Tracy Dillen Massillon, IBCLC

Tracy is amazing! I was initially hesitant to speak to a lactation consultant after the conflicting information I received from the lactation team at the hospital. We had an in home consultation and she was knowledgeable, patient, and addressed all of our questions in an easy to understand way. Before her visit, we were feeling confused and discouraged and Tracy helped us realize that a lot of our struggles could be addressed and were quite common. My husband and I felt much more confident and at ease after her visit.
Her follow up has been excellent, from providing reference materials, links to articles, to proactively checking in. The support she’s provided has been invaluable and I highly recommend her services.

Tracy is amazing and she saved my nursing relationship with my first baby. I was struggling with very low supply when I attended Tracy’s weekly workshop at Natural Resources. By the end of the session, I was in tears and Tracy said exactly the right things to keep me going. After that, I arranged a home consultation with her. She continued to follow up regularly with me via text message. An added benefit of seeing Tracy is that you can continue to follow up with her by attending the weekly breastfeeding workshop at Natural Resources — something I took advantage of.
Tracy helped me figure out how to use a supplemental nursing system and she explained to me why it was still worth nursing, even if I couldn’t do it exclusively. She’s pragmatic and non-​judgmental. After torturing myself with late-​night la leche league forum reading binges, Tracy helped me put everything into perspective and figure out the best plan of action for me and my baby. I’ll be forever grateful to her!

The world of breastfeeding can be complicated, lonely, and lacking information. While there is plenty of information and open dialogue about labor and delivery, breastfeeding is still a topic where direct, specific, nonjudgmental information can be difficult to find.
Look no further than Tracy. I have hit several low points in my breastfeeding journey: low supply, oversupply, maintaining supply while my son works through reflux issues. I would have thrown in the towel in just the first four weeks, and at several points in the first three months without Tracy’s help. She’s encouraging, sweet, incredibly well informed, and she cares deeply about the well being of both mom and baby.
She’s a gem. If you are having any breastfeeding challenges at all, call Tracy.

Tracy was extremely caring and professional through out my difficulties nursing. She cut through the mounds of breastfeeding advice I’d received and gave me a personalized approach that was best for me and my baby. My favorite part was her focus on getting to «pain free nursing» as quickly as possible. I had no idea how many different issues, (low milk supply, poor latch, nerve pain. to name a few), one could have in this process and she helped me through each one!.

I really enjoy working with Tracy. She is intelligent, knowledgeable, caring, responsive, and professional. I’ve had one issue after another (tongue-​tied baby, mastitis, low supply, Raynaud’s, etc.), and Tracy has been a constant guide and source of support through it all. In every case, she correctly diagnosed what was going on and helped me overcome my obstacles where my pediatrician and OB suggested just giving up on breastfeeding. I think Tracy strikes the perfect balance between being supportive and practical. I’m so glad that I found her and highly recommend her services!

Shortly after my daughter was born, breast feeding became almost unbearably painful and this lasted for at least the first 4 weeks. I first met Tracy through the breast feeding circle at Natural Resources and she was so supportive, smart and informed that I had my first glimmer of hope that things could get better. I hired her to come to my house to look at what was happening in our environment and she drew up a plan for me and recommended some supplements. Things got better shortly after that. Following our home session she was responsive to questions that came up and was a truly valuable resource for me as a new mom. If you’re looking for some support and answers to questions about breast feeding, I highly recommend going to her group at Natural Resources or better yet, hire her for a consultation. You’ll be glad you did!

I am a midwife myself so I thought breastfeeding would not be a problem — I teach others to breastfeed their babies. Haha. Totally different story when it is you and your baby and you are sleep deprived and in pain or your baby isn’t gaining weight, etc. I have a new appreciation for the many variables that come with feeding your baby — it’s the first challenge of parenting isn’t it?
Tracy Dillen-​Massillon came to our house to help with breastfeeding. She is a GEM! An ANGEL! Worth every penny! I was having infection/​pain issues and she has helped me get through the most difficult ordeal of my pregnancy, birth or postpartum period. She is to the point, concise and clear. She immediately diagnosed my problem and gave solutions. She gives you a written plan (much needed with baby brain) and does not mind emails/​phone call follow up and responds promptly.
I have continued to have complications but she always comes up with a plan that works and meets the challenges with her broad range of knowledge. She is very up to date on medical research. She is also very non judgmental and works with your individual needs — she has a good balance of natural and western remedies to offer you. I don’t know what I would have done without her. She also leads the breastfeeding circle at natural resources on monday which is also a great less expensive option for less pressing problems. But she came and saw me within 24 hours of my first phone call and boy was I flailing, like I said, worth every penny!!!

I hired Tracy as a lactation consultant, and she was so supportive, informative and helpful. As a new mom of twins, I really needed some extra help to make sure my milk supply was sufficient. She brought a scale and we did a before-​feed and after-​feed weigh in. She also gave me great pointers on improving latching. I am so glad we invested in having her come over — I highly recommend her.