Linda Brooks Lactation Consulting

Linda was a lifesaver for us! After having successfully breastfed our first two babies our third baby wound up having issues with weight gain and latching. After weeks of trials with local resources I was basically pumping exclusively to get her to eat enough breastmilk from the bottle because she was unable to get milk from breastfeeding directly. We met with Linda and she observed her latch both at the breast and bottle and found that although she could extend her tongue out she couldn’t lift it high enough to latch well due to a hidden tongue tie. She referred us to a pediatric ENT who clipped it the next day. It took several more weeks of training our daughter to use her tongue properly but one day she got it and we were able to give up bottles completely! Linda stayed in touch with us the whole time and provided the encouragement we needed along with the sound advice of how to supplement with pumped breastmilk to keep our daughter fed so she was gaining weight. Although it was a lot of work we are so happy to have had success with breastfeeding her. I don’t think we would have pursued so long without Linda’s encouragement. Today she is a happy, healthy (and still nursing) 15 month old and is in the 75^th percentile for weight. Thanks Linda!

I can’t say enough about how immensely helpful Linda has been to me in my pursuit of successful breastfeeding. It seemed that if there were obstacles for breastfeeding, we had every one of them. Linda helped diagnose that our son had difficulty drawing milk due to being born early, also that he had tongue tie and helped identify that I had a vasospasm – the combination of all three causing me tremendous pain. Linda was patient and encouraging and developed a written plan that in my sleep deprived state was easy to follow. She stayed close in communication and ensured the plan was working for us and adjusted it with us appropriately as needed. When we hit a wall on solving some of the breastfeeding issues we were having, Linda researched and shared articles that helped us and made recommendations on pumping and the best bottles when we needed to take a break from breastfeeding. As a new mother, I desperately wanted to breastfeed my son and it never occurred to me that something so natural would be so difficult. I count Linda as one of the angels that entered my life at a very important time. Her calm encouragement, non-​judgmental approach, expertise and kindness is why I am successfully breastfeeding now. I can not recommend her highly enough!