Milk and Kindness

24/12/2025

✨ Wishing a very Merry Christmas to my amazing Mums, Dads/Partners and their little families. I hope your little ones are snuggled in early tonight and you get a smidge more sleep this Christmas Eve ✨🥰

Thank you all for the love, support and joy you bring into my Milk & Kindness life every day 🎄💜

21/12/2025

☀️ When it’s Ho Ho Hot! Summer in our wide brown land can often bring high to extreme daytime temperatures!!! 🥵 Here are our tips for keeping comfy & cool when breastfeeding in the hotter months.

☀️Stay well hydrated, Mumma and keep your water bottle topped up and handy, remembering to drink to thirst. Baby will do the same…so continue to offer them frequent breastfeeds on demand throughout the day.

☀️ When you’re breastfeeding out and about and ‘on the go’, remember that your exclusively breastfed baby won’t need additional water (your breastmilk is 87% water!), but hot weather can make them sleepier. So make sure they have frequent wet and odourless nappies and wake them for feeds if needed.

☀️ Dress yourself and Bub in loose, light, breathable fabrics to keep you both cool. In the cooler hours of the day, feeding baby while stretching out on a picnic rug in the shade will also help keep you both comfortable.

☀️ Most importantly take care of yourself Mumma. I know you’re juggling alot especially during this hectic ‘holiday’ season. Know your boundaries and limits. You’ve got this beautiful 💕💕💕

☀️ For 24/7 breastfeeding support during the festive season, call the ABA helpline 24/7.
If you have medical concerns for yourself or baby, call Healthdirect 24/7 on 1800 022 222

27/11/2025

🌟 As the end of year swiftly approaches, it’s crazy to think where this year has gone?!? And there’s still abit to squeeze in before 2026! 🤩

💜🚗 This weekend Nat’s Pilbara road tripping (love getting out on the road!) to Pannawonica to catchup with the community and chat about our M&K services and provide an info session on introducing a bottle the stress-free way to your breastfeeding baby.

Sliding into next week…
💜 It’s our last session of STEP early parent group for 2025. What a joy it’s been getting to know this round of Mums & their bubs. Keep an eye out for registrations going live for our first group in 2026 commencing 28 January.

💜 A few spots are still available for home visits and clinics consults Wed & Thurs. Head to the link in bio to securely book.

💜 Planning for a new project in 2026…stay tuned 💫

💜 The following week Nat’s off to Perth for family time & some sneaky Christmas shopping from the 9-16 December

🎄Christmas availability - Milk & Kindness will be in town this year and offering some limited availability for home visits, in-clinic & Telehealth consults excluding 24 Dec -25 Dec & 31 Dec -2nd Jan.

Phewfff! We’ve got this! 🤩

26/11/2025

For our Dads!
Perinatal Mental Health Week 💙💙💙

‘‘I used to think being stressed meant I was failing as a dad. Now I know it just means I am human. Life with kids will always be messy, but it is how we manage the pressure that makes the difference’ – Arran MacDougall

New dads and partners, this one's for you. The expectation to be a provider and a source of strength can be immense. It's easy to feel like you have to have all the answers and never show a sign of struggle, but that pressure can take a serious toll on your mental health. It's time to break the silence and get what you need, when you need it.

💙 Your mental health matters: It's okay to feel overwhelmed. Your well-being is just as important as everyone else's, and seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness.

🫂 Find tailored support: There are resources specifically designed for fathers and partners. You deserve to get the help that meets your unique needs and experiences.

💬 A call to action for everyone
If you're a father, know that help is available. If you know a father, check in on him. This is how we work together to ensure everyone gets what they need, exactly when they need it.

What you need when you need it.
Visit pmhweek.org.au to find the right support for you or a loved one.

19/11/2025

POV: Mothers don’t’ fail at breastfeeding!
We are all key contributors when a woman’s breastfeeding journey ends before she was expecting it to 😔

Who are WE???

🗝️ We are the governments and policy makers who continue to fail to resource infant feeding support.

🗝️ We are the health professionals working with women in pregnancy, birth and postpartum who are not updated in evidence based knowledge to support lactation and breastfeeding.

🗝️ We are the partners, family, friends and work colleagues who breastfeeding women may look to for support and understanding.

🗝️ We are random strangers who feel the need to have their say about YOUR/HER infant feeding choices and breastfeeding experience.

🗝️ We need to please stop failing these women…
because when women choose to breastfeed their baby and are given evidence-based, respectful breastfeeding guidance, and their partners & communities encourage and show their non judgmental support for breastfeeding, expressing and chest feeding or mixed feeding her baby;
we just might flip the narrative, reduce the breastfeeding grief & loss for Mummas and never have to see FAIL & BREASTFEEDING in the same sentence ever again ✨💫

Sending love & kindness to the women out there who carry grief associated with breastfeeding 💜

12/11/2025

A fabulous opportunity for our lovely little Wickham families from Pilbara Therapy Services - Pilbara Physiotherapy 💙

📢 Wickham Strong Bubs Group – New Class Time
Please note that the Wickham Strong Bubs group will be changing its class time.
🕒 New Time: Wednesdays, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
📅 Start Date: Wednesday, 12th November
We look forward to seeing you at the new time!

12/11/2025

Favourite boy Mum holiday memories ✨🌅

06/11/2025

Although footy’s on a break in the Pilbara, learning about your important role as a new Dad is never ‘off season’! So book your spot and join Nat Gray at our upcoming BBB workshop and be your baby’s dream team 🏉👶🏼💚💛

05/11/2025

On a daily basis the most common phrases I’ll offer when supporting a Mumma and her new baby with breastfeeding are…
 
1. Tummy to Mummy!
Get yourself comfortable first and then snuggle baby close tucking in their bottom and hips so they are stable and fully supported.
 
2. Nose to ni**le!
Offer the breast with your ni**le just under their nose in a sniffing position, so their jaw hits the breast first & VOILA! the mouth opens wide.
 
3. Bring baby ONTO the breast & over the ni**le.
Avoid leaning forward and  dropping your breast into the baby’s mouth.
The bigger the mouthful, the more likely the latch and breastfeed is going to be a comfortable one for you
 
Of course it all sounds simple in theory and breastfeeding concerns are not always solved by these 3 tips.

If you’re experiencing a painful latch or breastfeeding is not going well for you, seek support and guidance from an IBCLC or other breastfeeding educated health professional.
 
Milk and Kindness offer home visits in the west Pilbara, clinic consults in Dampier and Telehealth appointments for families further afield.

www.milkandkindness.com.au

30/10/2025

🫨🫨 Dads and partners don’t need to be the one feeding baby in the early weeks to establish a strong bond with them and can in fact disrupt early breastfeeding and establishing your breastmilk supply.

📚 We know that a Dad/Partner who is educated about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborns & breastfeeding, can make the biggest difference in early parenthood for both their partner and their little one ✨

In fact, a Mother is 10x more likely to breastfeed successfully if her partner is supportive 👏

Why? Because…

👶🏼 they take the burden of responsibility around the house and with baby’s cares while their partner recovers from the birth

And…

👶🏼 equally importantly, they provide the emotional support to ease their baby Mumma through the tiring early days and moments of self doubt 🤍

Pilbara Mumma’s-to-Be , if you’d like your partner to be aware and confident with Bub right from the start, let them know (or better still, register them!) about our upcoming Blokes, Babies & Breastfeeding seminar in Dampier on Monday 17 November.

For more details and to register, click here!
https://milk-and-kindness.au2.cliniko.com/bookings