Breastfeeding

Today, on World Breastmilk Donation Day, we talk about solidarity and the importance of donating, thanks to the testimony of a woman who has donated 170 liters of breast milk to a bank in Iowa. A milk that is always necessary, but even more so these days. Why?

Today, on World Breastmilk Donation Day, we talk about solidarity and the importance of donating, thanks to the testimony of a woman who has donated 170 liters of breast milk to a bank in Iowa. A milk that is always necessary, but even more so these days. Why?

Colostrum is the milk that the newborn drinks during its first days of life, and the body begins to produce it in the last months of pregnancy.

Breastfeeding is the ideal food for newborns and infants up to six months of life. Subsequently, it is also the perfect food, but accompanied by other foods to cover all nutritional needs. But it is not only complete from a nutritional point of view; breastfed babies have a lower risk of diseases such as asthma, type 2 diabetes, obesity or atopic dermatitis.

A pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks. However, some babies are born prematurely and we speak of premature babies (born before 37 weeks).

We know that there is no better food for the baby than breast milk. Among its benefits we can mention that it is free, it is always prepared and at the ideal temperature, it provides immunity against diseases and reduces the risk of allergies, in addition to promoting the attachment bond between mother and baby.

After waiting so long, the baby is finally born. You look into his eyes, you are overflowing with happiness and you ask yourself, what now? If you have chosen to feed your baby with your milk, the best option from a nutritional, immunological and emotional point of view, we tell you how to start breastfeeding.

My third baby was born with a submucosal-type sublingual frenulum; a condition that began to affect our lactation practically from the first day, causing cracks, painful feedings and poor weight gain.