About
Compassionate Support for Growing Families
At Thistle Babies, we are dedicated to nurturing both newborns and their parents through personalized, comprehensive and virtual perinatal care. Our mission is to empower families with expert guidance and heartfelt support, ensuring a healthy and joyful start to parenthood. We offer virtual support with prenatal classes, lactation consults, sleep training, and postpartum support.
Our lactation consults are with an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant with over 16 years of experience. We have a combined twenty years of experience as Postpartum Doula/Newborn Care Specialists and are excited to offer virtual support that can offer a more cost-efficient way of getting support and ensuring your questions are answered day or night. When the time comes for your baby to learn better sleep habits, we offer virtual sleep training that give personalized and gentle guidance. Virtual prenatal classes also offered covering topics that include childbirth prep, breastfeeding 101, babycare 101, and infant safety. All of these services are arranged around your schedule and in the comfort of your home.
Empowering Families Through Expert Perinatal Support
Meet the compassionate experts dedicated to guiding you through every stage of pregnancy and beyond.
Melissa Johnson
International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Perinatal Educator, and Postpartum Support Specialist
melissa joined the birth world after having her three children and realizing the support offered was not enough. She began training as a lactation educator and postpartum doula. She quickly transitioned to become an Internal Board-certified Lactation Consultant. Her experience includes hospital-based programs, virtual programs, and in home support. With extensive experience in breastfeeding support, she offers personalized care to new parents and babies to meet their breastfeeding and feeding goals.
Caleigh Johnson
Postpartum Support Specialist
Caleigh grew up hearing about the birth world from her mother and started as a Mother’s Helper when in high school. While in college she trained as a postpartum doula and newborn care specialist. She has extensive experience and training breastfeeding support, and her specific passion is helping new families get the support and education they need to help their new babies learn to sleep. She is dedicated to nurturing emotional wellness and providing compassionate postpartum guidance from birth through sleep training.
Compassionate Care Designed Around Your Journey
Hear from families who have benefited from our dedicated perinatal services and supportive guidance.
“Melissa is so knowledgeable about babies as well as a mother’s postpartum health- she guided me through all of my questions, obstacles, and changes with compassion, empathy, and extensive knowledge.”
Hillary
New Mother
“Melissa is an expert on all things baby, particularly breastfeeding and sleep”
Rachel
New Mother
“Caleigh has such a kind, calming, and expert presence. She is a wealth of knowledge about different tricks and tips to try out as babies evolve. We attribute the baby’s healthy sleep habits to Caleigh.”
Rachel
New Mother
“Melissa very gently guided me to best practices, was never intrusive, and respected our privacy. She generally cares for your well being.”
Jamuna
SNew Mother