Tikara’s passion for postpartum care and breastfeeding stems from her own journey after giving birth to premature twins at just over 31 weeks gestation. As a military family, she and her husband were far from home and had little external support, relying solely on a few coworkers and hospital staff. Her experience as a NICU parent highlighted the widespread misinformation and inadequate education many women receive about breastfeeding and postpartum care. Now, Tikara provides tailored postpartum and lactation support to families of all types. Drawing on her personal experiences and evidence-based research, she is dedicated to helping families avoid common frustrations and challenges by offering expert, personalized care—available in-home, in-office and virtually.

Specialties

• Getting started with breastfeeding/pumping
• Tongue tie and/or lip tie
• Breast refusal
• Bottle refusal
• Clogged ducts
• Back to work
• Low supply
• Flange fitting
• Weaning

Mission

To support families prenatally and throughout the postpartum transition by providing educational and emotional support to achieve a well-balanced parent-baby relationship and lifestyle.

Core Values

• Knowledge – I believe that providing evidence-based knowledge is key to success in guiding families towards their goals
  
• Support – I support the physical and emotional needs of each family individually
  
• Integrity – I uphold the integrity of both the family and our establishment
  
• Respect – I respect the effort of families to provide babies with a great start and also respect when alternative feeding methods must be implemented.
  

Vision

Normalization of postpartum support and increased lactation success through accessible support services in the Charlottesville, VA and surrounding areas.

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