Any mother could feel anxious about the first days of breastfeeding when everything is new, and we are invaded by doubts and fears. In this post, we talk about what we can pay attention at the first few days after the birth of our baby and that it will let you know how things are going. Pain: For the first 15-17 days, when your baby latches on to your breast, you may feel a pinching sensation, which should not last…
“Before becoming pregnant I had already been reading about breastfeeding, but I had read little about offering expressed breast milk until we were told that we were going to be parents of two babies. Researching about tandem breastfeeding, I began to see things about pumped breast milk, especially to give a little break to the mother with two babies. At that time I didn’t completely rule out this possibility, but I did continue to be in the lead in doing…
Some cultures have considered — and some alarmingly still do — that colostrum is useless or bad and should therefore be avoided. In these cases, babies have even been left for several hours, sometimes days, without eating anything at all or were fed with traditional preparations. But nothing could be further from the truth since colostrum is unique liquid gold, perfectly adapted to the specific needs of a newborn baby. Colostrum begins to appear between 12-16 weeks of pregnancy and…
Breastfeeding is not a type of parenting. Breastfeeding is the natural way to raise your baby, the first 6 months exclusively, from there with other foods. What does this mean? It means that although the breasts are the mother’s and the suckling belongs to the baby, breastfeeding must be 100% supported by the partner, the family, and society as a whole. Why? Because it is a question of humanity. Because that is what human biology needs because breastfeeding in the…
A few years ago, nipple shields were kind of like the devil. The rule was “take out the nipple shields”, and we encouraged all mothers to remove them as soon as possible. The nipple shields used a few years ago have nothing to do with today’s nipple shields, and that type of nipple shield did endanger breastfeeding. Why? The oldest nipple shields were made of materials as varied as glass, silver or ivory. Nipple shields from the 70s and 80s…
Today we share a story that we have transcribed from some voice messages that we have received from Charo, a very special mother who wanted to share her experience with all of us. We have been able to talk to her, and she tells us that her recovery is going well, and she feels that they are “almost” as they were before. She is also moved, realizing everything she and her family have been through. We can’t hide that we…
After the birth of your baby, a new world and a great adventure begins. Knowing in detail what is going to happen in those first hours is essential for you to be calm and know how to react if necessary. Skin-to-skin contact and first feeding After birth, the ideal space for a baby is its mother’s body. It is there that your baby will begin to use all their instinctual behaviors that will allow your little one to reach the…
The best way your child can drink their mother’s milk is from the breast but on certain occasions, such as when returning to work, we cannot be by their side. The methods of feeding and supplementing allow us to keep giving them the best. When we think of ways of nourishing our baby with extracted breast milk or formula, the first thing we think of is a bottle. In reality, the bottle is the method that is NOT recommended by…
Julio Basulto is a bestselling author of several nutrition books; he is the father of three beautiful daughters and happily married to dietitian-nutritionist Olga Ayllón. His books are highly recommended, as he has published 5 books on different subjects, and in all of them, he talks about the importance of breastfeeding in maternal and child health. In his book “Eating and running” he doesn’t speak about breastfeeding, although he does insist that exercise shouldn’t be a (another) hindrance to breastfeeding….