Made To Lactate

10/03/2026

We’re still not over it! We can’t believe there’s 7K moms in this community🥹

We don’t take it lightly that you’ve chosen to include us in such a personal, sacred part of your motherhood journey.

Thank you for trusting us, sharing your stories, and growing with us.

We’re so grateful you’re here!

06/03/2026

“Is this normal? My baby wants to feed again… already?”

If you’ve ever asked yourself this question during the early weeks of breastfeeding, please hear this first: yes, it is completely normal.

What many mothers experience during the newborn stage is something called cluster feeding. This is when a baby feeds very frequently over a short period of time, sometimes every 30–60 minutes, especially in the evenings or during growth spurts.

Cluster feeding does not mean:
• Your milk isn’t enough
• Your supply is low
• You are doing something wrong

In fact, it usually means the opposite.

Breastmilk production works on a supply and demand system. The more often milk is removed from the breast, the more signals the body receives to produce milk. During cluster feeding, your baby is essentially helping your body increase milk production to meet their growing needs (Kent et al., 2012; Riordan & Wambach, 2019).

Growth spurts commonly occur around:
• 2–3 weeks
• 6 weeks
• 3 months

During these times babies often feed more frequently as their bodies grow rapidly (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2022).

Cluster feeding can feel exhausting, especially when you are already recovering from birth and adjusting to motherhood. But it is also a very normal and important part of establishing your milk supply.

Your baby is not “emptying you.”
Your baby is teaching your body how much milk to make.

If you are in the middle of cluster feeding right now, take a deep breath. Make yourself comfortable, stay hydrated, and remember: your body and your baby are working together beautifully.

You are not doing anything wrong.
You are doing exactly what your baby needs. 🤍

Made To Lactate
Nourishing mothers. Supporting breastfeeding.

05/03/2026

Motherhood can be beautiful, but it can also be heavy. There are moments when the doubt creeps in. When you wonder if you’re doing enough, if you’re doing it right, or if you’re the mother your baby deserves.

But here’s the truth: to your baby, you are everything. Your voice, your touch, your presence, your love. None of it is replaceable. There is no one else who can be their mom the way you can.

On the days when you feel like you’re falling short, pause and remember this: your baby doesn’t need perfection. They need you.

And you are already enough.

04/03/2026

Before we were building Made To Lactate, we were just little babies with big futures 🤍

Today we’re building more than a brand. We’re building products with purpose, strategy with heart, and a community that holds moms through the messy, beautiful, exhausting, powerful reality of breastfeeding.

For the mom learning as she goes.
For the mom pumping between meetings.
For the mom who’s tired but still shows up.
For the one who just needs someone to say: you’re doing an incredible job.

This is for you. Always.

03/03/2026

Things I Wish I Knew Before Breastfeeding — Episode 4

Milk supply is driven by milk removal.
The more frequently and effectively milk is removed (baby or pump), the stronger the signal your body gets to keep producing (Kent et al., 2012; WHO, 2009).

But supply isn’t supported by stimulation alone.
Breastfeeding increases your energy needs, and when you’re stressed, exhausted, and running on empty, it can affect let-down hormones too (Institute of Medicine, 2005; Uvnäs-Moberg et al., 2015).

✨ That’s where Made To Lactate fits in:
Our lattes and other products are here to support you in the process, by adding nourishing ingredients, supporting your daily routine, and making it easier to look after your body while you feed your baby.

Because breastfeeding works best when the mother is supported too 🤍

Save this if you’re breastfeeding.

References (Harvard style)
Institute of Medicine (2005) Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy… Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Kent, J.C., Prime, D.K. and Garbin, C.P. (2012) Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 41(1), pp. 114–121.
Uvnäs-Moberg, K. et al. (2015) PLOS ONE, 10(8), e0135806.
World Health Organization (2009) Infant and young child feeding: Model chapter… Geneva: WHO.

03/03/2026

7 000+ of you 🤍

I don’t think you get celebrated enough… and today I need to say this to YOU.

To the mom building a business during nap time.
To the mom pumping between meetings.
To the mom who hasn’t slept properly in months but still shows up.
To the one healing, growing, trying again.

You should be celebrated for every aspect of your growth.
For your creativity.
For your fearlessness.
For your persistence.
For your determination.

Made To Lactate is more than a brand. It’s 7 000+ women who refuse to give up on themselves or their babies.

I see you. I honour you. I celebrate you.

And I am so grateful you’re here 🤍✨

02/03/2026

7 000+ of you 🤍

I don’t think you get celebrated enough… and today I need to say this to YOU.

To the mom building a business during nap time.
To the mom pumping between meetings.
To the mom who hasn’t slept properly in months but still shows up.
To the one healing, growing, trying again.

You should be celebrated for every aspect of your growth.
For your creativity.
For your fearlessness.
For your persistence.
For your determination.

Made To Lactate is more than a brand. It’s 7 000+ women who refuse to give up on themselves or their babies.

I see you. I honour you. I celebrate you.

And I am so grateful you’re here 🤍✨

- Sjanelle, founder of Made to Lactate

25/02/2026

“I didn’t build Made To Lactate because it looked glamorous. I built it because I felt called to it. Because I saw mothers struggling. Because I knew what it felt like to be in that vulnerable space and wish someone understood.

This brand has been built in the in-between moments. Between feeds. Between school runs. Between late nights and early mornings. It has been built while being a mom first and a founder second.

It has also required sacrifice. I sold my car to fund the beginning of this business. I have poured in my savings. I have gone without so that this vision could move forward. Not because it was easy. But because I believed in it.

There are days that are heavy. Days that stretch me. Days that test my confidence. But there is not a single day that I doubt the calling.

I get to create. I get to serve. I get to pack orders with my own hands. I get to speak to mothers every single day. I get to build something that feels bigger than me.

This is not just work to me. It is obedience. It is purpose. It is heart.”

- Sjanelle, Founder of Made To Lactate 🤍

24/02/2026

Things I Wish I Knew Before Breastfeeding: Episode 3

The early weeks can feel completely all-consuming.

Feeding every 2–3 hours.
Cluster feeding in the evenings.
Night feeds that blur into each other.
No real sense of time.

And if you’re feeling overwhelmed? That’s not weakness, it’s biology.

Newborns have very small stomach capacities, which means they need to feed frequently (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2022). In the first few weeks, babies also cluster feed, periods of very frequent feeding, to stimulate milk production and help regulate supply (Kent et al., 2012).

Frequent milk removal in these early weeks is what helps establish long-term supply (Victora et al., 2016). So when it feels constant, it’s often your baby doing exactly what their body is designed to do.

That doesn’t mean it’s easy.

Research shows the early postpartum period is one of significant physical and emotional adjustment for mothers, especially due to sleep disruption and hormonal shifts (McGovern et al., 2007).

But here’s the part I wish someone emphasised more:

This phase does pass.

As babies grow, stomach capacity increases, feeding efficiency improves, and patterns become more predictable (Geddes and Sakalidis, 2016).

If you’re in those early weeks and it feels endless, you’re not doing it wrong.

You’re just in it.

Stick around, and tell me in the comments if this is where you are right now 🤍

19/02/2026

3.3 litres in two days.
500ml from one power pumping session.
Six months postpartum.

But the most important shift? Confidence.

She ordered two packs “just to test.” The results spoke for themselves.

What made the difference wasn’t just the lattes. It was consistency. Stimulation. Nourishment. She stayed committed, and her body responded.

This is why Made To Lactate exists, not to promise miracles, but to support mothers while they do the work.

And to the mama wondering if it’s too late at four, five, or six months postpartum - it isn’t.

Support matters. Consistency matters. And your body is capable of more than you think.

18/02/2026

Breastfeeding is natural… but it is also a learned skill.

Yes, your body is biologically designed to produce milk but effective feeding depends on positioning, latch, coordination, and practice. And both you and your baby are learning together (Victora et al., 2016).

In the early days, babies are still developing their suck–swallow–breathe coordination, and mothers are adjusting to hormonal shifts, ni**le sensitivity, and frequent feeding patterns (Geddes and Sakalidis, 2016).

A few evidence-based things I wish I knew from day one:

• The first 2–6 weeks are often the most intense as milk supply regulates and babies cluster feed to stimulate production (Kent et al., 2012).
• A deep latch should feel like pressure or tugging, ongoing sharp pain is usually a sign that positioning or latch needs adjustment (WHO, 2009).
• Most early breastfeeding challenges are manageable with skilled support, especially when addressed early (McFadden et al., 2017).

Struggling does not mean you are failing.
It means you are learning something biologically complex, together.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why is this so hard if it’s meant to be natural?”
You are not alone.

Send this to a mama who needs reassurance and I’ll see you in episode three 🤍

17/02/2026