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Happy 21st birthday to my first born baby Sydney 🥳🎉It feels like yesterday I was putting bows in her hair and picking ou...
08/09/2026

Happy 21st birthday to my first born baby Sydney 🥳🎉

It feels like yesterday I was putting bows in her hair and picking out her outfits… and now she’s 21, living states away, playing college soccer, and building a life of her own. Parenting is such a strange mix of holding on and letting go...

She doesn’t really do bows anymore, which may have something to do with the fact that I forced her to wear one approximately every day of the first 5 years of her life . Sorry, Syd.😬

Sydney is spending her 21st birthday in the middle of soccer preseason, so celebrating properly will have to wait until the season is over. (A 21st birthday during preseason feels particularly unfair. 😂)

Happy birthday, Syd. I’m so proud of the life you’re building and even more grateful that I get to be your mom. 🩷

August at Milk’d Up ☀️Welcome, Cara!We’re excited to welcome Cara Neeson, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, to the Milk’d Up team...
08/05/2026

August at Milk’d Up ☀️

Welcome, Cara!

We’re excited to welcome Cara Neeson, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, to the Milk’d Up team! Cara is a pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation consultant who provides practical, compassionate feeding support. She is now offering in-home lactation visits throughout Boulder County and is accepting appointments. Book with Cara through the booking link in our bio. More about her coming soon!

August 1–7 | World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week is an opportunity to celebrate breastfeeding, recognize the support it takes, and advocate for every family to have access to compassionate, evidence-based feeding care.

Feeding Support Group
📅 August 12 & 26
⏰ 10–11 a.m.
📍

Join us for feeding support, reassurance, weight checks, and connection with other parents. This group is free, open to everyone, and no registration is required.

Baby Feeding Basics
📅 August 18
⏰ 6–8 p.m.
📍
💲50

Designed for expecting parents, this class covers breastfeeding, pumping, bottle-feeding, milk supply, and what to expect during the early weeks with your baby. Register through the link in bio.

☀️ JULY AT MILK’D UP ☀️🏖️ July 2–9: Milk’d Up is on vacation!We’re heading to Gulf Shores to celebrate my parents’ 55th ...
07/15/2026

☀️ JULY AT MILK’D UP ☀️🏖️

July 2–9: Milk’d Up is on vacation!
We’re heading to Gulf Shores to celebrate my parents’ 55th wedding anniversary—with 12 family members sharing one beach house. What could possibly go wrong? 😆

Current clients enrolled in ongoing support can still reach out, and I’ll respond within 24 hours. Regular messages and scheduling requests will be answered when I return.

🍼 July 8 & July 22: Feeding Support Group
10:00–11:00 am

Join us for free feeding support, weighted feeds, connection with other parents, and answers to your breastfeeding, pumping, bottle-feeding, and infant-feeding questions. No registration is required—just come as you are!

🤰 July 29: Baby Feeding Basics Class
6:00-8:00 pm

Prepare for feeding your baby before they arrive! We’ll cover what to expect during the first days and weeks, how milk production works, positioning and latch, pumping, bottle feeding, common concerns, and when to reach out for help. Partners and support people are encouraged to attend.

Registration is $50.

Visit the link in my bio to register or schedule an appointment.



Stepped out of my comfort zone this week and finally checked a 10-year bucket list hike off my list: an overnight backpa...
06/14/2026

Stepped out of my comfort zone this week and finally checked a 10-year bucket list hike off my list: an overnight backpacking trip to Conundrum Hot Springs. 💙

There’s something pretty satisfying about finally doing the thing you’ve been talking about for a decade.

A huge thank you to Cassie🌻🌞🌸 for getting the permit and to Samantha Howorko for inviting me along on this adventure. ❤️

A few photos from a bucket-list adventure.

Not pictured: the wind, the dirt in our teeth, and a few moments where we questioned our life choices. 😂

Conundrum Hot Springs, you were worth every step.

Milk’d Up is going off the grid tomorrow💙🩷First time backpacking. Send good vibes.See you Friday!
06/09/2026

Milk’d Up is going off the grid tomorrow💙🩷

First time backpacking. Send good vibes.

See you Friday!

06/03/2026

I will not go down without a fight.
And by fight, I mean full toddler-in-the-aisle-who-was-told-no energy.

UnitedHealthcare wants to cut coverage for your baby’s lactation care. Here’s how to push back.

I’m off to send my 2nd letter fighting against the new changes is proposing for September 1. Don’t worry, I have several more written up, and I plan to take action at every level.

In plain English: this could make it harder for babies to have their part of the lactation visit covered by insurance.

And that matters, because babies are not just “present” at lactation visits.

They are being assessed too.

IBCLCs across the U.S. are fighting for you.

I have spent years working to get in-network with insurance companies so families could use the benefits they are already paying for.

And you deserve to use your insurance for lactation care.

Because lactation visits are not “just breastfeeding help.”

During a visit, we are often assessing the lactating parent’s milk supply, ni**le pain, pumping, comfort, recovery, and feeding goals.

We are also assessing the baby’s latch, oral function, bottle feeding, weight gain, milk transfer, supplementation needs, and overall feeding ability.

It is two patients.

The parent needs care.
The baby needs care.

If you have UnitedHealthcare, this may affect your access to covered lactation care starting September 1.

Parents and IBCLCs can submit letters, contact UnitedHealthcare, and share why baby healthcare matters.

If you are a parent or an IBCLC who wants resources to help push back, DM me or comment BABY and I’ll send you what I have.

More info coming. We all just recently found out about this proposed change, and we are not staying quiet.















☀️ June Events – You’re Invited! ☀️June is full of support, community, and a few great ways to connect!📣 June 5 – 1:1 Bu...
06/01/2026

☀️ June Events – You’re Invited! ☀️

June is full of support, community, and a few great ways to connect!

📣 June 5 – 1:1 Business Coaching Registration Closes
Calling all IBCLCs! If you’ve been wanting more clarity, strategy, and support in your private practice, this is your reminder. My 1:1 business coaching is designed to help you get clear on what you do, who you help, and how to build a practice that feels sustainable. DM me with questions or for the registration link!

🤱 June 10 – Free Feeding Support Group at 10-11am
Join us at for our free feeding support group! This week will be led by our favorite PNP, Cara, and our IBCLC-in-training, Ashley. Open to the public — bring your questions or just come for the community.

🌱 June 24 – Free Feeding Support Group + Thrive and Shine Therapy at 10-11am
will be visiting us again, and this is always a popular one you don’t want to miss! We’ll be talking milestones, movement, and ways to support your baby’s development in real life.

👣 June 30 – Online Prenatal Baby Feeding Class
We’ll talk about breast/chest feeding, bottles, pumps, pacifiers, and more — perfect for expecting parents who want to feel prepared before baby arrives.
💻 Online only
💲 $50
🔗 Link to register in bio

Looking forward to connecting, teaching, and supporting all month long!

05/05/2026

152nd Kentucky Derby 🐎👒🌹

🌼 May Events – You’re Invited! 🌼📣 May 1 – 1:1 Coaching Registration OpensCalling all IBCLCs! I only open up 1:1 coaching...
05/01/2026

🌼 May Events – You’re Invited! 🌼

📣 May 1 – 1:1 Coaching Registration Opens
Calling all IBCLCs! I only open up 1:1 coaching a couple of times a year, and spots are limited. If you’re ready to build the lactation practice you actually want, this is for you.😊

May 13 & May 27 – Free Feeding Support Group
📍 | 10–11 AM
Open to the public — bring your questions or just come for the community. Real support in a welcoming space.👶

May 26 – Baby Feeding Basics Class
📍 | 6–8 PM
Expecting a baby? This class covers the must-knows of infant feeding so you can feel confident, informed, and ready before baby arrives.

📩 DM me for details or check the link in bio!

Do you re-live your birth story on your child’s birthday, or is it just me? 👶🏼👣💜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Seventeen years ago today, this...
04/13/2026

Do you re-live your birth story on your child’s birthday, or is it just me? 👶🏼👣💜
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Seventeen years ago today, this baby boy made his grand entrance into the world. It was the day after Easter (his due date), and to my great disappointment, there was not a single sign of labor that morning.

By mid-afternoon, though—bam! Contractions started. I kept track of them on a post-it note I carried in my pocket… because this was 2009, and we didn’t have fancy contraction-timing apps. Or smartphones. Just paper. :)

I paced the house, wondering if the hypnobirth I envisioned was actually going to happen or if I was about to throw that plan out the window.

By 8:30 PM, it was go time. We dropped off big sister with , and I arrived at the hospital 5cm dilated. The room was buzzing with excitement and full of family—including and —ready to welcome the newest grandbaby.

About an hour in, things got real. I suddenly wanted everyone gone and locked myself in the hospital bathroom to ride it out solo... while texting from my flip phone. Yes, FLIP. PHONE. 🙈

Eventually, we decided I needed the tub. My amazing husband got it set up, and I labored there for about 30 minutes. Then—pop!—my water broke. The peaceful breathing turned into me hollering, “The baby is coming out right now!”

The nurses helped me out of the tub and we made a mad dash down the hall—right past my father-in-law , who was casually headed to McDonald’s. The look on his face? Priceless.

Three minutes later, Cal Steven arrived.
4/13/2009 — 10:27 PM — 8 lbs 6 oz — 21 inches⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

What surprised you most about labor?
Or what’s one thing you wish someone had told you before it all started?

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