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08/18/2025

08/14/2025

✨TITI THURSDAY | SPIRIT WEEK • INDIGENOUS MILK MEDICINE WEEK 2025

Today we honor Milk Medicine in all its forms, not just as human milk, but as care, ceremony, and kinship that protect our babies and our future.

Some of us nurse. Some of us pump. Some of us never lactated.
But we all have a role in raising future Ancestors who will carry forward a legacy of care, love, and liberation.

Milk Medicine is a shared commitment. It is how we feed the spirit, how we show up in grief, how we offer land-based love, how we advocate, how we protect each other from erasure, and how we remember who we are.

Chests look different. Bodies shift. Our relationships with feeding change. And still every role is honored.

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📸 If you feel called, share a moment from your Milk Medicine journey in action, reflection, ceremony, joy, or grief. Whether or not you lactated, your story matters.

🌀 Since 2019 Indigenous Milk Medicine Week has uplifted visual storytelling, images, artwork, and digital knowledge-sharing to honor the sacredness of Milk Medicine. This movement centers first food sovereignty and the intergenerational practice of nurturing through human milk, kinship, and ceremony.

✨ Led by the Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective this week and conference bring together birth workers, caregivers, and community members who protect and pass on Indigenous knowledge across generations.

Use the hashtags so we can uplift and witness you

08/13/2025

08/11/2025

Breastmilk is not just alive and responsive, it’s also collaborative.

Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a group of complex sugars, and the third most abundant component of human milk.

Over 100 different HMOs have been identified in breastmilk so far. Which ones are found, and in what concentration, is unique to each mother.

Genetics, how many children the mother has had, the age of the nursling, and even the seasons, have been found to influence this unique HMO set in each woman.

Many HMOs cannot be digested by humans, but instead act as food for bacteria in your baby’s tummy. These bacteria help your baby to resist infection from harmful bacteria, and to develop a normal gut microbiome.

The microbiome plays an enormous role in making sure the gut and immune system develop properly and function well, short and long term.

HMOs can also trick bacteria and viruses into binding to them, instead of your baby’s gut wall, preventing them from infecting your baby. Some HMOs reduce the risk of diarrheal diseases, one of the most common causes of infant mortality under age 5.

One HMO called DSLNT has been linked to a reduction in the risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). NEC is a potentially fatal disorder, most often affecting premature babies.

We mothers are all unique, yet also going through a Universal Journey.

We’re with you.



Thank you to Dr Lars Bode and Dr Meghan Azad, for their research into HMOs and for helping to word this post.

08/08/2025

WHITE PLAINS, Md. — Calling all new, expecting and experienced parents — a free, family-friendly event is coming to White Plains this weekend to celebrate breastfeeding, parenting and community health. Southern Maryland WIC is hosting its first-ever Breastfeeding Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 9,...

08/07/2025

08/05/2025

08/03/2025

07/31/2025

Calling all nursing moms and lactation support group attendees! 🤱

Join us on Wednesday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to noon as we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with a special gathering for you and your little ones.

Enjoy treats, giveaways, and a chance to connect with other moms in a supportive, welcoming environment.

📍 Location: 41550 Doctor’s Crossing Rd, Leonardtown, MD 20650
📝 No registration required—just come as you are!

We can't wait to celebrate with you!

07/30/2025

If you are pregnant, have a baby under 1 year old, or are currently breastfeeding, you have specific protections under immigration detainment guidelines.

🚫 ICE policy states that individuals in these categories are not to be detained, except in exceptional circumstances.

No matter your situation, you and your baby’s health matter. If you or someone you love is affected, seek legal support and know your rights.

📢 Save this post. Share it. Knowledge is power.

Protect your neighbors by spreading this information—our community is stronger when we stand together.

📄 We recommend printing and carrying a copy of the current ICE policy with you: view the official policy linked in the comments!