MORE SNUGGLES, LESS STRUGGLES:
Holistic lactation support and feeding therapy in Austin, TX.
Feeding a baby can be complicated, messy, and joyful – often all at once. We’re here to support you through every chapter of that journey with compassionate lactation consulting, expert infant feeding therapy, and a welcoming prenatal and postpartum community.
Milk Stories provides holistic, specialized care in Austin for lactation, breastfeeding, infant feeding & maternal health.
As Austin’s only dual IBCLC and OT, Milk Stories offers an integrated approach to infant feeding and lactation, which combines occupational therapy and lactation consultation to address not only feeding difficulties, but also the developmental, sensory, and emotional needs of both you and your baby
Here’s how:
As Austin’s only lactation-credentialed occupational therapist who works exclusively with babies —and specializes in maternal health— Milk Stories provides holistic, specialized care for babies and moms.
✔ Latch Difficulties and Tongue/Lip Tie Concerns
✔ Breast and Bottle-Feeding Challenges
✔ Reflux, Colic, and Feeding Aversions
✔ Oral-Motor and Developmental Issues
✔ Weight Gain and Growth Concerns
✔ Pain and Positioning Difficulties
✔ Milk Supply Issues (Low Supply or Oversupply)
✔ Improving Pumping Output and Routines
✔ Bottle Refusal and Bottle Feeding Techniques
✔ Navigating Return to Work and Life Transitions
✔ Postpartum Healing
✔ Physical and Sensory Challenges
✔ Postpartum Mood Changes
✔ Parental Stress
✔ Trauma from Previous Feeding Experiences
✔ Sleep Routines
✔ Sensory Regulation
Hear it from other Moms
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This was the emotional support and expert guidance I needed to confidently build baby’s skills and keep going to meet my feeding and health goals for my child.
After my baby was born, a lactation consultant from a different professional background caused bloody nipples, mastitis, and a baby who screamed and pushed away during breastfeeds. This nearly starved (and hospitalized) my baby, nearly killed my milk supply, and caused us to emergently start on formula bottle feeds, which was a whole other mess that lead to a dairy intolerance diagnosis. As an OT, Jessica’s expertise in lactation, breastfeeding, mothering, early child development, and the family unit provided these observations and skilled interventions:
•my baby had multiple oral-motor restrictions, difficulty regulating alertness states, and nearly absent reflexes on one side of her body, causing asymmetric muscle movements in her trunk, neck, and mouth. My baby couldn’t open her mouth wide enough for a good latch, something 2 previous lactation consultants failed to even assess.
•where to find the most milk in my breasts and how to appropriately stimulate them, to prevent overstimulation, clogged ducts, and mastitis.
•pumping schedule with my hubby and mom’s support in bottle feeding baby, so I could rest a bit.
•nutritional support to increase milk supply.
•infant massage for calm, positive bonding moments with my baby.
In addition, Jessica explained how the advice I’d received + my labor and delivery complications were the cause of my late milk supply, not anything I was doing wrong. She ensured me that I was a good mom and not failing my child. In just days, I went from pumping just drops to pumping 2-3oz. Because of the foundation Jessica gave us, a year later, I have a good solids eater, am still comfortably breastfeeding, and baby is thriving!- Emilie K.
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At 6 months old we found out releasing our baby's tongue tie might be the key to some of the issues we were dealing with.
I was stressed, needed a professional second opinion and guidance to handle the situation. I worked with Jessica and she made a lot of difference in our lives. I am very happy I reached out!
Baby's tie release was less stressful, we got a lot of support around eating solids and straw-drinking.
Improvements on baby's sleep, my own mental health, and confidence in my decisions are among the successes I can name as a result of working with Jessica.
- ZAHRA N.
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My daughter is just now 6 months old and drinking from a straw cup, sitting independently, and so close to crawling thanks to Milk Stories.
Before contacting Milk Stories I was at a loss and desperate for help. Jessica was so amazing in helping my exclusively breastfed 4 month old to take a bottle. It has been such a relief to have this issue resolved but she also helped with so many other things (OT is so awesome). The appointments were about an hour long and Jessica did a lot of hands on work as well as teaching me what to do during the week to encourage growth.
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Jessica listened carefully to our concerns, and following just one session, I felt more confident in how to ensure a proper latch and how to adjust positioning.
Jessica is great! Being an occupational therapist with a doctorate degree and advanced training in infant and maternal health makes her one-of-a-kind in the Austin area. Jessica is highly knowledgeable and always educating herself on the latest research. Beyond her clinical expertise, Jessica is kind, communicative, and approachable. Her passion for helping others is evident through her collaboration with other local perinatal professionals, including hosting free events so that parents can ask questions, learn about resources, find community, and have fun! As a first-time mom, Jessica’s in-home evaluation and recommendations helped me navigate the first week of nursing my baby boy. Thank you, Jessica!
-Katrina B.
I’ve been where you are:
-navigating everything from breastfeeding a floppy newborn through a painful latch to slowly figuring out a new identity that is both Mother and not.
Believe me when I say, I get it.
Beyond a Mom, I’m a Registered, Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD, OTR), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Infant Massage Educator (CEIM) Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C) and infant feeding specialist. All those letters are a fancy way of saying my life’s work is advocating and encouraging moms everywhere– and I’m 100% dedicated to the cause.
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