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Colostrum harvesting before birth

13 March, 2024 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Colostrum harvesting before birth is a method that allows small amounts of colostrum to be collected during pregnancy, which, after the birth of the baby, can be given if necessary. This avoids the use of formula milk when supplementing is necessary. History of colostrum harvesting Although this may seem to be a fairly recent method, it is not. Until the late seventies and eighties, all women were encouraged to collect colostrum in the final stages of their pregnancy. Historically, the…

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Nipple ischemia: three possible causes

6 March, 2024 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

“It all begins at the end of the feed. My nipple turns white and starts hurting. It hurts a lot and I don’t know what it is. Then, when I am in the shower or go outside and it is cold, the pain comes back again. What can it be?“ What this mother is describing is called nipple ischemia, which is a lack of blood supply that can cause a lot of pain. Ischemia can occur for many different reasons,…

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Galactocele: what is it, and how can it affect breastfeeding?

29 January, 2024 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Today, we talk about a common benign condition in breastfeeding: the galactocele. Here is what it is and how it affects breastfeeding. It’s a harmless process that can occur during breastfeeding and that appears as a lump or cyst in the breast. What is a galactocele, and why does it appear? A galactocele is the accumulation of breastmilk fat material outside the mammary ducts. It happens when a small cyst forms and stays inside the mammary gland because it has…

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Developmental leaps at 4 and 8 months

11 January, 2024 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

We have already discussed the different developmental leaps, growth spurts, and breastfeeding crises and their causes, such as the 15 to 20-day or 3-month breastfeeding crises. Today, we will look at what, at LactApp, we call a false breastfeeding crisis, which also exists. So what is that, a false breastfeeding crisis? Let us explain. We call them “false” because, as a mother, you might think this challenging situation is related to your own milk supply. Still, in reality, it is…

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Supplemental Nursing System (SNS): Questions & Answers

21 December, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

The supplemental nursing system (SNS) is relatively unknown until you need it. We receive many consultations on using a supplemental nursing system (SNS) as a supplementation method during breastfeeding. When we think of a system to supplement milk to a baby, the first thing that comes into mind is usually a baby bottle. So, we have talked in another article about the different types of supplementation methods, and today, we focus on the supplemental nursing system (SNS) and answer the…

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Is there a breastfeeding crisis at 5 or 6 months?

4 December, 2023 Alba Padró Comments 0 Comment

Many mothers talk about a breastfeeding crisis at 5 or 6 months of the baby’s life. It has taken some time to understand this crisis, which does not appear in manuals and happens almost exclusively with an exaggerated increase in demand for night feeds. We have already talked about the 3-month breastfeeding crisis and the developmental leap at 4 months (also called sleep “regression”), where most babies go through a so-called breastfeeding crisis. Babies start to sleep less at night,…

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Your baby’s three-month growth spurt: questions and answers

13 November, 2023 Alba Padró Comments 6 comments

A growth spurt, also sometimes called a breastfeeding crisis, is a response by the baby to a clear increase in milk demand. Your baby will now ask to breastfeed at all times and may be nervous, irritable, and seemingly insatiable. Coincidentally, these demand increases occur around the same time for all babies. This shows that it is a common, biological, and necessary behavior that most of us go through. Some mothers may not notice it, but most do, and it…

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Blebs, spots, or milk blisters on the nipple

9 November, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Did you know that in addition to milk blisters or blebs, red spots, black spots, or blisters can also occur on the nipple during your breastfeeding journey? Whether they are transparent blisters or white spots, having any of these annoying situations means that 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…

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What can I do if my baby refuses to breastfeed?

10 October, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Babies are born to suckle; they expect to breastfeed, and biologically, they need to do so for at least their first year of life. They need to breastfeed to survive, and there is no reason to stop doing so. But there are some babies who suddenly (usually between 8 months and one year of age) stop nursing. Then, they don’t want to even get close to the breast, and they reject it. For any mother, it’s a terrible feeling when…

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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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