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Updated Guidelines for Milk Storage AAP 2021

Guidelines for milk storage can be confusing. Many common recommendations are not evidenced based or practical, differ for term and preterm infants, and can lead to families wasting their precious milk. Containers. Mothers should aim for cleanliness but realize milk is a biologic substance an...

Oversupply and Overactive Letdown During the First Weeks After Given Birth

Out of all the challenges that can happen with breastfeeding, overproduction and over active letdown was never mentioned before I had my baby. I was prepared for sore nipples, engorgement and low milk supply. Learning what is normal or not when you just had a baby can be challenging. Here are some tips that can help moms to overcome over active letdown and oversupply.

Issues producing enough breastmilk? Let’s talk about Hypoplasia

Low milk supply is the main cause for breastfeeding failure, let's explore one of the reason why some women aren't producing enough breastmilk. There are many reason why a woman may have delayed milk production or failure to produce enough milk. Reasons may include: Gestational diabetes, Pre-eclampsia, High blood pressure during pregnancy. Here in this article we will learn about Hypoplasia.

¿Cómo incluir a papá en la lactancia?

No falta quien piense que la lactancia exclusiva es un egoísmo de la mamá y que es injusto con papá porque él no puede pasar tanto tiempo con su bebé. Por supuesto que no hay nada más lejos de la verdad, porque si hay algo que no es egoísta, es amamantar. ¿Cómo podría serlo? Es dedicarse con todo el amor posible a esa nueva personita que vino a llenarnos la existencia.

¿Es baja producción de leche o el bebé está pasando por un brote de crecimiento?

Por: Ana María Hanssen La lactancia es como la maternidad misma: cuando ya parece que lo hemos descifrado todo, nos cambian las reglas del juego y tenemos que empezar a buscar nuevas estrategias para navegar los retos. Esto sucede particularmente cuando el bebé está atravesando un brote de crec...

Breastfeeding Takes a Team: How to Support Your Partner

This is for all the partners, husbands, boyfriends and anyone else embarking on the breastfeeding journey with a loved one. In just the first weeks, you will quickly find that feeding your new baby takes up so much of mama’s time, that she won’t have a free moment for anything else. But do...