Nurtured Breastfeeding and Lactation Support

09/16/2026

Nurtured Breastfeeding and Lactation Support in Flemington, NJ is now offering gift certificates!

Shopping for an expectant or new parent and not sure what they really need?
Sometimes the best gift isn’t another blanket, outfit, or baby gadget—it’s support when they need it most.

Gift certificates can be purchased for prenatal or postpartum lactation, bottle, and formula feeding support and make a meaningful gift for:
🤍 Baby showers
🤍 Sprinkle gifts
🤍 Expectant parents
🤍 New parents
🤍 Friends or family who want to help from afar
🤍 Anyone building a postpartum support “village”

Breastfeeding and feeding a new baby can come with so many questions, and having knowledgeable, compassionate support available can make those early days feel a little less overwhelming.

Gift certificates are available now through Nurtured Breastfeeding and Lactation Support.

📩 Message Heather to purchase or for more information.

Gift certificates are individually issued and verified at redemption. The certificate pictured is a sample and is not valid for use.

Heather has been in private practice for over five years and has served over 500 families in Hunterdon, Somerset, and Warren Counties. She excels in newborn care, latch and ni**le pain, tethered oral tissues and body work and oral exercises, wound care after frenectomy, pumping and fl**ge fitting, bottle feeding and bottle refusal, supply issues, long term milk production, and more.

05/22/2026

That’s me! 💕

03/03/2026

When in doubt, please reach out! Recently, I had an exclusively pumping, amazing new mom, reach out to me concerned about a “clogged duct” that wasn’t resolving and persistent for a week. No fever, no real pain, but couldn’t seem to get it to go away. She sent a picture along and right away I told her to call her doctor because I suspected an abscess. The mama ended up feeling pretty crummy the next day and ended up visiting the ER for ultrasound and bloodwork. It was in fact two abscesses and needed to be drained by a breast surgeon. She is now on antibiotics and resting. Please reach out to an IBCLC sooner rather than later if something isn’t feeling right. Can anyone guess how much fluid was removed total? Wishing this mama a speedy recovery and sending love to her. She’s worked so hard to feed her baby. * I got permission to share from this mom to help any other moms out there.

10/15/2025

08/08/2025

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07/10/2025

I love my families! They are so much more than clients to me. ❤️

06/26/2025

05/18/2025

Shared from page! Great info!

05/18/2025

SHOULD I WAKE TO PUMP?
Sleep is so important, and has actually become the number 2 most talked about topic outside of milk supply in the breastfeeding community. For most, milk removal in the middle of the night is essential for maintaining milk supply.

Keep the breasts frequently emptied to maintain supply. The book “Making More MIlk” states, “Each skipped feeding decreases milk production by that same amount unless you compensate by pumping, preferably at about the same time”.

Prolactin, the major milk making hormone, is naturally higher at night when you sleep, and rises during your day time naps as well! Prolactin starts to rise about 90 minutes after sleep begins and peaks around 4-5 hours later and stays high for about 2 hours after waking up from sleep. The prolactin surge in response to baby sucking at the breast are also highest at night. This helps you make more milk throughout the rest of the day

MIlk always flows best when you’re rested, making it easier to empty your breasts which in turn increases milk production.

Breast storage capacity has a LOT to do with whether or not you need to wake up to pump. If you have a large breast storage capacity you may be able to go longer between pump or feedings without dropping supply or feeling uncomfortable.

Those with low supply, small breast storage capacity, or baby struggling to feed efficiently may need to take advantage of higher night time prolactin levels made during REM. Even if you feel like you have a healthy supply in the first 4-6 weeks, a sudden drop in supply can happen if insufficient milk removals start too early into your breastfeeding journey