I see you...
The pregnant mom who really wants to breastfeed but has heard so many discouraging stories from friends and family.
The postpartum mom scrolling social media in the middle of the night because she's counting down the minutes until the next dreaded nursing session.
The woman getting different advice from her pediatrician, midwife, chiropractor, and friend, but none of those answers sit well because they aren’t lining up with what she intuitively senses is off in her breastfeeding journey, even if she can’t name it yet.
The one being offered formula as a solution to her breastfeeding struggles when she just wanted a legitimate answer to her legitimate question.
The mom who's making just enough milk but stressing about it while she pumps at work every day.
And the mom falling in love with breastfeeding and wanting to learn everything about this miraculous process and what’s to come with the next stages like introducing solids, getting her cycle back, nursing a toddler, and weaning.
I see you, I've been you, and I've worked with thousands of you. I've built an on-demand audio membership to meet you where you're at and soften the hardest parts of your breastfeeding journey!
I know you dreamed of breastfeeding being peaceful, connecting, empowering, and miraculous, but it doesn’t yet look or feel like you’d imagined. You thought it was a natural process but it feels like something about it is not coming naturally to you or your baby.
You wanted to breastfeed until your baby turned 1, or 2, or decided to be done on their own terms. But you feel like you might not make it another 24 hours if you don’t get some help now.
Help is here!
Latch Lessons is the only podcast-style lactation library for breastfeeding moms who want quick and easy-to-find answers to their breastfeeding questions and concerns.
When you join, you will get immediate access to answers at your fingertips via over ninety 5-20 minute audio and visual lessons + podcast-style show notes.
No complicated course logins or computer-only platforms! Now getting answers to your breastfeeding questions is as easy as pulling up an episode of your favorite podcast.
We walk through all the basics of hormones, anatomy, milk supply, and latch, but then dig deeper to equip you to handle things like:
rock-hard boobs on day 5 postpartum
how to know baby is getting enough milk when the pediatrician overwhelms you with weights and percentiles
what to do if you have cracked or bleeding nipples
how to keep clogged ducts from turning into mastitis
what you need to consider if your baby has been diagnosed with a tongue tie
and so much more!
For a small monthly membership cost, you get immediate access to all episodes and their show notes with applicable outlines, links, PDF downloads, visuals, and more.
You can also purchase applicable collections of episodes a la carte.
WHEN YOU JOIN
The episodes in the library are divided into four collections:
breastfeeding basics,
postpartum self-care,
breastfeeding lifestyle,
and answers to specific breastfeeding problems.
Click each collection to move through episodes sequentially, or type your specific issue into the search bar at the top of the screen.
Don’t miss the episode with my trademark-pending NURSE method: a framework to help you identify and navigate your unique breastfeeding issues, which will ultimately help foster the process of confidence in your matrescence journey. I'm always accessible for clarification or guidance in the comments of each lesson!
Visit patreon.com/happymamahealthybaby for instant access to this incredible wealth of education and encouragement.
I’m Therese Dansby, your breastfeeding bestie
I became a mom in 2014, and my husband and I are raising our wild and free children in rural Nebraska. It's been a huge joy to work, grow, and breastfeed my own babies alongside moms on their own breastfeeding journeys.
I became an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) in 2015 when I learned first-hand just how overwhelming breastfeeding could be. Now I've breastfed three kiddos 2.5 -3.5 years each and we have a fourth on the way!
Prior to this pivot in my work life, I spent almost a decade working as a NICU nurse, then as a high-risk OB nurse, and then as a home visit postpartum nurse at a midwife-led birth center. I've been honored to work alongside mothers in the highest and lowest-risk settings over the years.
When I struggled to breastfeed my first baby, I dove into to IBCLC training and emerged with personal confidence, professional competence, and faith-filled awe at the miraculous process that God gifted us to grow and nourish our babies.
I see time and time again that even (especially) when breastfeeding is hard, it embodies self-sacrifice. Depending on how we cope with the struggles, we can feel victimized and resentful or we can follow our God-given mama bear intuition and find answers that make our nursing journeys work for our unique circumstances and our unique babies.
Oh, and my first baby I was terrified I was starving and always kept a ready-to-feed bottle for in the diaper bag just in case? He never ended up needing a drop of formula, self-weaned after his second birthday, and is now a happy, healthy middle schooler.
Not because I got lucky. But because I kept searching for answers until I found them and that breastfeeding journey went from my greatest stressor to my greatest joy in the early years of motherhood.
Now I get to share that wisdom with each of you and offer you the framework I used to alchemize breastfeeding information into a transformation in my nursing journey and ultimately, my understanding of myself as a mother and as a human. My 29 year old self would be so in-awe of my 39 year old self and I want the same for you!
Why learn this way?
I've worked with over 2,000 breastfeeding mother-baby dyads since becoming an IBCLC in 2015. I send voice memos to my 1:1 clients when they have questions that come up weeks or months after our initial work.
And I have noticed over the years that the same questions come to my texts and DMs over and over again. Even when it's a "quick question," the answer is almost always not quick. At least, it's not if I'm doing my due diligence to provide informed consent so moms can make the most educated and expansive decisions that align with what they want their nursing journey to look like.
This membership is like having access to every voice memo I've ever sent, at the tap of a finger. Straight to your earbuds podcast-style any time of the day or night.
No clumsy portals to log into, no course-style presentation, no need to even stare at your screen and get a dose of blue light when you need an answer at 2am. It's as simple as putting your earbuds in and pulling up an episode of your favorite podcast.
Testimonials
"I'm currently very pregnant (almost 39 weeks!) and have been consuming the content on Latch Lessons for the past few months and I have watched/listened to every video, but I keep coming back to the "Breastfeeding Foundations" collection over and over again! The content in that collection is especially relevant for me as I'm preparing for my second breastfeeding journey."
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"I've been very intentional about opening the Patreon app and navigating to a post about something I have a question about over Googling. Since the content on Latch Lessons is very thorough and actionable, but also digestible, I never have a reason to Google anything."
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"I love how it can help you quickly and give you confidence to self-troubleshoot, especially as it can take some time to see a lactation consultant. It's a great tool while you wait to see a lactation consultant or while you may be having a sudden issue."
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"I have taken a long and intense breastfeeding course, as well as reading several books, but none of those has really helped me feel truly informed and supported as Latch Lessons has. I think it's because I'm pregnant and my brain can only absorb so much information at a time and I really need things broken down easily, but this program has been perfect!"
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"I love the section on postpartum self-care. All the episodes were extra bonuses to the membership - ones I weren't expecting being a breastfeeding-focused platform, but ones I also feel are so necessary to educate and support women postpartum."
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"I personally love to see you highlight topics in the postpartum realm, such as the fourth trimester, postpartum nutrition and hydration, nervous system support and support systems. This aspect of motherhood often gets overlooked with just the focus being on caring for the new baby."
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"This is the easiest and most accessible lactation resource, but it's also incredibly thorough and full of so much information!"
