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Ashley Treadwell is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), blogger on the topic of breast/chestfeeding, and advocate for judgment-free feeding support for all parents. Ashley completed her lactation consultant training and certification at University of California, San Diego, including clinical training at the Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and the outpatient clinic at Kaiser Family Health Services. She also holds a Bachelors in Sociology from University of California, Davis. Ashley’s family moved to the beautiful city of Portland during the summer of 2016, where she continues her work helping families meet their feeding goals. Prior to moving to Oregon, Ashley lived in Southern California where she worked as a lactation specialist for the San Diego Breastfeeding Center. She loves needlepoint, exercising, reading, everything related to cooking and feeding her family, spending time with family and friends, and bad reality television.
Ashley is skilled in assessing your baby for tethered oral tissue ("tongue and lip tie"), helping babies transition from bottle to breast, pre-mature infants, low milk supply, painful breastfeeding, and anxiety and insecurity surrounding breastfeeding challenges. Cascadia Lactation practices inclusivity and is experienced in working with LGTBQIA families.
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Patricia Bradley is a International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Registered Nurse (RN). She started her journey working at a birthing center and caring for families in the immediate postpartum time. She transitioned to working as a postpartum nurse in the hospital and discovered a real passion for educating families and supporting them in their feeding goals. She obtained her IBCLC certification in 2019 and has been working in the hospital with full term infants, as well as infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Having a baby is such an exciting, scary, vulnerable, and wonderful time, and Patricia is thrilled to be there for you in this next stage.
Patricia recently moved to the area from Austin, TX and is eager to explore the area, especially all the beautiful nature this region has to offer. She likes cooking and baking, traveling, spending time with her cats and going on walks while catching up on a podcast.