Lactation Care

Compassionate, culturally responsive support for Black families throughout the reproductive and feeding journey.

Our Approach

Care That Centers You

Every family's journey is different, and there is no single definition of success. At The Obsidian Milk Collective, we provide evidence-based lactation care that respects your goals, your lived experiences, and your reproductive choices. Whether you're preparing to breastfeed or chestfeed, exclusively pumping, combination feeding, using donor milk, weaning, or choosing not to lactate, our role is to provide information, guidance, and support, not judgment. No matter where you journey begins, our goal is to help you make informed feeding decisions with confidence, compassion, and support.

We welcome parents of all ages, including teen, young parents, and older parents. We are committed to providing compassionate, judgement-free care that meets every family where they are.

How We Support You

  • Prenatal Lactation Prep

    Prepare for feeding before your baby arrives.

  • Lactation Consultations

    Individualized support throughout your feeding journey.

  • Complimentary Follow-Up Care

    Check on progress and review care plan designed during your lactation consultation.

  • Lactation Advocacy

    Helping families navigate healthcare systems, communicate their feeding goals, understand their rights, and advocate for equitable lactation support while advancing systems that improve care for future families.

  • MILK Line

    Text-based lactation guidance for common breastfeeding and chest feeding concerns.

Before You Schedule

We want you to feel informed and supported before requesting an appointment. Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.

Lactation care through OMC is guided by our LATCH philosophy, ensuring every family has the opportunity to learn with confidence, access compassionate care, thrive throughout their feeding journey, connect with supportive resources, and have their reproductive choices and feeding goals honored.

  • The Obsidian Milk Collective is a Black-led organization dedicated to improvising lactation outcomes for Black families. Our programs, outreach, and financial assistance are intentionally designed to address longstanding racial inequities in lactation support and access to care.

    While our mission centers Black families, OMC may provide services to individuals outside of our priority population when appropriate and when capacity allows. We welcome parents of all ages, including teen, young adults, and older parents. We strive to provide compassionate, respectful, and evidence-based care to everyone we serve.

    • MILK Line Text-Based Support

    • Virtual Individual Prenatal Prep

    • Virtual Lactation Consultation

    • In-Person Lactation Consultation (Launching Soon)

    • Home Lactation Consultation (Launching Soon for Madison County residents)

    • Specialized Lactation Care

    • Complimentary Follow-Up

    Learn more on our Request an Appointment page

  • Every consultation is personalized to your family’s needs and feeding goals. During your appointment, we’ll discuss your concerns, review your health and feeding history, observe a feeding when appropriate, and develop a care plan tailored to your situation. You’ll receive practical recommendations, education resources, and ongoing support through a complimentary follow-up visit.

  • Yes. Virtual consultations allow families throughout Alabama to receive evidence-based lactation support from wherever they are. Many common feeding concerns can be effectively addressed through Telehealth.

  • OMC is actively working toward expanding insurance reimbursement options. At this time, services are primarily self-pay.

    Eligible Black families may qualify for no-cost or subsidized services through the Lactation Access Fund when funding is available.

  • The Lactation Access Fund helps remove financial barriers by providing no-cost or subsidized lactation care for eligible Black families while ensuring providers are fully compensated for the care they deliver. Learn more about the fund and eligibility on our Lactation Access Fund page.

  • No. The Lactation Access Fund was created specifically to reduce financial barriers to lactation care for Black families. Financial assistance and subsidized services are reserved for eligible Black families in alignment with OMC’s mission and the intent of the fund.

  • Anyone may submit an appointment request. However, submitting a request does not guarantee services. OMC carefully considers mission alignment, provider availability, scope of practice, and organizational capacity when determining whether services can be provided. All services are offered at the discretion of the provider.

  • No. OMC supports families in meeting their feeding goals. Whether you’re breastfeeding, chest feeding, pumping, combination feeding, inducing lactation, relocating, navigating low milk supply, or making informed formula-feeding decisions, our role is to provide evidence-based guidance that honors your circumstances, values, and goals.

  • Yes. OMC provides compassionate, individualized judgement-free support for a variety of feeding journeys including pregnancy and infant loss, IVF and assisted reproduction, gender-affirming lactation care, abortion-related lactation care, teen, young adults, and older parents, and other unique care needs.

    Please visit our Specialized Lactation Care page to learn more.

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