Our mission is to provide support to mothers and families at any point along the parenting journey. We have three distinct yet related offerings available for families and mothers:

First, for the prenatal period, we have classes aimed at creating a family postpartum plan for any newborn family.

Next, we offer lactation support through at-home &/or telehealth lactation consults by an IBCLC. These are beneficial for clients from pregnancy through the end of breastfeeding for each child.

Lastly, for mothers at any stage of motherhood, we provide opportunities to explore the journey of motherhood through Matrescence Awareness sessions (individual, group, and retreats).

Our philosophy of care trusts each mother’s instincts and pairs it with our educator & clinical skills to focus on the family’s unique needs and goals. We believe in supporting the whole family, ensuring everyone feels informed and involved throughout the postpartum stage and breastfeeding journey.

Our goal is to build each mother’s confidence that endures well beyond the early days. Through personalized education and ongoing encouragement, we help mothers develop skills and self-assurance that empower them during postpartum & breastfeeding stages and onto their broader lifetime mothering journey.

The postpartum stage (sometimes called the Fourth Trimester) is a sacred and vulnerable time for a woman, the newborn baby, and the family as a whole. It is best supported with universal, traditional practices- shown to aid in recovery and foster healthy relationships- that are discussed in depth in my classes, focusing on the physical, emotional, and social needs of each family.

Most childbirth classes focus mostly on the pregnancy and birth parts, leaving postpartum recovery and breastfeeding to be learned elsewhere. My postpartum classes center on these and other post-birth needs of the whole newborn family.

Breastfeeding is natural, meaning it is a learned skill that takes time to learn, for both mother and baby- just like toddlers learning to walk, there can be stumbles along the way. Even experienced mothers may need additional support as each breastfeeding journey is different.

Each family’s needs are unique, and may face different concerns for either the mother or the baby that require additional support.  Thus there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to these challenges. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) has gone through rigorous education & clinical training to skillfully assess and monitor these concerns, provide individualized care plans to make sure that both mother and baby are healthy throughout the breastfeeding journey.

Areas of expertise for lactation consultants may include:

• Prenatal preparation

• Latch concerns

• Infant weight or feeding behavior concerns

• Infant Oral Assessments for Tethered Oral Tissues (tongue tie, lip tie)

• Nipple and/or breast pain and/or Injury

• Plugged Ducts, Thrush, and/or Mastitis

• Engorgement

• Low or Excessive Milk Supply

• Feeding premature infants & infants with special health care needs

• Feeding multiples/tandem feeding

• Pumping and Flange Fitting

• Transition Back to Work

• Bottle Introduction and Paced Bottle Feeding

• Weaning and/or Completion of lactation

We provide a Superbill with applicable CPT codes that you can submit to your health insurance for reimbursement. This allows us to provide optimal care with individualized focus.

Please direct any health insurance benefits or claims to your health insurance company or employer.

Yes. You will be asked to input a credit card on file to confirm your appointment that will not be processed until after the appointment. You may then pay using your FSA or HSA card for eligible services at the end of the appointment. Any unpaid balances after the appointment will be processed through the credit card on file.

No! Pain is a sign that a mother needs more support. It can be normal to feel tenderness in the early days after birth or within the first minute of latching baby at the breast that resolves quickly. Breasts can also feel sore and engorged when the milk volume quickly increases in the first few days that generally resolves with each feeding or very gentle massage. Anything else is the mother’s body communicating that something needs more attention. Babies also do not feed well at the breast if a mother is in pain. An IBCLC can help a mother learn techniques to comfortably latch her baby at the breast, provide guidance to prevent &/or heal sore or injured nipples, and teach comfort measures for breast pain.

A deep latch is the most important way to breastfeed in comfort, feed baby enough milk, and establish a good milk supply. Here is a wonderful video by Global Health Media demonstrating techniques to get a comfortable, deep latch.

In general, breast pumps are not required for successful breastfeeding.  Pumps are simply a tool to obtain breast milk from the breast without a baby directly latched at the breast. They are most necessary when there are scheduled separations between mother and baby, such as when a mother returns to work or school. Pumps can be a helpful tool for breastfeeding concerns in other situations, too, under the guidance of an IBCLC or skilled lactation supporter. In all cases, manually expressing breast milk through Hand Expression is an alternative to using a breast pump.

You may want to contact your health insurance provider for more information about your breast pump benefits.

Matrescence is a term used to describe the stage a women goes through when transitioning from life before motherhood to becoming a mother. It is similar to the Adolescence stage of transitioning from child to adult: both come with physical, emotional, and social changes. These important stages, or Rites of Passage in women’s lives need to be understood to be best supported, requiring first to be named and honored.

In the Matrescence Awareness sessions, we guide women to reflect on their own individual motherhood journeys. This awareness allows women to identify their needs and goals to find optimal support in a community of fellow mothers. These sessions can be done one-on-one, in a group class, and in retreat settings.

You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one to two business days.