Jacqueline Pezzillo: breastfeeding, weaning, and being kinder to ourselves

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Jacqueline Pezzillo is a mother, stepmother and the Director of
Brand Communications & PR at Room to Read, a global education
non-profit focused on creating a world free from illiteracy and
gender inequality. She is passionate about rewriting the
narratives girls and women are told about themselves and living a
purpose-driven life.

Jacqueline and I talk about weaning from breastfeeding in this
podcast, a transition in motherhood that is rarely discussed, and
one that is often inundated with outside pressure. She shares how
extended nursing helped her find confidence as a woman and mom
and how it strengthened her mother’s intuition.

We swap weaning stories, discuss breastfeeding toddlers, and lean
into how trusting your intuition when it comes to your
relationship with your child continues to be the foundation for
gaining confidence as a mom. 

Quotable Quotes: 

We’re inundated with messages that breastfeeding is supposed to
be easy and beautiful and natural and that weaning is supposed to
be easy and beautiful and natural and none of that is true!


I think we all just need to be kinder to ourselves and kinder to
our children, and more understanding of the challenges that come
along with breastfeeding and weaning. And stop feeling like we
are doing something incorrectly when things become difficult of
when they take longer than expected.


 Trust yourself, be kind to yourself, be patient with
yourself. Ultimately know that disappointing everyone else in
your life before you disappoint yourself is what you should
strive for. 

Find Jacqueline on Twitter and Instagram @jmpezzillo 


 


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