Here We Go!!!

Good Morning Mama's!
This has been a long time coming for me.  When I had my first baby about 7 years ago, friends of mine joked that I needed a business card that listed all the things I did on it.  One of those was breastfeeding support and education.  I have always been passionate about breastfeeding, but more than that, I am passionate about education and awareness of breastfeeding and it's benefits.  It's also very important to me that every mother I work with understands the challenges of breastfeeding and that in some cases after dedication, exhaustion and all the education and support in the world, breastfeeding does not work.  I want those Mom's to know they gave it their best shot and that it's ok to say "this is not going to work for me".  I won't however say it's ok if you did not even give you and your baby a shot at making the best choice you can regarding feeding your baby.  It's important that you know where I am coming from.  I won't judge, but I believe every Mother is given this gift and should at least try sharing it.

I hope to share here, some great resources and current thinking around breastfeeding.  I hope to spread the word through friends and mom's groups I am a part of, that I have finally gotten myself together and I am in a place in my life where I can devote more time to educating and supporting Mom's who would like to breastfeed.

It's important that anyone I work with know that I am not an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Counselor).  I have a scope of practice that I work within and if a Mom I am working with is dealing with medical challenges, a baby that is not thriving or any other complications that I would deem beyond my scope of practice I will refer that Mom to a local IBCLC or their own MD.  My job is to educate, advocate and support successful breastfeeding.  You will also notice that fees for my services are lower than that of an IBCLC, that is specifically because I can't treat or diagnose illness, high risk mothers and babies.

A Mother's Benediction, A Mother's Blessing, isn't this what every child is to his or her Mother?
Share this journey with me, share it with others.  I love what I do and I love meeting new people!  I believe strongly in building support teams around a new Mother, a new Father and the families that their child will join once it's born.  There is not much we can do all alone and parenting is one that we could use and will take all the support that is offered.