08/18/2025
🫶🏻WELCOME JOY KNAPTON, IBCLC🫶🏻
We are SO thrilled to welcome Joy Knapton to our team at The Fem PT. She brings expertise and many years of experience and is already well known in our Lynchburg community. You can now book with her online at thefempt.com !
Get to know Joy:
Joy Knapton is a dedicated mother of four beautiful children, ranging in age from 5 to 21 years old. With a heart full of compassion and a passion for supporting families, she has spent many years working as a labor coach, doula, resource mom, lactation counselor, and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Her work has always centered around nurturing mothers and babies, especially during the transformative journey of breastfeeding.
Joy has her Bachelors of Science in Health Promotions 2003 and became a CLC in 2012 and IBCLC in 2016, and over the years, she has cultivated a wealth of knowledge and experience in various settings—home visits, office consultations, in-patient care, and solo practice. She has also led breastfeeding support groups, guiding families through common challenges such as latching, positioning, and feeding multiples.
In addition to her expertise in lactation, Joy offers support with a range of other topics including baby-wearing, mental wellness with breastfeeding, introducing solids, bottle feeding, pumping, and weaning. She is also skilled in helping mothers navigate the tricky transition back to work while maintaining breastfeeding.
Joy’s passion for lactation began when she recognized a gap in breastfeeding support while working as a home visitor in a maternal health program. Her fascination with the impact of early breastfeeding experiences grew as she moved through various roles in women’s health, from labor coaching to working as a family resources specialist. Each family she works with inspires her, and she considers it an honor to be part of their breastfeeding journey.
Living in Lynchburg, VA with her four kids, husband, and dog, Joy’s life is full, vibrant, and beautiful, just like the families she supports.
