Category Breastfeeding

After delivery, and depending on how it was, many women may have pain in the perineal area. These discomforts make many doctors recommend that the mother take ibuprofen to calm the discomfort, but it may be that these, especially those who have chosen to breastfeed, are opposed in case this medicine can affect your baby.

When women reach the stage of motherhood, one of the things we most want is to be able to feed our child with our own milk and with our own breasts, but we are filled with so many fears. After reading this, your doubts will disappear! 15 powerful phrases to encourage a mother with breastfeeding.

Who has a friend has a treasure! That person with whom you have grown up, to whom you tell your problems and concerns, who has supported you through good times and bad, can play a key role when it comes to breastfeeding. Did you know that talking to your friends on the phone favors breastfeeding?

Nipple shields are silicone nipples that are used to cover the nipple when there are certain problems when breastfeeding. There are many women who have to turn to them first in order for breastfeeding to be successful. If it's your thing, keep reading and find out the things to keep in mind before using liners.

When the mother and the couple (because here the role of the father, as in the rest of parenting, is important) decide to start with night weaning, they usually have mixed feelings: on the one hand, they do not want to take away the night feedings from their baby that demand so much, and on the other hand, they want to leave behind night awakenings, or they have simply made the decision and want to continue with it.

In this information age, no one doubts that breastfeeding is the best food a newborn can receive. But, did you know that, in addition to food, breast milk provides much more? ? And it is that breastfeeding is much more than a food. Is that why among mothers it is not uncommon to hear the phrase "the tit is magic" while certain glances of complicity are exchanged.

The figure and the role of the father have traditionally been aside from motherhood, and more specifically from breastfeeding. It is true that the mother is the only person who can breastfeed, however the father's role in breastfeeding is key for it to be successful, and, as the World Health Organization says, support Adequate family is very important for breastfeeding to succeed.

My son was born in September and my daughter, after 5 years, was born in the same month, so I had to breastfeed in the months of December, January and February. Why am I telling you this? Well because, if the same thing has happened to you, you will see that it is not the same to breastfeed your baby in spring, when sunny days are visible, than to breastfeed your baby in winter with the polar cold. You may have already noticed, babies do not only need the breast when you are comfortably sitting on the sofa at home or in the heat of a cup of tea in a cafeteria.

Breastfeeding or offering a bottle to the newborn baby is a very personal decision of each woman, one that no one should interfere with. It is true that much has been written, said and researched about the benefits of breastfeeding for babies. A recent study states that breastfeeding determines whether the child is right-handed or left-handed.