Nurtured Breastfeeding and Lactation Support

03/03/2026

When in doubt, please reach out! Recently, I had an exclusively pumping, amazing new mom, reach out to me concerned about a “clogged duct” that wasn’t resolving and persistent for a week. No fever, no real pain, but couldn’t seem to get it to go away. She sent a picture along and right away I told her to call her doctor because I suspected an abscess. The mama ended up feeling pretty crummy the next day and ended up visiting the ER for ultrasound and bloodwork. It was in fact two abscesses and needed to be drained by a breast surgeon. She is now on antibiotics and resting. Please reach out to an IBCLC sooner rather than later if something isn’t feeling right. Can anyone guess how much fluid was removed total? Wishing this mama a speedy recovery and sending love to her. She’s worked so hard to feed her baby. * I got permission to share from this mom to help any other moms out there.

10/15/2025

08/08/2025

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07/10/2025

I love my families! They are so much more than clients to me. ❤️

06/26/2025

05/18/2025

Shared from page! Great info!

05/18/2025

SHOULD I WAKE TO PUMP?
Sleep is so important, and has actually become the number 2 most talked about topic outside of milk supply in the breastfeeding community. For most, milk removal in the middle of the night is essential for maintaining milk supply.

Keep the breasts frequently emptied to maintain supply. The book “Making More MIlk” states, “Each skipped feeding decreases milk production by that same amount unless you compensate by pumping, preferably at about the same time”.

Prolactin, the major milk making hormone, is naturally higher at night when you sleep, and rises during your day time naps as well! Prolactin starts to rise about 90 minutes after sleep begins and peaks around 4-5 hours later and stays high for about 2 hours after waking up from sleep. The prolactin surge in response to baby sucking at the breast are also highest at night. This helps you make more milk throughout the rest of the day

MIlk always flows best when you’re rested, making it easier to empty your breasts which in turn increases milk production.

Breast storage capacity has a LOT to do with whether or not you need to wake up to pump. If you have a large breast storage capacity you may be able to go longer between pump or feedings without dropping supply or feeling uncomfortable.

Those with low supply, small breast storage capacity, or baby struggling to feed efficiently may need to take advantage of higher night time prolactin levels made during REM. Even if you feel like you have a healthy supply in the first 4-6 weeks, a sudden drop in supply can happen if insufficient milk removals start too early into your breastfeeding journey

04/11/2025

Some of the best lactation ladies all in one room!

04/09/2025

“I didn’t teach my membranes how to rupture, or my uterus how to contract, or my oxytocin how to rise. No doctor commanded my relaxin to peak, or my cervix to dilate, or my sacral promontory to shift anterior-inferior, or my pelvis to translate laterally.

No one taught my baby how to extend her thorax when
her spinal galant reflex was activated as my birth canal
squeezed her right.

No intellectual handed her a
roadmap to guide her occiput-anterior as she crowned.

She didn’t practice her cry before she breathed her
first breath. She took no course on how to feed.

Yet here we are.

Our bodies did the dance.

Together.

A design so intricate
Each step a puzzle piece
The intelligence innate
not once did it cease.

Let go of the shore
Your body, it knows.
Each waves of contraction
Brings her closer to home.”

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01/28/2025

Danielle is now accepting new pregnant and postpartum families in New Jersey! Maternal mental health is incredibly important, yet counselors in this area are few and far between. Danielle is a priceless resource for NJ, offering support and care where it’s needed most.