Meet Our Team
Ashlee Brown, BS, IBCLC
Owner, Lactation Consultant
My name is Ashlee. I’m a mom to three. I know personally the highs and lows of feeding a baby! With my first, I battled mastitis and undiagnosed oral ties; my second nursed well for two years; and my third nursling – well, let’s just say it hasn’t been a walk in the park. I’ve been a mom for over 10 years, and I’m here to tell you: It gets easier!
My husband is an Army veteran. We met in college at EKU, and soon after graduation, we moved all over! Once we moved to Virginia, I decided to pursue my IBCLC certification due to the unlimited resources available to me in the DC metro area. I was fortunate enough to gain my clinical hours inside of a hospital and I learned so much!
I convinced my husband to make the move back home to Kentucky so that I could support families in the area.
I have specialized training in oral function in addition to my standardized training as a lactation consultant. I work closely with local preferred providers to create care plans for babies who have tongue ties before and after releases (if needed). I have additional training in breast pumps, low supply, breast refusal, and flange fittings. I am also trained as a childbirth educator!
If there’s one thing I want you to know about me, it’s that I want you to meet your goals. Feeding your baby doesn’t have to look a certain way – let’s figure out how it will look for you.
Ashlee was featured in a segment on Everyday Kentucky. Watch it here!
Abbey Fields, OTR/L, CST, IBCLC
Occupational Therapist, Craniosacral Therapist, Lactation Consultant
My name is Abbey Fields and I have been practicing pediatric therapy for over 5 years working with infants, children, and their families with a variety of diagnoses. I have specialties in feeding and infant development with training in SOS feeding approach, oral motor, sensory processing, torticollis, infant NDT, and TOTs.
I have always loved working with littles and their families in both feeding and motor development. I have been able to work with babies as an OT with feeding difficulties and collaborated with both IBCLCs and pediatric dentists to get them to a more functional feeding state.
l am a wife and mother of one boy. My son had a lot of issues with development as an infant and that gave me the perspective as a mom as opposed to a therapist and has really given me more motivation to obtain my CST and IBCLC, both of which I completed in 2024. My goal is to be able to utilize my OT and CST knowledge and experience in combination with lactation so that I can provide full body care for babies and moms to thrive with both feeding and development.
Brooke Smith, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant
My name is Brooke. I’m a wife, a mother to two little girls, and an operating room nurse. I’ve been a nurse for over 10 years, and I became an IBCLC in 2025.
As a mom, my first breastfeeding experience didn’t go as planned; I remember asking my husband if it was ever going to get better. At the time, I wasn’t aware of the resources around me so I suffered through it. Although it turned out okay, I decided I never wanted moms to feel the way I did with my first. So with my second I sought help, learned a lot and decided I wanted to jump in and learn all I could.
I’m passionate about not only helping you reach your feeding goals, whatever they may be, but also about taking care of your mental health as a mom too.
Macey Frost
Office Administrator
I’m Macey, and I’m so excited to be joining the KBC team! I am a UK alum, with a degree in education. While I don’t have any kiddos yet, I do have two fur babies that are my world right now. I have 12 years of experience working with children and parents in a variety of different positions, and I look forward to supporting moms and babies on their feeding journeys.
