Pregnancy, birth and mothering transformed my life. Our first daughter was born without any medication at the hospital with an obstetrician thanks to what we learned from the Bradley Method. She was an intense, high-need baby and taught me a lot about the needs of infants. She was a great little nurser. I loved our nursing relationship and felt it was so essential to the strength of the mother-baby bond and for understanding the needs of the baby that I became a breastfeeding counselor and educator.
Our second child brought us on the surprising journey of birthing at home with midwives. This was an amazing experience and one that we cherish as a family. I feel profoundly grateful to have had the gift of birthing my second daughter at home.
As a breastfeeding counselor and educator, I have been helping mothers and babies with breastfeeding and breastfeeding related issues for the last 22 years. I have had the pleasure of learning from some terrific experts in the birth and lactation field: Dr. Jack Newman, Dr. Nils Bergman, Nancy Morbacher IBCLC, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett IBCLC Phd, Chele Marmet, Kitty Frantz RN IBCLC and more.
After my second birth experience, I knew I wanted to help other couples have a positive and joyful birth experience. In 2010, I was finally able to achieve my dream and begin training to teach Bradley Method prenatal education classes. I love teaching and supporting my class couples during this special time in their lives. My goal for my class couples is for them to feel grounded and prepared going into their birth, to help them acquire the skills necessary to make informed decisions for their birth so they can have a healthy and positive birth experience, and to help them make a smooth transition to their new family life.
I met my husband at UCLA; we have been together for 36 years. We are the proud parents of two daughters, ages 26 and 21.