I was born and raised in Miami, FL and am proudly of Haitian heritage. I was raised by my amazing mother and father and am the youngest of 5 wonderful siblings! Growing up, I had never seen a woman breastfeeding and formula feeding was the norm. 

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I did not start thinking about how to feed my child until my husband and I were expecting our first. It seems as though as soon as we found out we were pregnant, I suddenly had the urge to breastfeed. Breastfeeding quickly became my first and only option. I had no idea what that entailed but I was determined. So I went online to learn what I could as I powered through the knowledge gap.

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Doubt continued to creep in and was hard to shrug it off at times. To ensure my doubt did not take over (and to shut the naysayers up), I chose to take my knowledge a step forward. I chose to become a CLC, Certified Lactation Counselor. Knowledge is power and I needed that knowledge to empower my choices.

 

I initially very much needed that knowledge to fight back against those who thought my choices were poor. Then I realized I also needed that knowledge to pass on to anyone else who needed it. I became a source of information for those who knew me. It took me a while to realize this knowledge was needed elsewhere. Now I want to become a source of information for anyone in need.