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“Dangle feeding”

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:40:57 +0000

Some mothers with a plugged/blocked duct find it helpful to breastfeed while leaning over baby (this positioning is sometimes called "dangle feeding") so that gravity aids in dislodging the plug.

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Breastfeeding / Nursing Aversion and Agitation (BAA)

KellyMom — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:48:43 +0000

By Zainab Yate (MSc) What is the phenomenon of Breastfeeding Aversion and Agitation (BAA)? BAA or ‘aversion’ is a phenomenon that some breastfeeding mothers experience, which includes having particular negative feelings, often coupled with intrusive thoughts when an infant is latched and suckling at the breast (Yate, 2017). The two days before I get my […]

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Breastfeeding after breast surgery

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:25:14 +0000

Breastfeeding after breast surgery

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Breastfeeding and breast abscess

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:22:14 +0000

I developed a breast abscess after I returned to work full time when my daughter India was 10 months old. I had mastitis my 4th day back, and then a recurrent plug that I just couldn't get rid of. By my sixth week back, I had a full blown abscess the size of a kiwi. It was horrible - the area was very tender, especially when my breasts were full or if my daughter hit it while nursing, and my entire immune system was very taxed. Almost as horrible was having to deal with medical professionals who were very ill-informed about breastfeeding, telling me to wean.

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Breastfeeding and Maternal Diabetes

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:43:22 +0000

Breastfeeding and Maternal Diabetes

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Breastfeeding and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:38:15 +0000

Many moms with PCOS have no problems with breastfeeding, but recent research is showing that mothers with PCOS are at greater risk for insufficient milk supply. On the other hand, about one-third of women with PCOS report problems with oversupply (perhaps this is connected with the hyperprolactinemia - elevated prolactin levels - that occurs in about 20% of moms with PCOS).

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Breastfeeding Challenges in the Early Days (Resources)

KellyMom — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:16:22 +0000

Breastfeeding Issues - Mother

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Carpal tunnel syndrome in breastfeeding mothers

KellyMom — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:38:07 +0000

Carpal tunnel syndrome can sometimes appear during pregnancy or postpartum. Carpal tunnel syndrome associated with pregnancy is thought to be related to inflammation and edema of the median nerve as it passes through the wrist. It can take a few weeks to a few months after delivery for the symptoms to resolve but it usually clears up completely.

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Depression or other negative emotions upon milk let-down (D-MER)

KellyMom — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:50:33 +0000

A small percentage of breastfeeding mothers experience feelings of depression (or anxiety, agitation or anger) beginning immediately before their milk lets down. This is called Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex, or D-MER. According to D-MER.org, "Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex is a condition affecting lactating women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions, that occur just before milk release and continuing not more than a few minutes." This is a physiological response (not a psychological response) that has been tied to a sudden decrease in the brain chemical dopamine immediately before milk let-down.

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Engorgement

KellyMom — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:00:30 +0000

It is normal for your breasts to become larger and feel heavy, warmer and uncomfortable when your milk increases in quantity (“comes in”) 2-6 days after birth. This rarely lasts more than 24 hours. With normal fullness, the breast and areola (the darker area around the nipple) remain soft and elastic, milk flow is normal and latch-on is not affected.

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