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

9 May, 2020 LactApp 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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My baby’s first days

8 April, 2020 LactApp UK 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 and Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19)

12 March, 2020 LactApp 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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By and for black women by Desirée Bela-Lobedde

3 September, 2019 LactApp 0 Comment

The Black Breastfeeding Week (BBW) was held from 25 to 31 August. This has been its seventh edition. In the blog of LactApp, and in its social networks, there were a couple of publications talking about the need for this celebration, with the intention of making it visible. And, although it seems to me to be a necessary action in a medium dedicated to providing information on breastfeeding in general, I must say that the reactions of the readers made…

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Tongue-tie: what it is and how to treat it

19 June, 2019 LactApp 0 Comment

Tongue tie or ankyloglossia literally means tongue-tied or anchored. The tongue is anchored to the floor of the mouth, and the baby is unable to make the proper movements that should allow them to suckle effectively and without compromising the well-being of the mother. Where is the short lingual frenulum (tongue-tie) located, and what is it used for? The tongue tie should be inserted into the tongue. In the case of babies with a short tongue frenulum, we observe the…

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Premature babies and breastfeeding (part I)

22 March, 2019 LactApp 0 Comment

Giving birth to a premature baby is an experience for which parents are not prepared. The dreamed and desired baby disappears, happiness is postponed, and the future is too big and unknown. Parents often feel lost in the fragility of their babies. It seems that nothing is in their hands, that they cannot do much for them, and that they can only trust doctors and medicines. But is that so? What about breastfeeding in premature babies? Although there are no…

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5 expectations vs. reality of maternity

15 February, 2019 Alba Padró 0 Comment

Here is our best of maternity expectations vs reality: 1 Expectations: The baby wants to breastfeed all day because breasts work on demand, but do not worry that as the baby grows, the feedings will be spaced out and the baby will claim you less. Reality: Baby feeds do not decrease in number over time, they may even increase. What you may notice is that during the first few days you spend a lot of time breastfeeding because the baby…

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I didn’t expect my baby to breastfeed so often!

12 February, 2019 LactApp 0 Comment

In fact, I didn’t expect it at all, and it seems that I’m not mistaken when I say that a large number of women who are mothers for the first time didn’t expect it either. They don’t expect their baby to breastfeed so often. And why? It’s hard to know why we have these expectations for our babies. Maybe because we have little contact with babies in our daily lives, maybe because the experience of motherhood is so intense that…

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Breasts, breastfeeding and emotions

23 January, 2019 LactApp 0 Comment

Do you remember when your breasts started to grow? How did you feel? Did you receive any kind of comment that bothered you? Did you ever feel ashamed about how your body was developing? Did your environment encourage you to feel comfortable with your breasts or maybe you had to cover yourself constantly? It could be that one of these questions removes you or that even today your behaviour is conditioned as a result of those experiences, have you ever…

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Tattoos and piercings during breastfeeding

7 January, 2019 Alba Padró 0 Comment

A recurrent consultation at LactApp refers to the compatibility of tattoos and piercings with breastfeeding. Breast Piercings Let’s start with the piercings which are easier and shorter. During breastfeeding or pregnancy is not recommended to perform any type of perforation to the nipple because of the risk of infection and the pain it can cause. If you have a piercing in the nipple and want to breastfeed, do not have doubts, the answer is yes, you can breastfeed. You should…

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