Kaytee Crawford, IBCLC, LC, CD, CST, DBB

About

  • Pronouns: She/her/hers

  • Occupation and Specialty: Lactation Consultant and Pediatric Craniosacral Therapist

  • Location (Clinic/hospital): Private Practice

  • Location (City): Twin Cities Metro and Eastern suburbs

  • Offers Telehealth: Yes

  • Contact Information: www.doulakaytee.com, 6124700059, doulakaytee@gmail.com

  • Bio: Kaytee Crawford is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator as well as a Certified Craniosacral Therapist (CST). She’s been caring for families since May 2019.

    -Prenatal breast/chestfeeding and childbirth education
    -Assessment of the overall breast/chestfeeding process
    -Pre & post oral rehabilitation for oral releases (frenectomy/ frenotomy of tongue, lips, and/or cheeks)
    -Managing breast/chestfeeding issues and concerns
    -Infant bodywork (Craniosacral)
    -Pumping plans and pumping support
    -Bottle feeding support including bottle refusal and aversion
    -Experience with twins, premature infants, and inducing lactation
    -Monthly lactation support groups
    -Holistic herbal lactation support
    -LGBTQIA+ affirming

Approach to care

  • What does it look like for you to provide care to patients in larger bodies? How is, or isn’t, your approach different from how you care for patients in smaller bodies? If you work with children, how is or isn’t your approach different when working with children?

    As a parent myself, I know how important lactation support is. I have birthed and breastfed 4 boys and am now using those experiences to care for my families. The support I didn’t receive as a Black woman and a woman living in a larger body back in my earlier parenting days is why I do what I do. I bring my personal experiences and my expertise to create personalized and evidence based care. I run my practice with mental health as the most important part of the postpartum journey.

  • What is your perspective on how weight is or is not related to health?

    I think that overall health without focusing on weight is important. As someone is is currently navigating the heaviness of the medical system for myself, it's disheartening to know messed up it is. Weight ("low" or "high") can definitely play a role in health sometimes, but it isn't and shouldn't be an entire, stand alone diagnosis.

  • Finish this sentence: “Fat people are…” 

    regular people

  • How do you, your clinic, and the healthcare system you work in use BMI (i.e BMI cutoffs for accessing certain services, BMI on charts and printouts, etc)? Is this flexible?

    I don't ever use BMI in my practice unless to say we're throwing the BMI number away.

  • If a patient declines to be weighed, how do you and/or your staff proceed?

    N/A

  • If a patient declines to discuss weight loss, nutrition, and/or exercise, how do you proceed?

    Thank them for being comfortable in advocating for that and move on.

  • What does the physical accessibility of your office space look like? What kinds of accommodations are present for people in larger bodies? Are there things you wish were in place that are currently not? 

    Elevator and space for walker, wheelchairs, and strollers. I also do in-home visits depending on location.

  • What do you do to allow fat people to feel comfortable and welcome in your office? 

    Treat them like I do anyone. With respect, kindness, and patience.

  • If you’d like to use this space to talk about any identities (gender, race, size, sexuality, etc.) you hold and how this relates to your care, please do so. 

    I'm a Black, queer Mother to 4 boys. I'm married to a man and have been for over 14 years. I have personal experiences in lots of different communities and serve them all with respect and empathy in a ways I feel would've been helpful to me in my early parenting years.