Meredith Wentzel is the founder and owner of Nourish Integrative Lactation & Wellness and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. She founded Nourish in 2013 as a solo lactation practice, and over the years has grown it into the collaborative group practice it is today, supporting families throughout the Upstate with comprehensive, individualized lactation and infant feeding care.

Meredith has worked in massage and bodywork therapy since 2006 and has provided lactation care since 2013. Her path to becoming an IBCLC included three years of graduate-level study, earning a Master of Arts in Health and Wellness with a concentration in Human Lactation. As part of her graduate work, she completed an extensive thesis examining ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue tie—an area that would go on to become a significant part of her clinical work. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science from Penn State University.

Throughout her career, Meredith has pursued advanced education in infant feeding, oral function, and tethered oral tissues. She has trained in Beckman Oral Motor Therapy, completed Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training (TOTS®) in both 2015 and 2019, and most recently completed The Oral Habilitation of the Breastfeeding Dyad: A Master Class for IBCLCs in 2025. In 2019, she was nominated by her peers for the “Unsung Hero” award at the International Consortium of Ankyloglossia Professionals (ICAP) conference.

Meredith’s approach to lactation care has always looked beyond the latch. She believes feeding challenges are rarely about one isolated issue and values looking at the whole picture—including birth history, maternal health, infant oral function, body tension, milk production, feeding mechanics, growth, and the emotional experience of feeding. She is especially passionate about supporting families with more complex feeding concerns and working collaboratively with pediatricians, OB/GYNs, midwives, dentists, therapists, bodyworkers, and other providers involved in a family's care.

What began as Meredith seeing families independently has grown into something much bigger. Today, Nourish is a team of lactation consultants and healthcare professionals who share a commitment to thoughtful, evidence-informed, compassionate care. Meredith continues to see families clinically while also leading and mentoring the Nourish team, developing new programs and services, and building relationships within the Upstate healthcare and birth communities.

Her passion for this work began with the birth of her first child, when breastfeeding became a healing experience following a traumatic birth. That experience shaped a philosophy that still guides her work today: birth can absolutely influence the beginning of a feeding journey, but it does not have to define the rest of it. Families deserve to feel heard, supported, and confident in making feeding decisions that are right for them.

Meredith lives in Simpsonville with her husband, Kevin, their three children, and their Labradoodle. When she isn’t caring for families or dreaming up what’s next for Nourish, she is most often spending time with her family and enjoying life in the Upstate.