MISSION STATEMENT

”My Life’s mission, “ALL FOR THE
GLORY OF GOD” is reflected in my
professional services to empower
women to have the birth and
breastfeeding experience they desire
and hope for. I commit to provide  
technically excellent, gently
encouraging services so that the
mother’s goals are met.

I strive to live up to a statement Mother
Teresa said, “Let no one come to you
without leaving better and happier.”
Something about Connie

Connie Blokkum is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with a Master of
Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati in Midwifery.
She is a Certified Nurse Midwife and Advanced Practice RN in women’s
health.   She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant,
IBCLC and a Registered Lactation Consultant, RLC.  

Connie has dedicated over 27 years of combined experience working with
mothers and babies.  After graduating from Houston Baptist University
School of Nursing in 1981 with a BS in Nursing, she began working in
Oncology and medical surgical nursing.  Since 1985 she has worked
extensively with mothers and babies in the newborn nursery, the neonatal
intensive care unit, as a midwife assistant, a doula and as a lactation
consultant.  

In 1998 she began teaching breastfeeding and baby care classes.  In 2000
she became the Lactation Counselor for Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital
and started their first lactation program.  She received her IBCLC –
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Certification in 2001 and
is a Registered Lactation Consultant.  

In 2003 she began private practice Lactation Consultation and began
attending home births as a labor/birth assistant for a Midwife, Cathy Rude.
Connie has given support in labor for over 230 births which includes her
own Doula and midwifery clients.

Connie’s love and commitment is working with mothers and their babies,
believing that birth and breast feeding empower women.  Her desire is to
encourage women and enable them to make wise health choices in their
birth and breastfeeding experience.  She believes in a woman’s ability to
birth naturally given the support and encouragement needed.  

She is a mother of three: Eric 28, Nell 25, and Evan 18. She has one
grandchild, Kaden 4 and has been married to her husband, Dag, for 29
years

She is a Believer in Jesus Christ and  gives spiritual encouragement to her
clients. Her hobbies include keeping fit, cycling and gardening.  She strives
to practice what she preaches in making wise choices in eating and
exercise.
Babies Are Blessings  
          About Connie