Welcome

The path I took was motivated by the experiences of my mother and sister, who had natural births and breastfed their children. However, when I had my daughter, I opted for a vaginal birth but did not enjoy breastfeeding. Later, I had my son at home and breastfed him too.

In my search for a community, I found people I liked, but I was also horrified by the elitism in this field. I studied Sociology and Psychology at William & Mary in Virginia, USA, and worked in the areas of domestic violence and affordable housing.

I breastfed my daughter until she was eight years old, six of those years in tandem with my youngest son, whom I weaned the same day. I consider myself an activist and I am also passionate about research and science. My focus is popular education to empower others and spread knowledge in their communities.

Along my journey, I became a peer counselor for an organization (which I prefer not to mention), postpartum doula, birth doula (Caribbean Doula and World Doula Network), "maternal" educator (Escuela Dar a Luz) and finally , IBCLC. I was the first IBCLC in the sePARE program.

Additionally, I survived hurricanes and earthquakes, co-founded ASI, was diagnosed and successfully treated for BPD, and faced the COVID-19 pandemic. I have a podcast and enjoy walking, reading, singing karaoke, dancing, and following maximalist fashionistas and curly-haired influencers. I am also part of a community of gamers.

Although I have influence in the field, my goal is to empower others and not be indispensable. I am interested in topics such as infant feeding in emergencies, the International Code of Human Milk Substitutes and feminism with an intersectional approach. I believe that even if I left the organization, my legacy would persist. I have a love-hate relationship with teenagers.