We're the only team-based lactation clinic in Las Vegas with all IBCLCs. Get a qualified team for your journey. Our firsthand experiences have shaped our careers, enabling us to help you with all things breastfeeding. The support received with our team goes beyond breastfeeding, too!
Join us at Advanced Breastfeeding Support, where your feeding journey is our expertise.
"Breastfeeding is a mother's gift to herself, her baby, and the earth."
At Advanced Breastfeeding Support, we play an important role as a member of the healthcare team. We work with many members of the community. Depending on what is going on with your specific situation, we communicate with the people who are helping you and your baby (within the legal specifications of HIPPA). We adapt our suggestions, interventions and referrals according to the needs and medical beliefs of each individual client.
Meet our compassionate team of IBCLCs, dedicated to guiding you and your baby through every step of your breastfeeding journey. Together, we offer expert care with a heart, helping you feel supported and confident along the way.
Autumn
As the founder of Advanced Breastfeeding Support of Las Vegas, I have had a passion for helping people as a healthcare provider for over 15 years. At a very early age, I knew that I wanted to help people and I became a Registered Nurse in 2005.
There was no doubt in my mind when I was pregnant that I would have my children and they would be breastfed- no other feeding method was even an option. After my first child was born, I quickly found out that life and babies do not always go as planned. I was as prepared as anyone could be taking every prenatal class I could, reading books about nursing, lactating, baby wearing, natural childbirth… you name it. After starting my breastfeeding journey with my first, I learned that it was not as natural/instinctual as I had envisioned and I needed help. I was referred to an IBCLC and I wouldn’t have been able to breastfeed my child without the help of a trained professional. Little did I know at the time that it would be the hardest and most rewarding journey that I would ever go on. For the first 4 months of my daughter’s life, I battled almost every possible breastfeeding issue. From low milk supply and triple feeds, tongue tie with subsequent laser release, and even a breast abscess needing 2 months of follow up from a wound care doctor. I fought every battle I came across and overcame every obstacle. When I understood the importance of properly trained lactation support, I knew then what I needed to dedicate the rest of my life to. I started my professional lactation journey in 2014, and passed my boards in 2016. Since then, I have helped over 1,000 dyads on their feeding journeys. Three children later, each has taught me something different and each time I have been able to utilize new skills and appreciation for obstacles in infant feeding.
Heather
Heather joined Advanced Breastfeeding Support of Las Vegas in 2021 and is the organizer we have so needed as our business has grown. She has worked in the medical field and customer service for over 13 years, until she had children and has focused on caring for them. After taking a break for focusing on family, she is getting back in the workforce to help us. She has also overcome every obstacle to also be successful in breastfeeding her own three children.
Morgan
Morgan’s passion for lactation started from a love of nutrition for the pediatric and neonatal populations. She is a licensed registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN/LD) with a specialized interest in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. She has been an RD at two of the top children’s hospitals here in the Las Vegas valley. “I found my way into the world of lactation, by wanting to know more about what made breastmilk and the amazing connection a dyad creates so imperative.” After all, even little humans have to eat. :) Most of her experience has been in the acute hospital setting, caring for the critically ill from adult to neonates alike. Following a passion and drive for more education into the pediatric world, becoming an IBCLC was a great step in the right direction to help the world’s smallest humans with their journey in nutrition.
Although she has not yet had children of her own, she has had the incredible opportunity to watch many of her nieces, nephews and nanny to two children grow up into amazing little humans. “This journey into lactation has been incredible as I was able to give my mother the proper respect and overdue appreciation she deserved after breastfeeding my twin sister and I and reaching her breastfeeding goals. Go Momma!
Being the oldest of 5 siblings who were all breastfed by our mother till the age of 2 or more, breastfeeding my own children was, of course, the only choice. I was not like many mothers today who read all the books, and take all the classes. I had my mother! I believed her to be the ultimate resource when it came to breastfeeding. I faced many challenges with my first baby. He was in the NICU for several days. I experienced very painful latches with bleeding nipples. I wish I had sought the help of an experienced professional. Although I did succeed in exclusively breastfeeding, it was a difficult journey initially. Oh if I knew then what I know now!
When I discovered that you can make a living helping mothers with breastfeeding, I knew it was the path for me. I became a Certified Lactation Counselor first, and then immediately pursued board certification. I have worked in the hospital setting since 2010, and now am adding outpatient care to help make me a more well-rounded consultant. What a rewarding career! It really is true when they say to find something you are passionate about, and you will never feel like you work a day in your life.
I am now also furthering my knowledge of feeding by becoming a Speech Pathologist. I have recently completed my Bachelor's in Speech & Hearing Science, and hope to enter a Master's program soon. My hope is to one day offer comprehensive care and assistance to families who have infants with feeding issues.
Kim
"I owe all of my breastfeeding success to Autumn! I cannot thank her enough!..."
I owe all of my breastfeeding success to Autumn! I cannot thank her enough! She helped me reach above and beyond my goal of breastfeeding. If you think you are doomed, but even have the smallest bit of interest to breastfeed she is your gal. We struggled with a tongue, cracked nipples, blood blisters, losing supply, etc and I was able to feed my baby my breastmilk for a full year and I had doubts I wouldn’t be able to for even a month. Autumn knows her stuff!
- Caitlen Hansen
"She took the time to understand my concerns about breast feeding my daughter..."
Nicolette has been so helpful to me. She took the time to understand my concerns about breastfeeding my daughter. When I felt like what I was doing wasn't working she was able to come up with a new game plan for me and reassure me about this process as a first-time mom. She's very smart in her field and I would recommend her to anyone who needs help with breastfeeding.
- Mallory W
Edna and Advanced Breastfeeding Support changed my life for the better! I was already successfully breastfeeding but there were so many things I wasn’t aware of that greatly improved my experience! 10/10 would recommend!