We are here to help you reach your breastfeeding goals. We offer the following services free of charge:
• Breastfeeding support during your entire hospital stay.
• Lactation consultations available after you’ve returned home.
• Our lactation support team is available to assist all pregnant and breastfeeding moms who need additional support. For phone consultations, or to schedule an in-person appointment, call 505.609.6484.
All our Breastfeeding Support Services are offered free of charge as a community benefit, compliments of San Juan Regional Medical Center.
Ranada Swindle, CLC, ALC, CPST
Ranada is the mother of three children. All of which she breastfed, but not without her own set of struggles. After breastfeeding her youngest for two years she realized how much she loved breastfeeding. She is an Advanced Lactation Consultant and has been a part of the Childbirth Center Staff at San Juan Regional since 2010. Ranada believes that breastfeeding provides both mom and infant with benefits even beyond its nutritional component. She gives inpatient support to new moms, teaches a community breastfeeding class for expectant mothers and enjoys teaching new parents how to feed and nurture their babies.
Carla Colfack, RN, ADN, RNC-LRN, RNC-MNN, CBS
Carla graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing from San Juan College in 2013. She has spent the majority of her nursing career here at SJRMC working as a postpartum and special care nursery nurse. She is certified in maternal newborn nursing and low risk neonatal intensive care nursing. She holds a certification as a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and is currently working toward her IBCLC certification. Attending a yearly breastfeeding conference as a nursing student sparked her passion for breastfeeding. When she started the nursing program her second child was just eight months old and still breastfeeding. She became an advocate for breastfeeding support when she experienced the struggle of having time and space to pump during her clinicals. Carla and her husband have four children and enjoy spending their free time together. She also enjoys baking to share with friends and family.
