Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shana and Laura.

Today we have a very special bonus episode with more of Laura's conversation with Jessica

Claire, IBCLC, lactation consultant.

They had so much to talk about in the last episode that we just couldn't fit it all in,

but we wanted you to have that great content. So we put it all together in this little bonus episode for you. So sit back,

relax, and enjoy Laura and Jessica's conversation on baby-friendly hospitals, common issues

that Jessica wishes new moms new going into motherhood, when's a good time to wean breastfeeding,

and more. Enjoy the show.

We're going to start with, actually, we just wanted to know a little bit about you and how you got started as a lactation consultant. Like, what inspired you to even go down this path?

Fabulous question, because I was doing something completely before. I was completely different.

I was an actor. I was a

teacher of actors in all my early 20s. And I had my first child 15 years ago. And I was fortunate enough to be

able to stay home with her, basically. And that was my plan. Work a little tiny bit, but really,

really stay home with her. And I fell in love

with breastfeeding. I really, really connected with my baby that way. I felt like it was not just a way

to feed her, but also to connect with her emotionally and physically and all the ways. And so then I

had been attending my local Alichi League meeting, and I really connected with the woman who was leading that meeting.

And she approached me and she said, you would love breastfeeding and you love helping the other moms who come to this meeting.

Would you be interested in becoming a leader?

And I said, oh my gosh.

Well, I guess.

Okay.

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