About Us

I believe we were all placed on this earth for a reason and our challenges, experiences, and feelings are tools to develop and serve this purpose. 

I believe we were intricately designed in His perfect image with a body that naturally functions so beautifully. 

I believe we were given research, science, education, and technology to aid this design when our not-so-perfect world takes its toll.

So, here is my story and how I've come to serve YOU.

My passion for working with mothers and infants started in Nursing school, where I had clinical training in Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I was blessed with the opportunity to travel abroad on a medical mission trip, where I saw children thrive in a third-world country filled with poverty and disease through the power of their mother's own milk. After college, I was fortunate to return home to Northeast Ohio, working my dream job as a nurse in a level III NICU. It was here that I truly discovered the magic of breast milk, the benefits of providing it to healthy and medically-fragile infants alike, and the unbreakable bond that this creates between mother and child.

When I gave birth to my first daughter, Norah, I learned first-hand of the struggles of nursing a late-preterm infant born via Cesarian Section. Furthermore, this opened my eyes to the lack of lactation support that is available in our community. While grappling through this struggle alone, I turned to the only means of providing milk to my baby that I could achieve- exclusive pumping. For the next 10 months, I struggled through oversupply, clogged ducts, milk blebs, mastitis, being "tied to the pump" and ultimately postpartum anxiety. 

When my son, Colten, was born 18 months later via my first VBAC, I was committed to making breastfeeding work. Through painful latches and lots of tears (after all, everyone says it hurts) and the help of some supplemental formula, we made it to 10 months of breastfeeding before he called it quits. It was then that I began my lactation training and learned that just because pain is COMMON does not mean it is NORMAL and that early weaning is a sign of compensatory feeding.

By the time my third child, Leanna, was born, I was IBCLC certified and had transitioned roles to an inpatient Lactation Specialist. 

Surely, this time would be easier, right? 

Wrong. This lesson truly taught me that breastfeeding is a partnership and as a mom, we can do everything right but still struggle if the baby is unable to perform their role. I knew what to do to get her fed but she was restricted by tongue, lip, and cheek ties with a high-arched palate, which made milk transfer via breast or bottle difficult and not an enjoyable experience. I learned the importance of collaboration through endless lactation, pediatrician, dental, body work, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and nutrition appointments.

My fourth daughter, Sadie, and I are still going strong in our breastfeeding journey (4th time's a charm, right?). Over the past ten years, I've scoured the research, participated in numerous furthering education, and even provided breastfeeding training to healthcare professionals. As an expert in the lactation field, I continue to learn something new everyday and never fail to be amazed by this simple yet oh-so-complicated system. 

It's time for me to pay it forward. I'd love to connect and be a part of your journey!