About Andrea
Andrea is enthusiastic about supporting all families as they navigate the many stages of parenthood from pregnancy through postpartum, during their lactation journeys and through the preschool years. As your postpartum doula, she will assist with newborn care, babywearing, light household chores, feeding challenges and she will support your decisions as you discover your parenting style. Andrea enjoys helping parents create plans for their physical recovery after birth, including setting boundaries with postpartum visitors to prioritize the health of the baby and the physical and emotional well being of the birthing parent. For parents out of the immediate postpartum stage, Andrea offers support while you consider childcare options, introduce solid foods, discover how to travel with children and practice loving guidance during the many physical and emotional developmental changes during the toddler years.
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Supporting parents to help them achieve their personal lactation goals is Andrea’s passion. Any and all human milk is an amazing gift to your child and your lactation journey can be beautiful whether it lasts 5 days, 5 weeks, 5 months or 5 years.
Andrea will be there every step of the way through:
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After 12 years of experience as a full time nanny caring for multiple children from birth to age 6, Andrea became a volunteer leader with the free lactation support group, La Leche League. After the birth of her second child, she completed her postpartum doula training with DONA and then followed her passion for lactation support by becoming a Certified Lactation Counselor. In her free time, she enjoys reading about lactation, parenting, historical fiction and light fantasy. You will often find Andrea playing board games with her husband and three children, going for family walks and attending free outdoor events offered by the public schools, library and town.
Andrea's education, trainings and experience:
- Certified Lactation Counselor Training and Certification (CLC) • The Healthy Children Project, Inc. Center for Breastfeeding Certification • The Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP) • February 2022
- Postpartum Doula Training • DONA International • Durham, NC • March 2020
- Full-time Professional Nanny • Chicago, IL & Chapel Hill, NC • July 2011 - Present
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in German and Teaching K-12 • Penn State University • State College, PA • 2010
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