YOLO Breastfeeding

03/05/2025

Happy IBCLC Day!

Supporting families during an important time in their lives is what we do😍Generational health!

Show an IBCLC some love today💚🫂

YOLO Breastfeeding services are free for Genesee County Families!

02/26/2025

From 🤰bump to 👶 baby✨

This little one had the best start—her mom was under chiropractic care throughout pregnancy, which helped her move, sleep, and feel her best. And now? Baby’s getting checked too!

A lot of people don’t realize that birth—no matter how smooth—can put a lot of pressure on a baby’s spine and nervous system. Gentle chiropractic adjustments can help with:

🍼 Feeding and latch issues
😴 Better sleep
💨 Digestive comfort (less gas & reflux!)
🤗 Overall nervous system balance

Newborn adjustments are gentle—using just the amount of pressure you’d use to check the ripeness of an avocado. It’s all about helping their tiny bodies adapt and thrive from the very start!

If you’ve got questions about chiropractic care for babies, we’re happy to chat. We love being part of your family’s journey! 💛

02/23/2025

📸 The Visual Project: Black Maternal Health – Call for Parents! 💚

💚Your Story. Your Strength. Their Future.💚

We’re inviting Black parents in Genesee County to be part of The Visual Project: Black Maternal Health—a powerful initiative capturing the beauty, resilience, struggles and realities of Black birth and breastfeeding journeys. Will be screened Black Maternal Health Week.

💚Sign up for one or both opportunities! 💚

📷 Maternal Health & Breastfeeding Photoshoot
✨ Celebrate your journey through a stunning visual storytelling session.
✨ Images will be featured in a special Black Maternal Health showcase.
📍 Open to expecting & postpartum parents in Genesee County.

🗣 Share Your Birth Story
✨ Your voice matters! Share your birth experience to help create change and amplify the realities of Black maternal health.
✨ Your story could help educate, inspire, and empower others in the community.

🔗 Sign up here:
📸 Photoshoot: https://form.jotform.com/250535191129151
🗣 Birth Story Submission: https://form.jotform.com/250535161368153

Let’s make sure our stories are seen, heard, and honored. Tag a parent who should be part of this!💚

02/17/2025

Check it out!

02/13/2025

SAVE THE DATE‼️ You don’t want to miss it! 💚

Interested in being vendor or having your products in our swag bags, comment below.

More information to come🥳

02/13/2025

01/20/2025

YOLO Breastfeeding first announcement for 2025💚

Watch till the end🤩

For expecting and breastfeeding parents. Doulas and other birth and breastfeeding supporters.

More details coming soon!

01/01/2025

YOLO has something big coming this year!

Announcement coming soon💚💚

12/30/2024

Check out the full SEMI team on the page. Wonderful, talented, group of women!

Meet the Team!
We want to re-introduce the Starting 5ive, the co-founders of SEMI.
Shonte’ Terhune-Smith, BS, IBCLC is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from University of Michigan-Flint.
She has worked diligently in Genesee County to increase breastfeeding rates through her private practice, YOLO Breastfeeding (You Overcoming Lactation Obstacles) and as Chair Emeritus of the Genesee County Breastfeeding Coalition. She has experience on hospital birthing units, pediatric & obstetric clinics, and with WIC, providing breastfeeding education and skilled support.
Shonte’ facilitates local support groups, works with community partners, provides postpartum doula services, and works as a certified childbirth educator, all while serving as a co-founder and Board President of Southeast Michigan IBCLC’s of Color and Education Manager for the Michigan Breastfeeding Network (MIBFN). Shonte’ has worked with hundreds of families providing education, support, and empowerment to breastfeed successfully. Normalizing breastfeeding is her passion, with the goal of providing culturally competent care for all families.
The busy wife and mother to four breastfed children understands that there can be struggles with breastfeeding but that with the right support, the struggles can be overcome.
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12/19/2024

Happy birthday to Samantha Volway!

If you didn’t know she’s available for appointments. If you are in need of oral support for your baby, make an appointment.

Free for those in Genesee County!

12/17/2024

It’s that time again! Support families who are separated from their babies this holiday season.

We are collecting donations to drop off bags for over 40 families of babies being cared for. If you don’t have time to shop, you can donate monetarily and we will shop for you💚

Accepting donations until Thursday, 12/19

12/17/2024

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11/22/2024

Hey Metro Detroit!
If you or someone you know has been planning to donate to the Community Milk-Sharing Depot, here's your chance. Every third Thursday is Thirsty Thursday💦 , where we will be taking drop off donations onsite at
For more info, contact Depot Coordinator Erika Millender at 734.312.0445
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11/14/2024

Invest in yourself for the holidays and take the training in 2025. See you there!! 🩷

THE MOST EXCITING NEWS! Registration is now open for 2025 Community Breastfeeding Specialist Courses.

This virtual course centers equity, community, interactive learning, and guidance in starting your career as a lactation professional. With this course, you will become certified as a Community Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS).

This course is for you if you:
- Need to earn 45 CERPs
- Care for Black families and desire to serve families with cultural humility
- Understand that exams don’t always prepare you for the work, but you need to prep for the work and the exam too (We don’t require an exam, but we do in-depth case studies and application-based learning!)
- Are focused on dismantling barriers and finding workable solutions for Black families within healthcare systems
- Want to take coursework at times and in a format that works for you – virtually!

Learn more and register: mibreastfeeding.org/cbs

10/30/2024

Congratulations!! 🎉

Name: Tameka White City: Benton Harbor, Michigan Workplace: LACTPOWER birth & breastfeeding support and advocacy Title: Founder, Doula, Lactation Specialist How do you think that Bold Women of Business demonstrate being bold? Bold Women of Business demonstrate

10/29/2024

Did you know that October is Mental Health Awareness Month? To highlight the importance of perinatal mental health support for lactating families, we’re thrilled to introduce our latest Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar, “Mind, Mood, and Milk Feeding: Addressing the Challenges of Feeding When Maternal Mental Health Needs Are Present” presented by Felicia McGee, CHW, BD, MHFA. Registration is open now at mibreastfeeding.org/webinars.