Elizabeth Batcsics never intended to revolutionize postpartum care in Upper Bucks County, but that’s exactly what happened when she transformed her own difficult breastfeeding journey into a mission to ensure no other mother feels alone in the struggle. 

As owner of New Born Families LLC, Liz combines her expertise as a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with Craniosacral Fascial Therapy (CFT) to address not just feeding challenges, but the overall wellness of entire families. Working alongside a chiropractor and home birth midwife in their collaborative Upper Bucks County office, she’s created something that didn’t exist before—a one-stop destination where multiple specialties work together to support families through their most vulnerable moments.

Elizabeth Batcsics is a 2025 Bucks County Parent Women of Influence Award Winner

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The Personal Story That Started It All

Liz’s journey began with her own struggles as a new mom. When Liz reflects on her 2016 experience with her oldest son, the pain is still palpable. “I was quickly disappointed when my expectations about breastfeeding did not meet my reality,” she recalls. Despite having supportive family and friends, she felt isolated when her baby wouldn’t latch without causing intense pain and severe nipple damage.

After weeks of dreading feeding times and consulting multiple professionals, she finally found a lactation consultant who listened comprehensively and discovered the root cause: tongue and lip ties affecting oral motor function. This expert guided her to a full care team including a pediatric dentist, body worker, and occupational therapist.

“Once I was able to get to the other side of this challenging situation, I knew that I never wanted another mother to feel the isolation, pain, despair, and lack of guidance that I initially felt,” Liz explains. “My motivation in my business creation was to become the professional that I wish I had during those dark weeks.”

Breaking Free to Build Something New

Liz’s path to independent practice required her to rise from what felt like professional ashes. While working as a Lactation Consultant within a hospital system, she valued the experience but often found herself constrained by its structure. “The hospital was very much, you’d go in, start your shift, get your list of families on the floor, and then go,” she recalls. “There was no personal detail included. It was just medical-based information that was given and you were kind of just expected to see everybody within your shift, which really didn’t leave a lot of time for connecting with them as people.”

She followed hospital guidelines closely, but the limits on what she could discuss with patients or recommend made her long for a more holistic approach. Rather than let those boundaries hold her back, Liz used the experience as motivation to build something different. Taking the leap to full-time private practice allowed her to practice authentically and collaborate more freely with other professionals.

Building Something Revolutionary

In 2022, while still employed by the hospital, Liz wrote down a long-term goal: “building a one-stop shop where all necessary providers are under one roof.” At the time, Upper Bucks County was what she describes as “a bit of a dead-zone” for comprehensive infant services.

“I spent my free time tracking down other specialties in the area and setting up meet and greets with practitioners,” she remembers. The response wasn’t always encouraging—she faced unreturned calls, blank stares, and fears of collaboration due to scarcity mindsets.

Persistence paid off when she connected with two like-minded professionals who shared her vision. “From the very first time I met both of them, we clicked; our visions aligned, our mindset of collaboration was in sync, and we knew that moms, babies, and families in this area deserved better.”

The collaborative office they created has exceeded all expectations. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would be as busy as we were, as quickly as we were,” Liz says. Within months, she had a waitlist for new families, the chiropractor was hiring additional staff, and their midwife already had families on her radar for the following year.

The Missing Link in Action

What sets their approach apart became clear during Liz’s recent visit with a mother comparing her two breastfeeding journeys. The older child’s experience involved a lactation consultant who didn’t consider body tension’s impact on infants, didn’t view the mother holistically, and didn’t assess whether recommendations were feasible within the family’s daily reality.

“Fast forwarding to the second pregnancy now where mom was able to establish a full milk supply, which has therefore decreased her stress. And the baby is absolutely thriving, has these great chunk rolls on her legs now,” Liz explains. “Because we’ve been able to do CFT throughout this baby’s full life, her latch is comfortable, it’s efficient, and her whole body is at such a point of being able to explore her world and really start to hit some of those exciting milestones.”

This holistic approach addresses what Liz sees as a critical gap: “Previously for this mom, there was no mention of what body tension does to an infant’s system. And the last  lactation consultant that the mother had worked with wasn’t viewing mom in a holistic manner.”

Redefining Success and Supporting Transformation

Central to Liz’s practice philosophy is reframing failure and supporting dramatic personal transformations. “Moms can come in here feeling like a mess for any number of reasons,” she observes. “For me, it doesn’t really matter what the reason is. If you’re coming in here and you’re just not feeling your best self, let’s figure it out and let’s watch this transform over however long it takes.”

Her approach has evolved from textbook-heavy consultations to what she calls “marrying textbook advice and real life.” She gives families manageable chunks of guidance rather than overwhelming information dumps. “The only plan that works is the one that’s manageable,” she emphasizes.

This philosophy extends to reframing setbacks as learning opportunities. Goals are allowed to evolve as families grow in their journey, eliminating the isolation and despair that often accompany feeding challenges.

Looking Forward: Expanding the Vision

The success in Upper Bucks County is already inspiring replication. “The midwife that I work with here, her partner midwife, is up in northern Lehigh County and she is now trying to replicate this type of office setting up there,” Liz shares.

Their immediate expansion plans include adding another professional to their current office space, with a five-year vision of expanding next door to include toddler-focused care. “What I find is that a lot of moms come to me for breastfeeding or CFT with their baby and then we get to talking about their older sibling,” she explains.

She’s also planning postpartum circles or breastfeeding support groups where mothers can share wins alongside seeking help. “I think it’s really important for them to be able to say, ‘Here’s what I rocked this week, and hey, do you have any advice on this?'”

Advocating for Systemic Change

If Liz could wave a magic wand to change healthcare support for new parents, her focus would be clear: “Full disclosure of information. I think sometimes parents are just given the highlight reel of information surrounding whatever topic they’re going in asking about, versus really being given the time to sit and have a conversation.”

She’s also working to bridge education gaps between lactation consultants and other healthcare providers, particularly pediatricians and OB-GYNs. “I think that we as lactation consultants and them could have this really beautiful collaboration and I think there’s just some misunderstanding on both ends of what each other’s profession and attention to detail actually looks like.”

Advice for Healthcare Professionals and Struggling Mothers

For healthcare professionals feeling constrained by institutional barriers, Liz’s advice is direct: “Be bold. Dive into that space. It’s scary, but if it’s coming to your attention and it is not sitting right with you, then you are exactly the right person to go into that space and to fill it.”

She acknowledges the challenge of impostor syndrome but emphasizes that perfection isn’t required to begin making change. “You don’t have to know it all to go to that spot and just start. Just dip your toe in. And I feel like when you’re doing something that aligns with you and it’s already an apparent need, you will get the support that you need.”

For mothers struggling with feeding challenges, she wants them to know that help exists beyond hospital walls and that not all professionals are created equal. “’Lactation consultant’ is just an umbrella term. Each lactation consultant will specialize in different things. We all have our own unique stories that usually tend to create the type of practitioner that we are.”

Her most important message: “If your goal was to breastfeed, if you see somebody and they’re kind of dismissing your concerns or you go somewhere and you’re like, ‘I just don’t know if this is the right fit for me,’ keep going. Advocate for yourself. Advocate for your baby. There’s a reason that there’s a maternal instinct and that gut feeling.”

Finding Balance in Intense Work

Managing the emotional intensity of her work requires intentional self-care. Liz receives bodywork herself to help her nervous system “cleanse after being a sounding board for so many others.” She and her family camp monthly from April through October, providing total disconnection time, though she remains on call for families. Reading serves as her daily escape: “That is the way I will end every single day. It’s my escape to a different world where I don’t have to be in charge.”

Through New Born Families LLC, Liz continues proving that the most profound change often comes from transforming personal pain into purpose. Her collaborative model demonstrates that when healthcare professionals dare to think beyond institutional constraints, they can create something revolutionary—a place where families don’t just survive their most vulnerable moments, but truly thrive.

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