About me

I am Ana R. Saldivar, a Bilingual (Spanish) International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). My journey into lactation assistance began with the challenges I faced while breastfeeding my firstborn. The lack of knowledge and professional guidance made it difficult to nurse, and I endured months of pain due to misconceptions about breastfeeding and a lack of support. My struggles were a result of my sons’ undiagnosed oral ties, which I only discovered during my training to become a breastfeeding peer counselor. This experience highlighted the significant gap in breastfeeding guidance and understanding for new mothers, both among parents and medical professionals. During my time with WIC, I gained extensive knowledge in breastfeeding support, and the program I led received multiple awards, including two USDA National Recognitions, for serving thousands of families over my 12-year tenure. After earning my CLC certification in 2014, I realized the need for further education and achieved my IBCLC certification in July 2022. In January 2023, I launched my lactation support practice. Currently, I am enhancing my expertise through as many IBCLC Master Classes as I can take. My experience includes building trust in relationships with historically oppressed communities and understanding how biases against race, ethnicity, culture, age, abilities, gender, and sexual orientation impact breastfeeding support. My goal is to reach more families in our community and provide higher-level lactation assistance. Empowering parents and now aspiring IBCLC with the resources and skills they need to reach their goals. Ana R Saldivar IBCLC

Certification and training

https://iblce.org/ (2022)

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English, Spanish

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Service introduction

I specialize in examining the many strategies, tools, resources, interventions, and cutting-edge methods that we, as IBCLCs, can employ to help the nursing dyad's rehabilitation to overcome oral dysfunction. Oral dysfunction is very common with birth trauma, body restriction, and oral ties. I offer weighted feeds and continued lactation support in the comfort of your home. I have advanced training courses in oral function assessment, virtual consults, unresolved older babies' breastfeeding challenges, flange fitting, mastitis, plugged ducts, exclusively pumping, and oral ties.

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