Milk and Kindness

14/05/2026

🔥🔥 Registrations are now open for our next round of S.T.E.P starting 9 June! ✨

Supported to Thrive in Early Parenthood (STEP) is a 6 week FREE early parent program for Mums & their Bubs aged between 1 - 6 months.

STEP is facilitated by Nat Gray RN/CHN/IBCLC from Milk & Kindness, who has both a long term lived and professional experience supporting families in the Pilbara.

STEP is a program that prioritises creating connections & joy in early parenthood at a time when the outside ‘noise’ can feel pretty judgy and overwhelming. At STEP we gather in a judgement free space, having evidence-based conversations with local health professionals, whilst also sharing our own experiences with courage and honesty.

The STEP program sessions cover a range of parent requested topics including, postpartum recovery and returning to exercise, tips for adjusting to parenthood, infant development & milestones, managing sleep & settling with your little one, potential feeding challenges, support options for partners, and raising awareness about maternal and family mental health & wellbeing.

STEP is made possible with generous funding from Regional Development Australia’s (RDA) West Pilbara Communities for Children (WPCFC) grant & the Dampier Community Association (DCA).

If you’d like to our upcoming round of STEP commencing on Tuesday 9 June click the link in our bio to secure your spot. Spaces are limited!

13/05/2026

🏖️☀️ It’s time for Nat to take a break? So if you’ve been thinking about booking an appointment with MnK, plan ahead and take a look at our calendar (especially if it’s an antenatal consult you’re after) to secure your appointment. Secure booking link in our bio 💜

If you require a postpartum LC consult there are a few spots still available in the coming days but between 20 May - 3 June our books will be closed & messages won’t be monitored.

Remember these other breastfeeding resources and support options available to you during this time if you need them:

🛟 Your local maternal child health service
🛟 Telehealth LC service (WA)
🛟 Australian Breastfeeding Association 24/7

09/05/2026

🌸🌼 Wishing our M&K Mummas a Mother’s Day where you feel valued & adored in amongst the messy middle of parenting. You are the constant your little ones grow from, making life softer, warmer & brighter ✨🤍🌸

09/05/2026

Super grateful to The Karratha Women's Place Inc. for providing this lovely opportunity to meet local Mums-to- be and new Mums and chat about all versions of infant feeding and adjusting to early parenthood. See you there lovelies! 🤱🌸

Hi Ladies, join us Wednesday (13th May) for the next get together for our "Mums to Be and Bubs on Knees" group 🤰👶🤰👶

This is a FREE social group for soon to be Mums and new Mums with bubs who aren't mobile yet, to meet others who are on the same journey of adjusting to motherhood, make new friends and enjoy a cuppa.

For this session, the lovely Nat from Milk and Kindness will be joining us as well to have a chat and answer your questions 🥰🥰

You can drop in anytime between 10:30am-12:30pm and stay for as long or as little as you are able to.

We hope you can join us 💜💜

05/05/2026

🌰🌰 ‘Sisters not Twins’ is a reassuring gem I would share every day in my role as an IBCLC. So I thought it was time to get my custom-made knitted b***s out here to make that point 🌸🌸

Have you noticed your breasts can vary in size, shape, and even nips can look super different from each other, never more obviously than when they start making milk for our baby 🤱

This ‘uniqueness’ might mean that one is something of an ‘overachiever’ and the other an ‘under performer’ in comparison. This variation is mostly due to our bodies rarely being symmetrical but can also emerge because our Bub has a fave side. This difference can also mean differences in breast size, milk making tissue, milk volume & storage capacity, and the way that milk releases during a breastfeed or pump. SO Is this ok?

🌰 If Bub is latching comfortably for Mum?
🌰 Settled when feeding?
🌰 Gaining weight? Then absolutely yes!

If you have concerns though or have noticed a sudden change or variation in your breasts or bubs breastfeeding, then always reach out for qualified guidance and support

Credit: Big thanks as always to my friend Sue for knitting my ‘sisters not twins’ b***s back in 2021 ✨💕

22/04/2026

Working as an IBCLC, is one of the most fulfilling jobs imaginable for me. With one of my all time fave opportunities, meeting & guiding expectant parents about lactation & breastfeeding before they’re in the thick of early parenting with their newborn ✨🤱

Whilst 1:1 sessions are super popular, many couples will opt for group education and tbh, I have seriously missed not yet having the chance to run a face to face small group antenatal class in 2026.

I think it’s time Pilbara Preggies!!!
So tell me what M&K group education you’d prefer?

⭐️ Our OG Preparing to Breastfeed Masterclass
OR
⭐️ Our trailblazing, one of a kind seminar for the Dads to Be ‘Blokes,Babies & Breastfeeding’?

Click on the link below if you’d like more details about either of these antenatal offerings.
🔗 http://www.milkandkindness.com.au

I can’t wait to hear what you’d like Milk & Kindness to roll out in 2026. Message below, or tag & share with family and friends who are expecting a little one soon. Your thoughts matter! 💜

03/04/2026

At a time when the world feels heavy and uncertain, wishing our little families an Easter holiday that is gentle & slow with a sprinkle of joy & deliciousness 🐣🐰

Nat will be on a break from Good Friday - Easter Monday. Appointments available from Wednesday 8 April 💜

25/03/2026

Way back Wednesday my Matrescence! 💝

This week our family have had the joy of celebrating the precious soul who made me a Mum 30 years ago ✨🥹

My Matrescence has defined and transformed me in countless, surprising ways especially in its duality.

Leaving me…

Soft and strong
Grateful and tested
Fulfilled and tired
Present and stretched
Confident and fearful

Motherhood has been and still is my biggest test (aaaand I know I haven’t always ‘got it right’!) but you have been my greatest teacher. Thank you for choosing me. It is an absolute wonder and privilege to be your Mum x

Happy 30th birthday, my beautiful boy 🤍🤍🤍

13/03/2026

📣 Registrations are going live on March 15 for our next round of S.T.E.P Early Parent Group! 🪴🌸

STEP (Supported to Thrive in Early Parenthood) is a 6 week funded early parent program for Mums with Bubs (1-6mths) living in Karratha & surrounds.

STEP is hosted by local IBCLC/RN Nat Gray, who has many years living locally, raising 2 Pilbara born ‘babies’ and working with little families in the West Pilbara

Our families in rural, remote communities are less likely to have family support or access to services in their early parenting years and that the challenges of raising a little one without a village can be difficult and isolating. That’s where our STEP program can shine a light and give new parents the opportunity to gather in a safe and inclusive space, immersing themselves in evidence-based conversations with local health professionals whilst having the opportunity to share their own parenting experiences warts & all.
STEP = feeling seen in early motherhood ✨💞

STEP parent group is made possible with generous funding from Regional Development Australia’s  (RDA) West Pilbara Communities for Children (WPCFC) grant & the Dampier Community Association (DCA). For that we’re truly grateful 🙏

If you’d like to join us for our upcoming round of STEP commencing Tuesday 31 March, click the link in our bio to secure your spot. Spaces are limited 🌿🩷

10/03/2026

Thanks so much for having me Karratha Community House. It was a gorgeous morning meeting all your ‘Baby & Me’ Mums and their little loves and is such a fab initiative in our community 🥰🌸

A big thank you to Natalie from Milk and Kindness for visiting our Baby & Me session last week 💚

Natalie spent time chatting with our mums and sharing her knowledge as a lactation consultant, offering support and guidance in a warm and welcoming way.

Thank you for supporting Karratha Community House and our Baby & Me community, Natalie!

Special thank you to Telethon7 Perth for sponsoring Baby & Me!