About Me.

I am excited to announce that I’m here to help new mamas and their babies in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Our family will miss the bay area where my husband and I spent the last 23 years, but it was time to start a new chapter and a new adventure, and what better place than Bend?!

I started working in the field of lactation in 2005. I’ve worked in a variety of healthcare settings including hospitals and pediatric practices, all in the bay area. Now that I am in Bend, Oregon, I am focusing on helping new families in their homes. It is where new mamas and babies can be most comfortable starting to breastfeed and where I can learn about each individual family, which helps me best address their specific needs.

It’s been a passion of mine to help new mothers navigate all the uncertainty that comes with motherhood. When we work together, I will help answer anything that comes up for you along your breastfeeding journey. I put my heart into helping new families, especially when the challenges are overwhelming and can outweigh the happiness we want to feel in the moments with our newborns. It can take time for breastfeeding to go smoothly, so I will gently guide you and provide continuous support until you are feeling confident moving forward. That support can sometimes be reassurance for what you and your baby are going through is a result of only normal newborn behavior. Once we get into a rhythm with our babies, something always changes to keep us on our toes. It teaches us how sometimes we have to pivot and be flexible to doing things a little differently. All the growth and development our babies go through can affect their breastfeeding behavior, and you will have someone to turn to who can help explain these new surprises along the way.