First and foremost I am a mother. When I fill out the box on a form that wants to know your occupation I often write “mommy” because that is what I am called at least a hundred times each day!  I have three beautiful and healthy children who I breastfed and they are by far my greatest joy.

It hasn’t been the easiest or most straightforward journey to where I am today but the lessons along the way have been invaluable to my practice as a Lactation Consultant. 

I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Calgary in 2001 and from there I worked at the Alberta Children’s Hospital before eventually moving to Hawai’i to work as an RN in community health.  I then completed my Master’s Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Hawai’i in 2005.  Through my husbands work we had the opportunity to return to Canada and moved to Vancouver Island where I taught a nursing program for a local college and completed my education to become a Certified Lactation Counselor.  In hindsight it’s a very good thing I completed this training just prior to the birth of our first child because my expectations of having a very easy time with breastfeeding were soon thrown out the window.  Soon I was fully involved with a new reality that involved many of the things I had studied: pumps, at breast supplementors, herbs, prescription medications and very little sleep!  After all my struggles I became even more determined and convinced that I would be able to support other women tackle their breastfeeding challenges.

After moving to San Diego I dove into an intensive Lactation Consultant program through UCSD and after writing the board exam, in July 2012 I was licensed as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

 For the past year I have owned and operated a private practice Lactation Consulting business in San Diego where I partnered with a group of home birth Midwives, an Obstetrician and another amazing IBCLC named Robin Kaplan who owns the San Diego Breastfeeding Center.

This past summer we finally came full circle and our family moved back to Calgary.  I now have the privilege to educate, guide, and support new mothers and help them find their own breastfeeding success in my hometown.

  - Christine Schubert BN, MPH, IBCLC

Please call 403-688-7955 to schedule an appointment or email me by filling out the form on the Contact page.