Bio

Alyssa has been helping parents and babies with breastfeeding since 2002 and has been accredited as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2009. Alyssa is a conference speaker and author of Breastfeeding Without Birthing: A Breastfeeding Guide for Mothers Through Adoption, Surrogacy, and Other Special Circumstances. She has also been featured in the Journal of Human Lactation, the Journal of Clinical Lactation, The Washington Post, Adoptive Families magazine, and New Beginnings magazine. Alyssa is the proud mother of three breastfed children, two by birth and one by adoption. She enjoys reading, sewing, yoga, and theater. Alyssa lives in St. Louis.

Location

3100 Sutton Blvd Maplewood Missouri 63143

Languages

English

Home visits

No

Lactation Expertise

Breast augmentation or reduction

Infants with anatomical challenges

Multiples

Inverted and flat nipples

Latch issues

Milk banking

Postpartum depression

Preemies

Relactation

Teens