Lactation

The protective effect that breast milk has on the health of the child is known and that is why the WHO (World Health Organization) recommends it as exclusive food during the first six months of life and supplemented with solid food for, at least, two years.

Breast milk is the best food that the newborn can receive, since it provides all the nutrients that the baby needs and adapts to each stage of its growth, in addition to protecting it against infections and diseases in the short and long term. The WHO recommends it exclusively during the first six months of life, and keep it until at least two years supplemented with other foods.

If a few decades ago becoming a mother represented some pause or impediment in the careers of many Hollywood actresses, today it is something that is celebrated and admired (as it always should have been). Much of this is thanks to the famous women who have shared a little of their lives with children, helping to make visible those moments of mother's life that are not always seen on the big screen.

Colostrum is the milk that a newborn takes in the first days of life. However, its production begins already in pregnancy. Therefore, it is possible to produce and extract colostrum in the days / weeks before delivery. But is it really necessary to extract it? In which cases would it be indicated?

Every breastfeeding story is unique, and it's not always a bed of roses, especially when it comes to breastfeeding three babies at the same time. But this is a beautiful story that, although it has not been easy, has been happy breastfeeding for six months. It is that of Nina Dufrenne, a 27-year-old mother and her triplets Aubree, Emma and Louis, who were born premature in January, at 29 weeks' gestation.

Currently there is no doubt that breast milk is the ideal food for the baby during the first six months of life; This is recommended by the WHO. From then on, and up to two years or more whenever the mother and baby wish, it continues to be essential, but it is necessary to take other foods as well.

The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding up to six months, for all the benefits it has for the child and his mother. But not all moms are able or willing to breastfeed and opt for formula milk. One of them is Paula Echevarría. The actress and influencer became a mother for the second time last April, at the age of 43. Since then he has shared his experience on social networks, very different from what he lived with his first daughter Daniella, who is now 13 years old.

Some mothers for so much and others for so little. As you read it: while some new mothers report problems getting their milk to rise, others have to face an excessive production that the newborn still does not know how to handle.