Latch IBCLC Private Practice Des Moines

05/29/2026

🌿🤍 FREE Parent Pilates in the Park 🤍🌿

Only a few spots remain!

Join us this Wednesday from 1:00 PM–2:00 PM for Parent Pilates in the Park, a special event created just for pregnant and postpartum families. 🌞🧘‍♀️👶

✨ This is the ONLY month this event will be offered completely FREE.
✨ Limited spots available.
✨ Registration is required.

Dr. Noel will be leading the Pilates session and teaching families how to safely and comfortably babywear their little ones. Feel free to bring your baby carrier or wrap if you have one!

Whether you’re currently pregnant, newly postpartum, or navigating life with a young baby, we’d love to have you join us for movement, community, and encouragement. 🤍

🎟️ Reserve your spot today on Eventbrite or through the link on my website before registration closes!

Tag a friend who would love this! 🌿

05/27/2026

🤍 The Latch Nourished Mother Series Presents: Pilates Social at the Park

A peaceful outdoor gathering intentionally created for pregnant + postpartum families in Central Iowa.

Join us for:
Gentle Pilates-inspired movement
Community connection
Babywearing education
Time outdoors with your little ones
A relaxed and supportive motherhood-centered environment

Led by Dr. Noel of Mend Integrative Wellness and hosted by Latch

📍 Waukee Windfield Park
🗓 First Wednesday of each month through October

This event is intentionally designed for pregnant and postpartum families only. Space is limited to keep the environment calm, welcoming, and comfortable for attendees.

🎟 Register at link in comments or Latch website:
[Eventbrite Registration]
FREE for June 2026

Please bring:
• Yoga mat or blanket
• Water bottle
• Baby carrier/wrap if desired
• Littles + support people 🤍

05/26/2026

✨ Latch is a higher standard of infant feeding and postpartum care.

This is proactive, high-access support designed to create above-average outcomes for both babies and parents. ✨

Families working with Crystel receive:
• Thorough feeding assessments
• CST/craniosacral therapy education
• Guidance on postpartum labs and wellness for moms
• A trusted “best of the best” referral network
• Home visits with real-life postpartum support 🤍
• Intimate access via text or phone, including urgent support
• One consistent expert from pregnancy through weaning ✨

Changing lives through a higher standard of care. 🤍

Apply on the website and schedule your free discovery call today. ✨

05/22/2026

🎀 Convenience matters when you’re caring for a newborn.

Latch High-Access Infant Feeding Care was designed to bring expert support to YOU — through home, office, and virtual visits with rapid communication and ongoing guidance from pregnancy through weaning.

No waiting weeks for answers.
No navigating feeding challenges alone. 🎀

Whether you breastfeed, pump, bottle feed, combo feed, or use formula — you deserve compassionate, evidence-based support without judgment. 🤍

Real-time support can make a huge difference during postpartum healing and infant feeding.

✨ Reach out EARLY in pregnancy to apply to work with one of Iowa’s leading infant feeding experts.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more.

05/22/2026

🤍🩵💙 Congratulations to the amazing team at Thrive Family Chiropractic on your beautiful new location in Waukee! 💙🩵🤍

You are truly one of my favorite groups of people — I’m so incredibly happy and excited for all of you. Waukee is where I grew up and where I graduated from, so it makes this even more special to watch your practice continue to grow and serve families in such an intentional way in my hometown 💜 💛

Thank you for caring so deeply for moms, babies, and families in our community. You guys are truly amazing and I’m so grateful to collaborate alongside you. 💙🤍🩵

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05/20/2026

Waukee… it is time to celebrate! ✂️🎗️🎉

After officially opening our doors this spring, we are so excited to celebrate our Waukee location with the and this incredible community that has welcomed us so warmly.

One of the biggest reasons for expanding Thrive into Waukee was simple:
Families deserve accessible, convenient, high quality care close to home.
The same mission, the same heart, and the same incredible team you have come to know and trust over the last eight years… now serving even more families through our nervous system focused, prenatal, pediatric, and family wellness care 🤍

Join us Friday, May 22 starting at 11 AM with the official ribbon cutting at 11:30 AM ✨

We will have:
✨ Light refreshments
✨ Tours of the office
✨ New patient specials
✨ Raffles + giveaways totaling THOUSANDS in prizes
✨ Stack Wellness Cafe serving shakes + smoothies
✨ Amazing local businesses and community partners

We are also honored to be partnering with .care Resources for a personal care drive supporting local families in need. We would love for attendees to bring a personal care item to donate 🤍🧴🧼🪥🧻

This is more than a ribbon cutting to us. It is a celebration of community, connection, and the opportunity to continue serving families well.

Whether you are already part of the Thrive family, have been following along, or are simply curious about chiropractic care and holistic health, we would love to meet you ✨

Huge thank you to all of the local business friends that have donated raffle prizes! beauty

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05/19/2026

There’s something deeply peaceful about knowing you have the right support already in place before your baby arrives. 🤍

A mom recently told me:
“I’m so glad I got you on retainer. Every mom should have an infant feeding expert on retainer for peace of mind.”

And honestly… that’s exactly why I created my concierge-style lactation care model.

Because feeding challenges rarely happen conveniently during office hours.
Because the first few weeks postpartum can feel overwhelming, emotional, exhausting, and vulnerable.
Because sometimes what parents need most is immediate reassurance from someone they already know and trust.

Having a highly skilled infant feeding expert reserved for your due date month means:
✨ You’re not scrambling to find help during a crisis
✨ You have continuity of care from pregnancy through postpartum
✨ You have rapid access to support when questions arise
✨ You have someone monitoring feeding, weight gain, oral function, pumping, milk supply, healing, and overall postpartum wellness closely
✨ You gain peace of mind knowing you’re not navigating this alone

Many families describe it as “breastfeeding insurance” — not because feeding will always be easy, but because they know they’ll have experienced support immediately if challenges arise.

I intentionally limit the number of concierge families I accept per due date month so I can provide truly high-access care and protect time for the families already committed to my calendar. 🤍

Preventative, proactive postpartum support changes outcomes.

Contact Latch for concierge lactation support with Crystel Corbin, RN, IBCLC or the Latch team. Schedule prenatal or postpartum feeding guidance, in-home or office visits, and comprehensive feeding packages across Central Iowa.

05/15/2026

📣 Calling all Central Iowa postpartum & family providers! 🤍

Latch is working on adding more supportive postpartum community groups for moms, babies, and families in Central Iowa and we are looking for providers, educators, and movement specialists interested in collaborating as guest speakers, class leaders, sponsors, or community partners.

We are especially looking for:
• Prenatal/Postpartum Yoga
• Pilates
• Baby OT/PT
• Pelvic Floor Therapy
• Doulas
• Babywearing Education
• Dance/Movement Instructors
• Mental Health Providers
• Nutrition & Wellness
• Infant Feeding Support
• Family-centered movement or educational providers

We are hoping to create a warm, supportive, educational community for parents with babies and toddlers through connection, movement, and expert guidance.

Interested in speaking, leading a class, sponsoring, or collaborating?
See link in bio to sign up✨

— Crystel Corbin, RN, IBCLC
Latch

05/15/2026

Breast milk changes over time on purpose. 🤍

Did you know breast milk naturally decreases in iron and zinc as babies grow?

This is biologically normal.

Early milk (especially colostrum) is extremely rich in zinc and designed to support:
• rapid growth
• immune development
• gut healing
• brain development

Babies are also born with iron stores from pregnancy that help support them early on.

As babies grow, breast milk adapts. Around 6 months, infants are biologically designed to begin getting additional iron and zinc from complementary foods while continuing to breastfeed.

Iron-rich foods may include:
• meat
• eggs
• bone broth
• whipped bone marrow

Breast milk is changing to match your baby’s developmental needs. ✨

One amazing fact:
The iron in breast milk is absorbed far more efficiently than many other sources because of protective components like ✨ lactoferrin.

Human milk is dynamic, living, intelligent nutrition. 🤍

This is not medical advice. Always discuss feeding decisions with your child’s healthcare provider. Many families choose to wait to introduce solids until baby can sit fully unassisted and shows developmental readiness signs.

— Crystel Corbin, RN, IBCLC
Latch