ABOUT

Milk Street is a storefront community-based lactation support resource center based in East Norwalk, CT - offering support for parents through prenatal education and post partum lactation guidance.

Our newly designed storefront is the embodiment of our vision — a space where mothers feel seen, heard, supported, and truly cared for.

At Milk Street, we want you to feel a sense of calm and ease the moment you walk through the door. Enjoy a relaxing moment in our peaceful lobby, sip on a cup of tea, and let soothing music surround you, all while we support you on your breastfeeding journey.

MILK STREET TEAM

Beth is a Registered Nurse and Board Certified Lactation Consultant with nearly 28 years of experience in the field of maternal child health. She has worked as a labor and delivery nurse, post partum nurse and patient educator in the hospital setting and as the coordinator of newborn services and lactation in a pediatric office. Most recently, Beth worked at Breastfeeding Resources in Stratford, CT with Christina Smillie, MD. She has also taught thousands of parents and provided staff training and development for nurses, doctors and nutritionists. Beth has authored hundreds of articles and consulted for websites and worked as a content developer and online expert.

Beth believes that moms have great instincts when it comes to feeding their babies, but it can get buried under too much information!

Through her many years of teaching breastfeeding, Beth has developed great strategies and techniques to make learning fun and easy to understand. She loves having light bulb and ah-ha moments with the families she support.

Let Beth assist you in achieving your breastfeeding goals.

Memberships: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: Affiliate Member, USLCA, ILCA, Tri-State Breastfeeding Association, Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition, Postpartum Support International

Certifications: IBCLC, CPR, NRP, Functional Remediation of TOTS (tethered oral tissue), Talk Tools Course with Lori Overland, SLP

BSN, RN, IBCLC

MSN, APRN, IBCLC

Lauren is thrilled to join the Milk Street Team! Most recently, Lauren practiced as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) where she fell in love with the beauty behind lactation and the drive to obtain her IBCLC.

Lauren brings the values of educating, supporting, understanding and validating new parents as they learn to feed their babies and navigate through the newborn phase. As a PNP and an IBCLC, Lauren can speak to appropriate growth, developmental milestones, implement strategies for effective feeding and recognize if there are any areas for improvement. She became an IBCLC after experiencing the first hand benefits that breast milk can provide to infants as well as triumphing through her own breastfeeding journey with her two children.

Educating and helping others is one of Lauren’s truest passions. She develops trusting relationships with her patients and their families in order to provide the most personalized care. She has guided new parents through some of their most vulnerable moments and as always, plans to bring safety, trust and professionalism to the Milk Street parents. She also incorporates her love of teaching as she is a Pediatric Clinical Instructor both for NYU Nursing students as well as Fairfield University students.

Lauren got her first Bachelor’s Degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as her second Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from New York University. Prior to being a PNP, she practiced as a Registered Nurse in the Pediatric ICU for 7 years at NYU Langone Medical Center.

Certifications: IBCLC, APRN, PNP-PC, CPN, PALS, CPR

Lauren lives locally with her husband, two young children and Goldendoodle.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Cait Cyr is a dynamic professional with expertise in relationship management and marketing. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and brings a rich background in marketing, events, and staffing industries.

Throughout her career, Cait has cultivated her skills in customer service and strategic partnership development by fostering meaningful connections and delivering exceptional client experiences.

As Community Engagement Manager at Milk Street, Cait is dedicated to strengthening community partnerships, collaborating with local clinicians, and creating valuable resources for the ever-growing community of Milk Street moms. Her journey with Milk Street began as a mom seeking breastfeeding guidance, and now she’s thrilled to support other moms along their own paths.

Outside of work, Cait enjoys spending quality time with her husband, two daughters, and their beloved dog.

Erin assists with all things Milk Street, assisting in content creation and management, web design, and branding.

After seeing her mom, Beth, help so many mothers over the years, she is inspired by Milk Street's vision to establish a store-front community presence and make breastfeeding resources accessible to all parents.

Erin lives and works in Brooklyn.

DIGITAL ASSISTANT

AS SEEN ON:

BABY, THIS IS KEKE PALMER

A conversation on motherhood, lactation, and setting the record straight on milk myths with Keke Palmer.

NEWBORN CHANNEL

Featured in more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide. I collaborated with the Newborn Channel to update breastfeeding content.

THE REAL STUFF WITH LUCIE FINK

A conversation with Lucie Fink and Lauren Horowitz on Lucie's breastfeeding journey, discussing tips for new moms, troubleshooting tongue ties, managing oversupply, and building a plan that works for you.