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How to offer additional milk to a baby who is not gaining weight (supplementing)

9 May, 2020 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

How to offer additional milk to a baby who is not gaining weight? It is likely that the first thing that comes to your mind is a bottle. But if you have previously looked for information, it is also likely that other methods such as finger-syringe, cup, and spoon will come to your mind. Choosing one of these methods on how to offer additional supplemental milk, either expressed or artificial, to a baby who is not gaining weight can be…

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“I am exposed to coronavirus in my job and breastfeeding”

21 April, 2020 LactApp UK Comments 1 comment

Many of you are nurses, nursing assistants, doctors, cleaners and hospital food workers in this current health crisis, who are in daily contact with people who have COVID-19 or are suspected of having it and are also breastfeeding. First of all, we would like to say a big Thank You, thank you for everything you are doing, thank you for taking care of us and for taking care of our loved ones. Thank you for staying by our side in…

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The cradle hold position for breastfeeding

13 April, 2020 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Many breastfeeding problems can be solved by improving the baby’s latch on the breast and the position in which we breastfeed. In this article, we will talk about how to get a good latch and help babies drink all the milk they need while avoiding complications. Many of you are just starting to breastfeed, and you will probably breastfeed your baby in this most typical position, the cradle hold. The cradle hold position means you are sitting, and the baby…

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My baby’s first days

8 April, 2020 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

This blog entry is intended for mothers who have just had a baby and need basic information about the baby’s behaviour, poos, feeding, sleeping, weight gain, or when to seek specialist medical advice. In these times of lockdown, isolation and cancellation of health check appointments, many of you have doubts about whether your baby is feeding properly. This is why we have created this post, so you can assess the health of your baby and see if there is something…

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Breastfeeding in self-isolation and when staying at home

22 March, 2020 LactApp Comments 1 comment

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families around the world are currently confined to their homes with their breastfeeding babies. We have never experienced anything like this before. This is the first time we have faced a situation like this and it is normal that you have many doubts. What we can tell you is that many of you feel the same way, so we are going to try to answer those questions that many of you have…

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Breastfeeding and Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19)

12 March, 2020 LactApp Comments 2 comments

Last update: April 11, 2020. These days we are facing an exceptional situation and we know that this causes a lot of concern among families, since many of you have made us aware of your doubts and concerns. Therefore, at LactApp we have been reviewing the latest recommendations from international disease and breastfeeding experts to provide you with up-to-date information. We have been able to confirm that the great majority of these organizations conclude, that when the mother suffers from…

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And I did it – March 8th International Women’s Day

6 March, 2020 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

We have been thinking a long time about how to prepare for this day, a day of mobilizations, of demands, of feelings, a day full of sisterhood and feminism. Because of this, we wanted to do something different, something special, something that would support and encourage us. In 2017 the hashtag #MeToo movement was launched. A concept under which many women shared their experiences about all kind of violence (sexual, gender, obstetric…), harassment, fear, sexual abuse,… which they suffered (or…

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Can I breastfeed and be a feminist?

10 December, 2019 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Today, as we celebrated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women a few days ago, we would like to retrieve this wonderful text by Irene García Perulero, a woman who knows a lot about feminism and breastfeeding. Do not miss it! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. “I breastfed for eight years and I did it for two reasons. The first is that I was told I could not do it. Let’s see,…

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Pregnancy and Oral Health

19 September, 2019 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Pregnancy generates a series of changes in oral health that may cause a lot of discomfort. Although it is a myth, many of our patients believe that “for every pregnancy, a tooth will be lost” and it is our duty as dental health professionals to provide information to expectant mothers in order to remove that belief once and for all. Cavities and peridontitis (disease of the gums and the bone surrounding the tooth) are two diseases that are caused by…

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The 74 thousand reasons for LactApp

4 September, 2019 Maria Berruezo Comments 0 Comment

To personally live the steps that LactApp has made has been an experience similar to motherhood in many aspects. When LactApp was born, we taught her everything we knew, we passed on to her the knowledge in breastfeeding, the tone of the messages, the respect towards decision making. Soon it was time to let her interact with many other people. It was a magical moment, clumsy, full of fears and pride, similar to that first step our children took. Soon…

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