Breastfeeding problems

Although every breastfeeding mom dreads not having enough milk, having too much can be just as much of a headache. In fact, having oversupply is very much like being underweight – everyone who has the opposite problem envies you, but…
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Tongue ties and breastfeeding I first learned about tongue ties shortly after I started studying to be a lactation consultant. Suddenly, I had an answer for so many of my most difficult patients – they had tongue ties! Now, I…
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There are few things as stressful as when your baby is born too early. Not only do you have to adjust to being a mother sooner than you were expecting, but you also have to learn to be a mother…
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Winter has arrived with a bang here in sunny South Africa, and it seems as if every second person I meet has a case of the sniffles. And alas, sometimes we and our babies also get sick. Consider this your…
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When we think of thrush, we usually think of a vaginal infection, or perhaps oral thrush in baby’s mouth. But for breastfeeding women, thrush can take on another unwelcome form: nipple thrush. The bad news is that it’s quite common,…
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When I am training nurses in breastfeeding management, I usually ask them this question: “Insufficient breast milk production is a common problem – true or false?”. And the answers are all over the board! The funny thing is, the correct…
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Expectant women often worry about whether their nipples will be okay for breastfeeding. They worry that the nipples are too big, too small, too long or too flat. Fortunately, breastfeeding is not so fragile that only a “perfect” nipple will…
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