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How can I tell if my baby’s latch is good?

24 May, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Over and over again, we hear the same question: “Why am I in pain if they tell me my baby is latching on well? The main causes of breastfeeding pain for mothers are: Incorrect breastfeeding positioning: the baby’s body has to maintain a straight line: the ear, shoulder, and hip must remain aligned regardless of the position chosen for breastfeeding. Incorrect posture: each breast is different, and for this reason, you should try to trace an imaginary line from the center…

Flying without your baby with breastmilk in your hand luggage

22 May, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

When you are breastfeeding and have to fly without your baby, your breast pump will be your best friend. But flying with breast milk in your hand luggage is not always allowed when you don’t travel with your baby. A Mexican congresswoman has put this issue on the table in her country with an initiative that calls for this to be allowed. In Mexico, pumped breast milk can only be transported when flying with a baby. Otherwise, it must be…

New breast pumping law in the US: the PUMP Act explained

16 May, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

For the first time in 13 years, the United States Congress has passed a new law to support breastfeeding and working mothers: the PUMP Act or Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act. This legislation extends breastfeeding protection at work to more than 9 million employees who were unprotected under the previous law, which did not cover all sectors. Which employees are covered by the Pump Act? The vast majority, as long as they work in a company with…

Beauty treatments and breastfeeding

10 May, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

When you become a mother, you put your baby first, and you take a backseat. So much so that you might even look at a hairdresser salon with nostalgia, remembering the days when you did have the time to go there. But the hardest thing is, when you finally do get that time for yourself, it turns out that you have to fight a lot of myths and false beliefs about beauty treatments and breastfeeding, such as “you can’t dye…

How your breasts change during pregnancy

5 May, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

When a woman gets pregnant, her body changes and transforms. Surely the most obvious change is the increase in the size of the belly, but did you know that the breasts also grow and change? So in this article, we will talk about the changes and sensations that a woman usually experiences in her breasts during pregnancy. Before we start, a little note to understand this topic better: the mammary gland at birth is the same in girls and boys….

Power Pumping

1 May, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

There has been a lot of talk about different techniques to increase milk supply rapidly. First of all, we have to keep in mind that the important thing is not to produce lots of milk but to produce the right amount of milk for your baby. That is to say, there is a lot of talk about remedies and foods to have more milk, but what we really need is to regulate the milk we produce, and that is achieved…

How many hours does a baby sleep?

25 April, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

Babies have different sleep patterns than adults. Their sleep patterns involve a more superficial rest, with more frequent awakenings, so they can make sure their mother is by their side and that everything is going well. Even though most parents know that this means little sleep, you can’t help but be surprised by the way your baby sleeps, when it’s your first. The popular saying “You sleep like a baby!” should be more realistically changed to “You sleep like a…

I just found out I’m pregnant, now what?

20 April, 2023 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

When the test is positive and you have the confirmation that you are pregnant, many doubts may arise. Surely we need someone to guide us on what to do. But then we schedule an appointment with the health service, either the midwife or obstetrician, and it turns out that we are given an appointment within 2, 3 or more weeks. What do we do during this time? Let’s take it step by step. If the pregnancy test is positive, does…

Breastfeeding and Your Period – Everything You Need to Know

18 April, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

When it comes to breastfeeding myths, those about the period and breastfeeding are some of the most common misconceptions. There is a lot of fear that, with the reappearance of the menstrual cycle and the period, breastfeeding will end or that breastmilk could dry up, so we have decided to answer all your questions so that you can be reassured about what happens when your period is back and you are a breastfeeding mother. Around one month after birth I…

What containers can I use to store breastmilk?

12 April, 2023 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

To refrigerate and freeze pumped or hand-expressed breastmilk, you need suitable containers that guarantee breastmilk’s optimal storage and hygiene. There are several types of containers specially designed for this purpose on the market: bags and containers, of which we will see the pros and cons below. On top of that, you can also use containers that, although they have not been created to store breastmilk, are perfectly suitable for this purpose. Containers that are not specific If a container was…

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