Nurture Development & Lactation, LLC

09/04/2025

✨ This mama saw me in her home at 4 days postpartum.

Baby had lost >7% of birth weight, milk was just beginning to come in, and latch was painful. Baby’s diapers showed mostly dark stools that were beginibg to transition.

Here’s what we worked on together:
✅ Achieved a deeper, more comfortable latch
✅ Discussed strategies to support milk transfer
✅ Completed pre- and post-feed weights to see how much baby transferred
✅ Initiated hand expression/manual pumping and gave expressed milk after breastfeeding to support intake and protect supply
✅ Encouraged family to share our plan with the pediatrician at their follow-up right after our visit
✅ Scheduled a follow-up to keep tracking progress

Supporting families through these early days is about balancing baby’s intake, protecting supply, and helping feeding feel more comfortable for mom. 💛

What was your postpartum journey!!

08/24/2025

Coming September as a 4 week series!
Sep 13th
Sept 20
Sept 27
Oct 4th

A mommy & me class that targets one of the most common issues I see as a pediatric occupational therapist!

Flat Head Syndrome!

This 4 week series class is designed with moms and babies in mind.

I’ll teach you the same tips and tricks to fix flat spots, that I teach my clients, and have personally used as a mom of 4.

Not ready to commit? 1 Drop in class: $35

Ready to round? Full 4 week series $160 + Free FDA cleared head shape positioning hat. A 50 dollar value!!! (Tortle)

* Optional add on!! $45 1 PediaMetrix SoftSpot head scan & consult: (Digital scan of your baby’s head to assess degree of flatness and 15 minute consult with the OT)

Spots are limited! Drop a comment or send a DM, or text register!

07/29/2025

🤱🏽One thing I always tell the moms I work with…

If you’re struggling to keep up with supply, I’d rather you pump more frequently with a wearable than feel stuck trying to squeeze in a few long sessions with a plug-in.

Here’s why 👇

🍼 Frequency matters more than duration when it comes to milk supply.

Your body responds best to consistent stimulation, not just long sessions here and there. So if a wearable helps you sneak in more pumps throughout the day, let’s say while holding a baby, loading the dishwasher, or even just resting…you’re sending better signals to tell your body make more milk

Yes, a plug-in might have stronger suction and is the gold standard for maintaining long term supply…

But if it’s not realistic to use it often, then it’s not going to do you much good.

In my sessions, we always build a pump plan that works around your life, not against it. Because showing up for your baby shouldn’t mean losing yourself to the wall outlet 🙃

Need support building a plan that works for your unique body and baby?

👩‍⚕️ OT + IBCLC
El paso,Tx

You can reach out @
jacklynn@nurturemomandme.com

07/29/2025

So… I’ve never actually done an introduction post.

With life, big dreams, 4 kids, and zero social media consistency… it just never happened. 😅

But I figured it’s time you really met the face behind .nicu.OT

Hi, I’m Jacklynn 👋
I’m a licensed occupational therapist (OTR), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and a Certified Neonatal Therapist and founder of Nurture Development & Lactation, LLC.

I’m also a mom of 4, including two NICU babies of my own. I have spent the past 10.5 years of my life either pregnant, nursing, pumping, combo feeding, weaning—or all of the above at once.

When I say I understand the feeding journey… I really mean it.

In addition to running Nurture Development & Lactation, I’ve spent most of my career working in the NICU—and I still do.
Supporting fragile babies and their families during those first critical days has deeply shaped how I practice.

I created Nurture to fill a gap I felt as both a clinician and a mom:

✔️ Support that blends medical skill + personal experience

✔️ An understanding that feeding is about more than milk—it’s reflexes, tone, regulation, sensory processing, bonding, mental health

✔️ A place where NICU families, first-time moms, combo feeders, pumping warriors, and overwhelmed parents all feel seen

💛 My specialty is working with infants with medical or developmental complexities—especially preemies and NICU grads—but I’m here for anyone feeling unsure, stressed, or stuck in their feeding journey.

✨And yes, I accept select insurance plans for lactation & feeding therapy!

→ Cigna (via Wildflower Health)
→ UHC + Aetna (via The Lactation Network)
→ Self Pay (HSA/FSA accepted + superbills available)

📍Serving El Paso, TX + surrounding areas
📲 Learn more or check coverage at nurturemomandme.com or link in bio

Thanks for being here. I’d love to walk alongside you.
Let’s nurture your journey—together. 🌿

07/25/2025

Today’s Milk & Coffee meet up is canceled!!!

Our next one will be August 9th!

04/23/2025

For those wondering about botox & breastfeeding!

🆕 New Update Alert!💉

We've updated our article on Botox and breastfeeding to reflect the latest research! Moms often ask if Botox is safe while nursing — and now, our expert review provides the most current evidence.

🔗 Check out our updated article here: https://infantrisk.com/content/botox-injections-and-breastfeeding

02/18/2025

I’m so glad we’re here. I’m so blessed this is our story. That we get to share this moment together. That we are in the place where i like to say we are “coming up for air”

No longer surviving, but thriving together and falling into the routine of the new normal with our family of 6.

12/01/2024

💕💕💕

10/14/2024

Home with baby because everything worked out in exactly the way it should to allow us to leave after only a few days. But we aren’t in a place without difficulty just because we are home.

-He lost a little weight in the first day home
-He’s struggling to eat at breast.
- He’s still struggling to bottle and still needs help to breathe with pacing on the ULTRA.
-My milk volume is low and still coming in so
We are supplementing with breast milk and formula as needed
-we are monitoring his Jaundice levels

For now we are triple feeding

So feel free to follow along to watch our journey of getting back to breast.

Why am I sharing?

To give an idea of what the journey can look like when your birth didn’t go as you planned and you have to pivot.

To give an idea of why it’s important to consider what your goals are just in case

and how to navigate getting back to breast

10/10/2024

What bottle am I using for my term baby…. Obviously an ultra preemie… why??

✔️He’s early term.
✔️He’s tiny.
✔️He was having trouble coordinating his suck swallow and was gulping
✔️He was having trouble coordinating his breathing with his swallow and was holding his breath
✔️He needed time to learn and if we didn’t pace him, he’d desat.
✔️Even on the ultra he needed me to help him breathe every 3-4 sucks when he started.
✔️I want him to breathe when he needs to, not when the flow finally stops.
✔️I want to conserve energy to build activity tolerance and skill so as the volume increases he can keep up.
✔️My end goal is breastfeeding, and we don’t want to derail that with a faster flowing ni**le that leads to stress, maladaptive sucking patterns, and fatigue.

I did try another ni**le that testing has shown is suposoed to be comparable to the ultra, the pigeon SS, but even that was too fast. So for now. We’ll stick to the just right
challenge and for him, that’s ultra.

✅It doesn’t make it too hard, it just gives him a smaller bite so he can breathe and eat pretty!

10/10/2024

I’m at 42 hours postpartum. Bringing my baby to breast every feed. Pumping right after. Trying to get my supply going. When i pump, nada. When i hand express, so far this is the most i’ve gotten.

Meanwhile, my baby needs to eat. He needs to grow. We are now supplementing 10ml each feed. I cannot sustain him without help. and today we introduced a bottle.

Thank goodness for donor milk. We were never offered with my first NICU journey. But I know i’ll most likely need to switch to formula at some point.

I’ve breastfed 4 babies. I’ve also formula fed my babies at some point. And i’m ok with what whatever we need to do.

It doesn’t make it any less hard. It doesn’t make it feel any less like i’m at a race against the clock even when I know it could take DAAAAAAYS.

I still feel defeated and so tired. And I know so many other NICU moms feel this way too.


I’m hanging in there one pump at a time.

You can do mama.

10/09/2024

Well. Away he went. 4th baby. Second NICU stay.

So what did I pack just in case?

colostrum collectors
my personal pump
fl**ge inserts
home bottle + ni**le
Zip up front closure sports bras
Button up or easy access shirts

My husband went to the NICU with him and told them what we wanted.

Skin to skin with my husband or me ASAP
Breastfeeding
No formula
Protected breastfeeding period
Yes to donor milk