Hi there friend, and welcome! My name is Cassie, and I’m an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, (IBCLC), a Registered Nurse, and a Mother to four of my own sweet littles.

 

My love for lactation and my passion for supporting breastfeeding families stemmed from my own struggles and finding out first hand that breastfeeding wasn’t always easy or as “natural” as I had hoped it would be.​

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My husband, Jalen, and I live in my husband's hometown of Fulda, MN. We love this little corner of Southwest Minnesota, the people, and our community. When I'm not in the office, you'll find me at home with our four children whom I primarily stay home with and homeschool.

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In addition to being a wife, mom, homeschool teacher and a mom to four littles, I have my Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from North Dakota State University (Go BISON!) and have been a Registered Nurse for over nine years. I started my career in nursing working in pediatrics, but primarily worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU, where I first learned about the importance of breast milk and breastfeeding. Since then, I’ve worked at smaller rural hospitals where I’ve done a little bit of everything, but my heart has always been with moms and babies and I primarily worked in labor, delivery, and postpartum units before taking the leap of faith to stay home with our children and open my private practice.

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I know first hand the challenges that come with breastfeeding and have struggled to breastfeed not just one, but all four of my own babies and have navigated exclusive pumping, clogged ducts, tethered oral tissues, triple feeding, and supplementing at one point or another. After welcoming our first child, we moved back to Fulda, to be closer to our families, but I found that the breastfeeding resources I was used to having so readily available to me were few and far between in rural America.

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Prior to welcoming our son into our family in 2019, I became a certified lactation counselor, or CLC. After completing this training I continued working in labor, delivery, and postpartum units helping moms and babies, but also began seeing patients for outpatient follow up breastfeeding appointments.

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Fast forward to welcoming our third baby, and after struggling with her slow weight gain, and tethered oral tissues, I knew I wanted to be able to provide more resources and support to the moms and babies in our little corner of the world. While on maternity leave with her, I studied for my boards and became an IBCLC. I opened Getting Lactation, in the summer of 2022 to better serve lactating and breastfeeding moms, their babies and their families by providing education, support, and encouragement throughout their breastfeeding and lactation journeys. I've since supported hundreds of mothers and babies both locally as well as across the country, and even internationally through virtual visits and I'd be honored to support you during your feeding journey as well.

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Thanks for stopping by my site! You are incredible, Mama. I am always in your corner and am here to support you, no matter how you choose to feed your baby. <3