The Milk Maid Coeur d’Alene

08/06/2025

Happy World Breastfeeding week 🍼👶

08/06/2025

💛 Tube Feeding is Breastfeeding Too 💛

Breastfeeding doesn’t always look the way we expect.

Sometimes it’s not at the breast.
Sometimes it’s through a tube, a syringe, or a bottle.
Sometimes it takes pumps, schedules, and an incredible amount of perseverance.

But it’s still breastfeeding.
It’s still love.
It’s still nourishment... physically and emotionally.

For the mamas holding pump parts in one hand and feeding tubes in the other…
For the babies being nourished in ways the world doesn’t always see…
For the families making it work, even when it’s hard…

You are seen. You are celebrated. You are breastfeeding. 💛

Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2025

This photo was from our beautiful ABP session in Geelong today!

08/04/2025

08/02/2025

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It’s World Breastfeeding Week 🍼🤍
And this year, it feels deeply personal.
I always knew I wanted to breastfeed—but I didn’t realize how TRULY hard it could be.
Our journey started with challenges I didn’t expect: pain, latch issues, and navigating oral restrictions. Even after supporting many other women through their breastfeeding journeys, I found myself feeling confused, exhausted, and honestly... a little guilty for not loving it at first.

It wasn’t instantly magical. It took work—bodywork, support, prayer, tears, and time. But here we are nearly eight months later, and it is so smooth. I truly love this sacred act of nourishing and bonding with my baby. It’s become a quiet joy in our rhythm, and looking back now, I can say with full confidence: it was all worth it.

Breastfeeding is more than feeding. It’s hormone regulation, immune protection, gut health, emotional connection, and long-term wellness for both baby and mama.

And whether it’s one drop of colostrum or years of nursing, I’m in awe of the women who give so much of themselves—day and night—to nourish their babies. Your effort is seen. Your body is incredible. You are doing holy work.

💛 To those still in the thick of it: be gentle with yourself. It gets better.
💛 To those who’ve had to pivot: your love nourishes in many ways.
💛 To those supporting others in their journey: thank you.

Happy World Breastfeeding Week 🤍
You were beautifully designed for this.

07/30/2025

Imagine…

07/26/2025

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03/23/2025

03/16/2025

Some specific praises from Giovanni’s labor & birth:

-Giovanni was born healthy & safely at home.
-We love Amie & are so glad she & her team were able to make it. I had also already met &
liked her birth team prior to labor🙌🏼 While our planned team was out of town, we knew we were safe & in good hands with
-Our friend & birth photographer was able to make it!
-I had a day birth, another first💛
-Our big kids & two of our favorite people were able to love on us in the immediate postpartum.
-I did not have a complicated labor, or birth, & I didn’t tear even though my baby was born real fast.

We are overjoyed (still seven months later)