After 6+ years practicing as a dietitian in corporate healthcare, I realized our traditional healthcare model was failing families. I remember the family that was the breaking point for me.

3 month old and a first time mom desperately trying to breastfeed her baby who’d been thriving until about six weeks of life. Suddenly, he started falling off the growth chart. He was losing weight, had green watery stools, and was an extremely fussy feeder.

They were admitted overnight and immediately started on an expensive allergy formula due to suspected cows milk protein intolerance. No lactation or feeding therapy consult. No one even tried to watch this baby feed. Within 15 minutes with this mom I knew her baby had a difficult latch and wasn’t transferring enough milk. Once mom’s supply had regulated at the 6 week mark, he had to work for his milk and he wasn’t able to.

Mom sobbed to me about how important breastfeeding was and how much she didn’t want to use formula. I told her I was going to do whatever I could to support her in that choice. I asked the doctor (a late 20’s male resident) for a lactation consult and a feeding assessment by a SLP. He told me “no” and that the baby was “gaining on formula so we’re sending them home tomorrow.” They were discharged the next morning and their bed was filled by noon. I never saw them again. This is where my Time to Thrive Nutrition Program was born.

Welcome to my side of nutrition care where I’ve created the time to listen to parents, to learn your child, and to see progress.

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