Meet Jacqueline Schaefer, BA, IBCLC

Jacqueline is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with a Bachelor Degree (BA) in Psychology. After college she wanted to make a difference in her community and accepted a job working with pregnant and postpartum teen Mothers. The interactions with those Mothers, along with her own experiences as a breastfeeding Mom fueled her passion for helping other families succeed in their breastfeeding journey.

Jacqueline has been working with Breast4Baby since 2020. She completed a 500 hour internship and training with Kristen as her mentor and has become an invaluable part of the Breast4Baby team. Jacqueline specializes in milk supply and pumping and has written much of the Breast4Baby protocols on these topics.

Jacqueline and her husband, Brandon live in Temecula, California with their four boys (yes you read that right). Jacqueline  has a wild sense of humor, and loves to laugh. Holidays, family time, good food, and adventures with her boys are Jacqueline’s driving forces. An interesting fact about Jacqueline is that she is a 15 year thyroid cancer survivor and realizes just how precious life is. 

Jacqueline understands the challenges that breastfeeding families face. She struggled to breastfeed her first child and had to exclusively pump. Jacqueline worked extensively with a Lactation Consultant with her subsequent children to overcome breastfeeding obstacles including food sensitivities, mastitis, and tongue ties; and is proud to have breastfed her boys beyond her initial goal of 1 year.   Jacqueline’s youngest had his lip and tongue tie released  at 10 days old, she understands the whole process from a personal and professional standpoint. Jacqueline knows that breastfeeding isn't always easy, and that help and support for a breastfeeding family can make all the difference in the world.