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( • )Holistic infant feeding specialist
🪴focusing on airway and gut health
( • )Faith based✝️
( • )RN, IBCLC serving pregnant/postpartum mothers
( • )Des Moines Iowa

Latchia.com
https://linktr.ee/latchibclc

12/20/2025

This Christmas season, consider letting people come to you.
Protect your rest. Protect your routine. Protect your milk supply.

Breastfeeding and pumping bodies need nourishment—especially now.
Prioritize high-protein foods to support healing, energy, and milk production.
Think eggs, meat, beans, Greek yogurt, bone broth—real fuel for a body doing sacred work.

Choosing rest and nourishment isn’t selfish—it’s wisdom.
You’re sustaining life. Let your body be supported as well.

“They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.”
—Acts 2:46

My sister in law made this GORGEOUS charcuterie board the other night

12/19/2025

The Christmas season is joyful—but it’s also a perfect storm for breastfeeding complications.
🎄 Increased sugar
🎄 Less sleep, more stress
🎄 Irregular feeding
🎄 Tighter bras or forgetting to change pads
All can raise the risk of yeast and mastitis.
Care for your body as intentionally as you care for your baby. You matter too!

“The Lord bless you and keep you.”
—Numbers 6:24

12/19/2025

🌲 Holiday reminder: breastfeeding is not inappropriate.
You don’t need to leave the room.
You don’t need permission.
Set expectations ahead of time and protect your peace.
Normalizing feeding our babies today shapes how future generations see it tomorrow.

This Christmas:
✨ Don’t hide
✨ Don’t apologize
✨ Don’t leave the room
Human milk is human food

12/16/2025

✨ Rare Availability Tomorrow (Tuesday) ✨
📍 Urbandale office visit
🕗 8:00 AM
🕥 10:30 AM

Perfect for feeding concerns, pain, latch issues, pumping, or feeding support.
➡️ Schedule by filling out contact form on the website — first come, first serve

🍉 side note: grapefruit looks like a side view of inside the breast (the milk ducts and pathways of milk flow). So cool!!! I made garland 🎄 for Christmas

12/15/2025

🚨 Please don’t wait to schedule your packages.
📌 Spots are limited based on due date month and fill quickly. (4) per month!!! Some months are already BOOKED!!

If you’re expecting, now is the time.
This isn’t just lactation support — it’s comprehensive feeding care from pregnancy through postpartum.

WINNER of Patent Favorite for prenatal and postpartum support in Des Moines!

Packages include:
✔ Prenatal visit around 20 weeks
✔ Follow-up at 34–36 weeks gestation
✔ Hospital/Home visit after delivery
✔ Reserved postpartum visits (no scrambling for help)
✔ Household support (dishes & laundry)
✔ CST education for digestion, gas & fussiness
✔ Red light therapy gift card
✔ 24/7 call & text access

Not all IBCLCs have the same training.

My practice focuses on advanced oral restrictions, tongue ties, colic, bottle refusal, baby-led feeding, hormonal concerns, and anything bottle or breast related.

✨ 100% of families who’ve invested in packages have achieved their feeding goals.

That’s the power of planning ahead.

12/14/2025

✨ Plan now so you’re supported later.
Those first days and weeks with a newborn are not the time to scramble for help. My planning-ahead feeding packages are intentionally limited so families receive consistent, high-quality care.
📆 June is nearly full.
If you’re expecting, now is the time to reach out and schedule a meeting to discuss package options.
💳 Some insurance plans may cover a portion of your visit total.
📩 Contact me today to reserve your spot and secure your month.

📸 another way to freeze breast milk in various amounts boob.cube

12/14/2025

🗓️ Planning ahead matters to prevent difficulties in feeding, stress, postpartum anxiety, and mastitis

My planning-ahead newborn feeding packages are designed to support you before baby arrives, after delivery, throughout those early weeks postpartum, through weaning— when support matters most.
✨ June is almost full.
If you’re expecting soon, now is the time to schedule a meeting to discuss package options and reserve your spot.
💳 Some insurances may cover a portion of your visit total.
📩 Contact me now to schedule your package consultation and secure your month.
📸 recent picture of little one 🥱 😴 during CST craniosacral therapy education
Nice lil massage for digestion, tension, hiccups, jaw tension

12/11/2025

✨ Something special I haven’t shared enough…

Alongside my work as an RN, IBCLC and newborn-feeding specialist, I also offer newborn photography sessions. It’s one of my favorite creative outlets and a beautiful way to stay connected with the families I support.

I love meeting your babies during lactation visits — and then capturing their tiny details, peaceful expressions, and the love that fills your home in those first few weeks. 🤍

Please note: Availability is extremely limited.
Because my Latch schedule is consistently full, sessions must be booked 3–6 months ahead.

If you’re expecting and would love timeless newborn photos from someone who already knows and cares for your family, I’d be honored to be part of your journey in this way, too. 📸✨

CC Photography

12/08/2025

🌸 A little surprise announcement…

Many of you know me as your RN, IBCLC, and newborn-feeding specialist — but some don’t know that I also offer newborn photography during my very limited free time.

There is something incredibly meaningful about supporting your baby’s feeding journey and capturing their first tiny days earthside. It’s a privilege I don’t take lightly. 🤍

Because my schedule with Latch stays full, photography availability is extremely limited and must be booked 3–6 months in advance.

If you’re hoping to have your newborn photographed in those cozy, sleepy, once-in-a-lifetime days, feel free to reach out early. I would love to create something beautiful for your family. ✨

Photography

12/07/2025

Last-minute opening alert! 🚨
I had a 9:00 AM office or virtual visit open up for tomorrow morning. If you’ve been stressing about breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeds, tongue ties, or baby’s weight gain, this is your sign. 💛
Send me a message via email or grab it through the link in my bio/website before it’s gone! 🤱✨
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12/07/2025

📸 Did you know?

In addition to being an RN, IBCLC and helping families navigate breastfeeding, pumping, oral function, gut health, colic, and all things newborn feeding… I also offer newborn photography and have an organic apothecary in my "free time"!

Capturing these tiny moments has become such a special extension of the work I already do — meeting your babies as patients and then having the honor of photographing them as well. 🤍

✨ Availability is extremely limited due to my full schedule with Latch.
Sessions must be scheduled 3–6 months in advance to ensure I can accommodate you.

If you’re interested in a newborn session or adding photos onto your lactation care, feel free to reach out. I’d love to capture these precious moments for your family. ✨

My style is cozy, bold, slightly moody, family-led, and focused on preserving the little details you never want to forget.

Crystel's Apothecary Photography

12/05/2025

✨ Virtual Visit Opening — Today Only! ✨
If you’ve been needing help but haven’t been able to get into the office, I opened one virtual visit spot today!
I specialize in:
🍼 Breastfeeding, pumping, & formula-feeding plans
👅 Tongue tie questions
🌬️ Airway + oral motor development
🌿 Gut health, colic, reflux, protein intolerances
🤱 Weight trends & low milk supply support
👶 Bottle refusal, slow weight gain, and complex feeders (will need to follow up in person)
💛 Holistic, faith-centered care for the whole family
If you need immediate answers, a feeding plan, or someone to actually listen and help you troubleshoot the root cause—this is a perfect option.
📲 Reach out through the link in my bio to schedule or visit my website for in person visits (also linked in bio!).

📸 I had two back to back deliveries the other day that I saw right after delivery, what a blessing!! (This is included in all planning ahead packages). I even saw one of my FAVORITE DOULAS, Michelle!!! Nightingale Doulas

Address

3935 NW Urbandale Drive
Dexter, IA
50322

Telephone

+15157454485

Website

https://calendly.com/crystel-latchia, https://linktr.ee/latchibclc

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