Meet Angela of Motherhood Untamed: The NoCo IBCLC Every Family Needs in Their Corner

Some people are just born to do the work they do, and Angela Das is definitely one of those people!

Angela has grown Motherhood Untamed into this powerful, connection focused, freaking brilliant resource for Northern Colorado families, and I swear, every parent who meets her walks away feeling more supported, more confident, and more human.

And today, I get to share her story. 💛

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From “Messy, Beautiful Breastfeeding Journey” to Motherhood Untamed

When you ask Angela who she is, she doesn’t just list credentials, she her why!

“I’m Angela Das, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and the founder of Motherhood Untamed Lactation + Education. I help families navigate feeding at the breast with confidence, compassion, and evidence-based care. Motherhood Untamed is a team of IBCLCs who focus on infant oral function, body mechanics, and the whole family’s well-being. We meet families exactly where they are — whether feeding feels magical, confusing, emotional, or all of the above — and support them in creating a feeding experience that feels aligned with their hopes. At the heart of this work is simple: babies deserve to feed well, parents deserve to feel supported, and community matters.”

She built her practice out of the raw, confusing, emotional motherhood moments that so many of us have lived through. As she puts it:

“What started as my own messy, beautiful breastfeeding journey grew into a thriving practice serving families across Northern Colorado.”

And she doesn’t just support feeding, she supports whole families and whole communities.

That’s her magic! Angela and her team are a FORCE for moms!!

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A NoCo Practice Built From the Living Room Up

Motherhood Untamed is based in Fort Collins, serving Windsor, Loveland, Wellington, and basically any place where exhausted, learning-on-the-job parents need support (aka… everywhere).

But what I love is the visual she gave me. “What started as a tiny idea in my living room has grown into a growing team of IBCLC and an actual (!) clinic that walks alongside hundreds of families each year.”

(I’ve been to her office, it is MAGICAL. I could’ve relaxed in there all day.)

IS THAT NOT THE DREAM?!

Northern Colorado parents are gritty and loving and stubbornly strong, and Angela says serving them “is truly the heartbeat of my work.”

You can feel it in everything she does.

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The Origin Story: A Mama Who Just Needed Someone to Look Her in the Eyes

Angela’s path into lactation work reads like a story so many of us could have lived. She turned her pain into purpose. Each of her breastfeeding journeys was “beautiful and brutal,” but even though her babies were gaining weight, “no one really looked deeper or seemed curious about why feeding felt so hard.”

That loneliness…. I’ve felt that to my core, and I personally know dozens of other moms that have, too.

“I remember wishing someone — anyone — would look me in the eye and say, ‘You’re not crazy, this is hard, and you deserve support.’”

That moment, that gap, is what shaped her entire calling. She became an IBCLC because she wanted families to have more… “more answers, more compassion, more holistic care, more community…” She says, “What keeps me motivated now is witnessing that shift in real time.”

And THAT is exactly why this woman is changing lives!

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Her Favorite Part of the Job?

Angela describes her work with the same tenderness she gives to parents in her office:

“My favorite part of this work is watching families feel truly seen, loved, and supported — no matter what their feeding journey looks like.” Not every path is easy. Not every latch is perfect. And she wants you to know that’s okay. “When a parent walks out feeling more confident, more connected to their baby, and less alone… that’s everything.”

And she loves on the babies, too! “Watching a little one feel better in their body once feeding starts to click… it really does feel like changing the world one family at a time.”

IBCLC fairy godmother vibes, right!?

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The Pride Moments That Give You Goosebumps

“I won second best in the Lactation Consultant category in NoCo Best this year (2025). Before this, we’d never even had a category.”

She literally got so many write-ins that THEY CREATED A CATEGORY.

Freaking BOSS!!!

But the deeper stuff is where she really shines.

She’s proud of her support groups (“averaging at least 5–10 families each group, but often WAY MORE”), and of her office space that “feels safe and like a breath of take-the-pressure-off air.”

Mostly though, she says she’s proud “that my idea turned into a reality.”

Us, too, Angela!

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The Surprising Part of Being an IBCLC?

Listen. If you think IBCLCs just talk about nipple positions and latch tips… buckle up.

“I think people forget that we are a medical professional. We chart LIKE CRAZY. We chart for TWO patients each visit — the mom and the baby (and sometimes… babies!). This is the highest level of lactation care you can get before you see a physician that is specialized in breastfeeding (and they’re very rare).”

This is medical care, not just cozy vibes and encouragement. And I love how clearly she explains that.

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The Difference Between IBCLC, CLC, CBS, etc?

She doesn’t sugarcoat this part either:

“An IBCLC is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant – we’ve spend thousands of hours with families supporting feeding, have an extremely high level of knowledge about everything lactation and are part of your medical care team. While we *absolutely* need peer support like La Leche League and people who’ve taken breastfeeding support courses like CLCs, CBS, etc I do wish that it was common knowledge about what makes the letters different & maybe the right level of support would be a clearer path for families.”

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A Moment She’ll Never Forget

“There isn’t just one moment — there’s a type of moment that stays with me every single time. It’s that quiet exhale a parent makes when something finally shifts… when their baby latches more comfortably, or tension melts out of their little body, or they hear swallowing for the first time in days. You can literally feel the room soften. I’ve had parents cry, laugh, or look at me with this mix of relief and disbelief, like, ‘Wait… it can be this good?’ Those are the moments that anchor me. They remind me why I’m here and why this work matters so deeply. The truth is, every family who lets me walk alongside them becomes part of the story I carry. I’m continually humbled by their vulnerability, their grit, and their love for their babies. Those moments — big and small — are what stay with me.”

And THAT is why Northern Colorado is lucky to have her!

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Angela’s Top Tips (and they’re GOOD)

1. “Before your baby is here, LEARN about feeding your baby. You will likely have support during birth when you feel like you can’t do it alone – but you go home with your baby and feed them 8-12+ times in a 24hr day and if that is feeling like WHAAATTTTT?! It can quickly lead to your plans for feeding your baby to change before you’re ready for them to. Education is power.”
2. Look for education that fits your schedule! Angela offers virtual breastfeeding, newborn and parenting classes! AND your insurance will cover prenatal lactation visits to get real to you answers for your goals.

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Who Is She Outside of Motherhood Untamed?

Angela says when she’s not working, she’s “reading all the rom-com beachy reads. Hiking when the weather is perfect (and only then). Seeking a beach any moment I can.” Also sneaking away to breweries with her husband when they “remember how we used to think we were busy pre-kids.”

And if she wasn’t doing this work? She’d be out there “being a mama. I traded being a stay at home parent for this job and there is some real sadness with that. But equal parts proud of where I am. But if I wasn’t doing this? You’d find me with my kids a bit more.”

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Where to Find Her

You can find Angela + the Motherhood Untamed team at:
🌙 www.motherhooduntamed.com
🤱 @motherhooduntamedlactation on IG and Facebook

Insurance-friendly, evidence-based, community-focused, life-changing support for NoCo families.

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Why I’m Sharing This as a NoCo Doula + NoCo Birth Photographer

Because the work Angela does changes entire parenting journeys! And because the families I support deserve to know she exists!

Birthwork isn’t meant to be done alone.
Feeding isn’t meant to be figured out alone.
Motherhood ESPECIALLY isn’t meant to be survived alone.

Angela is the kind of person who makes sure you don’t have to do it alone.

They say it takes a village, and Angela is definitely a part of your village!