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I’m Shelly Jacobs, and I am an Internationally board-certified Lactation Consultant. I love supporting new mothers through their transition into motherhood. It fills my heart in so many ways and I am grateful to have found my life’s mission! My passion was sparked when I experienced complications with breastfeeding my daughter, and struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety. I came out of the experience with the hope and intention to help other mothers. I now look at that time as a blessing, because it led me here.  After the breakdown, comes a break through! 

My mother in law, Dr. Jane Morton, an internationally recognized expert in the field of human lactation, has dedicated her life’s work to helping mothers breastfeed. We began to collaborate, creating pathways for expectant and new mothers to protect their own breastfeeding experience and reduce the risk of complications, by focusing attention on the first hours after birth. Our educational website www.firstdroplets.com is shared around the world to help new mothers.


 
 

I earned my BA from the University of Wisconsin Madison, where I was also born and raised. I began my professional career in Chicago, where I started a successful business in the fashion industry, eventually moving to Los Angeles to work as a visual merchandiser. I went on to receive my lactation certification from UCSD, and clinical training under Jane Morton, MD. 

I live in Southern California with my husband and two children, a 7 year old daughter and 3 year old son. They keep life full and magical! I am sometimes in disbelief that I found such a fulfilling path where I get to connect with and help mamas everyday. Grateful is an understatement!