We continue today with the review of the best entries of the year in Babies and more, collecting those that have had more visits and that, in general, have liked more, or those that we consider to be more useful for all mothers and future mothers.
For today we have prepared a selection with the best posts about breastfeeding of the year 2014.
Does your baby only sleep in the chest? Quiet, it's normal
Many mothers wonder if it is normal for the only way for their baby to sleep is the breast. There are some who think they are being used as a pacifier. We break with that belief and explain why babies sleep that way and why is it normal.
The baby is born, how to start breastfeeding?
The baby has just been born and we don't know very well what we have to do. The nurses or healthcare professional will help us at the beginning, but it never hurts (in fact, it is highly recommended) to have the information so that, with the theory, we can face that moment calmly.
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer
There is always talk about the effects of breast milk on babies, but rarely what breastfeeding has in store for mothers. One of the things that have been evidenced in recent years is that breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer, and we know that the longer you breastfeed, the lower the risk of cancer.
Ten facts about breastfeeding
With this post we made a small compilation of interesting topics related to breastfeeding. Data that many people know, but others do not know and should be known almost as popular culture, so that the breastfeeding support be real
The role of the father in breastfeeding
The father must support the woman and her baby so that both can carry a pleasant and successful breastfeeding, but that is not the only thing that a father can do, luckily.
The dark side of breastfeeding
Because breastfeeding is not always idyllic or it is not always what it seems that we explain in our entries, or what is explained and seen as advice from the health, we tell you that breastfeeding has, like so many other things, a dark side.
How to know when the baby is hungry ?: If he cries, you are late
Babies have to breastfeed on demand. So far everyone agrees (I think), but What is demand? Because until now people have always believed that a baby asks for food when he cries, but it turns out that if he cries, he has been asking for food for a long time.
Extending breastfeeding favors the maturation of intelligence-related areas
Will it be breast milk or will it be contact with mom? Or maybe they are both, but the fact is that it has been shown that children who breastfeed longer have a better maturation of brain areas related to intelligence.
Pope Francis again encourages mothers to breastfeed in public, now in the Sistine Chapel
Breastfeeding in public has been in recent years, and still is, a controversial issue. Luckily, Pope Francis encouraged women to breastfeed in public explaining the issue in the same way that we see it: it's something natural and baby food.
Ten phrases we should not say to a mother who breastfeeds her baby (I)
When a woman has a baby, she becomes a magnet for advice and opinion-makers and many people take the liberty to talk about breastfeeding. We collect ten phrases that are often said to nursing mothers and that should not be said.
Is my baby getting enough breast milk?
One of the doubts when a baby sucks, that is why the breast is not transparent, is whether or not you will be drinking enough milk. We explain what are the signs to look at to see if the baby is feeding correctly.
