The Milk Maid, LLC

The Milk Maid, LLC Local Lactation Support Services for Mohave County

Breast milk is nothing if not ✨magical✨
12/24/2022

Breast milk is nothing if not ✨magical✨

Talk about a GREAT gift idea!! This necklace was purchased by someone who wanted to surprise one of her close friends (🤫...
09/15/2020

Talk about a GREAT gift idea!! This necklace was purchased by someone who wanted to surprise one of her close friends (🤫 it's on it's way to Phoenix now!) Can't wait to hear what this sweet mama thinks when she gets to open it! 📬

Happy Monday, Milk Makers 🤍 I know Mondays aren't always anticipated, I am not always a fan myself... but I feel like we...
08/31/2020

Happy Monday, Milk Makers 🤍

I know Mondays aren't always anticipated, I am not always a fan myself... but I feel like we all needed a little reminder today. Let's shake off whatever stressor or struggle we've been carrying with us and start today with a fresh mindset!

YOU can do it, mama. I know how strong you are. Today's a new slate, let's push for the kind of day (....week...month!) we want 👊

Well, well, well... if these aren't the cutest little stickers I've ever seen 😍👏
08/21/2020

Well, well, well... if these aren't the cutest little stickers I've ever seen 😍👏

Happy Monday to all of my Milk Makers!! What's everyone doing today to kick-start their week??
08/17/2020

Happy Monday to all of my Milk Makers!! What's everyone doing today to kick-start their week??

with the hard. cold. FACTS. 😫😭 lol • • • • • •The days are long, the year is long... It’s all long 😩
08/14/2020

with the hard. cold. FACTS. 😫😭 lol


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The days are long, the year is long... It’s all long 😩

Owen is quite literally MODELING his new Baltic Amber necklace! This lil chunk is growing so fast, we made his necklace ...
08/14/2020

Owen is quite literally MODELING his new Baltic Amber necklace! This lil chunk is growing so fast, we made his necklace with an extension piece to add-on later! 💙 Work it, Owen! 📸

08/11/2020

Let's talk about engorgement! 🏀🏀

What IS engorgement??

Engorgement is caused when there is excessive pressure 🌋 on (or in) the breast. And actually, the most common timeline for engorgement to occur is within the first few days postpartum! Symptoms of engorgement can be that:

🛑 Breasts are rock hard, and so enlarged that the skin is tight & shiny, and hot to the touch.

🛑 The ni***es are hard to grasp/latch, making it hard to express milk.

🛑 Mom will have a lot of pain or discomfort, and may notice her body temperature is hotter than normal.

Some tips for preventing/ alleviating engorgement include:

🤱🏼 Feeding on demand! The more time spent breastfeeding in the first 48 hours, the lower the risk of engorgement postpartum... But also when you and your baby feed on demand you will produce the perfect supply for your baby’s needs, which also eliminates the risk of oversupply, which can then lead to engorgement.

🚿 Hot showers or warm breast-baths to help soften the breast tissue enough to be able to feed or pump. Keep in mind, if you are going to express milk (not by feeding baby) - try to avoid stimulating the ni**le. By ni**le stimulation, you could be sending the brain a signal to make more milk, and we want to prevent an oversupply & avoid that cycle!

🥤 Stay hydrated, but try to avoid over-drinking. Flooding your lymphatic system can cause swelling, which then puts unnecessary pressure on your breasts. A good rule to follow is to carry your water bottle with you, and SIP on it when you’re thirsty… do not chug an entire bottle of water in one sitting and call it a day. (Pro-tip: practice lymphatic self-massage 🖐️ to promote proper drainage and alleviate fluid build-up/ pressure!)

Moral: let the milk FLOW! ⛲

If you are concerned about engorgement or need assistance in leveling your milk supply, don’t hesitate to reach out!


YEP! 💥Hi! For those of you that are new here, welcome! My name is Allyson, and I'm a Nutritionist and a Certified Lactat...
08/08/2020

YEP! 💥

Hi! For those of you that are new here, welcome! My name is Allyson, and I'm a Nutritionist and a Certified Lactation Counselor ✨

I'm here with one goal: to support EVERY. SINGLE. MOTHER. in her breastfeeding journey. 🤱 I offer home visits and virtual consults for women that may need help with

💠 A painful or uncomfortable latch

💠 Nutrition advise

💠 Milk supply

💠 Pumping and flange-sizing

💠 Back-to-work counseling

💠 Weaning

… and more!

I'll be here for you, mama!

Sincerely, your BREAST friend,

The Milk Maid 💗



Today ends World Breastfeeding Week, 2020…. and I wanted to remind everyone that the biggest impact breastfeeding has on...
08/08/2020

Today ends World Breastfeeding Week, 2020…. and I wanted to remind everyone that the biggest impact breastfeeding has on sustainability, is the impact it has on LIFE🧬

Breastfeeding has health benefits for mommy such as:

✳️Fighting post-partum depression

✳️Decreasing the likelihood of diabetes, heart disease, and breast cancer

✳️Faster and easier post-partum recovery
..and for baby, such as:

✳️Optimal nutrition and better immunity

✳️Reduces the risk of ear infections, colic, childhood obesity, and SIDS

✳️Activates the parasympathetic nervous system (soothing).

If mommy and baby are given more sustainable health benefits like these, imagine the kind of bright future all the generations to follow will have. 🌻👵👩👶✨

08/08/2020

Beautifully written, Anisa!


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Breastfeeding is instinctual, but instinctual doesn’t mean easy.

My little one knew, minutes after being born, that his only goal in life at this point was to find my breast. And my body knew that my only goal in life at this point was to be attached to him and to continue nourishing him completely from my body even as he’s moved internally to externally.

If unintervened, babies will often perform the “breast crawl” where they search for their life source. I let him crawl all the way up, and as weak as his muscles were from never having worked in gravity, he still managed to make his way to the breast. This video perfectly describes the struggle. You just keep trying, mama and baby.

I’ve shared a lot about the joys of my experience but thought I’d share the other side today. For me, breastfeeding was extremely painful for the first 3 days. I was breastfed myself for 2 years, took a breastfeeding class, had read books, visited lactation consultants, watched friends breastfeed and more. The hormonal cascade of my birth was (almost) completely uninterrupted. Still, it was a struggle. After one feeding session, I immediately dreaded the next one.

But I was determined to figure it out. I spent the hours (rather, minutes) between feeding sessions watching many YouTube videos. I kept trying to adjust his latch and for me, it was ultimately the way I was bringing him to my breast. I really had to make sure his nose was aligned with my ni**le properly and pinch down my breast so he could bite it like a sandwich and that was key. But unfortunately, I had been engorged for too long and developed plugged ducts and mastitis, chills, full bodyaches and all, within the first week.

It surely is a learning process and there were so many opportunities to quit. I know many others struggle much longer than 3 days (though the bouts of mastitis lasted longer) and the nature of their struggles are much more complex. I trust that every mama is giving it her all and doing what’s best for herself and her family, whatever option of feeding she ends up choosing.
Continued in comments👇🏽

For one of the poorest countries in the world, I would say Rwanda is RICH in other ways! 🤱🏾 I can only dream of the Unit...
08/07/2020

For one of the poorest countries in the world, I would say Rwanda is RICH in other ways! 🤱🏾 I can only dream of the United States having breastfeeding rates this amazing! Talk about sustainability!

That's why I do what I do... why I SUPPORT and PROTECT and PROMOTE!


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TIL: Rwanda's exclusive breastfeeding rate is an extraordinary 84%! 🤯
In contrast, America's is just 25%.
Why such a significant gap?
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