The Lactation Club For Moms

04/29/2026

These are acceptable amounts of milk to express in three different situations.

1. After feeding: 0.5-2.0oz | 15-60ml
2. Expressing instead of nursing: 2-4oz | 60-120ml
3. Exclusively expressing milk: 24-30oz | 720-900ml per 24 hours
*These numbers are for lactating people 6 weeks or more postpartum

Don't compare yourself to the bottles full of human milk you see in social media pictures, they are exceptions to the rule. If you are expressing less than these numbers, please reach out to us. We can be reached in the comments, via message or by phone (hit the call button our bio).

04/28/2026

If you’ve been in group with me, you’ve heard me talk about this very thing. Your breast milk is custom to your baby. It’s ever changing to meet their needs.🩷

Breastfed babies typically only need 3–5 oz per feed from 6 weeks to 12 months because breast milk composition changes to become more calorie-dense, rather than just increasing in volume, ensuring nutritional needs are met without needing larger bottles.

Unlike formula, which stays consistent, milk volume stays relatively stable while fat content changes, preventing the need for large feedings.

So if you’re “only pumping 5oz” that’s enough!

Share this with a mama who may be wondering why her output hasn’t continued to increase.

04/27/2026

Good morning! I hope to see all your beautiful faces at 11 am for group! I will be having it downstairs in the room by the cafeteria. Come in the main entrance on the side of the building and swing a left. It’s right there. See you soon!

04/25/2026

“This baby is just using you as a pacifier.”

It sounds practical. Reasonable, even.
Until you stop and actually examine what that phrase suggests.

It implies that the breast is only good for one thing: a nutritional exchange. And that all else is separate.
That milk is the purpose and everything else has a different solution or strategy

But infant biology doesn’t work that way.

At the breast, a baby isn’t just transferring milk.
They’re regulating their nervous system in real time.

Heart rate steadies.
Breathing synchronizes.
Stress hormones decrease.
Digestion organizes.
The brain wires safety through repeated, predictable contact.

This isn’t extra. This is feeding. This is regulation. This is comfort. This is pacifying.

We’ve created a cultural split between “nutritive” and “non-nutritive” sucking, as if one matters more. But for a newborn, those systems are integrated. Sucking, holding, smelling, hearing your voice, feeling your skin: these are all part of how a baby organizes themselves physiologically and neurologically.

Even the idea of a “pacifier” came after the breast; not the other way around. The breast isn’t replacing something. It’s the original.

So when someone says “just comfort,” what’s actually happening is a minimizing of a biological process that is foundational to infant development.

Your baby isn’t confused.
They’re doing exactly what their body is designed to do.

And if it feels like your baby wants the breast for more than hunger; that’s because they do. And they SHOULD!!!!

For mothers looking for grounded, evidence-based support around infant feeding and behavior this is your reminder:

A pacifier is something that soothes and settles a baby. That aids them to sleep. That helps them calm and regulate. And that’s exactly what the purpose of the breast is

Keep on boobin’

04/23/2026

🌸🩷🌸

Moms are over here criticizing their bodies…
and their babies are like:
“This is literally the best place on earth.”
Food.
Comfort.
Warmth.
Home.
Your baby isn’t judging you.
They’re depending on you… and loving you exactly as you are. 🤱

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌏

We believe that every mum and family deserves accessible support and evidence-based information to empower them to make their own decisions about how to feed their children.

We’re here for you, before your baby arrives and for as long as you need us afterwards.

Thank you to the mum who sent us this beautiful image during World Breastfeeding in Public Day 2024💜

Image quote from Breastfeeding - Breastfeeding - WBTi UK's World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK Report 2024.

[ID: Image of a mum breastfeeding sitting under a tree. "Breastfeeding itself has a low impact on the environment, requiring modest additional amounts of food and water for the breastfeeding mother, with no packaging or transportation costs." ]

04/17/2026

FYI

🍼👶Stop by to say 👋🏽 if you're at Healthy Me-Healthy SC's Community Health Fair & Baby Shower in tomorrow! We enjoy meeting and talking about donor milk in SC.

04/13/2026

Happy Monday! We will have group today from 11-1 downstairs across from the elevators. See you then.🌸

04/08/2026

If I’ve cared for you then you’ve probably heard me say this very thing. Sometimes baby’s thirsty, needs a snack or wants the four course meal.🌸

04/06/2026

We will not having group today in observance of the Passover and Easter holidays. Hope everyone has a great spring break. You can call the lactation line for questions/concerns. 843-847-4554

04/05/2026