There are multiple circumstances in which a mother decides to choose exclusive pumping instead of breastfeeding directly; this means expressing her milk either manually or mechanically and offering it to the baby in a bottle or other container. It can make it easier for you to know more about it and some situations that can occur when you consider this option. Is breastfeeding directly the same thing as giving expressed milk with a bottle? We could say that offering expressed…
The best way your child can drink their mother’s milk is from the breast but on certain occasions, such as when returning to work, we cannot be by their side. The methods of feeding and supplementing allow us to keep giving them the best. When we think of ways of nourishing our baby with extracted breast milk or formula, the first thing we think of is a bottle. In reality, the bottle is the method that is NOT recommended by…
Julio Basulto is a bestselling author of several nutrition books; he is the father of three beautiful daughters and happily married to dietitian-nutritionist Olga Ayllón. His books are highly recommended, as he has published 5 books on different subjects, and in all of them, he talks about the importance of breastfeeding in maternal and child health. In his book “Eating and running” he doesn’t speak about breastfeeding, although he does insist that exercise shouldn’t be a (another) hindrance to breastfeeding….