We are so thrilled to introduce you to our newest lactation consultant at SDBFC! Yvonne joined us on April 3, 2023 and will start seeing her own clients on May 22, 2023!  Here is our interview with Yvonne.  We can't wait for you all to meet her! Yvonne, tell us about yourself! I was born in Los Angeles, CA to Colombian parents. I received a BA in Film Studies from Columbia College Hollywood & worked in the film industry for 10 years. I decided to change career paths; my heart yearned for a deeper connection. I knew I always wanted to work with parents and babies, but I wasn’t sur ..read more

We are so thrilled to introduce you to our newest lactation consultant at SDBFC! Erin joined us on April 3, 2023 and will start seeing her own clients on May 22, 2023!  Here is our interview with Erin.  We can't wait for you all to meet her! Erin, tell us about yourself! I was born in Covina and raised in Whittier, CA. I graduated from La Habra high school, and unsure of what I wanted to do, I decided to attend community college. I struggled to find my path, changed my major what felt like a million times, and went to college off and on throughout my 20s. In between being a student ..read more

When I started the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation in 2016, my mission was to remove racial and economic barriers for BIPOC and low-income chest/breastfeeding families in San Diego. After years of witnessing barrier after barrier for these families, I decided to BE the change, rather than just talk about what needed to change. However, this change would NEVER have been possible without funding from our loving clients and family, our major donors, and community partners. With YOUR generous donations, paired with grants from Impact Partners, The Jem Project, Postpartum Health Alliance ..read more

DID YOU KNOW…. While 93% of parents start breastfeeding exclusively at birth in San Diego, only 56% continue doing so at 3 months, largely due to a lack of access and financial resources to ongoing lactation support. You can help marginalized families gain access to life changing chest/breastfeeding support by purchasing Amazon items online, just by shopping through smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com! GUESS HOW EASY THIS IS??? We are asking you to take 60 seconds of your time today to designate the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation as your charitable recipient for Amazon Smil ..read more

We are so thrilled to introduce you to our newest lactation consultant (pending) at SDBFC! Aisha joined us on September 16, 2022 and will start seeing her own clients on October 31, 2022  Here is our interview with Aisha.  We can't wait for you all to meet her! Aisha, tell us about yourself! I was born in Brooklyn, NY to Puerto-Rican and Malaysian parents. My mother was in the Foreign Service so we moved around quite a bit to countries like the Dominican Republic, Canada, Mexico, and Nicaragua. As a teenager, we moved to Arlington, Va where I graduated from high school and then went ..read more

We are so thrilled to introduce you to our newest lactation consultant (pending) at SDBFC! Lana joined us on September 16, 2022 and will start seeing her own clients on November 7, 2022.  Here is our interview with Lana.  We can't wait for you all to meet her! Lana, tell us about yourself! I was born and raised in California, and I love all of the wonderful landscapes this sunny state has to offer. My husband and I met while living abroad in Tokyo and together we moved to New York City. We enjoyed several years in the City before making the move out west in 2015. The birth of my daug ..read more

We are so thrilled to introduce you to our newest lactation consultant (pending) at SDBFC! Kathleen joined us on September 16, 2022 and started seeing her own clients on October 28, 2022  Here is our interview with Kathleen.  We can't wait for you all to meet her! Kathleen, tell us about yourself! I grew up on the east coast in Virginia and Maryland. My family moved to San Diego when I was 16 years old.  I went to college in San Francisco where I met my husband.  We continued to travel in our 20’s, living in Australia and eventually moving back to San Diego where we both ha ..read more

Who Wants an Awesome San Diego Latch On 2022 T-Shirt??? We are so excited to share with you our newly designed San Diego Latch On t-shirt! Here are the details: We have a few sizes left All prices include shipping All proceeds will be donated to the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation to help pay for lactation consultations for local BIPOC and low-income families.   Ready to purchase your awesome new T-shirt???? NAVY CREW T-SHIRT - AVAILABLE IN S, M, L, XL, 2XL Choose your size Navy Size Small (Ship) $35.00 USD Navy Size Medium (Ship) $35.00 USD Navy Size Large ..read more

Who Wants an Awesome San Diego Latch On 2022 T-Shirt??? We are so excited to share with you our newly designed San Diego Latch On t-shirt! Presale t-shirts cost $30 (plus sales tax) and will be available online from July 5-15, 2022. A limited amount of t-shirts will be available for purchase at the event for $35 (plus sales tax). *** If you are unable to attend the San Diego Latch On event, but still want one of these adorable t-shirts, you can choose to have them shipped to you! All proceeds will be donated to the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation to help pay for lactation ..read more

Are you ready to find out the details for the San Diego Latch On 2022? Celebrate World Chest/Breastfeeding Week with us at the San Diego Latch On event! Join the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation, and our amazing sponsors - Kindred Bravely, Solly Baby, Baby Tula, Little Star Dentistry, and Impact Partners, in a fun-filled event for the whole family!  This year’s event will be in Allied Garden Recreation Park . While you wait for the actual Latch On to occur (at 10:30a), you can set up a picnic, hang out in the playground, peruse the vendor booths (you won’t want to miss these!), a ..read more