My Story
Holly McHugh
ABOUT ME
A little about me
I have cared for families through pregnancy, birth, and lactation since 2008. My former roles include: Community Health RN at a public health & family planning clinic, a Postpartum RN IBCLC in the hospital setting, teaching breastfeeding classes, and facilitating breastfeeding support groups, and six years as a Maternal Educator IBCLC outpatient clinician, conducting individual consultations at one of the largest Baby Friendly hospitals in the USA. I have been board certified in lactation since 2010. IBCLC is the gold standard and highest designation of lactation consultant.
How I came into Lactation Consulting
My interest in breastfeeding began with my own experiences-nursing two children through toddler age. Looking back, I am thankful for the support I received from a private practice lactation consultant. I was able to overcome breastfeeding challenges such as latching, mastitis, thrush, and adapting diet changes for a baby with food allergies.
Things I enjoy
I enjoy giving back to my community and sharing my knowledge. My volunteer work has included teen mentoring birth coach, WIC breastfeeding peer counselor, and marketing & publicity chair with FLCA.
More about me
I enjoy teaching and helping new families prenatally and during the postpartum “ Fourth Trimester” period. I understand the emotional and physical struggles of breastfeeding and parenting young children and babies; I bring compassion, non judgement, and a sense of humor to my consultations. I would be honored to share my knowledge and experience to help you and your family achieve your personal infant feeding goals.
"I enjoy teaching and helping families..."
Painful breastfeeding, Latch refusal, Ankyloglossia
Slow weight gain, Low milk supply, Multiples, Breast Surgery, Re-lactaction
Normal breastfeeding management
How I help
How I help before your joy is here...
- Maximizing milk production
- Tips for nipple inversion
- Getting off to the best start
- Breastfeeding basics
- How to choose a pump & use it
- Planning for success after previous difficulties breastfeeding
- Preparing for multiples
- preparing for adoption.
- Breastfeeding after breast surgery-augmentation & breast reduction/lift
- IGT-insufficient glandular tissue, hypoplasia
- PCOS
How I help once your joy is here...
- Painful nursing
- Positioning tips
- Painful latch
- Sore nipples
- Nipple damage
- Engorgement
- Mastitis
- Plugged ducts
- feeding devices-shields, SNS, cup
- Jaundice
- slow weight gain
- Milk supply concerns including low supply, increasing supply, over supply
- Infant stooling concerns
- breastfeeding during illness
- Pumping and flange fit
- Bottle feeding skills
- Pre term & early babies
- Breastfeeding after a C-section
- Going back to work or school
- Weaning
See if you're covered!
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I have partnered with Lactation Network! This incredible organization helps moms and moms-to-be get the breastfeeding support they deserve, covered by their insurance.
The Lactation Network guarantees every mother three 90-minute, in-home lactation consultations with a registered IBCLC, like me, at no out of pocket cost. They handle the paperwork and bill your insurance directly. Currently accepting Anthem, BCBS, Cigna PPO and some United Health care plans.