Carolynn Wimmer
RN, BSN, IBCLC

Carolynn Wimmer, RN, BSN, IBCLC

I'm a mother baby (postpartum) nurse and an internationally board certified lactation consultant. I spend my shifts in the room for first latches, second nights, and the 3 a.m. moment a family decides whether they can keep going. I've seen what actually helps, and I've seen how much of it never gets said out loud before discharge.

Most lactation education is soft-focus and vague: pastel illustrations, gentle encouragement, no mechanics. That is not what you need at 3 a.m. with a baby who won't latch. You need to know what a deep latch physically requires, how much milk a newborn stomach actually holds, what the numbers on the pump do and don't mean, and when a symptom warrants a phone call.

Bump to Breast is my practice: one-on-one consults, an ebook and free guides, with self-paced courses coming soon, all built the way I’d want them handed to me: direct, clinically grounded, and honest about the parts that are hard. No shame if you supplement. No shame if you stop. Just information good enough to make your own decisions with.

What an IBCLC does

An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant is the highest credential in lactation care. It requires supervised clinical hours, health-sciences coursework, and a board exam, with recertification on an ongoing cycle. In practice, an IBCLC assesses latch and milk transfer, builds feeding and pumping plans, troubleshoots pain and supply, and coordinates with your pediatrician and OB when something needs a medical work-up.

Scope of practice

Everything on this site, and in the ebooks and courses, is educational. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment plan, and not a substitute for care from your own medical providers. Lactation support works alongside your pediatrician and OB, not instead of them, if your baby has a medical concern, that is a call to your pediatrician first.