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The Milk Mentor

Certified Lactation Counselor providing services to Albany, New York and the greater Capital District

11/11/2025

Listen… your girl is not an “early poster” but she is a “put the chairs out and make the space feel safe and warm” person. 🫶
So here we are.
Lattes & Lactation TOMORROW — come join us.
Get your coffee from our favorite gals at , bring your baby, your questions, your exhaustion, your joy. I’m ready for it all. ❤️

🔗 Register via link in bio (or just show up — truly).

10/30/2025

🎃Welcome to the Lactation Haunted House 👻
Where the jump scares aren’t ghosts… they’re mis-sized flanges, blanket statements, and missing assessments. 🫠✨

Swipe ➡️ if you dare…

Here’s the real fright:
None of these situations are your fault.
They’re symptoms of a system that prioritizes “quick fixes” over functional, individualized lactation care, or providers who just don’t know what they don’t know - an even bigger systemic issue.

🕯️ Let’s break the spell:
• Fl**ge size should be based on measured ni**le diameter near the tip + comfort + response to pumping.
• Ni**le shields can be useful — when there’s a plan, support, and a path to understanding why you need one in the first place.
• Pump parts matter. Yes, a $4 duckbill can make or break your supply.
• Pain is information. “Baby is gaining” does not mean you should suffer. Nursing is a dyad. It needs to be working for both of you.
• “No oral tension” requires functional assessment — watching how the tongue, jaw, and body actually work during feeding.

If you’ve been stuck in one of these haunted hallways…
You don’t have to stay there.
Care should feel supportive, collaborative, and designed for your body and your baby’s body. 💛

🪄 At The Milk Mentor, this is what we do. Functional feeding support.
Compassion. Root cause work. No jump scares.

10/24/2025

Behind the scenes at the — cozy, candid, and full of heart. 🎥
I spent the afternoon with my dear friend Nick, a local creative with a gifted eye, capturing what The Milk Mentor is really about — connection, community, and care.

He documented both a behind-the-scenes interview and a 1:1 lactation consult, offering such a thoughtful look into the rhythm and heart of this work.
Grateful for spaces that feel as warm as the stories we get to share here — and for friends who help bring that to life so beautifully. 💛

More to come soon.

10/11/2025

October is full of connection, coffee, and community. 💛
Join The Milk Mentor for a month of care and connection across the Capital Region.

🤱 Lactation Community Circles — come as you are, stay or go as you need.
☕ Lattes & Lactation — a circle on caffeine and community.
💪 Pump It Forward — donate your used Spectra pump and support local families.

✨ Every event is donation based or free and designed to help you feel supported, seen, and surrounded by your village.

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/the-milk-mentor-eventbrite

10/10/2025

When this baby’s mama first came to me, she was nursing nearly 23 hours a day and running on pure determination and grit. Her little one was falling off the growth curve and carrying so much tension from head to toe. Together, we worked—gently, steadily—through feeding challenges, body tension, and a whole lot of trusting the process (and the providers we collaborated with - here’s looking at you ).

Fast forward to now: this bright, curious babe is nasal breathing, crawling everywhere, and enjoying solids like a champ. Her mama? She’s a pro—nursing in carriers, on the go, wherever life takes them—with confidence, grace, and that unstoppable kind of love that moves mountains. They have both stollen my heart and I’m inspired by what they both worked through to get to this point here today 💗

What’s inspired me most isn’t just their progress, but this mom’s commitment to continuing to show up, day after day, not only for herself and her baby but also for the village she’s joined. She shows up for herself and others finding community at Lactation Community Circles, Sling Babies, Grow Your Village and Lattes and Lactation, where she reminds every parent (and herself) that we’re not meant to do this alone.

Watching them both grow has been such a gift. I’m so proud of you both. Sometimes, when everything feels heavy, you find the right support, take a deep breath, and—you begin again. ✌️💗🤱

10/08/2025

🤫 Come here, I’ve got a secret for you…

Every week I hear it.
“My b***s are weird.”
“My ni**les are too big.”
“My areolas changed shape.”
“One points left.”
“They don’t match.”
“They look nothing like what I thought they’d look like.”

Let’s clear something up:
Those messages that told you there was a “right” kind of breast? They lied. They came from media and other outlets that have had plastic surgery, body doubles or airbrushing. You’re comparing you to things that aren’t real.

B***s come in every shape, size, texture, and color imaginable — and every single one of them is normal.
They feed babies. They comfort. They change through cycles, pregnancies, nursing, time, and aging. They’re living tissue, not sculptures.

Those so-called “imperfections” are literally just the map of your body doing what it was designed to do.
Stretch marks? Tissue shifts? Color changes? That’s biology, baby.

So when you find yourself apologizing for your chest , to a partner, a provider, or even to yourself, remember this little pin and this little truth:

👉 You’re perfect, just the way you are.

Every shape, every stage, every story.

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09/24/2025

🚨 Tomorrow’s the cut-off! 🚨
will be snipping the freshest blooms just for YOU and that means TICKET SALES END TOMORROW for Fridays event 🌸
Don’t sleep on it—grab your spot 🎟💐 (Registration link in bio)

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09/16/2025

💐 Why is Blooms & B***s not a drop-in event? Do you really have to get a ticket? (Spoiler alert: You do!)
Because flowers = produce. 🌿 Becky over at harvests blooms fresh + only what’s needed so your bouquet is ✨long-lasting, fresh + gorgeous✨ (and nothing goes to waste).

🤱This event is b**b and baby-friendly, but ALL are welcome — no need to be lactating or bring a little one to join the fun.

⚡ Registration is OPEN now on Eventbrite — grab your spot through the link in bio before we sell out! We will close registration the week of the event.

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09/05/2025

✨ SEPTEMBER EVENTS ✨

So many chances this month to connect, learn, and grow together at The Milk Mentor 🌿

👩‍🍼 Lactation Community Circles in Ballston Lake at , Delmar thanks to , and Albany at
☕ Lattes & Lactation in Saratoga Springs at with
🌸 And something NEW + extra fun… our Blooms & B***s Bouquet Bar on September 26th with !

Think of it like a bar—but instead of ordering drinks, you’ll be ordering seasonal blooms (September means DHALIAS 🤩🤤💗) 🍂🌻💐 grown by our favorite neighborhood flower farmer, . Build your bouquet while connecting with other parents.

🗓 Save the dates now! Not all Eventbrite links are live just yet, but they will be soon. Keep an eye on my bio link to snag your spot when they’re up.

💌 Questions? Email me anytime at becky@themilkmentor.com

08/18/2025

WOW. Just WOW. 💥
Friday night was an absolute dream — 14 families, 4 hours, perfect weather, and over 1500 photos snapped at our Milky Mini Sessions!!

There were giggles, sweet snuggles, snack breaks (read: b***s 🤱), and a whole lot of love.

Huge shoutout to for working magic behind the lens — we’re counting the days until we can share the edited shots with you all. 👀

This was such a beautiful way to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week & National Breastfeeding Month — thank you to every family who joined in! 🫶

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http://Themilkmentor.com/

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