I highly recommend Nourish to Flourish Lactation consulting. Monique was a godsend in my first…read moreweeks home with my daughter. She supported us with our latch, educated me about our options when slight lip and tongue ties were discovered, and helped me overcome an awful bought of mastitis. Beyond her role as "lactation consultant," the emotional support she gave me was extremely helpful.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE, Nourish to Flourish Lactation! Monique is an AWESOME Lactation Consultant and…read morehelped me through a difficult time that I had while Breastfeeding. This is my second time Breastfeeding, my oldest is 6 and I now have a 5 month old. I really didn't have any trouble nursing my first born however, I struggled this second time around. I was literally in tears when I first contacted Monique for help. She came to see me at home the next day and turned my Breastfeeding world around! I'm currently still breastfeeding my little one without any problems, thanks to Monique! She was very patient, comforting, and her bedside manner couldn't be better!

I cannot recommend Brittaney Davidson highly enough! After a very difficult and emotionally…read moredraining breastfeeding experience with my first child, I was nervous and uncertain about trying again with my second. From the very first consultation, she immediately put me at ease with her warmth, patience, and genuine empathy. Her knowledge of breastfeeding techniques,  and lactation challenges that can occur is remarkable. She took the time to thoroughly assess my baby's latch and my milk supply explaining every step in a way that made me feel empowered and not at all overwhelmed. What sets her apart is her passion! She is truly invested in the success of every family she works with. She celebrates the small wins, provides encouragement along the way and most importantly she gives practical, evidence-based guidance that actually works. Thanks to Brittaneys support, I have made it to one month of exclusively breastfeeding my second child.......successfully and confidently! This is a milestone I never thought possible after my first experience. Beyond her expertise, her  compassion makes her not just a lactation nurse, but a trusted partner in this roller coaster journey of motherhood. Any parent lucky enough to work with her will feel supported and truly cared for. Thank you for all you do Brittaney!!

I was very excited to find my insurance covered my visit completely…read more I seen Brittani, she is very sweet and knowledgeable. I felt as I was talking to a girlfriend I've known for years. Even as a mom of 4 I wanted to learn as much as possible about breastfeeding and be able to nurse for at least her first whole year. I feel very confident with Brittani just a message away I will definitely be able to reach my goal. Also my baby has both lip and tongue ties, she showed me exercises to help stretch both with no need to have snipped! Thank goodness her latch is improving and I have no pain. 2 months in. Joni's mom

Jen was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable about nursing, and all things new born babies. She is…read morea former nicu nurse, so I could ask her anything and she was helpful. I like that she gave natural options for common issues. Although this was my 3rd child and 3rd time nursing, I still ran into new issues -both in the breast and with the baby. They handled everything with insurance, so it made everything simple.

The Lactation Foundation provides in-office lactation consultant visits FREE of charge, due to…read morefunding from grants. This. Is. Awesome. As a first-time mom with a tongue-tied and lip-tied baby, I have had a lot of problems with breastfeeding. One problem after another, after another, after another. My daughter is now almost 2 months old, and we are making gradual progress -- with the help of the Lactation Foundation. I have had 2 appointments with Mary, one of the IBCLCs at the Lactation Foundation. She has been great -- very thorough & patient. She doesn't rush me & makes sure that all my questions are answered. Her guidance has been so helpful. She referred me to a feeding therapist & as a result my daughter's milk transfer ability has improved a bunch. She also gave me a Medela SNS (supplemental nursing system) because they had them in the office -- I had been planning to buy an SNS, but when I brought it up she checked & they had it in stock, so I got it for free. Really great! The Lactation Foundation also has weekly breastfeeding support groups -- currently on Thursdays 10-11am. There are lactation consultants present for the group & they help you & you can do weighed feeds during the group as well. The parking situation is pretty good -- the building has a private lot.

The Lactation Foundation is THE BEST place to receive breastfeeding support and help if you need…read moreit. I heard about them via a friend and have used their services to coach me through nursing two children. Mary, Alisa, and Barbara are all IBCLCs and are kind and understanding. I never felt any judgement or "breast is best" pressure from them while I was struggling to build a sufficient milk supply. Private consultations are free and last anywhere from an hour to 90 minutes. They also hold weekly support groups on Thursday mornings where you can get a free weighed feed as well. This place is beyond amazing. Definitely check them out if you're experiencing struggles on your breastfeeding journey!!

My husband and I visited Rosemary as first-time parents, and she was incredibly helpful. Even…read morethough I wasn't exclusively breastfeeding, she guided us on achieving a proper latch with the bottle nipple and helped us determine which bottle type (wide vs. narrow) would work best for our baby. She is an excellent teacher--very thorough, patient, and knowledgeable. Rosemary is also incredibly kind and makes the learning process enjoyable, which means a lot during such a stressful time as new parents.

I don't even know where to begin. Rosemary Craig is one of the most incredible people I have ever…read moremet. After things didn't work out with a previous IBCLC, Rosemary responded to an urgent message filled with desperation and agreed to see us on December 20, 2024 right before the holidays. My son was not latching well and breastfeeding was excruciatingly painful at 3 weeks old. I was distraught. Rosemary was so kind, compassionate, and knowledgeable. Rosemary knows everything. She really does. She is so experienced. She is systematic. She is thorough. She is a breastfeeding genius. We worked together for weeks and weeks trying to improve my son's latch, his milk transfer, and get to the bottom of our issues. Rosemary identified possible oral tethered tissue. We were reluctant and got multiple opinions from pediatricians, ENTS, etcetera. Rosemary never pushes anything. She only educates and empowers. When my son was finally diagnosed and we decided to proceed with the release with an ENT of her recommendation. Rosemary was there every step of the way. We saw her every week or every other week for 4 months. I can say with certainty that she saved our breastfeeding journey. I am still breastfeeding my son at 6 months with no pain and I am thriving. I have never met a more compassionate health care professional. Forever grateful for Rosemary! Also, her office administrator, Miriam, is great and so responsive.

Amazing! I had the pleasure of having both Barbara and Faith as consultants, and I owe it all to…read morethem! I recently had my second baby and I wanted my breastfeeding journey to be as smooth as possible. When I got home from the hospital I contacted TLC and they answered immediately were super pleasant and came out to my home the same week. It was the easiest process. They answered all of my questions and eased any worries I had. I am now three months in exclusively breastfeeding and I would not be here without them! Not to mention my baby is so healthy and plump . I will definitely recommend all of my friends and family.

Rosie was a blessing with all her knowledge and breastfeeding support. I could have not properly…read morelatched my baby without her wisdom. Thank you Rosie and Houston lactation consultants!

There are truly no words to describe my gratitude for Jaymee, Kellie and the In Bloom team. They…read moresupported me through a strenuous home labor with unwavering care and made me feel strong and capable, avoiding the need for hospital transfer. Jaymee's use of ancient herbs and tinctures to progress my labor was amazing--they worked! When our baby was born with fluid in her lungs and nose, Jaymee calmly and expertly cleared everything, ensuring she was crying and on my chest in no time. Their attentiveness to my health and the baby's well-being was perfect and even cleaning up after the birth went far beyond my expectations. I'm so grateful to have had these incredible women by my side. They are nothing short of extraordinary!

FIRST PREGNANCY I can't recommend this midwife enough…read more Jaymee, Kelly, and Lisa are AMAZING. They made my first pregnancy so comfortable. I loved my whole experience. I felt so taken care of and listened to. They addressed every question or concern I had. They also offer Hypno-Birthing and placenta encapsulation.

was in PICU with my baby for a week they mixed a small amount of homebody's breastmilk with mine…read moreand dumped over 700 mL of my milk without talking to me after I got moved to West Wing and I was finally able to breast-feed exclusively my nurse asked for my milk back. They gave her some of it back, then proceeded to prepare the frozen milk that they had, then brought it and told me and my nurse that if I didn't use it tonight, it needed to be destroyed once again they have wasted more of my breastmilk. I'm going to make biggest complaint. I do not pump that much. I do not have room for them to continuously waste over 700 mL of my milk do not trust them.

In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed that babies should be exclusively breastfed…read morefor the first 6 months of life, & stated that preterm infants especially should be exclusively fed breast milk, whether a mother's own milk or pasteurized human donor milk. Yet because several generations of mothers were discouraged from nursing, & because nursing is so incredibly stigmatizing, many mothers have never even seen another woman nurse, let alone learned any of the tricks of the trade. And whereas prematurely-born babies, inc those born by scheduled c-sections, benefit esp from breast milk, their mothers do not always produce milk right away. Thanks goodness for TC's Lactation & Milk Bank Services. The women who work there are absolute Godsends. They're not just board-certified lactation consultants (LCs), they're also RNs & trained peer-counselors, so not only are TC's LCs qualified to help you learn how to nurse & the pump breast milk, they can also advise you on whether any meds you're taking are unsafe for your baby. Moreover, they are qualified to provide encouragement & compassion. And they do so. My twin daughters were delivered at the Pavilion after a short & easy labor that ended in a thoroughly unsympathetic & medically-unnecessary c-section when I was fully dilated, & I didn't even see my babies until they were 13 1/2 hours old. The deliveries set me up for failure as a mother. I didn't even feel like a woman, let alone a Mother. I was unsure I was woman enough to provide milk for 2 babies. And though my son had thrived, the LCs who'd helped when I was nursing him had insisted I'd done it badly. Moreover, as my daughters were to be hospitalized at TCH, I would be trying to provide for them very publicly--every oz I pumped would be accounted for. Unsurprisingly, I suffered from performance anxiety, just after the deliveries, & I needed to get over it fast, in order to try to provide for my babies. Happily, my nurse arrived in my room soon after I did & established that I wished to provide milk for my girls. Within 1/2 an hour or so, she'd brought me all the kit I needed to pump & bottles to pump into, & had shown me how to use the hospital-grade pump in my room. She also contacted Lactation Services. Consultations are free-of-charge for mothers who are themselves inpatients, or who's babies are inpatients at TCH; & the lactation consultants also answer questions by phone or email, for FREE, regardless of whether you or your baby have any affiliation w TCH. LC Adris arrived promptly & explained the protocol for cleaning & sterilizing the pumping kit, & storing & transporting my milk. She also took the time to answer my questions. Her manner was incredibly soothing. This steadied me. I kept pumping. Each day, an LC stopped by my room to answer any questions I might have, & to cheer me on. On the day I was discharged, I asked my nurse to arrange a final meeting w an LC. LC Cathy taught me to hand-express breast milk, which I used to be sure that my milk had let down, once I started nursing my girls. A week later, when anxious to boost my production, I obtained another consultation w the ever-capable Cathy. Cathy gave me a number of tips, & 1 of these worked. At first, I just couldn't produce enough. I was shocked to learn that Neonatology initially wanted 13 ml of colostrum every 3 hours, for just 1 of the girls. Thank goodness TCH also has a milk bank that provides for babies housed at TCH, pasteurized breast milk mixed from carefully-screened donors. An NNP visited me before our daughters' first feeds to determine whether I'd like my colostrum to be topped-up w formula or human milk. I chose the latter. My daughters drank this for several days, after which time one daughter received 1 of her 8 bottles/day from donors. But once my milk was fully in, at ~2 weeks, I found I had no trouble providing for my babies, & in fact we began to accumulate a surplus. This I ultimately gave back to the milk bank, which accepts one-time donations, & also became an ongoing donor. I love giving back to TCH itself, & providing for the babies there & helping their moms, as others did for us. And there are practical benefits too: the milk bank was able to lend me a hospital-grade pump free-of-charge, regular use of which seems to keep me from getting blocked ducts, & I have routine contact w warm, sweet, supportive Donations Coordinator, Laurel, w whom I can speak if any nursing-related problems arise. This is inexpressibly comforting to me--nursing forged the bond between my babies & I, & was the only thing that gave me real peace & well-being during the dark months following their hospitalizations. Nearly a year on, nursing sustains the strong maternal bond it created. The Lactation Consultants of TC's Lactation & Milk Bank Services give nursing mothers the peace-of-mind that they need to nurse, which in turn enables them to feel at peace, & to bring peacefulness to their babies. Thanks all.