Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, infant feeding can bring anxieties and unexpected challenges. What ever your goals and plans may be, I offer non-judgemental, evidence-based support and connection with community resources to help make the difference in your confidence and success throughout your unique journey. Together, we can tackle:

Postpartum Lactation Support:

  • Reviewing feeding preferences and if goals may have changed

  • Latch difficulties

  • Avoiding/managing engorgement

  • Feeding positions

  • Addressing supply challenges

  • Alternative feeding techniques

  • Sanitizing and familiarizing yourself with your pump

  • Preparing a pumping strategy

  • Milk storage

  • Weaning

  • Emotional Processing

  • Recognizing clinical issues and connecting to proper support systems

Lactation Prenatal Education:

  • Discussing feeding preferences

  • Learning how to self-express and reverse pressure softening

  • Understanding the basics of breastfeeding/chestfeeding and the various milk composition within the first 2 weeks of postpartum

  • Learning baby’s hunger cues

  • Understanding what breastfeeding/chestfeeding will look like in the first couple hours of postpartum and the in the first two weeks of postpartum

  • Reviewing positions and latching techniques

  • Milk Storage

  • Bottle, cup, spoon and syringe feeding

  • Pumping and Supplementation with your own milk supply

 

*I offer sliding scale community support in the following situations: single parents, teen parents, people who are unemployed or underemployed, and members of the BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ community. When you pay my standard fees, you are supporting a fair, living wage aligned with my level of experience and education. When you pay a sliding scale, you are allowing your community to hold and support you. Both are acceptable ways of participating and I am honored to be a part of your journey. Everyone deserves a doula’s support and care.