Amanda Gresham

I offer home visits or office visits to support breastfeeding families. A typical day looks like bringing my bag with supplies and a scale to meet families. We weigh the baby, go over intake forms, and review health screenings including postpartum and mental health. We address any concerns with their delivery, any post-traumatic stress disorders, depression, or postpartum anxiety, and try to really navigate the support available. We do a feed together - we'll latch the baby or pump if they're exclusively pumping - and then we weigh the baby at the end to see exactly how much milk that baby got from the breast when they were feeding. I serve Bay County, from Destin, Florida, all the way down to Tyndall Air Force Base, and I also offer telehealth. What I love most about my work is offering encouragement and support, empowering women to kind of trust their instincts and trust their bodies, and when in doubt, to reach out to the support within our community to make sure that at the end of the day, they reach their goals and that they feel supported.