Breastfeeding from just one breast: It is sometimes advised to return the baby to the first breast to "drain it completely," but this is advice that could hinder lactation. The reality is that breasts are never completely empty. Your baby nurses until they are satisfied or until the flow slows enough for them to decide to stop. If your baby detaches

Nipple Dermatitis Dermatitis , or eczema, affects the breasts extremely commonly, and the areola in particular, including in women who are not breastfeeding. It is even more common during lactation, for multiple reasons. It is the number one cause of misdiagnosis of "thrush" in patients.

Your baby cries after a bottle feed, squirms when you put them down, spits up (or doesn't), makes noises while sleeping (you can hear the milk coming back up, they grunt)?

Possums approach for baby sleep, what to expect?

Since the COVID pandemic, videoconferencing has become essential, and I particularly appreciate being able to conduct online lactation consultations and exchange with mothers from all over France, Corsica, and the entire world through telehealth!

The Gestalt approach consists of a step-by-step process explained to the mother with photos and a demonstration with a doll, so that she can modify the positions and reduce pain. While we often talk about helping the mother find an "instinctive position," in practice, after a month of intense pain, mothers need very concrete answers.

Several recent publications report a possible overdiagnosis of breast candidiasis (also called breast yeast infections). In a context of medication shortages, healthcare professionals are finding it increasingly difficult to know which product to prescribe when a candidiasis is suspected.

A 5-month-old baby wakes up at night to feed and has difficulty sleeping alone during the day. You are told to get him used to sleeping alone, but it’s not always easy. The baby’s brain is still developing, so he wakes up often at night. This is normal.

I am offering you this interview with Dr. Pamela Douglas, author of the book The Little Discontented Baby Book and the NDC Possums sleep-support program for families. She is the one who trained me on this topic.

Sleep is a topic that comes up very frequently in breastfeeding support meetings and lactation consultations, with questions about how to put the baby to sleep without the breast, about multiple awakenings, and anxiety about the lack of sleep, for both the mother and the baby.