You are embarking on one of life’s most transformative journeys: motherhood! Wanting to breastfeed your baby is natural, but doing it doesn’t always come easy. If you have questions or concerns about breastfeeding, we can help. As International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) with extensive training and experience helping families to overcome breastfeeding challenges, Ana Estorino Uribasterra and Andrea J. Blanco offer prenatal and postpartum lactation education, assistance and support. Our practical, evidence-based approach empowers parents to make informed decisions and achieve their breastfeeding goals. For every mother and baby pair we work with, our focus is on creating an individualized plan that helps make breastfeeding work for them, even after a rocky start. Some of the situations we've successfully helped mothers and babies work through include: latching difficulties, injured nipples, breastfeeding after breast surgeries, low milk production, baby weight gain problems, and transitioning from supplementing and bottle feeding to breastfeeding.
It is our passion to assist mothers and babies on their breastfeeding journey and we take great care to accomplish this in a nurturing, compassionate manner. If you have questions or concerns about nursing your baby, please contact us and we will help you get the answers you need.
Call for a private lactation consultation if a mother has...
sore or damaged nipples
worries about her baby getting enough milk
left the hospital supplementing with formula
past breast surgeries (implants or reductions)
flat or inverted nipples
questions about pumping and/or continuing to breastfeed after returning to work
someone telling her she "can't" breastfeed
concerns or barriers that are preventing her from enjoying breastfeeding
considered weaning because she is overwhelmed, even though she wants to breastfeed
Call for a private lactation consultation if a baby is...
having difficulty latching on consistently
not gaining weight normally
not wetting 6-8 diapers or having 3 or more bowel movements every 24 hrs. by one week old
refusing the breast (instead cries or sleeps)
fussing, pulling and/or choking at the breast
being supplemented with formula after breastfeeding
unable to stick his/her tongue out over the gum ridge & lower lip (tongue-tied)
An International Board Certified Lactation
Consultant (IBCLC) is an allied health professional who
specializes in
the clinical management of breastfeeding. IBCLCs must accumulate
thousands of breastfeeding
counseling hours and pass a comprehensive
board examination to demonstrate their competency.