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Does abrupt weaning increase the risk of breast cancer?

11 March, 2022 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

In 2019, Basree et al. published a scientific study in which they studied whether abrupt weaning caused histological and molecular changes in the mammary gland (1) with the aim of understanding possible mechanisms of cancer protection in extended breastfeeding. This study assumes that breastfeeding generally decreases the risk of breast cancer, but it has been observed that the duration of breastfeeding has an impact on the risk of developing some types of cancer, such as triple negative breast cancer (TNBC),…

Lactation restoration techniques

1 January, 2022 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Lactation restoration techniques: refusal of the breast by the infant at some point during the breastfeeding journey is a situation that can occur with some frequency. In this context, the mother is likely to interpret this situation as an infant-induced attempt of weaning. When this happens before the age of one year, it is very uncommon that this stems from an infant’s own willingness to stop breastfeeding, but usually, there are rather other underlying causes. Lactation restoration techniques Some of…

Medication to stop breastfeeding

18 May, 2021 LactApp UK Comments 0 Comment

We receive many questions about medication to stop your milk supply, so we thought we deep dive into the topic and give you more information. Here our experts answer the most frequently asked questions related to taking tablets to cut off your milk supply. How can I make my breast milk dry up? The first thing you need to know is that breastmilk does not just dry up. Your production may decrease but it takes years for breastmilk to completely…

Is your child a picky eater? Here are some tips

29 January, 2020 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

Babies grow up and there comes a time when they are ready to start trying new foods in addition to breast milk. There are babies and children who show an enormous interest in food and in experimenting with new tastes, and there are others who show less interest in solid foods, or directly reject them. It is important to know that little or no interest in eating (or small amounts) in an infant one year old or older may be…

Weaning of babies younger than one year old – WEANING TIPS

18 June, 2019 Alba Padró Comments 0 Comment

When we have talked about weaning before, we have tended to focus on babies over the age of one year old. In this blog post, we’re going to talk about weaning when babies are younger than a year old or even a few months or days old. As you know, you can consult in the LactApp app for further information about weaning at any age and situation, so that you will have all the information possible in your hands and…

10 Tips on Weaning a Baby Older than 1 Year

1 March, 2019 Alba Padró Comments 0 Comment

Weaning is a star topic in the LactApp’s app, and that’s because it’s still a taboo topic. On the net you can find a lot of information about breastfeeding, especially the first months, but when we cross the barrier of the year, the information becomes scarce and often poor or unrealistic. It is important to start from the premise that we often only treat as ideal those weanings that are done naturally or very gradually, but let me tell you…

Weaning of Gael – Tell us your breastfeeding experience

27 February, 2019 LactApp Comments 0 Comment

That’s how I woke up the morning after the first weaning night. Just by applying pressure, without moving the hand, the milk flowed for a couple of minutes. We had been breastfeeding on demand for more than a year, and I felt it was my time to wean at night. Gael used to wake up every hour or two and was worth nothing but my breast to go back to sleep. My partner and I began to test everything:…

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