Skilled Lactation Solutions, LLC

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Skilled Lactation Solutions, LLC

Virtual, Office, and In-Home Lactation Appointments
Specializing in Holistic Lactation Care

12/04/2025

It's a sad truth that IBCLC skills are lacking.

SO many are handing out quick tips, showing you some latch techniques, and giving moral support. That's fine, but it's hardly where the "gold standard" of lactation care is supposed to end. In reality, we're REQUIRED to show clinical competency in all areas of feeding, development and reflexes, hormonal processes, nutrition, and more! Some IBCLCs will throw their hands up and say "Go see OT, maybe they can do some suck training to help." Aren't we supposed to be experts in infant feeding? Isn't this our whole job?

Don't settle for less than a FULL body assessment of you and your baby with an IBCLC who has the skills to help. Your whole story is important and we see amazing progress quickly because both of you are the priority. Working and growing together to meet your goals and leaving no stone unturned!

If you're ready to see progress or you're tired of being bounced from professional to professional without much progress, you're in the right place. Start by following us and DM us if you need to set up an appointment.

12/03/2025

Who wants to hire Kaitlyn to come to your holiday party?

11/29/2025

The truth?

The truth is that you shouldn’t be able to tell if this parent has full milk supply or low milk supply based on just this video. So many factors aren’t shown in the video, including the fact that baby nursed well, got plenty of milk, and unlatched showing signs of satiety. The parent started pumping immediately after and this is what they got in 5 minutes.

In this case the parent does NOT have low supply. They have enough for baby and a little extra which is a great place to be.

Don’t be fooled by people sharing photos of overflowing bottles of pumped milk. You don’t know all the factors and super full bottles when pumping does not have to be the goal.

Did you guess right or did this one surprise you?

11/28/2025

Back away from the wearable pump deal 😅

We see so many families every year who are suffering from low supply, clogs, blebs, and mastitis. All because they have the wrong pump or fit! The deals you see may look amazing and the influencers (who are getting paid to sell you a product) might say they work great. But take it from the people who actually have to clean up the messes they make.

Does that mean all wearables are bad 100% of the time? No. It means they need to be carefully selected as a good fit for your anatomy and needs, fitted well, and used as a backup, not a primary maintainer of your milk supply.

Questions about pumps? Let us know in the comments!

11/26/2025

Raeanne does incredible work nourishing the community while educating and empowering the future generation of birth workers.

Food insecurity in the US is at an all time high, and Indigenous families experience a higher chance of adverse birthing outcomes and lower lactation rates due to white supremacy and a lack of culturally appropriate support. Decolonization takes all of us and every dollar helps. Donate what you're able, and share this post far and wide!

11/24/2025

Food is medicine!

Most of the processed junk you see that promises to increase your milk supply just spikes your blood sugar and drains your wallet. Foods and plants have been used for thousands of years to nourish the body so it can nourish a baby. Science is just now starting to catch up to the wisdom our grandmothers and aunties had all along.

But there is are important things to consider. Herbs can have medical side effects and even impact how well certain medications work (or block them from working at all). The industry is completely unregulated in the US, so a company can promise pretty much anything and fill the capsule with whatever without any consequences. That "milk booster" might be full or arsenic or lead, which does go into the milk. It's so important to work with a provider who is knowledgeable so you can be sure what you're taking is effective, safe for the purpose you're using it for, and won't cause unexpected problems.

Do you have questions about using herbs during lactation? Leave them in the comments!

11/22/2025

Let's bust that myth!

We hear this from parents all the time that babies have to "fully empty" to get to the fatty milk or else they'll get mostly foremilk. Or they have to feed at least 10-15 minutes on the first side before switching.

That's bogus. This milk was pumped from only the letdown. After chilling, what do you see on the top? That's right. Fat. Milk contains fat from the first drop to the last. Time of day, whether the baby is male or female, how long it's been since the last time milk was expressed, storage capacity, age of the baby, these are all factors that influence how much fat is in the milk.

Don't stress about foremilk/hindmilk. It's a myth that doesn't matter! Follow for more feeding tips!

11/20/2025

This may blow your mind.

Almost every family we talk to us using a baby app. They track diapers, sleep, feedings. When you're tired and overwhelmed, it can seem really nice to have something keep track of everything for you so you don't have to remember.

But here's one big down side that causes a LOT of stress about sleep. Apps have no idea that babies have a superpower - they can eat and sleep at the same time! Apps automatically count feeding time as "awake". This can end up looking like your baby is behind on sleep or overtired.

A baby who sleeps 3-4hrs, starts to stir and is fed quickly before they have the chance to fuss or cry, then sleeps for another 2-3hrs is actually getting a 6hr stretch of uninterrupted sleep! Some sources consider 6 hours sleeping through the night! Is your baby a "bad sleeper", or do the sleep accounts want to convince you that your baby is overtired so you pay for a subscription or buy a program to fix an imaginary problem?

Did you already about your baby's superpower? Share this with a friend!

11/18/2025

Day 2 of our Speaker Highlights from the brand new IBCLC course Nursing the Neurodivergent!

You'll learn all about gut health, high and low tone, oral oral function, and common comorbidities in autistic folks. is not only a highly skilled IBCLC but also speaking from lived experience as a neurodivergent person.

Join the course that has helped other IBCLCs change the way they see babies. Click the link in our bio to request access!

11/16/2025

Guess how many times we've recommended tongue tie surgery as the next step at the first visit?

Zero times. We focus on feeding FUNCTION. Surgery only gives the tongue (or lips or cheeks) more room to move. It doesn't retrain muscles to feed better. It doesn't happen by magic. Your baby deserves more than being rushed off to surgery. And you deserve more than hoping surgery is finally what fixes everything.

We work on oral function virtually and in person! You don't have to struggle alone. Follow for more infant feeding tips.

11/14/2025

It's amazing what a full oral function assessment, the right bottle ni**le, and a baby-led approach can do!

It's never "refusal". Your baby isn't "lazy" or "stubborn" or "spoiled". They're stuck on one of the steps they need to master the skill. Once they have the proper support, they can make progress!

Don't struggle alone or buy one more bottle that makes promises it can't deliver. Oral function matters! Download our free symptom checker from the link in our bio. If you're checking a lot of boxes, we can help you turn things around. Request an appointment today.

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26711 Woodward Avenue, Ste LLA
Huntington Woods, MI
48070

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http://www.skilledlactationsolutions.com/

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