Our Story
It all began December of 2019. I suddenly found myself in labor & delivery with a baby due to arrive April of 2020. The young woman you see above would soon discover labor was imminent. She would give birth 2 hours later. No warning. No birth plan. No nursery. No carseat. No preparation.
Ellie Grace
Our Miracle Girl
My agency as a mother was removed from the first moment when she was swiftly wheeled away to the NICU. The isolette would be her home for the next 78 days.
From tube feeding to bottles, pumping to attempting our first latch, there was nothing natural or innate about breastfeeding. Separation. Anxiety. Measurement. Clocks. This soon led to low supply, chronic mastitis, yeast, and postpartum anxiety and depression.
Breastfeeding twins exclusively was bittersweet but it did bring healing. I armed myself with knowledge and self-advocated every step of the way. I defied expectations in the hospital and at every pediatrician checkup. Despite history. Despite hospital practices. Despite fear. Despite PCOS. One moment at a time.
Services
Explore my range of services designed to help you meet your feeding goals. From prenatal to newborn, tongue tie to torticollis, introducing bottles to solids, teething to biting, relactation to weaning. I am here to help!
Education
B.A., English, U.C. Berkeley, 2008
Lactation Pathway 2 , UCSD, 2022
Preceptorship, Kaiser Baldwin Park, Postpartum Unit, 2022
IBCLC since 2023.
M.A., Public Health, Columbia University, In Progress
