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Meet Our Founder, Stephanie!
This mission started with the cesarean birth of her first baby followed by five vaginal births at home and continued to grow her life's purpose with each new baby and breastfeeding adventure.
Stephanie is a veteran homeschooling mom of 37 years that has graduated five awesome, successful children and continues to classically educate the sixth. She is involved in her local church, community and various organizations that share her passion for families and love of others.
She and her family love holidays, the outdoors, swimming, reading, organic gardening, baking and eating, sunsets, baseball, and traditional crafts like basket weaving and crocheting.
Frequently Asked Questions
A lactation consultant is a general term used to imply a professional who specializes in providing clinical evaluation, support and guidance to breastfeeding parents. Our lactation consultant are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and can help with a variety of basic and extensive issues including latching difficulties, low milk supply, positioning, tongue and lip ties, oral function and habilitation, and more.
Pain with latch, cracked or bleeding nipples in the early days and weeks, falls asleep mid feeding, feedings last 60-90 minutes or more, slides off nipple or “clicks” shallow latch, leaking milk while feeding, choking while feeding, slow to regain birthweight, struggling to maintain growth curve, sucking blisters or peeling lips, frequent hiccups/gas, reflux, cries more than an hour each day, can’t latch well on bottle or pacifier, low milk supply, latching issues, fussiness at the breast or breastfeeding refusal, clogged ducts, engorgement or overactive let down are just some of the reasons it may be time to seek a professional evaluation.
We are on track to accept insurances soon. We do offer a sliding scale for qualified families, as well as payment plans, as needed.
Yes! Breastfeeding is the natural conclusion to pregnancy and birth. But “natural” doesn’t always mean “easy”! Breastfeeding is a skill that takes some time for both parent and baby to learn, and each breastfeeding pair is unique.
Whether you’re expecting your first baby or you’ve welcomed one before, visiting with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC or lactation consultant, for short) BEFORE your baby arrives can help you prepare to breastfeed or provide expressed milk as well as get answers for common breastfeeding questions.
I serve the Central Texas area, including Austin, Fort Cavazos, Killeen, Temple, Georgetown, and Belton.
I also offer virtual consultations in addition to in-person options.
Qualifications
- Stephanie Bodak Nicholson, IBCLC, RLC, AAHCC
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant 2020
- Certified Lactation Counselor 2018
- La Leche League Leader since 1992
- Bradley Certified Childbirth Educator and Bradley trained Doula since 1994
- Assisted hundreds of mothers and babies to successfully birth and breastfeed in the last 33 years.
