Meet the Team
Meet our team of dedicated and highly skilled lactation consultants, who are passionate about helping you overcome any breastfeeding challenges. With their expertise and support, you’ll be empowered to succeed and enjoy a fulfilling breastfeeding experience.
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Practice Owner, Oasis Lactation Services
Danielle started Oasis Lactation Services in 2011 to offer a holistic, nuanced lactation care experience to families anywhere in their feeding journey. A positive feeding experience happens at the intersection of science, social support, cultural traditions, and personal values. That looks different in every family. OLS has served breastfeeding families via telehealth on every continent except Antarctica (penguins aren’t mammals). Danielle also holds additional certification in nutrition, NOMAS licensed oral motor assessment, Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training, wilderness first aid, and herbal medicine. Her areas of special interest include tethered oral tissues, bottle refusal, medically complex dyads, gut health, and healthy sleep. She has one domesticated spouse, two feral children, and a variable number of foster kittens.
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Kjersten joined Oasis Lactation Services during a very interesting year - 2020 - & her journey has proved to be everything she dreamed & more. She has always been passionate about all things health, which brought her to pursue her Bachelors degree in Public Health. She realized what an important/difficult time frame postpartum, especially the fourth trimester, is after the birth of their first son (boy mom x2 now!) & the difficulties their family went through especially with feeding. Kjersten is here to support you & your family reach your goals, provide resources supported by science & empathy, while being your hype girl. Her areas of expertise include pumping, tethered oral tissues, bottle refusal, holistic health, & discovering what works for YOU.
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Jamie keeps busy “momming” three daughters, one son, one giant Bernese Mountain Dog and keeping one husband alive and happy. She has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UW- Madison. Becoming a lactation consultant was the perfect next chapter after being a stay-at-home mom for 10 years. She wishes she had the education and experience she has now when she was trudging through breastfeeding her own kiddos- it's not easy! Helping families feed their babies is beautiful and important work and she is honored to do it.
Special interests include tethered oral ties, parental mental health and babywearing.
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Brandi spent the beginning of her parenting career as a military spouse, forging her own path through parenthood and breastfeeding, and navigating the ever-confusing and guilt-inducing waters of Google as the stable parent in an unstable life. She is a lactation research nerd and an empathetic ear for all things parenting, and loves to be a resource for evidence-based guidance and a sounding board for all the am-I-crazy moments. Brandi has 3 daughters, 3 dogs, 2 cats, and a willingness to try (or at least research) almost anything. Her special interest areas include bottle refusal, tethered oral tissues, supporting military families, and simplifying the feeding and parenting process.
Kjersten and Danielle
Regular Day at the Office
Danielle
She gets pooped on frequently. Bring your constipated baby.
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Boobicon the Official Jeep
Home visits in MinneSNOWta sometimes require 4 wheel drive and a sick lift.
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Sweet Baby Cade
Pathway 3 IBCLCs have a minimum of 500 supervised clinical hours to earn before board exam eligibility. Baby Cade sling-napped and boob-napped through so many chart reviews!
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Dr. Sharhae to the Rescue
Danielle has a pretty prominent tongue tie that she likes to use as a teaching model. She gets tons of cranial work from Dr. Sharhae after a long week of demonstrating exercises.
