Aug 17 2022 51 mins
In today’s episode, Jacqueline is joined by Alyssa Messick. A mom of two on her journey of integrating cleft with breastfeeding. Alyssa shares her story about trying to feed her newborn babies while being a new mom and trying to keep her mental health stable.
This is a great episode for any mama with a cleft baby, or expecting a cleft baby. This is definitely a unique challenge and a lot of women wonder how they can combine that journey with breastfeeding. This is also an amazing story of perseverance, and one determined mama.
In this show, you'll hear:
- Types of clefts that Alyssa’s children were diagnosed with
- How Alyssa mentally dealt with the diagnoses
- Both of Alyssa’s birth stories and beyond
- Pumping for her first child
- Breastfeeding her second child
- How Alyssa supports women today
A Glance at This Episode:
- [1:16] Alyssa shares how she found out her children were cleft and how she dealt with the diagnosis
- [4:23] Types of clefts that Alyssa’s kids were diagnosed with
- [5:15] Alyssa’s birth plan with her 2nd son after knowing the diagnosis, and during the first month of feeding
- [12:29] Alyssa talks about her support system
- [14:03] Alyssa’s son is readmitted to the hospital for the second time
- [21:56] How Alyssa balances work amongst the hospital stays and surgeries
- [23:50] Transitioning from the hospital back home
- [27:27] Alyssa shares her second experience with her next baby also being diagnosed with cleft
- [34:34[ Alyssa’s breastfeeding journey with her second
- [38:04] Breastfeeding after the newborn stage
- [39:30] How Alyssa is supporting other cleft moms
- [43:02] How Alyssa weaned her son and when
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