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How to pack your hospital bag for labour

How to pack your hospital bag for labour

Preparing the hospital bag for labour is usually a very exciting time. The arrival of the baby is approaching, and the desire to meet your little one is huge. But what to put in the bag raises many questions, and although it depends a little on each hospital, there will be things you will have to take and others that they will provide. Here, our team of midwives and IBCLC lactation consultants proposes a list of general things that you…

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Stomach bug and breastfeeding: what to do

Stomach bug and breastfeeding: what to do

We receive a lot of questions about stomach bugs (gastroenteritis) and breastfeeding in the LactApp app consultation channel. It’s that time of the year again, and many breastfeeding mothers and their babies are affected, so we would like to take the opportunity and answer your questions. I am breastfeeding, and I have a stomach bug: What should I do? Breastfeeding mothers can be affected by stomach bugs (gastroenteritis) just like anyone else. There is no specific treatment for gastroenteritis, so…

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Blebs, spots and milk blisters on the nipple and breastfeeding

Blebs, spots and milk blisters on the nipple and breastfeeding

Did you know that milk blisters or blebs, red spots, black spots, or blisters can also occur on nipples during your breastfeeding journey? Whether they are transparent blisters or white spots, having any of these annoying situations means something can be avoided or improved. In this article, you can find out what you could be having on your nipple and how you can fix it. Infection spot If the spot that appears on your nipple is irregular, poorly defined, deep,…

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Skin-to-Skin contact

Skin-to-Skin contact

A human baby is born totally helpless. It needs its mother to survive: her food, her arms, her body, her temperature, her sound, her presence. When babies lie on their mother’s body, they feel safe, know they are protected, and can relax. Today, we talk about skin-to-skin contact, which sounds like medical treatment but is what humanity has been replicating throughout its existence as part of our survival strategy as a species. What is the Mother Kangaroo Method? Skin-to-skin contact…

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Do I have low breast milk supply?

Do I have low breast milk supply?

Many mothers have asked, “Do I have a low breast milk supply?”. Usually, all mothers have the optimal amount of milk for their babies, but there are situations where mothers may have a lower milk production, which can interfere with the baby’s growth. Low milk supply exists, and some mothers are unable to maintain exclusive breastfeeding. Many women desperately seek the cause of their low milk production and do not always find answers. To understand hypogalactia (low milk production), you…

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Should I prepare my baby for when I go back to work?

Should I prepare my baby for when I go back to work?

When the time to get back to work comes, fears and worries appear: Do I need to make a milk stash? How do I do it? How will they manage breastmilk when I am not there? Should I prepare my baby to take a bottle? Well, today, we would like to talk about these important concerns. Do we have to prepare babies so that they are ready when mothers return to (paid) work? Well, the answer is no. But we…

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What is a breastfeeding crisis?

What is a breastfeeding crisis?

Suddenly, your baby wants to feed constantly, is more irritated and fuzzy, cries, and seems to want to feed constantly but is struggling at the breast. And maybe you are thinking: am I running out of milk?  But wait… maybe your baby is going through a breastfeeding crisis! Babies usually go through several growth spurts (some call them frequency days; in some regions, they are called breastfeeding crises) during the first 12 months of life, when their demand for milk…

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Exclusive pumping

Exclusive pumping

There are multiple circumstances in which a mother chooses exclusive pumping instead of breastfeeding directly, which means expressing her breast milk either by hand or with a breast pump and offering it to the baby in a bottle or other recipient. It can make it easier for you if you know more about it and some situations that can occur when you consider this option. Is breastfeeding directly the same as giving expressed breast milk with a bottle? We could…

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Breastfeeding after C-section

Breastfeeding after C-section

Hospital routines in many countries still do not allow in many cases to humanize cesarean sections and make them less traumatic for the new family, which influences breastfeeding after c-section. The presence of the partner at birth by cesarean section is often not allowed, nor is it possible to maintain first skin-to-skin contact that promotes a suitable start to breastfeeding. Mothers are sometimes transferred to recovery, where they can be a few hours without their babies. The parents may end…

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Night weaning with the dad/partner method | Tips and practical advice

Night weaning with the dad/partner method | Tips and practical advice

It seems that the dad method is becoming popular in many areas of parenting: weaning, stopping co-sleeping, night wake-ups, and so on. And it has become very common among groups of mothers. We call it the dad method, but here we refer to all partners of the mother. The dad method consists of having the father or partner intervene in whatever situation you are dealing with and help you to achieve it, for example, to help you achieve night weaning….

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