“Rachael was recommended when I was having difficulty with my daughter’s feeding due to lip/tongue tie. She was able to accommodate me quickly and visit us in home for a thorough assessment to determine whether adjustments alone could resolve our latch issues. She was professional, non-judgmental, warm and a wealth of knowledge. Not to mention a baby whisperer, my daughter would melt in her arms. She made me feel equally comfortable. Rachael covered needs I didn’t know I had and helped me set expectations and an action plan around breast feeding, fitted me for a proper pump, discussed pumping frequency/bottles/storage and returning to work. When we had a follow up appointment after my daughters procedure she thoroughly reviewed her latch, required mouth exercises and had me perform them back to ensure I was able to. I was given a detailed care plan with everything we covered, and links to more resources. I am a nurse myself and embarrassed to say I had no clue how broad the support was from a lactation consultant alone. Even without latch difficulty everything I learned from our visits I cannot praise her enough, every mom deserves this type of support!! Thank you Rachael.”
— K.W.
“Rachael was an incredible help to me and my newborn. I met with her with my three day old newborn and some serious soreness and pain. She was able to walk me through securing a better latch with my baby and trying a new position that worked out a lot better for us. I thought that breastfeeding was just going to be painful for a few weeks.. I didn’t realize it didn’t have to be. I am so glad that I decided to use her services, and I look forward to a long and happy breastfeeding journey.”
“I had Rachael come out to my home the day after I brought my baby home. At the time each feeding brought me to tears due to a painful latch that I wasn’t able to get adequate help with at the hospital. Rachel was so compassionate about my concerns and immediately made me feel more confident in my ability to conquer breast feeding. She was able to correct my babies latch and provided me so much useful information that extended beyond just breastfeeding. I would definitely recommend Rachael to any new mom and plan on gifting her services to my future mom to be friends! ~E.B.”
“I reached out to Rachael when I was panicking that I didn’t have enough milk to feed my newborn son. He had lost a pound since his birth weight and was jaundiced and the pediatrician made me feel horrible that my milk hadn’t fully come in yet. I was determined to breast feed and a friend of mine who also had trouble breast feeding, gave me Rachael’s information. Rachael answered my email the same day and made an appointment to see me the next day. During the consultation, she answered all my questions, helped me establish a good latch and find good positioning, and we made a plan to get his weight back on track. She was extremely calm and knowledgeable, which eased my panicked first time mom brain. After we left her office, I felt a giant sense of relief and confident that I could get his weight back up. She sent me a care plan and online references, which I referred to a lot and were very helpful. After a few doctor visits and weight checks, my son looked like he was on the right track. I updated Rachael through her computer system and asked her a few questions, and she was always very quick to get back to me. After about 3 weeks, my worried brain got the best of me and I just wanted to make sure he was still feeding fine and gaining the appropriate amount of weight so I made a follow up appointment and was reassured that everything was going great. If anyone is having trouble breast feeding or just needing reassurance that baby is gaining enough weight, Rachael is definitely the person to call! She is very knowledgeable, easy to talk to, calm, honest and supportive. I would highly highly recommend her to anyone! ~B.M.”
“Rachael was incredible and such a lifesaver during a very stressful and emotional time for us. Even though we had seen lactation specialists in the hospital, we arrived home feeling a little lost and pretty panicked when our son still hadn’t latched and wasn’t feeding or urinating regularly. We called Rachael at 9pm that first night home and she was at our house by 8:30 the following morning. Immediately after meeting with her, we felt so much more reassured and confident and by the end of that day, our situation had taken a complete 180 and he was breastfeeding exclusively and regularly. We truly cannot say enough good things about Rachael and feel so fortunate to have found her. Her expertise and encouragement allowed us to have such a special bonding experience with our child that we begun to fear we might not be able to have. We would recommend her without hesitation to anyone needing support, encouragement and confidence in their breastfeeding journey. ~J.K.”
