Today I brought Edith over to the new Milkweed space and took these pictures. The light was radiant, and I felt filled with hope for what is soon to come (at last! It’s coming!).

I first started dreaming about creating this place 8 years ago, soon after I became an IBCLC. Even early on in my practice, I struggled with feeling like I was unable to give my clients what they needed most: ongoing, in-person, affordable support. Things would feel good by the end of my private consultations with them (in their homes), but even by the next day, people would often feel at a loss again, or less confident than they had when I’d been sitting beside them. Doubt would start to creep in. Or the pain that had first prompted them to call me would escalate once again. I’d often find myself wishing to say, “just come over to my house every day this week, and hang out on my couch with your baby. I’ll sit with you; I’ll watch you nurse; I’ll affirm that you’re ‘doing it right,’ and I’ll help you reconnect with your confidence.”

Milkweed is the manifestation of that wish. More info. coming soon!