Amy Denton, Wharfedale, Yorkshire, UK Isaac’s birth was traumatic. My labor started when I got up to pee at 3 am with my water breaking. Contractions became gradually more intense until 8 am, when they stopped altogether. On reaching hospital I was a couple of centimeters dilated and meconium was detected. A drip, which took a … Read More
Tova Ovits, Brooklyn, New York, USA Originally printed in Leaven Issue 2, 2014. “Hello? Yes, this is La Leche League. How can I . . . ? Mmm hmmm. Yes. Wow. Sounds really painful! Let’s start from the beginning. Can you tell me a little about your labor and delivery?” This seemingly unrelated question does more than … Read More
SHAHEDA YASHMIN, CLAPHAM, GREAT BRITAIN FRANÇAIS TÜRKÇE Breastfeeding is important to me for several reasons. One reason is my religion. As a Muslim parent, I always try to follow Islamic guidelines and I was fascinated to discover breastfeeding is mentioned in the Quran1 (Islam’s holy book). As I read more about Islam and breastfeeding, I came … Read More
BRIANA TILLMAN, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA PHOTO:SHUTTERSTOCK/LEONID AND ANNA DEDUKH Human milk’s complex adaptations are amazing. Breast milk undergoes biochemical changes during a feeding; the consistency develops visually over the course of a pumping session from watery foremilk to creamier hindmilk. Human milk also has the ability to provide for an infant’s changing nutritional needs … Read More
Briana Tillman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Photo:Shutterstock/Leonid and Anna Dedukh Human milk’s complex adaptations are amazing. Breast milk undergoes biochemical changes during a feeding; the consistency develops visually over the course of a pumping session from watery foremilk to creamier hindmilk. Human milk also has the ability to provide for an infant’s changing nutritional needs … Read More
Shaheda Yashmin, Clapham, Great Britain Photo: Fotosearch Breastfeeding is important to me for several reasons. One reason is my religion. As a Muslim parent, I always try to follow Islamic guidelines and I was fascinated to discover breastfeeding is mentioned in the Quran1 (Islam’s holy book). As I read more about Islam and breastfeeding, I came across … Read More
Alice Allan, IBCLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Übersetzung von Anja Harnisch, LLL-Beraterin, Österreich Untersucht, ob Milchpumpen wirklich notwendig sind. Bei manchen Müttern fließt die Milch nicht in die Pumpe und sie können nur ein paar kümmerliche Tropfen produzieren, obwohl sie in Wirklichkeit eine gute Milchproduktion haben. Verkaufsschlager Weltweit werden die Verkäufe von Milchpumpen auf 5,5 Millionen … Read More
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA ENGLISH Las investigaciones más recientes demuestran que la lactancia minimiza el riesgo de depresión, ayuda a que las madres duerman más y superen malas experiencias del pasado. Cada año, miles de madres en todo el mundo padecen depresión post parto. Por un lado, los profesionales de la salud, más que … Read More
Deutsch Español Français Diana West, BA, IBCLC, Long Valley, New Jersey, USA Mothering after breast reduction surgery When I became pregnant for the first time, the one thing I knew for sure was that I wasn’t going to breastfeed. I’d had breast reduction surgery and my surgeon had said it wasn’t possible. At the time of … Read More
Alice Allan, IBCLC, Addis Abeba, Etiopía Traducido por Inma Mellado, Madrid, España estudia si son necesarios los sacaleches Algunas madres no consiguen sentir la bajada de la leche cuando usan un sacaleches y producen sólo unas pocas gotas, cuando en realidad tienen una buena producción de leche. Superventas Las ventas de sacaleches se estiman en unos … Read More