajectory. With her guidance, support, and expertise, we are now 9 weeks postpartum and breastfeeding successfully--something I wasn't sure would ever be possible! Shanee is incredibly passionate, patient, and extremely communicative. She made us feel supported every step of the way. We are so grateful for her and highly recommend working with her! read more

Shanee is absolutely amazing. I had my first baby this November and he had some signs of a tongue and lip tie and lots of tension. She recommended us to the best chiropractors around the area and what the best plan is for our baby, and made us feel so welcome! She explained everything well, especially to my husband who doesn't have a medical background like I do. Her office was very comfortable and clean, and she is seriously the sweetest! If you have the chance to see an IBCLC, go to shanee! read more

I highly recommend Shanee and am so fortunate that Shanee took me and my baby as a client despite being so fully booked. I am a second time mom but the first time navigating the tongue tie world with my second baby. My mom instinct set in that something wasn't right despite the providers and other LC's telling me everything was ok. I found out those LC's and providers weren't tongue tie savvy, and my baby actually has a severe tongue tie. Shanee is dedicated to her clients and supports them in all the ways she can, with her diagnostic expertise, and time, emotional support, product recommendations and hard to find bottle nipples. She has been our lactation consultant, wound care expert, and cheerleader through the ups and downs that come with the tongue tie and release. As a health care provider myself, I am so impressed that Shanee stays up to date with the cutting edge techniques and methods when it comes to pre and post op wound care and tongue ties. This is what you want in a provider.... Someone who is willing to research and be up to date and change based on experience! Shanee is passionate about her work - She responds to text messages round the clock when she can to support you and checked up on us via text the day of immediately after our release to see how we were doing, in addition to our scheduled appointment the day after and weeks after. I can't say enough good things about Shanee. If you can get Shanee as an LC for you and your baby, do it!!! read more

Honestly, if you're having rough experience with your baby's latch, breastfeeding, whether your little ones cranky, "colicky", or you're having a rough time nursing , I 100% recommend Shanee. I wish we went to her with our first daughter - I gave up nursing after 5 months because it was difficult for myself and my daughter. I had 0 clue on what I was doing. My daughter had a tongue and lip tie and it was such a struggle! I was lost and had 0 support. My husband also had no idea with how to support through this time. The lactation consultant we saw with my first daughter was no help. We spend a ton of money on appointments and just lost faith and believed truly that that was it and our BF journey ended. When our second daughter was born I took her to get seen by a chiro and it was confirmed she had lip tongue and cheek ties! I wanted and needed a different experience. I had my last hope. Shanee was recommended through family and went for it. I promised if this time was the same as last I would quit breastfeeding from the very start (baby was 2 months) because we didn't want to struggle. And in that first appointment everything changed. Coming out of her office our baby's latch was spot on , we were sooo much more comfortable nursing, and not only in regards to nursing is shanee amazing, but she truly knows what she's doing in regards to oral ties. She stretched and treated my daughter with so much care and love and. She knew her way around our baby girl and how to help her. What stretches she needed. What exercises she needed . She has a ton of experience and offers her 110% support in this area. We're now approaching 5 months with our girl and breastfeeding is so enjoyable for the both of us. She's at 0 tension. No nursing issues. She's a different baby. She's such a happy baby and is extremely relaxed and not tense like she was before shanee. Shanee and her team made it possible for us to nurse when we believed it impossible. PS she's also VERY thorough!! She'll send emails of EVERYTHING talked about in your appointment so you'll have the information always. read more

There aren't enough words to describe how amazing Shanee is. I have 6 kids and I've always had problems with engorgement, clogged ducts, latching, etc. so having support from an LC isn't new. With baby number 6, I wasn't sure I wanted to see Shanee because I've seen so many LCs before and didn't think I would learn anything new. However, my daughter clicked so much and she was the fussiest out of all of my children. So with the encouragement of our chiro, I decided to book an appointment. She helped asses my daughter for ties and recommended a wonderful pediatric dentist to perform the revisions. Her protocol for wound care treatment is the most thorough and comprehensive I have seen (I've experienced 3 children having revisions in total). She helped me with breastfeeding positions, techniques to improve my daughter's latch, exercises to perform to help my daughter release tension, and so much more. And each time after our appointment, we'd get better and better with breastfeeding. To say that Shanee is THE BEST LC I have ever met is an understatement. She is so knowledgeable but what I love the most is that she continues to educate herself in her field, going to conferences and reading articles/studies. Therefore, you know she is giving you the best and most current advice. My only regret is that I didn't see her sooner. read more

If it wasn't for Shanee I would not be breastfeeding my daughter today at 7 months. I was recommended to her by my doula when we discovered my one-month-old baby had multiple oral ties. I was exclusively pumping up until that point and dreamed about being able to breastfeed. My baby was not able to latch for more than a few seconds. I followed all of her recommendations regarding prep work and after care for the frenectomy. I felt like I was starting from scratch when it came to breastfeeding and Shanee taught me more in 5 minutes than what I learned in a few hospital lactation appts combined. She was always available for questions, even after I no longer needed follow-up appts. I've recommended her to multiple people ever since and they had nothing but positive experiences with her as well. read more

I found my newborn had a tongue tie and breastfeeding was excruciating! I would cry every time he latched for an entire 6 weeks. My poor babe also had really bad gas and was always crying to eat (would nurse for an hour and a half at a time). My friend told me about Shannee and I was honestly scared to call her but I'm so glad I did! It turns out my baby had tongue, cheek, AND lip ties. With her recommendations we were able to do Bowen therepy, chiropractic, and get the ties released. My baby now only takes 15-20 minutes to eat and all other symptoms are completely gone at 3 months read more

We were extremely fortunate to connect with Shanee after our second daughter was born and can hardly touch on the incredible wealth of knowledge and direction she has blessed our family with. Helping our daughter nurse felt like 1/50th of the amount of help Shanee gave our family as we navigated a tongue and lip tie, high palette, gas/constipation, and several other issues our daughter was experiencing. When our first daughter had a tongue tie revision, we were never called in for a follow up. No one gave us any direction. Shanee is very unique and invaluable in that her care is thorough, long-lasting, and she makes sure that you and your child are set up for success. Grateful doesn't scratch the service. We're lucky to know Shanee. read more

I've seen Shanee for both of my babies. She is definitely the best and most knowledgeable IBCLC/lactation consultant in the area! I saw the hospital LCs both times and thought they were good. However, when I went for consults with Shanee, she blew them out of the water. Her depth of assessment, knowledge, treatment, and true caring for my journey is unlike what I've experienced before in health care. She is obviously extremely dedicated to her patients. I've even texted her in off hours and she always gets back to me. With my first baby, I struggled A LOT with breastfeeding (and being a new mom). Shanee helped guide and teach me, now he's tandem nursing with his baby sister at 2.5 years old. He's far exceeded my breastfeeding goal when I was just trying to make it to 6 months. My daughter was born tongue tied. Shanee worked sooo much magic helping get her ready for her tongue tie release. Other providers (chiropractor, dentist, etc) obviously respect her a lot. Everytime I mentioned we were seeing her, they all told me how she is the best and I was in good hands. My daughter's tongue tie release went beautifully. I could not be more grateful to Shanee. I'm so glad I didn't listen to the hospital LC and hospital pediatrician when they offered to "just cut it" while we were there. Shanee's approach to treating the whole baby is so much better. I will forever be grateful to Shanee for helping so much in both breastfeeding journeys. I've even recommended her to two friends. They both rave about how "different" she is compared to other providers and how much she's helped them. Highly recommend! read more

I had a terrible experience with Shanee. I made an appointment with her because my son unlatches frequently during feeding and I wanted to know what to do when I get a clogged duct. I felt very uncomfortable during our appointment and felt extremely judged and belittled. I was immediately uncomfortable when I arrived and felt that there was barely an introduction before she took my baby out of his car seat and jumped in without explaining what she would be doing and instead just somewhat explaining as she was already doing it. It made me feel out of control and that there wasn't much regard for my comfort or his. This is a horrible feeling for any mom. There were also a few times that she put her fingers on his face and mouth without gloves on. There isn't a sink in the room so her hands were definitely not washed in between clients - she may have used sanitizer but it really doesn't matter since you should never put bare hands at anyone's mouth, let alone a newborn's mouth. I felt very judged about things that are completely unrelated to breastfeeding. She made comments about how I burped him, medications prescribed by his pediatrician, talked negatively about our pediatrician (who we really like and carefully chose for our son), suggested delaying vaccines if we did a tongue/lip tie revision in order to prioritize the revision (and said vaccines cause gut issues), said my son had a flat head (he doesn't and no pediatrician we've seen has ever said that either), that I shouldn't swaddle, use a bouncer or swing, made comments about our car seat being incorrect and proceeded to take over buckling my son and adjusting his car seat (I did not ask for her input or help and his car seat was checked at the police station - when I said that, she further questioned when we had it checked), mentioned that my epidural and pitocin during delivery impacted my gut which affected my son, grabbed items in my stroller and diaper bag rather than asking me to take them out or for permission to get something. I felt very powerless and vulnerable. Shanee was insensitive, condescending, and unkind. I acknowledge that I reached out to Shanee directly about this and she apologized and expressed that this was not her intention. Hopefully she will be more mindful in the future after hearing my feedback. read more

This is a long overdue review. Shanee is such a well educated, kind individual, and that carries into her business. Shanee helped to identify a tongue tie on my son, after I was told that it wasn't a big deal by others. Once the tie was identified, we were directed to a provider in which Shanee was able to push up our appointment date by weeks, with said provider. Just to make sure my son could transfer milk properly. I went from triple feeding, with a nipple shield, to only breastfeeding with no shield. She will weigh baby before and after feed, I loved seeing just how much my son took in. She tells you everything and she assesses, she really walks your journey with you. We were sad when we didn't have a need to see Shanee, she really becomes a friend, as well as a supporter of you and your child. read more

My daughter and I came to Shanee with a litany of issues: colic, severe reflux, complications from tongue and lip ties, and nipple confusion which turned into food aversion, just to name the chief complaints. Shanee has been the most practical, educated, and connected godsend! Every mom needs a Shanee in her life to lean on from time to time and she is the absolute best. I know she is abnormally skilled, cause I have literally been to a dozen lactation consultants and while they offered sympathies and a few tips for our pathetic situation, NO ONE provide the 24/7 support and SOLUTIONS like Shanee. She's not going to sit there and feel sorry for you and your situation; she'll do you one better and ferret out a natural solution. If you're truly serious about your breastfeeding journey, you can do no better than to employ Shanee's aid. read more

Shanee has been a blessing to our family. We came to Shanee with our 9 week old son who was having weight gain issues, extreme tension, and refusing to eat. He was screaming and crying the majority of the day. Because of all of this, we unfortunately weren't able to continue our breastfeeding journey. Our pediatrician kept telling us that is was just "colic" but our guts told us that there was more to it. We were desperate and felt helpless. From my very first text conversation with Shanee, she already started to make a difference. She told me to try a different bottle and different formula. That night our son ate an entire 4 oz bottle for the first time without screaming and refusing. This Mama broke down in tears, in 2 hours Shanee had already given us hope and our son some relief. Our first in person appointment with Shanee was the following week. Our son had already started gaining the recommended daily weight just in the first week of following her recommendations via text, but he still wasn't latching correctly. When we got into office, Shanee was able to identify that Rhett had both a lip and tongue tie and referred us to a Cranial Sacral Therapist to start body work to relieve some tension before our scheduled Frenectomy. Our next appointment was post frenectomy and our boy was doing awesome! We were starting to see less tension in his neck and shoulders, he was able to hold a latch and drink his bottles. He was gaining weight at the recommended rate and he was an entirely different baby. We went from having a baby who screamed about 22 hours a day, who refused to eat, who was always uncomfortable to a baby who has now has started to laugh and who is always happy. Here we are at 4 months old and our baby boy is so happy, so healthy, and is climbing up that weight chart like a champ. Without Shanee we would still be lost. She has been amazing every step of the way. I can text her anytime and she's always there for me with any question or concerns that we have. I am so happy that our boy is thriving and has graduated out of her care, but I will truly miss that love and support Shanee has shown our family. I wish we would found her sooner so that we could have possibly saved our breastfeeding journey. She truly cares for these babies and I would recommend her a million times over. read more

I will forever be grateful for Shanee! She's done so much for my baby and I and still continues to support us. I had major supply issues and my baby had oral ties. With Shanee's help not only was I able to get my supply back (it was basically gone) but she also referred us to a dentist to get his ties released and gave us so much knowledge on how to do his stretches so nothing reattaches. There's nobody I trust more with all things baby/kids than Shanee, she's always there with the best advice and support. & If it wasn't for her I 100% would not be breastfeeding my baby right now and that was something that was/is so special and important to me. We tried anything/everything I could think of or read online to rebound my supply and nothing worked but she was able to pinpoint what was causing the issue (aside from oral ties) and provided the help I needed! read more

Shanee is an absolute gem of a person and I wouldn't have my four month old thriving without her. We had an extremely rough start and she was the one who saved my breastfeeding experience and was a critical aspect in getting my sons health figured out. The support she provides is unmatched, she is wirh you every step of the way and is always available for support. I would not hesitate for a second seeing her if you're seeking an IBCLC. The knowledge and help you receive from her far exceeds expectations! read more

I've had 3 tongue tied babies, on my third and final baby I found Shanee. Wow is all I can say! I did a pre baby visit and felt so confident after. She saw us quickly after birth and evaluated him and gave me all the tips to keep him fed until his tongue and lip revision. We went to Dr. crutchfield and it's been the smoothest process. My 10 day old is eating and sleeping so well. Shanee knows what she is talking about, listen and do everything she says and you will have 100% success. She's worth every penny. read more

I am 10WPP - our breastfeeding journey wouldn't be a success without the help of Shanee. She is passionate- to help moms with breastfeeding issues. Not a lot of LC's or pediatricians are trained to identify a lip and tongue ties Shanee is experienced and an expert. I had met with several LCs they all told me the generics " you have to pump 8X a day for 30mins" because I don't make enough milk. I feel defeated. Shanee look at your lifestyle and create a plan that is specially catered to you and your baby. I went from being an under supplier, to just "enough'er " and now I am slowly building a stash for my baby to when I go back to work. She will become your friend and will go in this journey with you, together. She is available at all times if you have questions, or just even to vent. She's your support person. You should meet her :) read more

If you want to continue your breastfeeding and/or pumping journey, just go see her. After a traumatic postpartum experience, I was in tears daily wanting to throw in the towel and opt for formula. After seeing a handful of lactation consultants through either Kaiser or my work, I went to Shanee as a final attempt. I walked away from our appointment a little more hopeful. She gave me the tools to continue exclusively pumping including getting the appropriate flange size and stopping my mastitis scares. SOMEHOW despite the obstacles- with Shanee's support and recommendations, I not only was able to continue exclusively pumping but we did a 180 to primarily nursing when he was about 4.5 months. Shanee recognizes the various nuances at play for both the mom and baby, and creates a very individualized plan for them. Prior to seeing Shanee, I doubted I could keep my baby on my milk through the winter, now my goal has definitely extended beyond that. Shanee genuinely cares for babies and moms. Just go. Formula is more expensive anyway lol read more

Hands down, the BEST lactation consultant in all of the Sacramento area. Shanee is a pro with children & helped make me feel more comfortable with our breastfeeding journey. She sent detailed emails, covering what was discussed during the consult. She checked in after & encouraged me to reach out if I was still having problems or had any questions (which I did.. new mama here with LOTS of questions). She helped identify tongue & lip ties on our sweet girl. After having those released, she helped with the stretches. We ended up seeing her 3 times - initial consult, a 2nd time when I was still having oversupply issues, and a 3rd after getting ties released. I have no doubt that she saved our breastfeeding journey. Breastfeeding is such an amazing experience. I'm so grateful we didn't waste precious time & saw Shanee as soon as we realized something wasn't right. PS- she weighs baby before and after feeds, so you can see how much they're eating in how long. SO COOL! read more

Was so helpful with our 2 week old. We knew something was off and our baby was crying a lot and spitting up constantly.Come to find out our babe had lip, tongue , and cheek ties. It was overwhelming but with her help we got through it! It was intense and she's helped out family in so many ways. So thankful for her help and guidance. read more

I havnt even seen shanee yet and she has already made my day EXTREMELY better, I have my apt tomorrow morning to go over everything, I'm already feeling much better and confident physically and EMOTIONALLY from her help so far. Love how accessible and responsive she is, Way better then any lactation consultant I've ever seen at kaiser (I've seen multiple) I can't wait for my apt to hopefully get the issues resolved. I was in a very sad defeated space his morning and that all changed after one phone call with her! I can't thank you enough!! read more

If I could give Shanee all the stars in the world I would! My only regret is not finding her sooner! She is by far the most passionate and kind IBCLC I have met and I have worked with quite a handful both in my personal life and career working with moms and babies. She has been very encouraging throughout our journey with our newborn. and has been supportive answering any questions, pointing us in the direction of resources as needed, etc. I wish all IBCLCs had the sort of passion and empathy that Shanee has for her clients. We are beyond THANKFUL for her and appreciate all that she's done and continues to do for us! read more

Shanee is amazing! I decided to seek out her help because my son was nursing for an hour and it didn't seem like he was gaining a lot of weight. She identified him with a tongue tie and referred me a great dentist to get it released. She has helped me with understanding how to do the stretches correctly to make sure reattachment didn't occur. She is very knowledgeable and is quick to respond when I ask her any questions. She is kind hearted and very supportive and she wants the best for mom and baby. I definitely recommend seeing Shanee with any of your concerns about breastfeeding your baby! If I didn't see her I would have ended my breastfeeding journey with my son and switched to formula just to make sure he was getting enough. Contact Shanee before giving up your journey. She is the best! read more

One of the biggest mistakes I have ever made is trusting Shanee with advice on my 27 week preemie baby. I was warned prior to our appointment that Shanee is extreme and to take everything with a grain of salt, but extreme is an understatement. She is incredibly pushy about everything being her way or the highway and SO judgmental if you don't do everything exactly as she says. I wish I would have listened to the red flags before she crossed the line and caused an unbearable amount of pain to my baby without my consent. Post tongue tie release, she went into my baby's mouth and didn't explain what she saw or ask if I consent to what she was about to do. She fully ripped my baby's tongue. My baby screamed in unbearable pain for a week. She wouldn't eat for 8-12 hour increments and motrin barely took away any pain. I couldn't even go back in her mouth to do the stretches for over 24 hours and the tongue partially reattached during that period. The pain after seeing Shanee was 100 times worse than after the actual procedure. Shanee instructed that I needed to have my baby sleep on my chest to monitor her closely when discussing the amount of pain she was in. She was contradicting herself telling me it's all normal (although the doctor said it was not normal to go that long without eating) and then also was saying she's never seen a baby in this much pain. I would did not consent to Shanee performing this on my baby and I wouldn't have even if she had asked me- I would have had the dentist laser it more.The worst part is that Shanee shows zero remorse for her actions and it makes me sick to think about any other baby going through this read more

I have been hearing Shanee's name from multiple other professionals that we were taking our baby to and wish we started with her! She is so incredibly helpful and tailors everything to the mom and baby, has specific advise. The hospital LC's don't compare. If you (mom or baby) have issues with oral ties, pumping, nursing, see shanee!! read more

This is a belated but much needed review. I am so lucky to have met and utilized Shanee's expertise and service. Before I had my daughter, I reached out to her by text and she was so responsive and said she'd be here when I needed her. Turns out I needed her since I had trouble breastfeeding first few days. Was feeding 15 times a day with a lot of pain and damage to myself. She immediately identified the tongue tie issue what 1 out of 2 lactation specialists and pediatrician was not able to identify and set us up with same day appointment with pediatric dentist with specific expertise on cold laser procedure to release it. She was very professional and weighed the baby before and after feeds in a scientific way to know if baby was feeding efficiently. She even showed up after the appointment and met us twice in one day for follow up. She did follow up appointment with us and was always available by text for any questions we had on follow up. Very happy and lucky to have found Shanee! read more

I cannot express how much Shanee helped me and our baby and our breastfeeding journey. Our baby had oral ties that were undetected at birth and nursing was incredibly painful and each session was taking my daughter a very long time. Something didn't seem right to me so I contacted Shanee she saw me within 24 hrs and immediately diagnosed the oral ties and put me on a pumping program and supplements to get my milk supply up. This was a very challenging and emotional journey for me and Shanee was always there for me, supportive and patient every step of the way. My husband was at work for our appointment to get her oral ties revised so Shanee met me there and supported me and our daughter until the end. We are incredibly lucky to have found Shanee, she is an angel on earth! We have been successfully exclusively breastfeeding for 13 months now and I know 100% we would not be here if it weren't for her help and expertise. read more

Shanee was so amazing and helpful! She confirmed my son had a tongue and lip tie, helped with creating a team for a successful release, answered countless questions and was a great support! I highly recommend her to anyone looking for some guidance on their breastfeeding journey! read more

My baby was born at 32 weeks and spent 6 weeks in the NICU. After her discharge - our pediatrician recommended we see Shanee. I am so grateful that we found her. Her help allowed me to go from barely making enough breast milk for one meal each day to providing over half my baby's needs. I had almost given up. I had been injured (which is why my baby was born early) - so the combination of injury, early birth, and NICU stay made it almost impossible to breast feed. I got minimal help in the hospital. The NICU nurses were somewhat helpful - but their primary role was taking care of the neonates (as it should be). So - I went 6 weeks postpartum without the type of direction or support I needed. My family was so fortunate to be referred to Shanee. She helped so much. Her knowledge and advice were crucial to getting us back on track. Her background as a NICU nurse was so helpful, and her positive and encouraging attitude were vital to our success. I cannot recommend her services highly enough. Every mom who is struggling with nursing needs someone like Shanee in their corner. read more

As a first time mom I had no idea how difficult breastfeeding could be. The pain I was experiencing from day one was agonizing, my husband and I both felt incredibly helpless every time our baby needed to eat. When our little guy started dropping weight, I knew something wasn't right. I reached out to Shanee who was able to see us right away, she identified what turned out to be a tongue, cheek, and lip tie. The few weeks after his procedure were challenging and each time I wanted to give up, Shanee was right there to encourage me to keep going. She became more like a friend and would even check in on me during the week to see how I was doing. She always had suggestions for each problem we faced and because of her we persevered. I can't thank her enough for allowing me these sweet moments with my baby. Breastfeeding is entirely different now and I truly enjoy it. Motherhood is very emotionally and physically straining, her support was just what I needed. read more