If you read this you might be an expat mum in France, possibly struggling with a little baby. Perhaps you’re trying to navigate breastfeeding or attempting to put your little one in the cot at night (spoiler: they prefer your arms!).

Sandrine contacts me. Her baby is 5 months old and we met during the establishment of breastfeeding and also to prepare her return to work. Since she has been pumping a lot, she has recurrent blocked ducts (hard area on the breast persisting after feeding, but without signs of inflammation, without redness, without fever) and a blister on the nipple that returns every week for 6 weeks.

There is a lot of contradictory information circulating about breastfeeding, and all questions related to diet are part of it! I have already written an article on foods to avoid while breastfeeding, and this article complements it. Is there any forbidden food during breastfeeding?