Cascadia Lactation

Join us for parent support group. Tuesdays 10-1130am at the Birth First Education Center!

Happy holidays to all the babies I hold! Thanks to Santa and these rechargeable hand warmers, my hands will no longer be like ice when I pick up babies. 💜

New parents support group! In person! No fee or registration necessary. Tuesdays 10-1130 @ Birth First Education Center. Come connect with other parents and find community. We can’t wait to see you!!

As a white, cis-gendered, hetero-presenting woman, I have a s**t ton of privilege and a s**t ton of work to do. Starting here.

Thank you to SonShine & Rainbows Lactation Services for creating this beautiful meme!

When addressing parents and their children, it is absolutely imperative that you first ask what their pronouns are.

This can be as simple as adding the question on the intake form or just asking.

Feeling grateful for my girls and my mother today. 💜

What happens during a virtual lactation consult?
So much more than even I realized!
*complete medical/birth/lactation history taken.
*a visual assessment of baby’s suck, tongue function and overall structure.
*observation of feeding including demonstrations by me and my doll (Baby Rose!) to improve positioning and latch.
*visual breast exam
*help with pumping and fl**ge sizing
*a personalized feeding plan created to help you meet your feeding goals.
Reduced pricing and insurance assistance available!

Here I am, breastfeeding my first baby, and here she is, *so* grown up. What surprised me the most about breastfeeding is what a warrior I turned out to be. I’d never considered myself a particularly dedicated or strong person until I became a mother. Breastfeeding was awful in the first couple of weeks - super painful and I was having anxiety attacks at all hunger cues. I decided to pump and bottle-feed her - this was a LOT of work. I pumped every three hours, around the clock, for four months - when we finally figured out the latch and she breastfed until she was 14 mos old. This picture was taken just a couple of days after I’d happily thrown my pump into the back of a closet where it lived until I went back to work with my second. Looking back, it didn’t feel like work then. It felt like something I was born to do. My strength and persistence surprised me and I think the confidence I gained changed me at my core. I see this same persistence every day in the families I work with and it makes me feel like the luckiest!

One of the biggest things that surprises a lot of families is that breastfeeding doesn’t just end when the baby turns 1! And I’m happy it doesn’t because pictures of breastfeeding toddlers are my favorite. 🤸‍♀️ 🚗