🔒 Mom Journey: Finding Joy & Confidence in Nursing

Breastfeeding Talk

English - May 03, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB
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In this episode, Jacqueline is joined by Jackie Greco, a mom of two who nursed through a chemical pregnancy and toddlerhood. She had to navigate extended nursing, nursing in public, dairy allergies, and judgment from other moms. This mama powered through it all to find the joy and confidence she needed to have her own fulfilling nursing journey.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Jackie’s personal nursing journeys with both her childrenHow she navigated through allergies and judgment Why Jackie decided to wean and how she went about itSetting boundaries with your children

A glance at this episode:

[5:38] Jackie’s story and how she got started[11:11] Finding support while navigating social media[13:57] How she came to realize it was time to wean her daughter[16:13] Jackie battles nursing a toddler in public[20:01] The language she used with her daughter to wean her[24:51] Jackie‘s nursing journey with her second child[27:22] Navigating through a dairy allergy with her son[32:49] How often Jackie’s son still nurses[38:32] Finding the balance in nursing[42:05] Jackie gives her best advice for a new mom