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Top 100 Maternity Content Creators

Top 100 Maternity Content Creators

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We have selected the Top 100 maternity content creators in Spain and Latin America and now it’s up to you to be the jury to decide who is the best in each category. From Tuesday 25 June until 14 July, voting will take place for the most outstanding Spanish-speaking maternity content creators of 2024. ACCESS THE VOTING (only in Spanish) What is the LactApp Creators project? Every year, LactApp launches a research project in the breastfeeding and maternity sector. This…

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Weaning: definition, types and tricks to stop breastfeeding

Weaning: definition, types and tricks to stop breastfeeding

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What is weaning Weaning is the process that ends breastfeeding. Just like breastfeeding, weaning has an evolution and specific “times” to be taken into account during the process. At LactApp, we want to accompany this process no matter how it is or whenever it is for you. That’s why this article summarizes all the information so that all the ideas and resources you may need are available to you. During pregnancy, we emphasize the need for women to get informed…

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Relactation: process and stages

Relactation: process and stages

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Relactation is the process of restoring a mother’s breast milk supply after it has decreased or disappeared altogether. For various reasons, mothers may wish to stop supplementing the artificial formula they give their infants and attempt to resume exclusive breastfeeding. Correcting the cause of relactation Before starting with the relactation process, the causes that led to the initiation of supplementing formula must be investigated as in some situations, it will be very unlikely that relactation can be achieved. These situations…

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7 tricks to keep your breastfeeding baby from twiddling

7 tricks to keep your breastfeeding baby from twiddling

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Does your breastfeeding baby or toddler play with your nipples when breastfeeding? At about 10 to 15 months, children improve their fine motor skills a lot, and they often start with what is called twiddling.Now, every day, they become more skilled at holding a grip with their index finger and thumb. This is undoubtedly a great advance in their fine motor skills, but it can also be an uncomfortable nuisance for breastfeeding mothers. At this point, babies begin with ‘twiddling’…

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Breastfeeding during pregnancy

Breastfeeding during pregnancy

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When a breastfeeding mother becomes pregnant, she may find herself with mixed feelings and questions about whether or not to continue breastfeeding her older child. She may even hear negative comments about continuing to breastfeed during pregnancy, which may come from family and friends as well as healthcare professionals. There are many fears and misconceptions associated with breastfeeding during pregnancy: a perceived increased risk of miscarriage, that the babies or the mother will suffer from nutritional deficiencies, that the older…

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My baby pulls away from the breast when milk sprays out – oversupply

My baby pulls away from the breast when milk sprays out – oversupply

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The fountain in the picture is in the city of Nuremberg (Germany) and depicts the six Virtues: Faith, Hope, Charity, Courage, Temperance, and Patience, crowned by the figure of Justice. All 6 statues have “milk” in the form of water coming out of their breasts and spraying out. Most women are worried about having too little breast milk, so this amount of milk is almost everyone’s dream: a free flow of milk sprays! Many mothers may wish for this, but…

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My baby wants to breastfeed constantly

My baby wants to breastfeed constantly

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Although you may have heard that babies breastfeed constantly, when your baby arrives, it may actually surprise you how often they nurse. Usually, we are simply not prepared for this! Babies breastfeed for many months, from 8 to 12 times in any 24 hours, which means that you will spend many hours with your baby glued to your breast. You also have to remember that babies take a long time to complete a feed during their first months. They can…

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Is it ok to give a breastfed baby an occasional bottle of formula?

Is it ok to give a breastfed baby an occasional bottle of formula?

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Mothers often ask in the LactApp if it is okay to occasionally give their breastfed baby a bottle. Here we won’t talk about returning to (paid) work, which implies a change in family organization, but about those punctual times, when you need cover for a specific occasion: a meeting, a dinner with friends, a short visit, or a doctor’s appointment for example. Official WHO health guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby’s life. This means,…

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Stages of Nipple Damage

Stages of Nipple Damage

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Nipple soreness is one of the most common problems during breastfeeding. Moreover, as this problem is related to pain, numerous studies indicate that this is one of the main reasons for mothers to stop breastfeeding. When a breastfeeding mother presents nipple lesions, it is important to know the etiology of the lesions and the most appropriate treatment. Firstly, an assessment of the feeding technique, the latch, and the oral structures of the infant is essential to know the cause of…

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Do you need a pelvic floor checkup?

Do you need a pelvic floor checkup?

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Let’s talk about the pelvic floor and why pelvic floor health after pregnancy is so important for women. Do you experience urine leaks when you cough or sneeze? Do you feel pain during sex with penetration? Do you have hemorrhoids? All of these, and more, can be symptoms of your pelvic floor not being in good condition. For too long, it has been thought that urine leaks or pain during intercourse, for example, are the price women pay for being…

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