Lactation

Manual expression of breast milk: when and how is it done?

Breastfeeding is the ideal food during the first six months of the baby's life; and also from then on, accompanied by other foods, up to two years or more (according to the wishes of the mother and the baby). The usual thing is to do direct breastfeeding (for the baby to suckle at the breast), but sometimes it is necessary to express milk for certain reasons. And manual removal is one of the ways to do it.

Galactocele or milk cyst: what is it and how is it treated?

Lumps in the breast during breastfeeding are relatively common and often cause for concern. Although many times it is something easily solvable, such as a blocked duct, on other occasions it can be a more serious problem, so it is always important to consult a professional.

The WHO and Unicef denounce the aggressive and misleading advertising of breast milk substitutes

More than half of parents and pregnant women surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have received advertising for breast-milk substitutes (also called "artificial milk" and "infant formula"), often in violation of international standards on infant feeding.

Breast engorgement or engorgement: what to do when there is edema and pain in the chest?

Around the second or third postpartum day, milk rise takes place (in other countries it is called milk let-down). The breast increases in size and consistency and can be annoying, although it subsides in a few days. However, in some cases excess fluid accumulates, which we know as edema; We then speak of engorgement or breast engorgement. It happens most often between the third and fifth days postpartum.

Smoothing reverse pressure, an effective technique to relieve breast engorgement: how to do it

Two or three days after giving birth, the "milk rise" takes place (in some countries it is called "milk let-down"). This is a normal and temporary situation that, although it may be somewhat annoying, disappears in a few days. However, sometimes an excessive accumulation of fluids (edema) can appear and we then speak of engorgement. Engorgement can lead to problems; For this reason, multiple measures have been studied to alleviate it, among them, the softening reverse pressure.

The Kassing method: how to give the bottle the closest thing to breastfeeding

The WHO and the main pediatric scientific societies recommend that babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life.

Breastfeeding: eleven important benefits of breastfeeding your baby

Feeding with breast milk is probably the intervention that, with lower economic costs, achieves greater benefits on people's health.

A mother of triplets shows a painful breast engorgement in her armpits after giving birth

Breast engorgement is a frequent condition in the days after childbirth, which causes tension and pain in the breasts of the new mother. That is not strange. What is rare is the case of Linda Jones, a 39-year-old mother of six, who has just given birth to triplets and has gone viral on Tik Tok by showing a rather strange breast engorgement in her armpits.

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