Moming With Miya is back for Season 2, a Pregnancy and Parenting Series. Join the Host Tamiya as she and special guest Melanie speak about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding.  As the Founder of Mamello Lactation Services Melanie also talks about how she got started in birth/breastfeeding work, her own breastfeeding journey, and why representation during lactation support is important, especially for families of color.  On this episode we also discuss each of the different lactation professionals such as Peer Educators, CLCs, and IBCLCs.  

Tamiya a mother of 4, wife, doula, breastfeeding peer educator, and the founder of The Motherhood Academy.  The Motherhood Academy (TMA) is a NJ Nonprofit with a mission to educate, mentor, and support mothers of color though all stages of their pregnancies.  In addition to the Academy's Motherhood 101, crash course in pregnancy and parenting, and mentor program TMA also hosts Mom's Night In events where mothers can virtually connect while doing guided activities. 

Melanie Hutton is a mom of four; two daughters, ages18 and 13, a son eight years old and her for baby a chinchilla. Melanie has worked in maternal health in various ways starting in 2011 as a peer counselor with the local WIC program. After venturing back into the medical field for a short time she was called back to work specifically with Black  women to combat Black infant and mortality rates in New Jersey. Melanie also has been working toward building her personal practice Mamello Lactation which serves families in Northern New Jersey with Lactation, pregnancy and birth support. In her spare time Melanie enjoys listening to music, hanging out with her children, and enjoying time outdoors.