Bio

Hello! My name is Candice Ward, owner of Sweetest Nectar LLC. I’m a proud mother of six wonderful children and supporter to breastfeeding families. All of my children benefited from breast milk and I have been a breastfeeding professional for the last ten years. My career started, the year 2009 in my local WIC department for Affinia Healthcare. In anticipation of working in my new breastfeeding peer counselor role, I completed the CLC (Certified Lactation Counselor) training before my hire date! At that time, I understood the importance of mother to mother support. Especially, for other women like me, who were rarely supported or encouraged to breastfeed.

Over time, I recognized there was a need to provide more than basic support. The issues surrounding many mothers required a more skilled and knowledgeable approach to address breastfeeding challenges. There was also a need to normalize breastfeeding within communities while educating healthcare professionals and employers on supportive practices for individual families. Naturally, my passion led me to become an IBCLC (International Board of Lactation Consultant). An IBCLC is a trained breastfeeding professional that specializes in assisting with basic or extreme breastfeeding issues. The term Lactation Consultant is exclusively reserved for those who have met the qualifications and passed the exam given by the International Board of Lactation Consultants Examiners (IBLCE).
In addition to breastfeeding support, I provide prenatal and postnatal doula care. A doula is a non-medical companion or support person that provides care before, during, or after birth. Prenatal and postnatal support is focused care during pregnancy and the postpartum period. I received my doula training through Jamaa Birth Village under the instruction of Brittany “Tru” Kellman. I’m currently the Board Chair member (aka “Mama Chair”) for the STL Doulas of Color Collective. The collective is an initiative under Jamaa Birth Village that provides access to doulas at a sliding scale to communities.

Location

2200 N Hwy 67 #931, Florissant MO 63033

Insurance

Yes

HSA/FSA

Yes

Home visits

Yes

Lactation Expertise

Breast augmentation or reduction

Families of Color

WIC

Infants with anatomical challenges

Infants with neurological disorders

Multiples

Extended breastfeeding

Inverted and flat nipples

Latch issues

Low milk supply

Oversupply

Milk banking

Postpartum depression

Preemies

Relactation

Returning to work

Teens

Tongue tie