Welcome Sarah! S&B’s Lactation Counselor
Though the doulas at Sprout and Blossom have and will continue to offer lactation support in the early postpartum time, we are thrilled to announce that we are leveling up our lactation support! Welcome to the team Sarah! Sarah’s inclusive and compassionate lactation support is the perfect addition to our one-stop birth collective.
teamwork makes the dream work
meet Sarah
Sarah Hill lives in Grand Rapids with her husband of 7 years, Micah, and their two boys, Jovie and Crosby. They love walking to the park, dancing around to music videos, and cooking vegan and vegetarian meals together.
Sarah developed a passion for caring for postpartum parents shortly after she had her first baby and her best friends had theirs. She says, “It was such a tender, intimate, vulnerable time and the support I had in my life made an enormous difference.” Sarah’s ultimate goal is to provide a safe, peaceful, and calming environment to parents as they navigate the challenges that can come with feeding their baby. She is committed to working around cost barriers and remaining accessible and approachable to any and all types of families. Each and every family deserves the right amount of emotional support, education, and problem solving to help reach their individual goals with feeding.
SARAH’S LACTATION JOURNEY
“I had two very different experiences feeding my two babies. My oldest, Jovie, was never able to fully latch. I ended up exclusively pumping for 16 months. Crosby is almost 2 and still nursing. I dealt with tongue ties, painful latching, mastitis, leaks, and many, many tears. Even though I did lots of reading and discussed feeding expectations, I was still surprised at a lot of what I experienced and felt severely underprepared. Even though my journey did not go as expected, I feel proud of all I accomplished and I would not have been able to do that without support.
A lot of my passion for educating and supporting parents with body feeding comes from my own experience. I had an incredible support system between my partner, my friends, and my birth team. I hope to be able to provide that same type of compassionate, gentle, and patient care for you and your family as well.” - Sarah
SARAH’S TRAINING
Sarah has completed her Lactation Counselor training (the most in-depth training of its kind) through Childbirth International and is wrapping up the certification process and will soon be a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). Sarah is accepting new clients - her rates are listed here. She does have a sliding scale option if you are in need of financial assistance.
