Welcome to Leading the Latch
Empowering Your Breastfeeding Journey with Expert & Compassionate Care
Expert Lactation Support
Breastfeeding is natural, but it doesn’t always come naturally. At Leading the Latch, we provide personalized guidance to help you and your baby succeed without judgment, stress, or confusion.
We offer in home, virtual, and office visits, so you can get support in the way that works best for your family. Every visit is tailored to your needs, whether it’s improving latch, navigating pumping or bottle feeding, addressing supply concerns, or supporting formula or combination feeding.
Leading the Latch utilizes a Tanita BD-815U high end scale that provides incredible sensitivity for the smallest of patients. It was specifically designed to weigh premature infants and babies that are having difficulty gaining weight, featuring a measurement accuracy of 0.1oz/2g. This is especially helpful for obtaining weight gain calculation for pre and post feeding also known as a test weight. A test weight will tell you exactly what your baby takes in at the breast. Not all scales are created equal!
About Us
Welcome!
My name is Leah Wilkocki, owner of Leading the Latch, and I am so glad that you found us!
I am a registered nurse with over 13 years of experience in labor and delivery, critical care, and lactation. I am certified in inpatient obstetrics and I am a board certified lactation consultant.
I live on the North Shore of Massachusetts with my husband and three children.
Why do families choose us?
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Provide individualized guidance tailored to your goals and your baby’s needs
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Offer support for latch, positioning, milk supply, bottle refusal, and weaning
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Help with exclusive pumping, formula feeding, and combination feeding
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Offer prenatal consultations so you feel confident before your baby arrives
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Make visits convenient with in-home, virtual, and office options
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Track feeding and growth accurately with specialized infant scales
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Provide ongoing support and resources after every visit
What we can help with
We support families with a wide range of breastfeeding and feeding challenges, including:
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Latching & positioning struggles
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Nipple pain or damage
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Low or insufficient milk supply
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Pumping plans and milk storage
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Bottle refusal and bottle introduction
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Formula feeding or combination feeding
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Suspected tongue ties and oral restrictions
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Weaning and starting solids
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Plugged ducts, mastitis, and engorgement
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Extreme fussiness or gas
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Prenatal preparation and consultations
Every visit is tailored to your needs, your baby’s rhythm, and your family’s lifestyle so you can feel confident and supported every step of the way.
Our Team
Leading the Latch, LLC has 4 International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. All four IBCLC's are Registered Nurses with over 10 years of experience working with mothers and babies.
We are all CPR certified and Neonatal Resuscitation Providers. All RN's are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants with hospital and outpatient lactation experience.
We are all mothers and are so excited to help you with your feeding journey! We are passionate about helping you meet your feeding goal and enjoying this special time with your new baby.
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