birth and post-partum doula services for Greater Boston families

I am pleased to announce that I am now a Certified Lactation Counselor! This means that I have participated in a 45-hour evidenced-based training program offered by Healthy Children’s Center for Breastfeeding and that I successfully passed a national exam written and reviewed by The Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice. This important nationally-recognized credential allows me to better support my clients by offering prenatal and postpartum breastfeeding education and counseling.

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Many breastfeeding mamas experience sore nipples at some point in their nursing-life and the causes are many — latch, thrush, positioning at the breast, vasospasm — just to name a few.

But assuming you’ve already figured out the reason for your sore nipples, here are four simple things you can do to help promote healing for nipples that are sore due to abrasions and/or cracks: Read More