Earth Milk Moon

Earth Milk Moon is a collective of postpartum nurses, doulas and lactation consultants who offer holistic postpartum wellness support. Our care is rooted in the wise woman tradition of healing and evidence based practice. We Mother the Mother by offering in home and online lactation guidance, postpartum doula support and education. Our focus is nourishing and nurturing mothers so the whole family thrives.

Your gift card purchase can be used toward any of Earth Milk Moon’s services, classes, products or packages. Purchasing this digital gift card creates a unique code. The gift card recipient can enter their code at checkout to subtract the gift card value from their order total.

You may purchase in increments from $25-$1000. There is no expiration.

Our healing cacao mix is a delicious, uplifting addition to your daily ritual, as a nourishing postpartum drink and coffee replacement. Prepare a cup of this potion as a nourishing self-care ritual, and as a reminder to return home to yourself. May you give yourself these moments to connect with YOU.

Ingredients: cacao, coconut milk, ashwagandha, reishi, chaga, lion’s mane, cinnamon, cardamom and Himalayan salt. *all ingredients are organic and sustainably sourced.

Cacao has been used for centuries and is known as a heart-opener and mood elevator due to its many ingredients that activate the release of dopamine, the pleasure hormone. Cacao is rich in magnesium and iron and contains anandamide, a neurotransmitter that induces a feeling of bliss. Cacao is great for blood building after giving birth.

Ashwagandha is an Aruyvedic adaptogenic herb that has been used for over 2 millennia. It contains many healing properties such as, increases immune system function, reduces stress and anxiety by regulating cortisol levels and has anti-inflammatory effects. This herb has the amazing ability to bring the mind, body, and spirit into balance and harmony. It also has been known to assist with breast milk production.

Reishi mushroom is known as the ‘queen healer’. It has been used to support well-being for over 2,000 years in China and Japan. Reishi is a well studied mushroom and has been shown to increase immune function, circulation, liver function, supports healthy sleep cycles, and helps your body adapt to stress.

Chaga Mushroom is a nutrient dense superfood rich in B-vitamins and known to fortify the immune system. Chaga is anti-inflammatory, and is rich in antioxidants that may slow down the growth of cancer cells and the aging process.

Lion’s Mane Mushroom enhances the immune system by reducing inflammation and oxidation, increases cognitive function, promotes faster wound healing, and may be beneficial in the treatment of anxiety and depression.

This is a postpartum preparation course for expecting families. It’s time for a cultural shift where mothers are heard, seen, centered and honored in the postpartum time. When a mother is thriving, the family thrives.

Created with love by Krista Tarantino

Preparation and education can be extremely helpful in getting you and your baby off to a confident start on your breastfeeding journey.

This is why I offer a one on one breastfeeding preparation class for you and your support person. This allows you the opportunity to ask questions and receive evidence based knowledge from a registered nurse and Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. It is absolutely possible to be empowered and confident in your ability to feed your baby.

Knowledge is power and your intuition will take over from there. It is not always easy but breastfeeding is a journey that should not be feared.

This is a 4-week online course taught live. 

This is a postpartum preparation course for expecting families. It’s time for a cultural shift where mothers are heard, seen, centered and honored in the postpartum time. When a mother is thriving, the family thrives. Postpartum care is a necessity -not a luxury- for mothers and families to thrive. We often prepare for birth, which is very impactful and lasts 4 days at most, but we don’t prepare for the postpartum period which some say lasts years or even the rest of our lives. This course was created to bring to light the importance of Mother centered care for family wellness; rooted in revitalized community support. It is intended for pregnant mothers and their partner to take during pregnancy, in preparation for the postpartum period. My intention for teaching this course is for all mothers to feel supported, centered, resourced and empowered as they enter their journey into motherhood.

By signing up for this course, you will learn and receive:

The 5 essentials to postpartum wellness.

Support to develop a postpartum plan that meets the unique needs of you and your family.

Preventative Care to Postpartum Disease

Earth Milk Cacao Elixir shipped to you so we can share cacao our final class

Connections with local birth and postpartum resources

Earth Milk Moon Postpartum Healing Guide and Recipes

Class size is limited in order to create connection and intimate community. 

This class is designed for dads or non-birthing partners who want to know how to support their partner after birth.

I am teaching this course because Fathers asked me to. They told me they wished they had some understanding, guidance and tips before baby arrived.

We learn by watching others in our environment. However, we no longer live in a culture where we are surrounded by wise elders teaching us how to navigate parenthood.

We are no longer living with young children and babies to know how to care for them. In fact, many people entering parenthood have never held a baby.

Many of our own mothers never received support after birth so we have forgotten the importance and HOW To care for a postpartum mother. We now are living in a nuclear family dynamic where we have normalized two people caring for children without support.

By default, the non-birthing parents are often the only ones who are in the position to care for a mother after birth. Having no experience, no instructions, no education on postpartum healing, and having never witnessed or been a part of the care of mothers or babies, it is a lot to step into the role as a caregiver without some guidance.

Join us for our in-person Prenatal / Postpartum Support Circle in Monterey. This event will take place at Colton Hall, the lawn of City Hall. This event is donation-based following a pay-what-you-can model.. 

Join us for our in-person Prenatal / Postpartum Support Circle in Monterey. This event will take place at Colton Hall, the lawn of City Hall. This event is donation-based following a pay-what-you-can model.. 

Join me and The Centerline Community at La Mesa Park for our Infant Feeding Support Circle. 

This Circle will be a special weaning ceremony, you do not want to miss! 

Meet and connect with other moms while also receiving lactation and infant feeding support. Ask questions, share about your journey, and receive acknowledgement and support. All age babies welcome.

We’ll meet under the big tree, (BYOBlanket!), and all moms are invited.  New moms are encouraged to attend to come be in community and receive postpartum healing and feeding/lactation support, and expecting moms are also encouraged to attend to gain knowledge and exposure on their upcoming postpartum journeys.

Soon after baby is born, you will be spending the majority of your time healing, bonding, feeding and nourishing them. We will help prepare you for what to expect, and ways to make your postpartum journey to be a bit more easeful.

We discuss newborn and infant feeding basics, breast health and anatomy, self-advocacy, what to expect after birth and the early days, how to prepare for the best start, establishing and maintaining milk supply, how to manage challenges, and when to reach out for support, and more.

This class is taught by two nurses and IBCLCs, Krista Tarantino of Earth Milk Moon and Rachel Mosolf of Reclamation Postpartum.

Join us for our in-person Prenatal / Postpartum Support Circle in Monterey. This event will take place at Colton Hall, the lawn of City Hall. This event is donation-based following a pay-what-you-can model.. 

Join us for our in-person Prenatal / Postpartum Support Circle in Monterey. This event will take place at Colton Hall, the lawn of City Hall. This event is donation-based following a pay-what-you-can model.