Today, my good friend Amery, joins me on the podcast and shares her health journey. She is now able to look back and see how she struggled with post-partum depression for a while after the birth of her daughter and it was her focused intention and asking for help that is what made the difference for her health at that time. Amery also shares about her battle with her autoimmune disease and embracing the lifestyle modification she needed to walk back into the healthiest version of herself.
Amery has a passion to help serve new mothers that are struggling with nursing and aren't sure what to do next. Her company, BLISS, is a in home service that focuses not only one the nursing infant, but the mom as a whole and what offers help to make sure that all the needs of mom and baby are being met.
Please listen to today's episode and share with all your new mom friends or ones that might be having their first baby soon. Motherhood is an incredible role but is also overwhelming. Let's help normalize that asking for help when you are struggling post-partum isn't weakness, but the bravest thing that any mother can do for themselves and their child.
Ways to Find Amery:
Website: Lactation Specialist | BLISS (blissbabylc.com)
Facebook: (8) BLISS | Lake Saint Louis MO | Facebook
Ways to Find Embrace. Live. Thrive.:
Website: Embrace, Live, Thrive! (embracelivethrive.com)
Facebook: Embrace, Live, Thrive | O'Fallon MO | Facebook
Instagram: Sarah Meyer (@embrace.live.thrive) • Instagram photos and videos
Amery Bio:
I'm Amery Friedrichs, RN, BSN, and Certified Lactation Counselor. I have always had a passion for working with breastfeeding moms. I have been assisting with lactation throughout my entire nursing career. Over the past 2 years, I have met so many moms just out of the hospital who are in complete distress over breastfeeding. Instead of being overwhelmed with happiness and beaming with joy over their precious new baby, I am often met with tears, self-doubt, and looks of sheer panic. I would do the best I could with the very limited time I had to help them feel some ounce of confidence and reassurance when it came to nursing their baby.
Seeing their faces light up and their bodies relax after a successful consult was PRICELESS. It was in those moments that I realized there was a great need for community breastfeeding support beyond the typical quick (and often overwhelming) hospital visit from the lactation consultant. Breastfeeding is natural, yes, but it has to be learned. It can be a beautiful and successful journey if a mom is given the proper support and encouragement. So, BLISS was born. The name is not only an acronym (Breastfeeding, Lactation, Infant feeding, Support, Services), but a word that depicts calmness and peace. I believe that every mom deserves the chance to achieve BLISS in breastfeeding their baby.
I offer Postpartum and Return-to-Work consultations. At each visit, clients will receive one-on-one care and attention that includes a thorough hands on mother-baby feeding assessment, education/helpful tips/resources to promote success, and a complete individualized plan of care relating to your specific breastfeeding goals.