registered nurse, sleep consultant, mom of 5
Laura Van Luven, RN, PHN, NC-BC
I have over 16 years of nursing experience, working in maternal/child public health, med-surg, and the emergency department. In addition to raising five kids (including twins) across East Africa and back to Minnesota, I am a board-certified coach and certified pediatric sleep consultant.
I’ve worked and parented across cultures, continents and contexts and seen it all. Whatever the situation, I offer expertise with a broad perspective and an empathetic spirit to parents in the thick of it.
When I’m not working, I homeschool my kids, enjoy the outdoors, cook, crochet, and read.
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Hire Nurse Laura
Twins
As a mother of twins, I love supporting other twin moms during pregnancy, newborn, baby, toddler and preschool years. The struggle is real, and so worth it.
Pregnancy
Nutrition, exercise, bonding with baby, maternal mental health, childbirth education, and birth planning/processing.
Postpartum
Nutrition, diastisis recti, mental health, bonding with baby, relationship and role changes, and helping older siblings adjust.
Newborns / infants
Breastfeeding, understanding baby’s cues, growth, sleep, and infant development.
Toddlers
Sleep and transitioning out of the crib, feeding issues, development, using the potty and play.