Babies in Common

11/26/2025

Our own Melissa Anne DuBois, who many know as our fantastic childbirth educator, is featured in this article! Brava, Melissa!

The Trump administration has elected to reduce the number of disciplines that qualify as "professional degrees" eligible for generous aid programs.

11/26/2025

🌿 Meet Jeanne B. Hanlon, RN, IBCLC, CBE — serving families throughout Eastern Massachusetts and providing lactation support virtually anywhere!

Jeanne has worked with thousands of parents and babies, and her extensive clinical experience—combined with her own journeys through childbirth and breastfeeding—gives her a deep understanding of what many families feel is missing in maternal healthcare. She is committed to offering the personalized, evidence-based support families need to make breastfeeding a rewarding experience. Jeanne’s approach is grounded in creating a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere where parents can expand their breastfeeding knowledge at their own pace.

✨ Specialties: Late preterm infants, fl**ge fitting, engorgement, positioning, and deeper latching.

Jeanne is passionate about helping families feel confident, informed, and supported every step of the way. 💛
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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
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11/25/2025

🌿 Meet Lynne Ricardo, RN, IBCLC, who serves families South of Boston and the South Shore (MA), and offers virtual support anywhere!

Lynne is an experienced lactation consultant who brings both personal experience and clinical expertise to the families she serves. Certified since 1997, she specializes in oral restrictions, difficulty latching, pumping, NICU graduates, back-to-work planning, and prenatal education. As a tie-savvy IBCLC, Lynne is trained to assess tongue and lip ties and collaborates with trusted local providers when further evaluation is needed.

💛 Known for her warm, thoughtful approach, Lynne supports families, helping them understand the root of their feeding challenges and guiding them toward their goals with compassion and confidence. 🌼 https://www.babiesincommon.com/directory/item/lynne-ricardo-rn-ibclc

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
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11/25/2025

Yesterday, the New York Times published a fantastic article about ways hospitals and providers can safely reduce their cesarean rates, and it outlines so much of what we teach in our childbirth preparation classes:

1. Midwifery care for low-risk pregnancies
2. Changing the way doctors are paid for doing (or not doing) surgeries
3. The importance of movement in labor (shout out to Spinning Babies!)
4. Providing training and education for nurses and providers who are fearful/ill-equipped at managing labor and vaginal birth
5. Childbirth education classes
6. Providing pregnant people with realistic expectations for how long labor or induction can be
7. Offering to start cervical ripening at home before admission to the hospital
8. Being patient in labor, especially with first-time parents, whose labor takes more time

Articles like this are very validating for birth professionals like us! It reminds us that we ARE making a difference by educating expectant parents about their rights and options in childbirth!

If you took our childbirth classes, did the information you learn help you avoid a cesarean or advocate for your birth wishes? We would love to hear about it!

Please tag or share with a pregnant friend or relative!

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.

11/24/2025

🌿 Meet Sarah Stanton, IBCLC & LPN — proudly serving families across Cape Cod, Plymouth, and the South Shore (MA), and offering virtual support anywhere!

Sarah specializes in infant oral motor rehabilitation, tethered oral tissues, and low milk supply, providing families with expert, evidence-based care. Since 2019, Sarah has supported families through their feeding journeys. Her passion for lactation care began after completing an introductory breastfeeding counseling course—an experience that sparked a deep love for the work. With over 7 years of experience in a pediatric office, she has gained invaluable clinical insight that has shaped her into the compassionate and capable healthcare professional she is today.

💛 Sarah believes every parent deserves reliable, non-judgmental, and compassionate support. Helping families navigate postpartum life is the most rewarding part of her career, and she feels honored to be a part of each client’s feeding journey.

Parents seeking help with breastfeeding, oral function, or feeding challenges can count on Sarah for skilled, empathetic care. 🌼 https://www.babiesincommon.com/directory/item/sarahstantonibclc

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
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11/21/2025

🌸 Meet Alicia Burgett — your local “Mama Bear” 🐻 lactation consultant based in Spokane Valley, WA, serves families in Spokane Valley, WA, and Kootenai County, ID, and virtually anywhere!

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
babiesincommon(dot)com/directory⁠
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11/20/2025

🌿 Meet Rebecca McCann, BSN, RN, IBCLC, who offers in-home, in-person, & virtual lactation support for families in Kitsap County & Gig Harbor, WA.

With 15+ years of nursing and lactation experience, Rebecca provides compassionate, personalized care to help families reach their unique feeding goals. Rebecca brings specialized training and expertise in:
💚 Tongue tie
💚 Bottle refusal
💚 Fl**ge fitting
💚 Perinatal mental health

Her supportive, evidence-based approach meets you right where you are—whether you're breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding, or navigating challenges along the way.
✨ Skilled, compassionate lactation support—tailored to your family.

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
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11/19/2025

🌿 Meet Betsy Hoffmeister, IBCLC, serving King County, WA | In-person, home 🚙, & virtual consultations.

Betsy supports families through all stages of infant feeding with practical, compassionate, and joyful care. She helps with:
💚 Damaged ni***es, plugged ducts, engorgement, mastitis
💚 Low or oversupply of milk, herbs for milk supply
💚 Tongue tie & infant reflexes
💚 Fl**ge fitting & pumping guidance
💚 Nursing post-cesarean, adoptive breastfeeding, chestfeeding
💚 Bottle feeding, supplemental feeding, returning to work
💚 Twins, multiples, tandem nursing, introducing solids, toddler nursing & weaning
Betsy combines her experience with pragmatic, loving support and a sense of humor, making breastfeeding and chestfeeding a joyful, normal part of life. She is fat positive, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, and trauma-informed. https://www.babiesincommon.com/directory/item/betsy-hoffmeister-ibclc

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
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11/18/2025

This coming Saturday morning is another chance for you to learn how to save a life! If you are 12 or older, you can take this class. Whether you are expecting a baby, have a baby, or are done having babies, it's for YOU!

It's fun but also practical. Of course, we all wish we never needed to use these skills, but they are important skills to have.

The next class is Saturday, November 22, from 9:00 - 11:00.
Sign up at babiesincommon.com/https://www.babiesincommon.com/prenatal/cpr

11/18/2025

🌿 Meet Amy Sharp, RN, IBCLC, serving the Greater Eastside & North King County ✨ In-home 🚗 & virtual consultations available

With 26 years of nursing experience, Amy Sharp brings unmatched expertise and heartfelt support to families navigating the early days of feeding. As a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Amy is dedicated to helping you feel confident, informed, and empowered—no matter what your feeding journey looks like.

Amy specializes in:
💚 Pumping consults
💚 Late preterm infant support
💚 Bottle refusal
💚 Oral ties
💚 Breastfeeding, bottle feeding & exclusive pumping guidance

Her approach is warm, practical, evidence-based, and completely centered around your goals. From troubleshooting challenges to helping you create a feeding plan that works for your family, Amy is there every step of the way. https://www.babiesincommon.com/directory/item/amy-sharp-rn-ibclc

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
babiesincommon(dot)com/directory⁠
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11/17/2025

🌿 Meet Amanda Riensche, RN, IBCLC, serving King & Snohomish Counties, WA with in-home 🚗, in-office, and virtual lactation support

Amanda is passionate about guiding families through every stage of their feeding journey. With experience in pediatric and postpartum nursing, she brings deep knowledge and compassion to every consultation. Her work is rooted in a deep commitment to the postpartum dyad and the belief that every family deserves skilled, compassionate lactation care.

She provides personalized, evidence-based lactation support for a wide range of needs, including:
💚 Pumping & fl**ge fitting
💚 Tethered oral tissues (oral ties) & oral habilitation
💚 Low milk supply
💚 Breastfeeding challenges, bottle feeding, or a combination of approaches

https://www.babiesincommon.com/directory/item/amanda-riensche-rn-ibclc

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⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
babiesincommon(dot)com/directory⁠
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11/14/2025

💛 Meet Sharon Sullivan, IBCLC, serving families in Anacortes, Mount Vernon, and La Conner, Washington — offering support in-office, in-home, virtually, and in provider’s offices.

Sharon provides expert care in all areas of infant feeding, including breast/chestfeeding, bottle feeding, pumping, milk supply, and infant oral function. She’s passionate about helping families find feeding solutions that fit their unique needs and goals.

🌿 Whether meeting in person or virtually, Sharon brings compassion, knowledge, and a family-centered approach to every session — supporting parents and babies on their feeding journey. 💛 https://www.babiesincommon.com/directory/item/sharon-sullivan-ibclc

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🔎 Find lactation professionals who have taken one of our pumping-related courses and are committed to helping families get support with pumping, fl**ge fitting, and so much more. ⁠
⏰ From time to time, we'll be posting about Directory members so you can learn about the services they provide. ⁠
👁️ 👁️ Check out the Directory soon--and notice that it's an attractive format and providers are searchable by name, practice location, state/province, country...⁠
babiesincommon(dot)com/directory⁠
⁠ **gesizematters