Miscarriage, stillbirth, and bereaved breastfeeding. This week is baby loss awareness week, and you may be wondering what baby and pregnancy loss grief has to do with breastfeeding… Well, a lot. When the placenta separates from the womb, breast milk supply begins. And this happens always, no matter what happened to the baby. But our body does not understand death; it does not seem to contemplate that option. This is why breast milk still appears after the death of a…

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Gema Cárcamo, IBCLC and expert twin lactation consultant has provided us with this article of tips and ideas on how to survive breastfeeding multiples. We are sure you will find useful! Recommendations for initiating breastfeeding with twins, triplets, or multiples Saving time when breastfeeding twins Time is your biggest enemy, but sometimes you have to be patient: it’s better to start giving the breast one at a time and get familiar with the tastes and preferences of each baby, discover…

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Today, let’s talk about when a baby makes a squeaky sound when breastfeeding and laryngomalacia. We recently received the following consultation from a breastfeeding mother. “My one-month-old baby makes a lot of noise when he nurses. It’s like he has a whistling sound from his throat. He is putting on weight, and everything seems to be going well, but that noise seems weird to me, and I don’t know what it is. Can you help me?” Babies often make a…

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A nipple wound from a baby bite can be very common, but is often difficult to heal. We talked some time ago about the dreadful biting stage, and we believe we should expand on the topic with the best solutions to prevent these types of wounds from getting infected and causing a lot of pain. First of all, the most important thing is that you will take action. The wound will not close by itself, and applying products such as…

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One of the things we don’t expect when we think about weaning is that it can trigger so many emotions in ourselves and our children. And yes, weaning can be a hotspot of many feelings that arise before, during, and after the weaning process. These feelings don’t just affect us; they can also influence our baby’s behavior, which can be very scary. Let’s talk about it! When starting to think about weaning When you start thinking about weaning, when you…

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Combination feeding means feeding your baby a combination of breastmilk/breastfeeding and formula feeding. Whatever your reason for combination feeding, we want to help you to maintain it for as long as you want. Usually, two problems happen when you want to maintain mixed feeding and avoid giving up breastfeeding: So if your decision is to maintain combination feeding, you have to take into account these 4 basic guidelines: 1. Give the breast first Whenever possible, breastfeed first and leave formula…

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