The Story of Mother Nurture

Having a baby is so much more than a one-day experience. For almost a year the baby grows inside his mother – rocking with her movement and being lulled to sleep by her strong heartbeat. While all is calm and quiet on the inside, outside the mother makes the preparations to meet her baby; we call this nesting.

When we nest, we work to get things in order, like the mother bird preparing for her hatchlings. Some of these are physical tasks – visiting our care provider, or choosing necessary pregnancy and baby gear. Some of these tasks are done mentally, such as reading childbirth books or sharing our worries and asking for helpful advice from friends and family.

Mother Nurture was conceived by Debbie Pierce, RN, IBCLC, because she saw a need in the community. As a mother, grandmother, and professional, she knows first-hand the value of support in the life of a new mother, baby, and family.

Debbie’s vision grew into Mother Nurture – a place where women can find support and more. Whether a woman needs an essential item, like a well-fitted bra, or something more unique like a belly-casting kit, Mother Nurture is stocked and our staff is ready to help.

But good support is more than just a comfortable, flattering bra! Prior to birth, and then with your new baby, it is important to find that protective support network of wise women who can help you find your own way as a mother; Mother Nurture’s “Milky Way Café” is a great place to start. Sometimes a woman has a tremendous need for more, and expert breast feeding support and guidance are available by appointment with a Registered Lactation Consultant.

At Mother Nurture, our hope is that expectant and new parents will feel they have found a sanctuary as they move through the exciting, challenging, eventful first year with their baby.

About the Owner

Debbie began helping new families in 1978 as a volunteer with La Leche League International and continues to maintain a membership. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from California State University, Chico, she gained experience in labor and delivery, postpartum, and well-baby nursery, and as a Public Health Nurse specializing in maternal and child health. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 1986, has worked as faculty teaching breast-feeding to professionals in California and across the United States, and was a charter member of the California State Breast-feeding Promotion Advisory Committee.

In 2006 Debbie began work as the IBCLC for a Chico pediatrician and started her private lactation practice: Mother Nurture. In 2007 she added products to support breast-feeding moms, and in 2009 opened the boutique on East Avenue, expanding to include prenatal, baby and parenting products and classes, accomplishing her dream of providing a place for connection, education and support.

Debbie, a widow, is the mother of three charming adult sons and three wonderful daughters-in-law, and has four fabulous grandchildren.