MysticalCaves&Milkiways

10/15/2026

Teaching latch suck coordination love the Ninni

10/08/2026

54 years young
and we have spent 37 of those years together. Through all the beautiful moments. Courtship. Marriage. Babies. Battles and hardships. You are a great gift to me and our sons.

i know i don’t honor nor always respect you as well as i COULD. God is still working. He helps me when i feel i need control to step back to allow your leadership. You help me lead our sons well. It is beautiful to walk alongside you.

Your constant protection.
Your love and connection.
Even on days when i am not lovable.

NEVER will i forget how grateful i am to have noticed you on that pitcher’s mound.

I pray for you now and always. For spiritual strength, wisdom in decision-making, and protection over your role as a leader, father, and husband. I know you take each role seriously.

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord look with favor on you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26

i love you Frank Aldrich
But i know God loves you more than i could. i will still try to come close🤣🤍🕊️

10/07/2026

So freaking funny

09/21/2026

What’s gross is the fact that this was never an issue in churches, at grocery stores, post offices etc until women became more and more sexualized and objectified. Breastfeeding is an art. It’s literally keeping babies alive and has been painted, it’s in art museums, & often has always been supported until it wasn’t.

This is not uncommon. I’ve seen issues in public places such as our own local YMCA. I’ve had hate mail when I ran groups at the Westerly Hospital similar to these comment posts below before the LD unit closed.

People…just telling you b***s are for feeding babies get your heads out of your butts🤣🤣and the gutter.

When people think breastfeeding advocacy is just about making everyone “comfortable”, this is the exact conversation we’re trying to change….

Breastfeeding in public is completely legal and federally protected in all 50 US states for a good reason. Mothers shouldn’t have to accept being called a wh*re, a sl*t, a b*tch, a p*dophile, or threatened with being hit simply because someone doesn’t like seeing them feed their baby.

Breastfeeding advocacy isn’t just about normalizing breastfeeding… it’s also about protecting breastfeeding mothers and babies.

Maybe we should start questioning why feeding a baby is getting this kind of reaction in the first place…

09/13/2026

Many of us are breastfeeding but there are an increasing number of mamas working. Bottles are often required as well as pumping to maintain lactation.

I can help with all types of feeding🤍

09/12/2026

Aversion or refusal???

AVERSION
😤primarily bottle fed or exclusively bottle fed
😤baby will only latch when asleep or sleepy and take 1-2oz and reject it
😤baby will cry or be fussy when bottle is seen or being offered

REFUSAL
😡primarily feeding at breast exclusively
😡they may even have taken it many times and then stop
😡baby may cry and get quite upset with bottle, play with it, and not even suck
😡refusal can turn into 😤aversion

We don’t want to over-stress the infant around feedings. They need to make positive connections to food that start with love and trust.

09/06/2026

This is why continuously care during your breastfeeding journey is so important. Creating your safety net ahead of time. Meeting other mamas in the trenches. We were not designed to mother in isolation.

We talk about weaning like it’s a logistical problem How do I drop feeds? How do I manage my milk supply? What will my child eat instead? How do I help them emotionally?

While those things matter, there is another person going through a major transition who often gets left out of the conversation: The mother

Weaning isn’t just the end of breastfeeding. Clinically, it is a hormonal and neurophysiological transition. During lactation, prolactin and oxytocin are part of a complex system supporting milk production, milk ejection, bonding, stress regulation and maternal behavior

As breastfeeding decreases, that system changes. Ovarian hormones are changing too, particularly as ovulation and menstrual cycling return or become more established. Estrogen and progesterone fluctuate again, and for some women, those hormonal shifts can have a very noticeable effect on mood and the nervous system

For some this can amplify or trigger symptoms of:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Irritability or emotional volatility
• Intrusive thoughts
• OCD symptoms
• PMDD or significant premenstrual symptoms
• Sleep disruption and nervous-system dysregulation

We shouldn’t treat weaning like flipping a switch and assume the mother’s brain and body will simply carry on as pre pregnancy. This is a recalibration

We can reduce vulnerability during that transition by:
🌱 Gradually reducing breastfeeding when possible rather than abruptly stopping
😴 Protecting sleep as much as possible. Sleep deprivation and hormonal changes together can be brutal
🍳 Paying attention to nutrition, including adequate calories, protein, iron, B vitamins, omega-3 fats
☀️ Sunshine
🏃‍♀️ Exercise
📅 Tracking menstrual cycles to recognize patterns in mood and symptoms
💊 Reviewing medications with your HCP. Hormonal changes can affect symptoms and medication needs, and some medications may require additional consideration during or after weaning
🧠 Knowing what to watch for: persistent sadness, escalating anxiety, intrusive thoughts that feel frightening or difficult to control, significant irritability, hopelessness, obsessive symptoms or a feeling that you don’t feel like yourself

09/06/2026

Love & Saratoga

It’s the time in the quiet.
The laughing & loving.
The side of the road adventures.
Being outside everyday in the perfect sunshine.
The gifts.
The FOOD🤍

It’s the stolen picture when I’m being silly.
Or the kiss.

I love the way you protect and love me.
Cheers to 30 years marriage & 7 more together my love.

Forever grateful to have gotten a glimpse of the pitcher on my cousins team when I was a teenager🤍

09/05/2026

Time in a quiet place. You only have the man before you God placed there to find. I love time with you still.