I’ve been an RN for 17+ years and have been working with the mother/Baby dyad for 15+ years. My increased interest for the lactation portion of the dyad came with the birth of my third child. I had successfully breastfed 2 other children before her and with her “something” was not going right. Despite me doing what I had done before, her latch was painful, and I had cracked nipples in less than 24 hours of life. I was able to get some assistance in the hospital from the lactation consultant, but we continued to struggle for some time. I was lucky to be able to have that consultant as a coworker and received continued support for the 15+ months that I breastfed her. I continued to work as a mother/Baby RN for years and was supported by the staff's lactation consultants and became known as the “nurse who keeps her moms breastfeeding “. It was so satisfying to have mother leave the hospital “exclusively breastfeeding". I started learning more about breastfeeding and my desire to become a lactation consultant grew. With the birth of my 4th child in 2012 I learned first-hand the struggles that came with breastfeeding an infant with oral restrictions. She was revised and we made it 17 months of exclusive breastfeeding, but it wasn’t until I became a lactation consultant, I realized that she was still restricted, and she had to have a second procedure when she was 7 years of age! In 2016 I was finally able to become a CLC to start gaining more hours towards lactation to be able to sit for my IBCLC. Since 2017 my life has been making sure to support parents in reaching their feeding goals. This has become my satisfaction. I’ve been working in the hospital as the lactation consultant, currently at Texas Children’s Hospital. Being in that position I knew that the families I assisted were off to a good start but always had a nagging feeling of wondering how their breastfeeding journey would continue. In 2019 my eyes were opened to private practice, and it was with Bayou City Breastfeeding that my world of lactation expanded. Daily I learn new things and ways to help families reach their feeding goals. No two families are the same. I worked hard to position myself to be able to practice with this team and finally joined them in 2022. This has been the best life decision I have ever made. Now I feel like I’m in a position to really help families and to be present on the whole journey.

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