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

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.