Nessle is dedicated to making new parenthood a more supported experience.

As an online directory and training organization, Nessle improves the experience of virtual perinatal care by connecting parents with trained perinatal experts who can provide evidence-based guidance and judgment-free support. Our course, Best Practices in Virtual Perinatal Care, educates experts in the nuances of tele-support so that doulas, lactation specialists, and other birth workers can provide effective guidance and forge genuine connections through digital tools.

Through Nessle, Carly also provides one-on-one support as a postpartum doula and certified lactation counselor to in-person clients in the Richmond, Virginia area, and to virtual clients worldwide. Learn more at nessle.co/carly

Postpartum Doula

A postpartum doula is a trained professional who offers emotional support and instructive guidance on care for infants and parents during the first few months of a baby’s life. Carly offers in-person sessions of 3-4 hours and online packages of video calls paired with text/voice messaging support. Carly received her training through DONA in 2018 and was certified in 2019.

Certified Lactation Counselor

A CLC provides breastfeeding counseling, support, and instruction to parents along the journey of infant feeding. Carly earned her certification through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice in 2019 and has helped dozens of families overcome feeding challenges and achieve their breastfeeding goals, both with in-person support and through virtual consultations. Carly is a firm believer that “fed is best” and offers guidance and support for parents on all matters related to pumping, chest-feeding, and formula feeding.

Birth Storytelling

As a writer and historian as well as a doula, Carly applies her unique skillset to help parents capture, process, and celebrate their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey through the art of storytelling. Carly is a student of Pam England’s Birth Story Medicine® program, and she offers listening sessions for in-person and virtual clients.

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According to the CDC, expressed or pumped breast milk can be stored: at room temperature (77F or colder) for up to 4 hours, in the fridge for up to 4 days, and in the freezer for 6-12 months. BUT that's a lot of numbers for a foggy brain to remember, so I usually just tell my clients to focus on the number 4: if it's within 4 hours (on the counter), 4 days (in the fridge), or 4 months (in the freezer), it's still good. Latch 101: In breastfeeding, it's all about the latch, the seal of baby's mouth at the breast. I always advise new parents to watch the baby, not the clock, to know when to feed. But that bit of advice doesn't always stick (or translate to real life). Why? (1) I find parents fear that if they feed a baby frequently today, they're setting themselves up for having to feed just as frequently tomorrow (not the case!). (2) Parents are unfamiliar with the multitude of #feedingcues that their baby might display, and "feed on demand" makes it sound like we need to wait for some vocal cues from Baby (also not true!) In an effort to make perinatal education more user-friendly, I'm creating a class called "Postpartum Care - In Real Life." Over the next month, I'll be sharing here some of the resources I'm creating for the class. Here's the first one: PREPARING TO BREASTFEED. For white care providers like me, it can be easy to jump to providing guidance that fails to honor the challenges and specific injustices that Black women face as they birth, raise, and breastfeed their babies. As Black Maternal Health Week comes to a close, I’m finding ways to slow down and listen, to be alert to the implicit biases that my clients are facing in our healthcare system, and to celebrate Black mothers as we in the perinatal health world work to tackle the inequalities in our country. #blackmaternalhealthweek is an important time to raise awareness for a cause that needs our energy 365 days a year. #blackmamasmatter #breastfeedingmom #perinatalhealth I started a new class today about “birth story listening” with Pam England from @birthingfromwithin. Pam was riffing on the change that needs to happen in our birthing culture, and she said something that really struck me: evidence-based birth is important, yes, but even more than that, we need a care system that approaches birthing people as more than just patients—but as initiates, as warriors, of birth as a rite of passage. I’m Carly 💕 I create illustrations and quick-reference infographics inspired by the questions I receive as a CLC and postpartum doula. I also run Nessle, an online directory connecting new and expectant parents with perinatal experts for virtual care. (This pic is of me ready to give my virtual care a-game on a lactation consult!) New #parenthood is an absolute emotional rollercoaster. There are resources (including wonderful free ones!) available for parents who are struggling. You don’t need a diagnosis of #postpartumdepression or #postpartumanxiety to get support. You just need to reach out! #milksupply series part 4: to increase in your milk supply, first understand *if* there is indeed a low supply, and then *what* is causing the low supply (see previous posts). THEN ⬆️ your supply in a way that is sustainable for your physical and mental health.

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