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My approach is simple: listen first, meet you where you are, and help you find a path that feels right for your family
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My Story
My name is Nicole, and I always knew I wanted to be a mother. Like most people, I had a version of birth and motherhood in my mind. When my first baby was born via cesarean in 2010 I encountered unexpected complications that resulted in a near-death illness. Once I recovered, my baby and I had to relearn how to connect and breastfeed all over again. Despite how difficult this was and how many people told me I didn’t need to work so hard, I was deeply determined to have something go ‘right.’ I found a sense of autonomy and sovereignty in my breastfeeding relationship with my son and went on to nurse him for 26 months.
In 2021 I gave birth to my second son who was born with CHD. After 36 days in critical care, he passed away. During his short life I found that making milk for him allowed me to feel connected during the most chaotic and traumatic time. I donated over 1,000 ounces in honor of him when he died.
These two defining chapters altered the landscape of my life forever. They taught me that motherhood is dynamic and full of challenge as well as triumph. Out of my own survival, my deep losses, and my hard-won victories, my calling was born. I left my 20 year career in education and became a lactation counselor and then passed my IBCLC board exam in 2022. I also went on to be trained as a Birth Story Medicine practitioner, a postpartum doula, and am currently studying to serve as a bereavement doula.
Thank you for being here. No matter what support you came here seeking I am here to stand firmly in your corner, offering professional, multi-layered care through pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, postpartum, and the many unexpected turns along the way. Whatever it is you are facing, you don’t have to face it alone.
My qualifications
Bachelor of Science, Family Studies
Master of Public Health
Master of Education
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Perinatal Mental Health Certified
Birth Story Medicine Practitioner
Holding Space Facilitator
Postpartum Doula
Bereavement Doula (training)
What families are saying about working with me
“Been working with Nicole since my baby was a month old. He was born at 36 weeks, at 4lbs 10 oz, and the hospital put him on formula. They never tried to help me nurse him. They gave me one opportunity and that was it.
I then went to a "free" breastfeeding consultant at his pediatrician, and she literally laughed at me. I was trying so hard to nurse my son, and struggling, and she laughed and said it was "easy" (like it was dumb I couldn't get it to work, and then all she wanted to talk about was formula). I cried the whole next day, feeling like a complete failure.
This is what made me find Nicole, and I went to see her that same week. Immediately when we arrived it felt comforting and homey. She was a wealth of information, and made me feel like I wasn't in this all alone. She helped me tremendously.
—Krystle
“If I could give 10 stars I would. Nicole was such a big part of my breastfeeding and postpartum journey. She went ABOVE and beyond in every way possible”
—Kelly
“Nicole is amazing! If you need a realistic, kind, and experienced lactation consultant please come here! I've seen her after having both my daughters, and she saved my breastfeeding and pumping experience. Both times I was about to quit, and she helped me understand the problems I was dealing with were very real and could be fixed. She empowered me and made me believe in myself again as a breastfeeding mom. Nicole is truly a life saver. She's great at getting clients in at a short notice and working with their schedules, whether that's coming into the office or for a home visit.”
-Madison
“Nicole was the most amazing resource, and we really credit her with making our breastfeeding journey a success! With her guidance, we have been able to successfully nurse and give bottles of pumped milk, and switch back and forth whenever we need in a day. We are so grateful for her help, and would truly recommend her to anyone on a breastfeeding journey!”
—Caitlin
“Becoming a new mom, I wanted to be sure I had some advice or help in all the lanes of being a mom, especially breastfeeding and postpartum. A friend of mine suggested Nicole, and it was the best suggestion for my wife and I. When we met Nicole, pre-birth of our son, it was like we had known her for years. Very comforting, inspiring, factual, informational, compassionate, and knowledgeable. We felt we learned a lot and we were ready to breastfeed, immediately. We also looked at one another and agreed that we would go back to see her after birth.”
-Sam
“I look back on my first year of motherhood and realize it would have been so different without [Nicole] in it. When I reached out I didn’t know what I was going to get or what I was in store for. The first day we met her, she asked how we were doing and I wanted to curl up on her floor and bawl right then and there. She calmed every nerve and answered every question I threw at her. She told me to trust my instincts over anything else. She gave my feelings a place to go.
Thank you for making me believe in myself. Thank you for always giving me straight, unbiased answers to my questions. Thank you for giving me power. Thank you for shaping my baby’s first year of life.”
—Alexis and Marley