North Georgia Breastfeeding Center and Wellness

04/07/2026

Please share ❤️ Let’s celebrate you!

02/14/2026

This is all absolutely true!

Your pediatrician is not a lactation consultant.
And if the only breastfeeding advice you got was
“just supplement”
“just switch to formula”
“maybe your milk isn’t enough”
that wasn’t lactation support.
That was convenience.
Pediatricians are trained in pediatrics.
IBCLCs are trained in lactation.
Those are not interchangeable.
If your baby had a heart issue, they would refer you to a cardiologist.
If your baby had a skin condition, they would refer you to a dermatologist.
But somehow when it comes to breastfeeding
a biologically complex, hormone driven, supply and demand system
we act like a two minute office visit covers it.
No weighted feed.
No latch assessment.
No fl**ge sizing.
No discussion of cluster feeding.
No explanation of normal newborn weight loss.
Just “top off.”
Listen carefully.
There is nothing wrong with choosing formula.
But there IS something wrong with not being given the full picture.
Moms deserve real support.
Not shortcuts.
Did your pediatrician actually help you breastfeed?
Or did they dismiss you?
Be honest.
👇 Let’s talk.

01/23/2026

Worried about your frozen breastmilk defrosting if the power goes out this weekend? How can we keep that liquid gold protected through power outages? Here’s how! We’ll get through this, momma!

01/04/2026

Safety first but yes, cosleeping is beautiful!

Please just stop ✋🏻☺️🖤

01/03/2026

This is a photo of two healthy, exclusively breastfed three month olds . One is chunky. One is lean.

Neither is “too much” or “not enough.”
They’re just… different. Normal. Perfect.

When they start crawling, things will shift.
Baby rolls melt. Muscle builds. Bodies change.

But right now?
They’re both exactly as they should be.

Stop comparing.
Your baby isn’t behind, they’re growing at their own perfect pace.

Share this to remind another mama,
every baby grows differently.

Was your baby a chunky monkey or a skinny mini?

01/01/2026

Amen🙏🏻🥰🩷

12/10/2025

Oh the weather outside is frightful. But inside……

11/18/2025

Let me just say this louder for the people in the back who still swear every breastfeeding mom needs to “pump and dump” if she even looks at a margarita:

You. Can. Drink. While. Breastfeeding.
No, that’s not an opinion. That’s not “reckless.” That’s science.

Your breastmilk doesn’t magically turn into tequila the second you take a sip. Alcohol enters your milk the same way it enters your bloodstream in the same tiny proportions. If you’re sober enough to safely hold your baby, you’re safe to breastfeed your baby. Period.

But oh, the judgment.
You’d think a mom having a glass of wine after surviving a 16-hour cluster feeding marathon was committing a federal crime. Meanwhile, Aunt Karen is on her third rum-and-Coke at Thanksgiving while lecturing you about “responsibility.” Make it make sense.

And for the record…
Pumping and dumping does NOT speed up alcohol leaving your milk.
Your body clears alcohol at the same rate in your blood and milk. You’re dumping liquid gold for nothing, except maybe to make a myth believer feel better.

Breastfeeding moms deserve joy. They deserve a night out. They deserve to toast to surviving another day of keeping a tiny human alive with their body. And if someone has a problem with that? That’s a them problem.

So here’s the truth they don’t want going viral:

You can breastfeed responsibly and enjoy a drink.
You don’t have to punish yourself because other people don’t trust mothers with their own bodies.
You don’t have to “pump and dump” unless you want to.

Some of y’all were fine with pregnant celebrities va**ng on TikTok but suddenly want to police a mom’s half-glass of rosé. The math ain’t mathing.

Cheers to the moms who love their babies enough to know facts over fear.
Cheers to the moms who refuse to be shamed over outdated myths.
And cheers to the moms who are doing their best every damn day with or without a wine glass in hand.

10/31/2025

When lactation and Halloween are both your jam. Happy Halloween to those that celebrate!

09/08/2025

Well this is a first…..

11/28/2024

We are so thankful for all our families and friends. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁

10/31/2024

Have you actually been sized? Are you having pain when pumping? Clogged ducts? How is your supply? Come see us at North Georgia Breastfeeding Center and we will get you all fixed up! No tricks here!🎃