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Fear of breastfeeding not working

25 September, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

During pregnancy, you may have many worries and things you are afraid of, especially if it is your first baby. Everything seems to be a new world, almost a long-distance race in which the pregnant woman seems to have to achieve certain milestones as she goes along: preparing the famous baby’s bedroom, shop for the basics and essentials to survive motherhood, getting all the relevant medical tests, worrying about weight gain and diet, deciding where to give birth. And then,…

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Is your baby a late-preterm? Then this information is for you

12 September, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Everyone knows that premature babies need a lot of care and attention, but have you ever heard of late preterm babies who are also called near-term babies? When is a baby considered late preterm? Late preterm babies are those born between 34+0 and 36+6 weeks of pregnancy. When they are born at 34-35 weeks, it is possible that they spend a few days in a neonatal unit, but many times, babies who are born close to 36 weeks of pregnancy…

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My body odor is stronger now. Can I use deodorants?

5 September, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Many of you may have noticed that with pregnancy or after the birth of your baby, women usually sweat more, and body odor changes compared to how it was before pregnancy. Not to mention that you will notice that your ability to perceive certain odors increases during this period of time. This often makes you look for ways to contain that odor with deodorants, either to feel more comfortable or to avoid making the people around you uncomfortable. This is…

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The 9 most frequently asked questions during the second trimester of pregnancy

20 May, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

During the second trimester of your pregnancy, the questions that arise during the process change. Let’s answer the most frequently asked questions: When will I notice my pregnant belly? If this is your first pregnancy, you may feel that your belly doesn’t show. This is very common. The uterus, which will multiply its size at the end of pregnancy by 500 (500!), is growing slowly. To give you an idea, in week 12 of pregnancy, your uterus has not yet…

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New breast pumping law in the US: the PUMP Act explained

16 May, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

For the first time in 13 years, the United States Congress has passed a new law to support breastfeeding and working mothers: the PUMP Act or Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act. This legislation extends breastfeeding protection at work to more than 9 million employees who were unprotected under the previous law, which did not cover all sectors. Which employees are covered by the Pump Act? The vast majority, as long as they work in a company with…

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I just found out I’m pregnant, now what?

20 April, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

When the test is positive and you have the confirmation that you are pregnant, many doubts may arise. Surely we need someone to guide us on what to do. But then we schedule an appointment with the health service, either the midwife or obstetrician, and it turns out that we are given an appointment within 2, 3 or more weeks. What do we do during this time? Let’s take it step by step. If the pregnancy test is positive, does…

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New scale validated to assess the usability of a mHealth dedicated to breastfeeding

20 April, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

This past month a scientific paper by the LactApp R+D team was published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics (1). According to the Journal of Citation Reports (JCR) of 2021, this journal has an impact factor of 4.730, belonging to the 23rd position out of a total of 109 indexed in the category “Health Care Sciences & Services”. Therefore, this journal ranks in the first quartile (Q1) and the first tertile (T1) in the corresponding JCR listing. At LactApp,…

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The 7 most frequently asked questions during the third trimester of pregnancy

26 March, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

The last trimester of pregnancy has arrived, and this can raise new questions about this process. Let’s go over some of the most frequently asked questions in the third trimester of pregnancy: How will I know if I’m in labor? It is very common to be afraid of not knowing what the signs of the onset of labor are. As in any other natural process, your body usually sends signals that indicate that a change is coming. When labor is…

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Cuidados neonatalanes para instaurar la lactancia

Neonatal and maternal care in the first hours and breastfeeding initiation

4 March, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Neonatal and maternal care in the first hours after birth is important for the initiation of breastfeeding and establishing it properly. Here key points are skin-to-skin contact and the first latch within the first two hours of life. The main strategy to promote breastfeeding physiology is based on grouping and adapting postnatal care, favoring unrestricted skin-to-skin contact, avoiding early separation of the baby from the mother’s body, and facilitating an environment that favors the mother’s release of oxytocin, that is,…

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11 most frequently asked questions during the first trimester of pregnancy

8 January, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

When we realize we are pregnant, we may have a lot of doubts. Let’s answer the most common ones. When should I make an appointment for pregnancy monitoring?Although it depends on each place, it seems that it is usually recommended to make the first visit to the midwife or gynecologist at 7 or 9 weeks of gestation, to inform you about the monitoring of pregnancy and schedule all the tests of the first trimester. What tests will I undergo in…

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