Everyone wants what is best for their baby and nursing is something that most parents desire for health and emotional bonding reasons. Sadly, it doesn't always come naturally and learning how to do it can cause a lot of feelings of inadequacy and frustration for a first time mom. After being removed to the hospital from our birthing center and a 37 hour labor, I was exhausted and shaken up to say the least. My experience with the lactation consultant at Hoag did not make this any better, as she told me my baby didn't latch and that I would likely need to use formula. This both scared me and broke my heart. So, my husband started seeking out a lactation consultant on Google and fate led us to Reka - thank God!!!!! Reka was at our home the same day. When we welcomed her in, I felt completely comfortable with her. She was so professional and warm and seemed to be confident that we would be able to get on track with nursing. She was right! Unfortunately, my milk didn't come in fast enough to keep my baby satisfied right away and we had some rough days and nights for the first three days. Reka was by our side every singe step of the way making sure that my baby was fine and that we were doing everything we could to ensure that my milk would come in shortly. Reka went above and beyond for us. When my pump seemed to be spilling milk from the bottom of the flange, Reka sought out new flanges and even borrowed a pump from her friends collection to see if that would help. She got us a bag of lactation tea from an herbalist friend of hers and dropped these things off to our home! She was available by text and was always super responsive when we ran into nursing issues. On day 4, my milk came in. Because Reka had already showed me and my baby how to master positioning and latch, my baby nursed like a pro right away! It honestly felt like we had never had a problem with nursing at all. If you are having any nursing issues at all, Reka is the answer!!! I highly recommend her. She is a true professional who has so much wisdom, love and compassion. Thank you Reka!! I am so grateful that we can have a healthy, breast fed baby!!! read more

Réka Morvay, IBCLC - A content and alert baby. Thanks to breast feeding guidance from Reka. - Lactation Services Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Pretty annoyed that I requested an appt through their website twice. The first one cancelled the day before & the second request I put in, no one showed up, called to confirm/deny. Waste of time scheduling through their website & awful communication. Don't recommend especially if you are in quick need of help! read more

Very disappointed in this experience. This happened about a year ago and I still feel a bit upset about it. It was a total waste of time. First appointment was good. 2nd was canceled day of. She was not able to reschedule for another 2 weeks. Gave me a specific day that I was not available. I threw out. Couple of dates. No answer. I reach out again a week later , no answer. I reach out again and finally get a new appointment. 2nd appointment come around and it's ok. 3rd appointment comes around and she cancels on me again and informs me she can no longer help me because of personal problem. Tells me she made notes and I am welcome to find another lactation consultant in their network. I only get 3 free consultations through my insurance and she wasted 2 of them. I needed help because my son was not gaining weight. Meanwhile she is giving me the runaround and wasting valuable time while I as a new mom am feeling anxious because I don't know what I am doing wrong. Overall experience was not at all helpful. read more

Thankfully I found Reka when i did, she was available when i needed her and she was so thorough patient and knowledgeable to help me with nursing my second child. It made all the difference with how sore and uncomfortable i was the first few days; all of her tips and suggestions worked for me and my baby! I'm very grateful for Reka, her service is worth every penny! read more

Reka was such a wonderful resource for me after learning that our NB was likely tongue/lip tied. She provided an in-home consultation for 2 hrs that began with his weight, health assessment, lactation discussion/assessment, 3 pages of notes for my reference & a q&a for my many BF questions. Reka is incredibly knowledgable and kind and offered a wealth of information. I had so much peace of mind after our session! I highly recommend her. read more

I had the hardest time breast-feeding before seeing Reka. My baby was diagnosed with both lip tongue and cheek ties. Every time she fed I was in excruciating pain and had to constantly feed due to her ties in order for her to get a good amount. I was feeding about 20 times per day. As soon as Reka came over, with in minutes she improved her latch and for the first time breast-feeding was not painful!! She was very knowledgeable and took her time with us and answered every question that we had. I would highly recommend. She also came after hours with short notice. Outstanding service!!! read more

I made an emergency virtual appointment when my baby was 5 days old. Reka was recommended to me by a doula. During my virtual appointment Reka was so supportive and gave me the confidence I needed to keep going. I've now been successfully exclusively breastfeeding for 8 months. I am forever grateful to Reka for her help with my nursing journey. I would recommend her to anyone having difficulty breastfeeding. read more

I saw Reka during last summer, when my preemie came home from his two week stay. I was struggling with breastfeeding because as with my firstborn, i have a very low supply and was also worried about a tongue or lip tie. She professional and personable. I felt safe receiving help from her--like she understood and listened. I had seen two prior LC via my insurance who pretty much gave me the company line and didn't really listen. Réka didn't push her own agenda on me and we came up with a plan. I It's been over a year now--my baby boy is now 14 months and we are just starting to wean. I never thought I would be able to nurse this long and it's been incredible. I think Reka helped give me the confidence to relax and trust my body and my son and go with what was working for us. It was so nice to have someone to talk to about everything that was going on, too read more

Reka was so helpful and kind. She was able to see me very short notice and provided great suggestion that helped to make my breastfeeding relationship with my baby much better for us both! Thanks for all your help Reka! read more

Must of the reviews here sounds like she's a wonderful lactation consultant and she probably is, what I do know is I send her a desperate daily tex message asking desperately for her help since I am struggling with feeding my preemie baby. I can see she read my messages but not one call from her or reply to my message. If you're too busy is totally understandable but at least reply saying you have no time to schedule a consultation a little bit of empathy and professionalism wouldn't be a bad thing at all. read more

I had contacted Réka for some breastfeeding help. My son was a couple weeks old and I wanted help with breastfeeding and pumping. She was really helpful with the advise she had given me. However she had told me that I can text her with questions whenever and she will be able to answer. I've texted her about 4x since she visited me and all she does is reads my messages and doesn't answer. This is my first time breastfeeding my son and I'm trying everything in my power to make it work with pumping and formula for supplementing til I build more more supply. He's now a month old and I'm still trying to gain my supply with pumping 8x a day and nursing him as often as he will take it. There are sometimes when I just feel like I'm not doing it correctly and I contact her for advise and she ignores me. read more

I was about to give up breastfeeding my 3 week old. I thought I had thrush or he had a tongue tie because it hurt soooo bad. I was devastated because I had wanted to breastfeed for at least a year and I loved the bonding. A friend recommended I call Reka because she was able to help her with her baby. She came the next morning with all of her supplies. I literally cried when she asked me how we were doing and she hugged me and told me it would be ok. She assessed my babies mouth and told me it was not tongue tie or thrush (assessed my nipples too) but gave me a treatment option in case I ever get the real thing. She observed me breastfeeding and corrected his latch and taught me how to nurse in better positions so that I wasn't constantly tired and had back pain and felt like I had carpal tunnel and even taught me different positions so that I could rest. She weighed my baby before and after and discovered that milk production was also not an issue! Even taught me paced bottle feeding so that the baby could do both if I needed help or when I went back to work. As an added bonus she helped me with tips to calm my fussy baby! She is great. A week later I am in no pain and could do this for years. (I hope) baby and mama are happy! I highly recommend you see Reka if you need any help! Worth every penny. read more

If you're looking for a LC, go with this woman! I saw 4 LCs (two in the hospital and two afterwords) and found all of them to be less than helpful. I was about to give up on b'feeidng but decided to give it just one more shot with an LC and decided to go with Rèka since a friend recommended her. She was awesome. My little guy and I had not been able to make bf'ing work and by the time I saw Rèka he was six weeks old and would scream at me whenever I tried nursing him. It was emotionally exhausting for me and for him. By that point I had read a bunch and tried a number of different thing to make bf'ing work, none of which were successful. Rèka was super patient, non-judgemental (as all LC should be but I found are not!) and continually brainstormed ideas as to what the issue might be and strategies to help. She checked his latch (no one had actually checked up to this point) and introduced me to "supplemental nursing system". She had us try it and it worked :) In all honesty I think my own anxiety and frustration had TONS to do with my baby's trouble at the breast. I think Rèka's calm and understanding approach really helped me chill out. Attempting to nurse in a calm mood is (I think) ultimately what got my baby to latch and I couldn't have done it without her help read more

She came to our home and really helped me out when our baby was weeks old, after being pre-mature. She's compassionate and excellent at what she does! read more

Reka was absolutely phenomenal! What a great way to feel supported! She arrived on time and is very responsive and considerate to your situation and made herself available to help as soon as possible. I was concerned about latching and not producing enough milk and turns out I had a great supply! She supported me with affirmations and lots of helpful information. She even brought over the breast friend and scale and helped us learn how to use our Moby wrap! She is very knowledgeable and I felt awesome when she left! I now feel confident in breast feeding my newborn son and scheduled a 2 week follow up with Reka to follow up with how we are doing on her tips on pumping and latching. I would highly recommend Reka to any of my friends and family and suggest her services if you need guidance with your newborn baby whether this is your first child or multiple. She's wonderful! read more

Reka SAVED ME!!!!!! Yesterday morning was one of the worst mornings I've had in a long time. My beautiful baby was 4 days old and I was an emotional wreck dealing with severely engorged breasts which was making it impossible for me to get my baby to latch on. Not only was I completely distraught over my baby getting enough to eat but I was in extreme pain due to the engorgement. I knew I needed help immediately. I had tried googling solutions but as a first time Mom I was just completely overwhelmed and SCARED. I found Reka via Yelp. I was grateful to see her wknd availability and called right away. Reka picked up immediately and listened to me crying on the other end of the line about what was going on and made an appt to come to my house in an hour! I had an appt with my baby's pediatrician scheduled for later that day and she accommodated my schedule knowing that I was in need of immediate relief. Reka was prompt, understanding, soothing, gentle, non judgemental (I cried the first 20minutes of the appt!) But most importantly she was KNOWLEDGEABLE, EXPERIENCED AND GOT MY PAIN AND ENGORGEMENT DOWN by getting my baby to latch! It was a miracle! She was a blessing. This was the best money I have spent. Reka left me with an action plan to proceed forward and even checked in with me via text first thing the following morning. If you need help with anything regarding breastfeeding call Reka. She is unbelievable!!! read more

Such a helpful lactation consult I had. She helped me with different positions to feed baby, gave me ideas on how to deal with fussy afternoon baby and to increase my breastfeeding flow and Supply. I highly recommend her for anyone wanting to check on positioning and or struggling with breastfeeding. read more

Reka is extremely knowledgeable and approachable. When I met her I felt comfortable immediately. I texted her the day-of an event and she got back to me immediately. Thank you Reka! read more

Reka was so helpful, professional and made me feel totally comfortable. She made sure that I was completely confident using the techniques she taught me before leaving and made me feel sure that I could function on my own going forward. I appreciated her prompt service and the fact that she traveled to my home. I would HIGHLY recommend her services to a friend. She is extremely knowledgeable and very kind. read more

Réka was an immense help with breastfeeding challenges that we had. Because the hospital insisted that I breastfeed my newborn every 2-3 hours (I had no milk and almost no colostrum), I had a cracked nipple and a hungry baby by the time I was discharged. Réka saw me that same day. She helped me to piece together a plan that would feed my baby, help my milk supply to come in, and allow my nipple to heal. She taught me different nursing positions and had a few gadgets with her that made the process way easier (hello nipple shield!). Réka was extremely knowledgeable and fact-based (I get most of my pregnancy/medical info from medical journals via PubMed), while being very caring and supportive. Yes, breastfeeding involves many gray areas and opinions, but Réka was never doctrinaire. She knows it's a balancing act! My baby and I are now doing great with breastfeeding. I could not have done it without Réka's guidance. read more

Reka is a fantastic resource and was a huge life saver when I was having major anxiety about breast feeding. She is extremely knowledgeable and kind and took her time with us at our home. Breastfeeding has been so much more pleasant as a result and I'm so thankful I found her! I'd highly recommend Reka to any new mom! read more

My son was born early at 4 lbs 8oz with hypoglycemia, and as a result he struggled with latching. I spent countless hours with lactation consultants to no avail. When he was about a month and a half old, I found Reka and made an appointment with her. She came to my home and assessed my sons and my situation and within five minutes my son was breastfeeding. Reka gave me the confidence to continue trying and to not give up on breastfeeding. She also offers follow up support and a support group, however I have not been able to attend as of yet. My son is now 4 months old, and almost exclusively breastfed...except for when my husband feeds him in the middle of the night. Thank you so much, Reka! read more

I saw Reka when my baby was born and was in need of some help! During the visit Reka mentioned I could text at any time with questions that I may have! I have sent text to her several times and received no response. If you are not willing to commit to your commitment then you should not offer it! For any other Moms looking for help I would find someone else! read more

Reka is a great lactation consultant. She is very caring and kind at the same time very informative. She knows many resources to help you. I worked with her twice and I am very happy that I chose her. She always go beyond my expectation and therefore I highly recommend her. You gonna love her she is very sweet understanding and knowledgeable. read more

Reka was recommended to us by our midwife. As first time parents we had many questions and concerns both related to breast feeding and not. Reka had offered to visit us on the same day I originally contacted her but since our situation wasn't dire, she came the next morning. Reka spent 2 1/2 hours with us showing me how to feed laying down, how to hand express milk, how to use my pump and how to get our daughter off of using a nipple guard. Before her visit I was using the guard on both nipples and I was able to immediately stop following her visit. She answered many questions about diet, burping, feeding schedule, safe sleeping, etc. At the end of the visit she gave us a comprehensive page of notes so we could look back if we forgot anything we learned. Although she could have easily scheduled a follow up visit with us, she told us we likely didn't need one. My husband, who was skeptical how someone could spend 2+ hours talking about breast-feeding ended up very engaged and asked many questions. He was very happy in the time we spent with Reka. Highly recommend Reka - she is very knowledgeable and amazing to work with!! read more

Reka is amazing and has such a caring heart. In the first week and a half of my daughter's life, Reka was at our house 3 days. She helped with so many questions and concerns I had and was so thorough throughout the whole process. I really appreciate her support and know that without her, it would have been extremely difficult to continue breastfeeding. Thank you, Reka, for everything!! read more

Reka was very sweet and very knowledgeable. I was struggling with nursing my daughter and she came to my house the same day I called. She was able to help me and get my daughter to latch when I had tried many things myself with no success. If I have any future troubles, I will definitely be giving her a call again! read more