Empowering your breastfeeding journey
Welcome to A Gentle Touch Lactation Services. We are a home visit lactation service, dedicated to supporting and empowering women in Alpharetta, Cumming, Roswell, Johns Creek and surrounding areas of Georgia. I want to help you achieve a successful and fulfilling breastfeeding relationship with your baby. Discover compassionate care and expert guidance tailored to your unique needs.
Our specialized support
We offer a range of specialized lactation services designed to support you every step of the way. Our approach focuses on understanding your individual concerns and providing effective, practical solutions for a positive breastfeeding experience.
Prenatal Consultation
From the comfort of your home, we will discuss expectations of breastfeeding and steps you can take to prepare yourself mentally for this new journey. Together we will build confidence and discuss expectations, techniques, and common concerns to empower you before your baby arrives.
Pumping Support
Receive personalized support for:
- When to pump/ Pumping for your infant in the NICU
- Establishing a schedule for exclusive pumping
- Discussing returning to work and pumping for your infant
- Learning the difference between the pumps
- Making sure you have the right pump for your needs
- Increasing your milk supply when pumping
- Talk about power pumping and how to utilize it.
- How to integrate pumping to allow other people to feed your infant.
How Can I help?
Navigate pumping strategies and successfully transition back to work while maintaining your breastfeeding goals. We provide guidance on pump selection, breast milk storage, cleaning and sanitizing your pump supplies, and balancing work with motherhood.
Services Offered
Prenatal consults
- Colostrum harvesting/hand expression/ Stanford University hand expression video
- Learning the difference between pumps (manual, hands-free, and electric)
- Discussing what breastfeeding will look like for you and how to reach your goals.
- Exclusive pumping
- What to bring to the hospital with you
- What to expect after birth (The Golden Hour).
- Support when breastfeeding has not gone the way you hoped in the past
Post-partum home visits
- Assessment of latch
- Positioning
- Sore nipples
- Engorgement/mastitis management
- Painful latch
- Pumping support
- Milk supply concerns
- Referrals for feeding support if your infant has a tongue tie or other difficulties with latching
- General post-partum support
"The support from A Gentle Touch Lactation Services was invaluable. Sherri empowered me to breastfeed successfully, and I couldn't be more grateful for her gentle and expert guidance."
A happy mother from Alpharetta
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Available for home visits
Hours of Operation
By appointment only
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