I graduated from Texas Christian University with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 2007, and began my career as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). There, I fell in love with caring for babies, and quickly learned that caring for baby meant caring for mom as well.
I have 3 babies of my own, and I homeschool by day and help feed babies by night, so to speak. I love helping all mothers meet their breastfeeding goals.
Abbreviated Resume
8 years working as a staff nurse in Level III NICUs
1 year as a Nurse Coordinator in a High Risk OBGYN/Center for Advanced Fetal Care office
1 year as a postpartum home-visit nurse for a Midwife-led Birth Center
Then in 2015, I found a dream job working as a lactation consultant for a local hospital where I got to work on the postpartum unit and in the NICU
In 2016, I started this home visit lactation consultant business and in 2019, I had enough clients that I was able to step down from hospital work and focus solely on private practice
Abbreviated Certifications and Continuing Education
2012
Nursing specialty certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC)
Certified Breastfeeding Educator (CBE)
Helping Babies Breathe Provider
2013
AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring program
2015
Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS)
2016
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
2017
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
2018
Microbirth and the Infant Microbiome
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
2019
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
Oral Function: Assessment and Comprehensive Care with Michelle Emmanuel and Melissa Cole
2020
ProDoula Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training
ProDoula Infant Feeding Specialist
**I am always up-to-date in BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers**
Abbreviated Resume
8 years working as a staff nurse in Level III NICUs
1 year as a Nurse Coordinator in a High Risk OBGYN/Center for Advanced Fetal Care office
1 year as a postpartum home-visit nurse for a Midwife-led Birth Center
Then in 2015, I found a dream job working as a lactation consultant for a local hospital where I got to work on the postpartum unit and in the NICU
In 2016, I started this home visit lactation consultant business and in 2019, I had enough clients that I was able to step down from hospital work and focus solely on private practice
Abbreviated Certifications and Continuing Education
2012
Nursing specialty certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC)
Certified Breastfeeding Educator (CBE)
Helping Babies Breathe Provider
2013
AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring program
2015
Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS)
2016
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
2017
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
2018
Microbirth and the Infant Microbiome
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
2019
GOLD Tongue Tie Symposium
Oral Function: Assessment and Comprehensive Care with Michelle Emmanuel and Melissa Cole
2020
ProDoula Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Training
ProDoula Infant Feeding Specialist
**I am always up-to-date in BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers**