Middle Tennessee Lactation

Middle Tennessee Lactation Kimberly is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and pediatric nurse serving families in the Middle Tennessee area.

You can consume artificial peppermint flavors this holiday season, but always remember to check to see if it’s pure pepp...
11/13/2025

You can consume artificial peppermint flavors this holiday season, but always remember to check to see if it’s pure peppermint oil or artificial. Read labels or ask your barista if you’re unsure. ☕️

Frenectomy follow ups are just as I important as the procedure itself. Why? Because how the tongue heals impacts how it ...
11/07/2025

Frenectomy follow ups are just as I important as the procedure itself. Why? Because how the tongue heals impacts how it will function. I know my patients don’t want go through the procedure just to have symptoms come right back because they never followed up. That’s why I love the team approach. Very thankful for my team of skilled providers that I can refer to and I know that these families are going to get the very best care. You will also get exercises from me to work on oral function at these visits. How many visits do most babies need when they have a tongue tie? I would say on average five visits with your IBCLC. This varies from baby to baby, depending on the severity of their issues. Here’s what to expect. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

1. VISIT ONE: We develop pre-frenectomy care plan to do bodywork and help find your baby specific exercises based on his or her issues.

2. Visit TWO: Lactation consultant assesses to see how exercises are going and make sure parents are ready as well as baby. We will go over stretches and I’ll have you do them to practice so it’s not something new on the day of the procedure. This eliminates a lot of stress.

3. VISITS 3-5: Follow ups to check wound healing, aftercare stretches, and learn new HAPPY, FUN oral exercises to help any tightness or weakness of muscles that your child may be experiencing along with the oral ties.

All in all, it takes around one to two months to complete care and for the wound to heal appropriately. I like to compare it to doing a workout. If you were working on upper body strength, would you see improvement from going to the gym just a couple times for one week ? Probably not but after a month you would start to see results. Your baby uses a lot of muscles to eat.

Sadie and her mommy say it was worth it and mom is seeing improvements after just a week!

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Did you know this? I am so thankful to have state of the art laser technology today. Still, it’s important to know how t...
10/27/2025

Did you know this? I am so thankful to have state of the art laser technology today. Still, it’s important to know how to use this technology or they can do more harm than good. That’s why I have such a short list of preferred providers who consistently do a good job and know how to
prevent reattachment of the tongue tie.
Paige Prather Smiles and Glowing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry you are appreciated!

This little one has already mastered the cross-cradle hold by watching mama feed her baby brother. So precious!
10/22/2025

This little one has already mastered the cross-cradle hold by watching mama feed her baby brother. So precious!

You can also call or message us if you are an established patient!
10/10/2025

You can also call or message us if you are an established patient!

Alysa Posey is a labor and delivery nurse at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. After graduating from nursing school,...
10/07/2025

Alysa Posey is a labor and delivery nurse at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. After graduating from nursing school, she moved to Middle Tennessee to begin her career in women’s health. She has been working in labor and delivery for three and a half years. Through her work at the hospital and her own breastfeeding experience, she developed a strong passion for lactation support. Alysa’s goal is to become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in order to serve the local community and provide breastfeeding education to mothers. She is currently working toward completing the required education and clinical hours under the guidance of Kimberly Hampton, LPN, IBCLC.

09/19/2025

FYI this post is not about formula supplementation. I see lots of moms and babies who benefit from formula, and that isn't what this is about 💗

This can be ANY number of things:

Your baby isn't gaining well,
*let's introduce formula*
*your milk isn't fatty enough*
*only feed from one breast at a time (so they get the hindmilk of course)*
*wait longer between feedings so they have a chance to get hungry*

WE CAN DO BETTER!

Let me tell you how moms feel when their family and friends and their pediatricians send them to me.

Supported, supported, supported!

We have some great providers here who are so fabulous in connecting moms with feeding help when they need it.

Unfortunately, we also see PLENTY of moms after 6 or 7 weeks (or more) of painful breastfeeds, very fussy babies, babies who aren't gaining well, mothers who aren't sleeping (like at all), and more. All because they have tried exactly ALL of the advice they have been given, but nothing is working.

Encourage your mama friends to see an IBCLC when things aren't going well - we can truly help! We aren't magicians, I promise, but we can give insight as to what the issue may be, and we are super good at making feeding plans that work for moms and babies.

You've got this!

And the cutest hair award goes to…🏆
09/17/2025

And the cutest hair award goes to…🏆

I’m happy to help you get to the root of your low supply issues. I’ll never recommend herbs or other treatments without ...
09/10/2025

I’m happy to help you get to the root of your low supply issues. I’ll never recommend herbs or other treatments without knowing WHY your supply is low.

09/09/2025

📣 Attention Breastfeeding Moms: Take a look at what Middle Tennessee Lactation has coming up this Saturday at our Tullahoma Location

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106 Westside Drive
Tullahoma, TN
37388

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Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm

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Middle Tennessee Lactation provides judgement-free lactation support to breastfeeding families in the comfort of their home. Services are provided by Kimberly Hampton, Board Certified Lactation Consultant and newborn nurse. Kimberly can not only answer your breastfeeding questions, she also has 16 years of experience in newborn care! Get help if you are experiencing:


  • ​Painful breastfeeding

  • Low milk supply

  • Slow weight gain