The Lactation Club For Moms

02/27/2026

This is what group is all about! Supporting one another on this beautiful journey 💜

02/24/2026

1. Your breasts are never truly empty breastmilk is constantly being made.

2. Breastmilk doesn’t come from one hole. It flows from multiple tiny openings in your ni**le.

3. Your b***s can leak randomly… during a cry, a hug or even hearing another baby.

4. One b**b can spray like a fountain while the other just drips. Totally normal.

5. Your let-down can feel tingly, tight, emotional… or you might not feel it at all.

6. Your breasts can go rock hard overnight and soft again after one good feed. P.s soft breasts doesn’t mean they empty!!

7. Breastmilk changes during the same feed, starting watery, ending creamy and rich. But you don’t need to worry about that, your body knows what it’s doing.

8. You might accidentally soak through bras, shirts and bedsheets more times than you can count.

9. Your b***s can make more milk simply because your baby wants to feed more. Biology is wild like that.

10. Even when they feel soft and “empty,” they’re still working non-stop making milk for your baby.

Share this if you think lactating breasts are truly amazing…A closer more anatomical image of a lactating breast, if you know, you know 😉

02/23/2026

This broke my heart💔. Follow your instincts, they aren’t wrong.

This is wild, you know the story of Punch, the tiny monkey who was abandoned by his mama and rejected by the other monkeys? 🥹

The one whose keepers gave him a little stuffed toy to cling to because he so clearly needed comfort, warmth and something to hold onto. Millions of people watched that and felt it instantly. Our hearts broke for him because we could see what he needed wasn’t independence… it was closeness.

And yet, those same instincts somehow get questioned when it’s human babies. Mothers are told not to hold them too much, not to cuddle them to sleep, not to let them rely on us for comfort. But babies, human or monkey aren’t designed to cope alone. They’re wired for connection, for warmth and for being held by the one who makes them feel safe.

That little stuffed monkey made people emotional because we all knew it wasn’t the same as a mama’s arms.

So if your baby wants to be held, cuddled, fed to sleep or kept close, you’re not creating bad habits or “spoiling” them.

You’re responding to a biological need as old as motherhood itself.

Please share if you know it’s impossible spoil to spoil a baby 🖤

02/23/2026

Good morning! Please join us for group from 11-1! We will be downstairs on the first floor. Come in through the main visitors entrance and then swing a left and we are the first door (right across from the elevators). Stay warm and see you soon!

02/21/2026

Night feeds aren’t random.
They aren’t bad habits.
They aren’t your baby failing sleep.
Breast milk contains more melatonin at night.
Night feeds help protect milk supply.
Your baby wakes because their body expects this.
Nothing is broken.
Not your baby.
Not you. 🤱
If this helped you breathe a little easier,
share it with a mom who’s awake right now.

02/18/2026

02/17/2026

Newborn tummies are tiny 💛

At birth, a baby’s stomach holds only small amounts at a time, which is why frequent feeding, cluster feeding, and those early feeding cues are completely normal. As the days go on, their stomach capacity gradually increases to meet their growing needs.

Understanding normal newborn feeding patterns can reassure you that those frequent feeds are normal. The belly fills quickly and empties quickly. But rest assured, baby's belly eventually expands and your milk volume increases. These super frequent feeds don't last forever.

Save this for a reminder during those early days 🤍

02/16/2026

Group will be from 11-1 today next to the cafeteria. We will be celebrating a very special baby’s 1st BIRTHday!🎈

02/16/2026

It’s magic!🌸

Honestly, if breastmilk came in a vial,
it would be locked behind glass.

It would be called groundbreaking.

Because breastmilk:

• Contains living immune cells
• Transfers antibodies specific to your baby’s environment
• Adjusts when your baby is sick
• Changes by the hour
• Contains stem cells
• Regulates inflammation

It’s not static.

It responds.

In real time.

No lab can fully replicate that.

And yet we call it “just feeding.”

This isn’t about comparison.

It’s about perspective.

Breastmilk isn’t basic.

It’s biologically intelligent.

If you’ve ever doubted yourself while nursing at 3am…
read this again.

Share this if you’re in awe of what your body is making 🖤

02/14/2026

Happy Valentines from the LC’s at Summerville Lactation❤️

02/14/2026

Your body is amazing!!

It’s not just milk coming out.

The second your baby latches, nerves in your ni**le send a message straight to your brain that says, “Baby’s here. Time to respond.”

Your brain releases prolactin, the hormone that makes milk.

It also releases oxytocin, the one that makes the milk flow.

Oxytocin is the same hormone your body used in labor.
The same one that makes you feel bonded, soft, emotional.

It’s why sometimes you feel calm when they feed.
Or sleepy.
Or suddenly teary for no reason at all.

Your uterus contracts.
Your body shifts into regulation mode.
Stress can drop.

And while all of that is happening?

Your milk is adjusting in real time.

More fat at night.
More immune support if they’re sick.
More volume if they’re growing.

Your body is constantly reading your baby and responding.

You don’t see it.
You don’t control it.

But inside you?
There’s a whole biological symphony happening every single feed.

If you’re breastfeeding right now, just know this, what your body is doing is wild ! !

Pass it on 🥰