Hi, I’m Andrea; I’m a newborn care specialist and Infant Sleep Educator with a career dedicated to supporting healthy attachment between infants and parents. I have worked with 1,000s of families, including many movie, TV and music celebrities and the top CEOs in the Tech world, in their homes for the first six months when they welcome their babies home and I have traveled internationally with cli
ents. I am also the Founder and Executive Director of the Newborn Care Specialist Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit industry association set up to establish standards and best practices for newborn care to help ensure quality, safety, and consistency across the industry. As a certified breastfeeding specialist and infant formula expert I offer breast/chestfeeding advice and support, professional infant formula support (understanding, selecting and switching formulas), and I have training and experience with feeding issues associated with tongue ties and feeding for infants with cleft palate/lip. As an infant sleep educator, I build healthy sleep practices from night one by using purposeful feeding, consistent routines, optimal sleep environments and gentle support. Using my Infant Development training I teach how to encourage baby's movement patterns using strategies for playing with purpose during tummy-time/floor time with the goal of optimizing cognitive and neurological brain connections in the early months. I have vast experience in helping parents support medically fragile infants when released from the NICU and home, including nasal oxygen cannulas, nasogastric tubes and strategies and support for NICU mothers in establishing milk supply when separated from baby due to medical needs and have extensive experience working with premature babies, who were born as small as 2lb. I also offer screening and support as a PMH-C, Certified in Perinatal Mental Health, and I’m a Volunteer Support Coordinator for Postpartum Support International, with qualifications in perinatal psychopharmacology in relation to breast/chest feeding. I am proud to be a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, guiding parents on the choice and installation of car seats for both at-home and international travel. I’m excited to bring all this knowledge and experience to you with my online classes at Störk Parents so you can feel like you have your own personal newborn care expert guiding you step-by-step along these first few months with your newborn and feel confident in the realistic strategies and routines you will choose for setting the gentle foundations for healthy sleep and emotional connection.
