Lactation Consultant
Passionate About Breastfeeding Parents and Babies
Leah is the owner of Bay Area Breastfeeding and Education aka BABE.
“Many families feel so confused and lost as they start on their breastfeeding journey. It could be a google search on ‘how to breastfeed’, or a poll of their closest friends but they are sure to find 100’s of articles or suggestions on the 'best' way to breastfeed.
I feel so honored to be able to share evidence based support and information to help them work through all the confusion and find their path to breastfeeding success, whatever that looks like for them. I love helping families learn about their new little one and discover the amazing abilities their own bodies have to provide milk for their babies. It so important to me that families feel supported and know someone is "on their team" in the formative early parenting journey.
Through my own experiences and those of my clients, I know that the support and guidance you get early on can shape so much of how you respond to your new role as a parent. Because of this, I take my job very seriously but also with great joy as I know I can make a positive impact and truly be of service in my role as their lactation consultant.
I know deep in my heart being a lactation consultant is my calling and that makes it all the more meaningful!”
BABE?
We are asked quite often where we got the name “BABE.” It all started with two aspiring International Board of Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), who had a dream of offering lactation consultations to families in Houston and the surrounding areas.
We were two La Leche League leaders, sitting for the IBCLC exam at the same time when we decided to join forces and start a private practice together. What would we call our new business venture? Months were spent pondering a name; not too cutesy, not too dull, something catchy. We both lived south of Houston in the “Bay Area.” So more than eight years ago, Bay Area Breastfeeding and Education – or BABE - was born.
We embarked on forming a business that would offer families judgement- free support, coupled with the expertise of an IBCLC, the experience of a long time La Leche Leader, and the mothering experience we gained from our own children (in fact, between the 4 of us we have 17 children!!). BABE started by offering consultations in the homes of the families they serve.
BABE has grown and changed over the last eight years. We now offer in-home and in-office lactation consultations for clients, as well as classes all over the Houston area, from Galveston to Oak Forest to Katy and over to Sugarland, all across the inner loop and straight down to Angleton and the coast!
We have partnered with Pearland Pediatrics to provide lactation consultations to breastfeeding families in their pediatric office. BABE now has an established Corporate Lactation Program that offers classes and consultations to large corporations across Houston and remotely around the world.
BABE is now solely owned by Leah Jolly, but our mission remains unchanged: to provide excellent lactation support in a caring environment that inspires families to have the confidence to reach their own breastfeeding goals.
Empowering Moms and Babies.
We seek to empower you, the mom, to accomplish what your body was designed to do.
Houston’s Top Lactation Consultants
BABE offers full service lactation consultations in your own home. We offer pre- and post-natal consultations, breastfeeding classes, and group presentations. Lactation consultants can help evaluate infant feeding, troubleshoot problems, offer suggestions for breast and nipple pain, and give mothers the tools they need to meet their breastfeeding goals.
