Breastfeeding is a vital process for the optimal health and development of infants. However, despite providing benefits that are widely acknowledged by scientific evidence, many mothers experience a range of emotions and sensations throughout their breastfeeding journey, which have not been studied much. One of these complex emotions is breastfeeding agitation or aversion, a relatively unknown phenomenon in which the infant is rejected. This article will examine breastfeeding agitation from a scientific perspective, exploring its characteristics, possible causes, and implications…

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Tandem breastfeeding is defined as breastfeeding of two or more children of different ages and may also include the time of pregnancy of the younger baby. Some time ago, we discussed this practice, which is not always well-known here, and you can read the previous article in this link. While this is a common practice in many cultures worldwide, it is still not widely practiced in modern Western culture and is often misunderstood. Putting tandem breastfeeding into context In our…

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Accompanying mothers who try to conceive during lactation can be a professional challenge. On many occasions, women receive contradictory or frightening messages that make it difficult for them to make decisions regarding their reproductive health. Once again, there is a lack of scientific publications in this field. Lactational amenorrhea A more or less prolonged period of amenorrhea is very common during lactation. According to the scarce literature, it seems that it is very unlikely that when breastfeeding exclusively, ovulation will…

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