Author Archives: chatwithdrketch

Yesterday, your baby breastfed normally. Today, she pushes the breast away. Is she weaning herself? Not necessarily. When a baby suddenly refuses to breastfeed, it may be a ‘breastfeeding strike (nursing strike)’. Self-weaning is usually gradual: feeds become less frequent … Continue reading →

Do you feel suddenly sad when you start breastfeeding, then feel like yourself again a few minutes later? This pattern may be D‑MER – Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex. It is a brief emotional reaction that occurs just before or as … Continue reading →

Four hours? Eight hours? One full day? None. Breast milk does not spoil inside your breast. If your baby suddenly refuses to suck, the real concern is not “bad milk.” Your breasts may become painfully full, and repeated missed feeds … Continue reading →

PLEASE DON’T TRY TO MASSAGE THAT PAINFUL BREAST LUMP OUT. What many breastfeeding mothers call a “blocked duct” is often inflammation and narrowing around the milk ducts, not a solid plug that must be forced out. Hard squeezing, aggressive massage … Continue reading →

Breast milk + formula is not exclusive breastfeeding. But it is still breastfeeding. And it is NOT failure. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months—but when that is not possible, a mother needs practical support, not shame.

Daily Health Tips: Should I Give My Baby Water While Exclusively Breastfeeding Posted on August 11, 2016 by chatwithdrketch Rate This Q: Good morning Doc, please I just had a baby and I want to do exclusively breastfeed my child. I don’t know whether … Continue reading →

5 minutes? 10 minutes? 20 minutes? How long must your baby breastfeed before the “fatty” hindmilk finally comes out? Here’s the surprising answer: There is no magic minute and foremilk does not suddenly switch into hindmilk. Read! Over and over … Continue reading →

“I HAVEN’T BREASTFED MY BABY SINCE BIRTH. IS IT ALREADY TOO LATE?” Not necessarily. Your breast milk may still come back, even after weeks or months. This is called RELACTATION: restarting breast-milk production after breastfeeding has stopped or never became … Continue reading →

That “dirty yellow milk” may be the most valuable milk your baby will ever receive. Yet some mothers are still told to press it out and throw it away. Please don’t. That thick, yellowish first milk is ‘colostrum’. It is … Continue reading →