Sacred Journey LV

Had the best time at the training. My mind is blown! 🤯

The best part about being a lactation consultant is staying up to date with all of the latest research. I am ready to support all who pump with a fresh way of doing things 🙌🏽

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🚨Happening Sunday! 🚨
I’ll be teaching my Breastfeeding 101 class Sunday at
Learn all you need to know about getting a good start when your little is born💜

🔗 Link in bio!🤱🏽

Still crying tears of joy from this past weekend. The NV Breastfeeding Symposium was beautiful! From getting to spend all day learning from Melissa Cole & finally getting my hands on her new book 🥹🥹to being surprised with a beautiful painting from my favorite birth artist 🤩Being part of the NVBC alongside so many passionate individuals since starting my lactation journey & serving as the President the last two years have been life changing.

It’s been such an honor to serve the community in this way & I’m so thankful to have a community who shows love right back. This was the perfect way to pass the torch to the next coalition leaders! Feeling immensely blessed & grateful to do what I love every day with the people I love. 💜

✨Happening this weekend! 💖Posted • ✨Pregnant and looking for classes to prepare for baby? Look no further! Join us for a few informative and fun classes to prepare you for breastfeeding, changing diapers, bathing, and more!✨

Sign up at the link in bio 💕

As Black Breastfeeding Week comes to a close, so does a very tender chapter in my own journey.

Something that I don’t think is talked about enough is post-weaning depression.

Post-weaning depression was something I had learned about, but did not experience with my first. With Amora, things were different. When she turned 14 months old, I made the hard decision to wean. My original goal was to breastfeed her for at least two years. While I knew it was best for my mental health, letting go was still incredibly difficult. For weeks, I felt extreme periods of sadness as my milk dried up, and even thought about starting again, hoping it might make the sadness and guilt go away. Even now, four months later, I still carry pieces of that sadness.

To honor this journey, I had breastmilk jewelry made, just as I did with my first. When I received this necklace, I didn’t think I would feel so happy and so complete. It is a way to remember the joy of nourishing life with my body, the deep bond we share, and the challenges that came with it all. What made it even more special was that it was made by a dear friend who is moving 🥹

Thank you, Edna, for creating this piece with such love and for making the additional heart and necklace for Nina. Having pieces for both of my girls feels like such a full-circle moment, a beautiful representation of the unique yet connected journeys I’ve shared with each of them. Forever grateful. 💜

Posted • 🖤 The truth is hard, but it fuels the mission: Black infants are less likely to be breastfed — and more likely to face health disparities.

📢 That’s why Black Breastfeeding Week matters. It’s a call to equity, visibility, and support.

Join us in Las Vegas this year for the 10th Annual Milk Depot Drive! - https://bit.ly/BBFWeekLV25

We’re so honored to have shared our birth story on the EBB podcast! A huge thank you to our midwife , doula .a.y._and_m.e, & Dr. Kim at 💕 Posted • Rikki and Nova Jenkins join Dr. Rebecca Dekker to share the intimate and powerful story of their second birth: a planned home VBAC that ultimately led to a hospital transfer. Rikki (), Evidence Based Birth® Instructor Coordinator, doula, and IBCLC, reflects on the trauma of her first Cesarean birth and the deep healing she found through midwifery care, doula support, and intentional preparation. Nova (), a Grammy-nominated music producer and proud girl dad, shares his emotional journey from feeling powerless in their first birth to becoming a protective presence throughout this redemptive experience. Together, they offer a vulnerable, moving conversation about reclaiming birth after trauma, processing grief, and creating a peaceful bubble of support for their family, even when things don’t go as planned.

Content Note: This episode contains description of obstetric violence from (14:05) to (18:55) and of unexpectedly losing consciousness during a Cesarean from (40:54) to (45:43).

🎧 Listen now to the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast:⁠
EBB 368 - Redemptive Cesarean after Planning a Home VBAC with Rikki and Nova Jenkins

ebbirth.com/368

Link in our bio. 🔗

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Happy National Breastfeeding Month!

We often underestimate how much energy goes into pumping. From plugging in, to listening to the pump sounds, to timing your sessions right, all to do it over again in a few hours.

Pumping is a selfless act of love. Pumping isn’t easy & pumping parents don’t always get the recognition they deserve.

For those who exclusively pump, pump when at work, or pumping to maintain supply while figuring out latching. I see you 💕

Pumping is breastfeeding 🤱🏽 🍼

A huge thank you to for thinking of capturing this moment for me 🥹💜

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