The Milky Mermaid

04/18/2026

Because it’s practically summer already, and this is always a fun way to strike up any conversation about breastfeeding 🤣🙌🏽☀️

04/16/2026

Girl, we got this 💪🏽💕. Don’t forget that even super hero’s need a break every once a while, it’s imperative to job performance! 🤣💕🦹‍♀️🦸🏿‍♀️🦹🏽‍♂️

04/16/2026

To ALL the MOMS out here being undercover super-hero’s, I see you 💪🏽💪🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽and we got this (P.S.super-heroes need a break occasionally - it’s the only way we can operate 🤣) .
Giving yourself enough grace to take one is imperative for the job! 🦸‍♀️🦸🏽‍♀️🦸🏿‍♀️

04/08/2026

Some really interesting and super cool info on how baby’s with a suspected food intolerance that are exclusively breastfed should possibly be looked at through a different lens. It sounds like a great study (anyone have funding?!🤣)- and is much needed based on the limited data that previous guidelines were based on 💯🙌🏽

Discover the latest research on how quickly food proteins, like cow's milk, transfer to breast milk and their impact on allergies.

04/07/2026

Stretching is so important!

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587625000679@

03/09/2026

03/07/2026

Love this! 💕💕💕💕

Holding a sleeping baby provides comforting, predictable, nurturing touch that calms the baby’s nervous system, reducing stress hormones and strengthening the communication between the prefrontal cortex (PFC) (rational thought) and the amygdala (fear/emotion center). This builds a strong PFC-amygdala circuit, teaching the brain that stress is manageable and signals safety, which fosters better emotional regulation and reduces the likelihood of an overactive fear response, thereby lowering risk of future anxiety.

To elaborate, gentle, consistent touch stimulates the release of oxytocin and activates the para-sympathetic nervous system, promoting calmness and reducing cortisol (stress hormone) levels.

This soothing input, especially during sleep when the brain processes emotions, helps from stronger, more efficient neural pathways between the PFC and limbic structures like the amygdala.

A caregiver’s presence acts as external regulation, helping the infant’s immature central nervous system manage stress and build its own regulatory capacity.

A well-connected PFC can also effectively “talk down” the amygdala, preventing overreactions to perceived threats.

Consistent positive experiences teach the infant’s brains that the world is safe and supportive, not threatening, creating a resilient foundation against anxiety.

This early buffering effect leads to less intense fear responses and fewer “meltdowns”.

SEE PMID: 33584178, 32966905

02/17/2026

You never know what the person in front of you is going through. Taking a few minutes to share that space with them, the uncertainties it brings, and providing a safe space with a listening ear can be more powerful than most people could possibly imagine.
It’s important, it matters 💕, it’s FREE, and the world needs more of it, especially right now.

02/08/2026

👏 Last year, the city of Carrboro became the first community in the United States to achieve the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities designation, an accomplishment led by leadership from CGBI founder Dr. Miriam Labbok and a dedicated community: https://sph.unc.edu/vision-realized-celebrating-legacy-leadership-carrboros-landmark-breastfeeding-family-friendly-community-designation/

02/05/2026

02/05/2026

Global support is 🏆🏆🏆🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Wouldn’t it be awesome if the US had this on the agenda 🤔🤔🤔

02/05/2026

This is happening and is incredibly important (and super awesome…….(would be even more awesome if you’d hit the Like button and share this video to your network because who doesn’t want to AMPLIFY this message together?!? 💕💕💕) 🌎🌎🌎