HomeGrown Lactation

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✨Specialized Lactation Care✨
•Office & Home Visits offered
• Insurance Accepted
•Serving Central Iowa
Painful latch, weighted feeding, low milk supply, pumping questions, flange fitting, oral restrictions, bottle refusal — we’ve got you! 🤎

06/15/2026

Starting a fun series where we ask you to guess the pump based on sound and cycle rhythm. We then will later follow up with a tutorial on how to use the pump! 🤩

Did you guess right?!

Drop a comment👇🏽on pumps you’d like us to review!

⭐️ FRIDAY FEEDING WINS ⭐️ ~ another successful bottle refusal case 🍼
06/12/2026

⭐️ FRIDAY FEEDING WINS ⭐️

~ another successful bottle refusal case 🍼

06/12/2026

Prenatal Lactation Visits: The Breastfeeding Support Most Parents Don’t Know They Need

Most parents don’t think about seeing a lactation consultant until breastfeeding becomes difficult.

One of the most overlooked parts of pregnancy preparation is breastfeeding education.

Many parents spend months preparing for labor, nursery setups, and baby gear, but breastfeeding often gets pushed to the bottom of the list until baby arrives. By then, you’re recovering from birth, adjusting to a newborn, and trying to learn a completely new skill on very little sleep.

A prenatal lactation consultation gives you the opportunity to ask questions, discuss your feeding goals, learn what normal newborn feeding looks like, and create a plan tailored to your family’s needs.

Whether you’re planning to exclusively breastfeed, pump, combo feed, or you’re simply unsure what you want to do, having support before delivery can make the transition into parenthood feel much less overwhelming.

✨ Breastfeeding doesn’t come with an instruction manual—but preparation can make a big difference.

🤱 Come with questions. Leave with community and confidence.Our breastfeeding support group is a safe place to learn, sha...
06/08/2026

🤱 Come with questions. Leave with community and confidence.
Our breastfeeding support group is a safe place to learn, share, and connect with other moms who understand the ups and downs of the feeding journey. Whether you’re struggling with a challenge, celebrating a milestone, or simply looking for support, you’re welcome here.
✨ Expert guidance. Meaningful connections. Encouragement every step of the way.
Join us and discover that you don’t have to do this alone.

⭐️ FRIDAY • FEEDING • WINS ⭐️
06/05/2026

⭐️ FRIDAY • FEEDING • WINS ⭐️

Packing your hospital bag? Don’t forget the lactation essentials ✨A few small things can make a BIG difference in those ...
06/03/2026

Packing your hospital bag? Don’t forget the lactation essentials ✨

A few small things can make a BIG difference in those early feeding days. Here are a few of my favorite breastfeeding must-haves to bring along:
• Coconut oil or ni**le balm�• Harvested colostrum - it’s meant to be used during baby’s first few days. 😉�• A breastfeeding pillow - cause those hospital pillows suck. �• Your breast pump - incase a hospital one is not available and you need to start pumping. �• Your lactation consultant’s phone number saved & ready📱

Preparing ahead of time can help you feel more confident, supported, and ready to focus on bonding with your baby.

We’ve got you, mama 🫶🏽

(•)(•)Mark your calendars! 🗓️ 👶🏾Come hangout, connect with other moms and enjoy a fun lactation mommy~mocktail! ✨Sibling...
06/01/2026

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Mark your calendars! 🗓️ 👶🏾

Come hangout, connect with other moms and enjoy a fun lactation mommy~mocktail! ✨

Siblings welcome! 💛

Happy June!! ☀️Let’s make it a great month! 🤍 Your Breast Friends - Brenda + Callie
06/01/2026

Happy June!! ☀️

Let’s make it a great month!

🤍 Your Breast Friends - Brenda + Callie

Exclusively Breastfeeding or planning to primarily breastfeed? 🤰🏽When baby is born and is nursing well there is no need ...
05/28/2026

Exclusively Breastfeeding or planning to primarily breastfeed? 🤰🏽

When baby is born and is nursing well there is no need to pump for at least the first few weeks unless medically indicated for either yourself or baby! 👶🏾

But if things are going well - do you need to pump?

Here are some helpful tips on when you may need to bring out that pump! 🍼

Whether you’re trying to increase supply, build a freezer stash, or replace a bottle feeding, timing your pumping sessions can make a big difference.

Remember: milk removal signals milk production. 🤍

Save this post for later or share it with a breastfeeding mama who may need it! ✨

05/26/2026

Did you know?!

Mastitis isn’t always an infection — and more antibiotics aren’t always the answer.

Current evidence, including guidance from Physician Guide to Breastfeeding, shows that many cases of early mastitis are actually caused by inflammation and swelling within the breast tissue. Oversupply, skipped feeds, aggressive massage, and over-pumping can sometimes make symptoms worse instead of better.

If you’re experiencing breast pain, redness, swelling, fever, or flu-like symptoms while breastfeeding, early support matters. Gentle management, effective milk removal, rest, hydration, ice-ice-ice, and individualized care can make a huge difference.

✨ First reach out to your lactation consultant and try the BAIT method and then contact your doctor if needed. ✨

You do not have to ‘push through’ severe pain to breastfeed successfully — and you deserve evidence-based support, not outdated advice.

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204 Eighth Street SE Suite A
Altoona, IA
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