About The Lactation Station
100% New Zealand Owned & Operated
Hi, we’re Laura and Karen – sisters who grew up in the small town of Whataroa on New Zealand’s West Coast, in the heart of a close-knit dairy farming community. Family has always been an important part of our lives growing up, with family always around us, supporting and guiding us.
After finishing school, Laura attended the University of Canterbury, where she studied early childhood education, while Karen pursued a science degree at Lincoln University, which led her toward a career in the agricultural industry.
After spending several years overseas working in the travel industry, Laura now lives in Nelson with her two boys. Karen, on the other hand, moved to Southland where she works in the agricultural sector.
Since 2017, Karen and her husband Sam have been dedicated dairy farmers, a lifestyle that has since become a core part of their family’s life and work.
For Laura, after her time overseas, the focus shifted to raising her family and balancing life in Nelson. She’s deeply passionate about supporting other parents and families, a natural extension of her background in early childhood education.
Just before the arrival of Karen’s fourth child, the two of us, along with our husbands, made the exciting decision to take over The Lactation Station – a business we’ve both admired and followed since the births of Laura’s eldest son, Luca, and Karen’s eldest daughter, Alexia, more than five years ago.
Today, we balance the rewarding demands of family life with our shared vision for The Lactation Station, a business dedicated to supporting new families on their parenting journeys. We're committed to keeping its legacy alive while navigating the challenges of both family life and a growing business.
We aim to provide nutritional and functional products to breastfeeding mothers.
The Lactation Station provides affordable, functional & great tasting products that support breastfeeding Mothers.
From consumable lactation goods filled with galactagogues, to beautifully designed breastfeeding bras. The Lactation Station began by producing (the now famous) lactation cookies.
Using known galactagogues filled ingredients that support breastfeeding mothers. Breastfeeding mothers can burn up to an extra 500 calories a day compared to a non- breastfeeding Mum (Scaccia, A. 2016). This means that their bodies are working overtime. It is vital that breastfeeding mothers replace these calories with the right nutrient dense foods to ensure optimal health not only for themselves but for their babies too.
Historically, functional lactation treats for new or expectant mothers in NZ have been hard to find or homemade. The Lactation Station has filled this gap by providing a good selection of Cookies, blends, and tea and continuously innovating new products to introduce to the market. 'The Lactation Station’ has formulated recipes using specific ingredients that contain galactagogues.
These galactagogues have been a long-touted substance to help humans increase their milk supply. Taste is the key. When a mother’s main concern is her baby, ‘The Lactation Station’ provides top quality products that can be enjoyed by Mum (and Dad if he feels the need). If the mother is satisfied, this will help her to relax while breastfeeding which supports the let-down effect, (the let-down effect means your milk is ready to flow).
Our product development is an ongoing journey. Not only are our products functional, but they also taste great and come highly recommended by Lactation Consultants, Midwives, and Mums throughout New Zealand. ‘The Lactation Stations’ products are available nationwide through 170 stockists and online via our website, www.thelactationstation.co.nz
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