Why is my name Boob Donna you ask?

Origin Story of the nickname Boob Donna

Well, when I gave birth to my first born, almost 30 years ago, I had no idea how hard the first week would be. So that experience started to my journey into breastfeeding. After my second, I became an IBCLC. I am now an expert in the field of lactation. I am currently an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula. Also the 2022 March of Dimes Woman of Achievement in the Field of Health recipient. I am also a super fan of educated choice. Especially about breastfeeding.

As a seasoned hospital-based IBCLC on a family-centered maternity unit with 4 Donnas, one day a fellow staff nurse was frantically looking for "the Donna for the boobs, Boob Donna" and my nickname was born.

Are you smiling yet? That is the point. I am Boob Donna.

So whether you choose to breastfeed a day, a month, a year or more, I am all about positive support. I care about mom's mental health from conception to weaning. For some, this breastfeeding thing will come easy and for some new parents - in the first few weeks - this will be super hard. I can help make your life a little bit easier in this life stage with no judgement, and lots of kindness and positivity. I'm all about the love hormone, oxytocin. Oxytocin is a powerful neurohormone within all mammals - a hormone that is released when we give birth, when we lactate, when we cuddle and when we laugh.

You can define your own success. Knowledge is powerful. I hope what you find here helpful. Peace and love to you.

My Official Background

Additional Information on Donna Sinnott, BBA, IBCLC, CD, CPD

FYI: I love to do it live. Available for lectures to anyone who'd like a lecture. I can speak to OBGYNs, Midwives, Pediatricians, Doulas, Birth Workers, and Lactation Groups, CV provided upon request.

Current Roles

Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Hospital-based 6/05 to present, mixed in with Private Practice, Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula work

Consultant and National Adviser to IBCLCs on billing, documentation and coding per the Affordable Care Act; 1/13 to present - check out

https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/course/crashcourse

Instructor, International Doula Institute, Author and Faculty of a web-based Certified Breastfeeding Counselor Courses, see my professional website for the lactation school of IDI: www.internationalbreastfeedinginstitute.com

Director of Lactation for www.emmawell.com; a digital space that focuses on maternal mental health though an app, website, and virtual prenatal and postpartum support

Speaker and Author

Lecturer - Nationally and locally known, primarily known for humorous and captivating prenatal breastfeeding classes for expectant parents. I also offer breastfeeding basics for OBGYNs, Nurses, Nursing and Medical Students in-person and virtual. I have lectured for ILCA, USLCA, local conferences and parenting centers.

Author, Crash Course in Billing for Lactation Consultants, co-authored current edition with Annie Frisbee, IBCLC

https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/course/crashcourse

Highlight of my speaking career: Grand Rotunda, Harrisburg, PA, to support the passage of PA's Freedom to Breastfeed Act, fought for the right for a baby to be breastfed whenever and wherever it is hungry. Bill passed Mother's Day 2007.

Why is my name Boob Donna you ask?

Origin Story of the nickname Boob Donna

My Official Background

Additional Information on Donna Sinnott, BBA, IBCLC, CD, CPD

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