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Latch IBCLC Private Practice Des Moines, 3935 NW Urbandale Drive, Dexter, IA (2025)

11/01/2025

🤱 Latch Openings This Week 🍼
The Latch Team — Brenda, Callie, and Mary — have a few openings this week for prenatal and postpartum visits!
✨ Exciting news: Brenda is back from maternity leave! We’re so happy to have her seeing families again and sharing her compassion and expertise with new parents.

✨ We currently accept United Healthcare, UMR, Aetna, Cigna, and Health Partners.
Most insurance plans cover up to 6 lactation visits at no cost to you.
✨ We see moms starting around 22 weeks gestation, especially those at risk for low milk supply, and continue supporting you through delivery and beyond — whether you’re breastfeeding, pumping, combination feeding, or formula feeding.
By early 2026, we’re hopeful to add Blue Cross coverage for all team members.
✨ For now, we can always provide a superbill for Blue Cross, Tricare, or private insurance for reimbursement.
🌱 Crystel Corbin, RN, IBCLC, owner of Latch, is currently offering exclusive packaged care that includes prenatal planning, postpartum visits, and household assistance for families seeking high-expertise, 1:1 support.
✨ Visit LatchIA.com to learn more or schedule your visit today. 💕
✨ Mary’s headshots coming soon 😁

🤱We see families all over Iowa including Ames, Des Moines, Winterset, Stuart, and more!

10/31/2025

Who I trust for myself and my family for medical providers: (please know I trust a lot more than just this list!)
My primary care provider and my husband’s:
wUrthy Health Clinic

My kids’ pediatrician:
Be Well Pediatrics

My chiropractor:
utopiafamilychiro

My kids’ chiro:
earlham.chiro

My husbands chiro:
KPC Studio 360

My sons orthodontist who put a palate expander in due to tongue tie:
ciortho

Myofunctional therapy for my son due to recessed chin and tongue tie(kids 3+):
myo_michelle

Who I plan to get my tongue tie cut with and my sons:
Tongue Tie Center of Iowa

My family’s NRT testing:
Holistic Health

Who I refer to for holistic remedies and colds:
officialbarbaraoneil

10/31/2025

✨ Feeling Grateful! ✨
A huge thank you to Nichole McCloy, IBCLC for offering an entire hour of her time—completely out of the kindness of her heart—to collaborate and share insight about growing a business.
It’s not every day that a complete stranger becomes a teammate in this mission to make lactation care more accessible. What a blessing to connect with such a generous and knowledgeable colleague! 💗
Here’s to community over competition and to supporting each other as we navigate this work we love so much. 🙌 nicholemccloy Nichole McCloy

10/30/2025

Sometimes the greatest hurts of your life may end up becoming your greatest blessings.

It is so hard to see it that way when you’re in the heat of the fire. Things can feel SO dark and so hard.

And don’t get me wrong, this is not always the case. But I do feel pretty strongly that we can find GOOD in every HARD.

The last two years God has walked me through some pretty dark, hard days. I’ve dealt with loss in ways I would have never guessed. I’ve felt feelings of total abandonment, great hurt and heartbreak.

BUT GOD. He is still good. He is still for me. I get to choose every day to see the blessings. I get to move forward. And you do too.

We are not promised an easy road. In fact, as followers of Christ we are told THERE WILL BE TROUBLE. I am certain more hard days lie ahead for me in my life. But God. His plan is greater than the plan I could have ever imagined for myself. Even when I think I have a pretty darn good plan 😉

If this resonates with you today, hugs my friend. I am thankful you are here & we can walk through the messy days ahead together hand in hand. 💖 ❤️

10/30/2025

💫

In the past month, I’ve been honored to support parents after eight beautiful births—
Each baby’s feeding journey has been unique—each based on their family’s goals. ❤️

Almost every parent shared that “they wouldn’t have reached their goals without immediate support right after delivery, prenatal education beforehand, and daily follow-up to shift plans as their babies changed, overcame, and grew.”

Many have said the packages are “God sent” or “they would have 💯% given up before now”

This truly shows how dynamic feeding care needs to be—adjusted often and personalized every step of the way.

I’m so honored to walk alongside these families—to celebrate their progress, honor their goals, and continue supporting each journey long after those first precious hours. 👣

📸: note the high shoulders on this baby, frequent loss of suction, cheek dimpling, lots of jaw movement, no tongue or double chin wave, no ear movement, tongue is not cupping the bottle ni**le, lips tightly pursed on ni**le. All signs of tension and poor oral tone(strength)
(There are better bottle options now too)

10/30/2025

🌎 From Iowa… to the World! 🌎

When I started Latch, my dream was simple — to help families right here in Iowa feed their babies with confidence, comfort, and the highest quality support. 💕

But lately, something incredible has been happening…

Our website has been visited by families and professionals from all over the world 🌍 — including the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Canada, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, and dozens more countries!

It’s truly humbling to think that the education, care, and message of hope we share here at Latch is reaching families far beyond our local community.

A goal of mine has always been to offer the best quality feeding assistance throughout Iowa — and eventually across the United States. But now I can’t help but wonder…
✨ What if we went worldwide? ✨

How amazing would it be to see families everywhere thriving — with better understanding of oral function, tongue ties, gut health, and the beautiful bond of feeding?

Thank you to everyone who follows, shares, and supports this mission. Your love and trust are helping this dream grow more than I ever imagined. 💫

10/30/2025

🌿 A Story of Connection, Collaboration, and Community: Latch + Thrive Family Chiropractic 🌿

About 4 years ago, I met Shane, the owner of Thrive Family Chiropractic, for coffee at CoffeeSmith in Waukee after he heard about me on social media. From the moment we met, I knew we shared the same heart — a desire to help families live healthier, more balanced lives and truly thrive. ☕💛

Fast forward a few years later, we ran into each other again during a training with Lori Hendrickson, a well-known CST educator. Around that time, Thrive was expanding to a new, larger office in Urbandale, and I was also looking for the right office space and partner who shared my values. It couldn’t have been a more perfect fit.

Today, one of my patients reminded me again why I’m so grateful for this partnership. Her baby had a complex feeding journey — reflux, weak tongue function, open-mouth posture, and hours of nightly crying. After consistent care from her pediatrician, small-town providers, and eventually making the drive to Thrive, this little one is now sleeping longer, gaining beautifully, and finally latching with strength and comfort. 💕

She looked at me today and said, “She’s finally normal.”
And I couldn’t help but smile and say — good job, Thrive Family Chiropractic. 🥹👏

Since Thrive opened their new location in August 2024, our teams have collaborated on dozens of family feeding journeys — combining chiropractic care and lactation expertise to support babies, mothers, and families through all stages of healing and growth.

If you’re local to the Des Moines area or live out in a small town like I do, Thrive specializes in pregnancy, newborn, pediatric, and family chiropractic care, and they are truly one of a kind.

📍 Latch is located inside Thrive Family Chiropractic, East Entrance – Urbandale, Iowa.

10/29/2025

🌿 Why Families Are Turning to PBM
Families love PBM because it offers a calm, natural way to support comfort and recovery. It’s often part of lactation care plans for:

🤱 Postpartum soreness or tension
👶 Feeding challenges before or after tongue-tie release
💧 Engorgement, clogged ducts, or early mastitis symptoms
🌸 Ni**le tenderness or low supply concerns

( 3 visits are included for FREE in every lactation package)

💫 Who It Helps
• Parents healing from birth or nursing-related pain
• Babies with tightness or discomfort that affect feeding
• Anyone seeking gentle, drug-free recovery support

PBM is one of the most relaxing and effective tools we use in care — just soft light, warmth, and healing at its most natural.

📍 Learn more or book your session at https://www.feelgoodankeny.com/pbm-therapy-for-nursing-and-lactation-support

10/28/2025

💰 The True Cost of Feeding Your Baby 💰
When parents plan ahead for feeding, the focus isn’t just on milk — it’s on peace of mind, confidence, and continuity of care.

CHEAPEST AND BEST HEALTH OUTCOME IS:
✨ Latch Concierge Lactation Packages ✨
Packages include:
1:1 care and education prenatally, see you at the birthing center, and throughout your baby’s first year or two
Support through newborn care, teething, weaning, baby-led feeding, postpartum household support, on-call status through text or calls, red light therapy, and assistance for returning to work
Continuous guidance from the most trusted IBCLC team in Des Moines 💕

Now let’s compare that:
🍼 Cheapest formula (with high-fructose corn syrup as the first or second ingredient):
~ $1,800+ per year
No live bacteria for immunity
No STEM cells
From other mammals or plants, not humans
Inflammatory and not great for gut health and infection prevention
Not sterile unless you buy pre-mixed

🥛 Clean, non-toxic European formulas (UK-based):
~ $4,000–$5,000 per year
Cleaner
No weird additives
Low added sugar
Low inflammation
Some have lab made probiotics
Many from goats milk
Not sterile unless you buy pre-mixed
Not allowed to use in the NICU in US 🇺🇸

💧 Purchased human milk:
~ $10,000–$20,000+ per year
Other moms human milk
🦠 Live cells
Immune support
Great option if families want to continue human milk but don’t want to pump or breastfeed
Some are pasteurized. Have to weigh risk vs benefit

👶 Peace of mind with professional 1:1 lactation care:
Priceless.

Because feeding your baby shouldn’t be about stress — it should be about connection, confidence, and care that lasts. 💗

10/28/2025

👅 Posterior tongue ties. Sticking their tongue out IS NOT A PROPER ASSESSMENT FOR ANY FRENULUM EVALUATION

“When medical providers and parents hear the phrase “tongue tie”, they most commonly picture a tight anterior tongue tie, where the tip of the tongue is tacked down to the floor of the mouth. I have previously described the difference between anterior and posterior tongue tie (PTT) but the concept still eludes many people. One of the most common statements I hear from medical professionals is that “posterior tongue tie doesn’t exist”. The most basic reason why people claim to not “believe” in PTT (as if it were a spiritual issue rather than an anatomical one) is that they know very little about breastfeeding and the relationship with tongue tie. Some of this sentiment comes from a blatant misunderstanding of the anatomy (they think the tie is in the posterior oral cavity near the tonsils). Others don’t understand the concept because they don’t know what normal infant tongues do during breastfeeding (as shown in ultrasound studies). Finally, most medical providers don’t understand proper examination technique, which prevents them from correlating the symptoms with abnormal anatomy.

There are some published data on the presence of PTT. Cliff O’Callahan and colleagues, in a 2013 paper, treated 299 babies with tongue tie. 84% of those babies had PTT; this number includes babies who previously had an anterior tie that was snipped by a different medical provider. Nevertheless, the majority of babies that presented to his office did not have an anterior tie. Dr. O’Callahan demonstrated clinically significant improvements in breastfeeding quality with a frenotomy. To those who don’t believe that PTT exists, I use this study to demonstrate that release of a tongue tie with no anterior frenulum results in clear clinical improvement. A more recent study from 2015 by Pransky and colleagues retrospectively evaluated 618 babies presenting with breastfeeding symptoms. In this study, almost 20% had PTT alone and a further 5% had both PTT and a lip tie. As is the case with the O’Callahan study.”-by drghaheri Bobby Ghaheri MD

10/27/2025

🌿 Provider Update from Crystel at Latch 🌿

Big things are happening at Latch, and I wanted to share a few updates for my local colleagues and referral partners 💛

✨ Referrals:
Please continue sending all families through LatchIA.com — this helps me coordinate care, support my team, and ensure every family gets the right IBCLC for their needs.

Team members of Latch: Brenda, Callie, and Mary. (More to come!) We see babies all over including Ames, Winterset, and more!

✨ Insurance:
I’m (Crystel) currently the only private practice IBCLC in the Des Moines area accepting Blue Cross PPO, and team members also accept Aetna, United Healthcare, UMR, Cigna, Health Partners, and Tricare (starting November 21, 2025).

We’re working to get all contractors credentialed with Blue Cross PPO.

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Planning Ahead With Packaged Care with the owner of Latch:

✨ Specialized Care with Crystel:
Families at Latch receive the most comprehensive oral and tension assessments available, plus education for digestion, tension release, and overall body balance.

✨ Postpartum Visits:
Now offering visits immediately after birth (hospital, home, or birth center) to reduce stress, improve milk supply, and prevent mastitis and ni**le trauma.

• Crystel is a member of the International Tongue Tie Association and is the only IBCLC in Des Moines certified in low milk supply related to hormone, nutrition, vitamin, and thyroid concerns—can order labs when needed.

✨ Packages with Crystel Include:
💗 3 sessions of red light therapy at Feel Good Chiropractic (Ankeny)
💗 Postpartum home support (laundry, dishes, fruit cutting — you name it 😆)
💗 Ongoing guidance for breast, bottle, or combination feeding
💗 A strong focus on gut health and allergy prevention, as a Certified Tiny Health Practitioner

Thank you all for your continued referrals and collaboration — together, we’re helping families thrive from day one 🤍

📍 Crystel Corbin, RN, IBCLC
Latch | www.LatchIA.com

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