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Chrisie Rosenthal

IBCLC and Director of Clinical Resources at The Lactation Network
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Chrisie Rosenthal is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and Director of Clinical Resources at The Lactation Network.

With a decade-plus of experience in clinical in-patient and outpatient lactation care, Chrisie has helped more than 5,000 families through her successful private practices, as well as her affiliation with several large pediatric practices in Los Angeles as their primary lactation consultant and time spent as a hospital IBCLC at St. Joseph Providence Hospital and Kaiser Woodland Hills. In addition, she is the author of two books: Lactivate!: A User’s Guide to Breastfeeding published in 2019 and The First-Time Mom’s Breastfeeding Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide from First Latch to Weaning published in 2020, and still runs her private practice, The Land of Milk and Mommy. She is a member of the United States Lactation Consultant Association, The International Lactation Consultant Association and Attachment Parenting International.

Chrisie is passionate about making lactation accessible to families and supporting other lactation consultants in their career growth. She’s mentored more than 8 students to the IBCLC credential, and in addition to her hands-on experience as a lactation consultant, to TLN, she offers experience from her time at Cleo, the integrated family benefits platform that supports families. As an in-house IBCLC and Manager at Cleo, Chrisie helped build, scale and manage teams of IBCLCs.

A mother of three boys (twin 20-year-olds, plus one sixteen-year-old), Chrisie experienced her own fair share of breastfeeding struggles. Finding appropriate support was key to working through these struggles and that personal journey led her to pursuing her IBCLC to support other families.

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  • Breastfeeding Overwhelm: Expert Tips on Managing "Touched Out" Feelings
    Chrisie highlights the common feeling of being "touched out" after a day of feeding and holding a baby. She advises communicating with partners, setting boundaries, and finding personal time. "Feeling 'touched out' is most intense during the first months," she notes. Prenatal discussions and self-care are crucial for navigating this temporary phase.
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  • Parents and baby are both learning how to feed, and typically everyone is exhausted. In my experience, parents will say that they feel comfortable with feeding and have settled into a nice routine, somewhere between six weeks and three months.

  • Everyone has heard the saying “it takes a village”, but have you thought about how the “village” applies to your own prenatal and postpartum health care? You wouldn’t be alone if you haven’t given this much thought. In fact, many new moms often put their own healthcare last, feel the need to lie about their wellbeing to doctors and may even skip preventive care. As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with over a decade of experience, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside thousands of families, observing these villages as they are formed. They all look different, because every family has unique needs and preferences.

  • Lactation consultants are some of the unsung heroes of maternal health, providing guidance and support to mothers before, during, and after one of the most crucial phases of their lives. Their role extends far beyond the delivery room, as they work to empower new (and even second- or third-time moms) with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the curve of breastfeeding — from the prenatal to weening stages. Lactation consultants are experts in maternal biology and infant oral anatomy, but above all, they’re a lifeline for nursing parents.

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