Hello!
I’m Dr. Erin.

I am a happily married mother of three beautiful boys (and a fur baby!). My first son was born during my residency. As a trained family doctor, I felt passionate about preventive medicine and the power of breastmilk and breastfeeding. Armed with this knowledge, I was determined to be the perfect breastfeeding mother. I envisioned idyllic feeding sessions, a steady milk supply, and easy latching.

You can probably guess that my breastfeeding journey wasn’t exactly a walk in the park. To my dismay, it was more like stumbling down a slippery slope.

Did I get that effortless latching that I’d imagined? The predictable feeding schedule? The blissful bonding time?

Nope. Not even close.

My first son was diagnosed as “failure to thrive” (those words STILL make me shudder) at 8 weeks, and I had to supplement with formula. With my second son, I supplemented right away because I perceived from my first traumatic feeding experience that my body had ‘failed’ at making breastmilk.

Luckily with my third son, I had trained in breastfeeding medicine and learned SO much more about the physiology of milk supply, and realized how poorly I had been supported and educated with my first two. With the right support from some amazing breastfeeding doctors, we were able to overcome posterior tongue tie early on and he went on to breastfeed until he was almost 3 years old. It was a healing and beautiful journey for me.

I was shocked and deeply affected by how little knowledge and support I received during this very vulnerable time in my life. As a new parent, even one with medical training, I felt isolated, confused, and pulled in a million different directions by practitioners who seemed to be just as unsure as I was (and they weren’t even getting up four times a night!).

That’s why I’ve dedicated my medical career to becoming an expert in all things infant feeding and fourth trimester care. While I strongly believe in the need for tongue and lip tie releases in most cases where they truly exist, I support nuanced, head-to-toe maternal and infant assessments and promote non-invasive, non-surgical interventions wherever possible. My passion for helping new families navigate the confusing, overwhelming, frustrating, sometimes scary, and often tumultuous changes that come from bringing a new little person into the world was born from my own personal struggle.