The Pump Station & Nurtury

Specialties

The Pump Station & Nurtury is known as the ultimate resource for expectant and new parents in Los Angeles. We offer outstanding prenatal and postnatal classes to prepare you for your baby, breastfeeding support and lactation consultations, a curated selection of the best baby care and feeding products, hospital grade breast pump rentals, a wide selection of nursing bras, and amazing Mommy & Me groups to help you build your support community.

History

Established in 1986.

Parents often ask us how The Pump Station & Nurtury started. The story begins almost 30 years ago when our now grown children were babies. We met as fellow Lamaze teachers who were working as RNs with a specialization in maternal/​newborn health. As young mothers learning to be mothers ourselves, we saw a need for parent education beyond the birth process. We developed a Baby Care class which provided parents with the ‘baby bootcamp’ they needed to care for their newborns.

A year later, we expanded and began to rent breast pumps out of our homes and The Pump Station was born. The number of women wanting pumps surprised us, but more importantly, we realized that these new and expectant mothers had a tremendous need for expert lactation support and information. Even though we had extensive experience in many areas dealing with pregnancy, birth, newborns and pediatrics, we recognized that we needed more education to be able to better support new parents. We applied to UCLA and were accept

Meet the Business Owner

Wendy and Corky H.

Business Owner

Corky Harvey is a co-​founder of The Pump Station & Nurtury™ — the first new parent resource center of its kind. She is a registered nurse with a Master’s degree in maternal/​newborn health, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and a certified Happiest Baby on the Block educator. She teaches breastfeeding and baby care classes, facilitates the New Mother Breastfeeding Support Groups, and teaches in the UCLA Lactation Educator program.

Wendy Haldeman is a co-​founder of The Pump Station and Nurtury™. She received both her nursing and lactation education at UCLA, is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and a certified Happiest Baby on the Block instructor. She lectures frequently on human lactation at medical and nursing schools and has been identified by publications, such as Fit Pregnancy, as an «expert» in her field. Wendy facilitates the New Mother Support groups, and teaches Breastfeeding and Baby Care Classes at The Pump Station™.