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In recent years, we have seen how more and more women are working in politics or public service in some country, who in addition to fulfilling their duties, perform their work as mothers. From senators breastfeeding in parliament, to the Prime Minister of New Zealand announcing that she will take her maternity leave, they help make that role of women and mothers in important political positions more visible.

Breastfeeding is the best for mother and child. WHO recommends it exclusively during the first six months of the baby's life, and up to two years or more supplemented with other nutrients. But it is not always easy to face the complications that sometimes arise, so it is essential to have resources that can help us at certain times.

Finding media with campaigns that promote breastfeeding is something that happens more and more frequently. And it is that between fighting against those who discriminate against nursing mothers, and continuing to publicize all its benefits, the issue of breastfeeding is one of the most frequent issues when talking about motherhood.

Breastfeeding has multiple benefits for both the baby and the mother, and every day we continue to discover more reasons to promote and continue it as long as possible, as a recent study in which it was found that breastfeeding is related to a lower risk of diabetes for mothers.

One more reason for mothers who breastfeed their babies to continue as long as they can. A new study conducted in the United States links breastfeeding with a lower risk of diabetes, and ensures that the longer, the lower the risk. Research indicates that breastfeeding for six months or more reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by almost half for women, even decades later.

In Babies and more, breastfeeding is a recurring theme because of the great benefits it has for the baby and for the mother, and because it is the best way to feed a baby, without thereby making mothers who bottle-feed feel bad, who of course deserve all the respect in the world. At this point that is a debate more than overcome.

When you get pregnant and you are new, it is inevitable to start looking for information and start an endless list of things that "supposedly" we will need by the time the baby comes home. Later some of them will remain unused but others will become so essential that we cannot live without them.

Each beginning of the year, the Pope repeats a private baptism ceremony for the children of Vatican employees, and as he did years earlier, this year he has again encouraged mothers to breastfeed in public in the Sistine Chapel. A gesture that is already a seal of Pope Francis. During the baptism of the 34 children, 18 girls and 16 boys (including two pairs of twins) addressed the mothers quite naturally telling them to feel free to breastfeed their babies if they were hungry and underlining that doing so is using the "language of love. "

Many mothers worry the first few days after having had their baby because only colostrum comes out of the breast and in a small amount, thinking that perhaps their baby may be hungry. Sometimes, unfortunate comments from the environment can also lead to such beliefs. However, it is important to know that the stomach of a newborn can house only between 5ml and 7ml of milk, or what is the same, it has the size of a marble that will evolve according to the production of milk of its mother.

Although the multiple benefits of breastfeeding a baby are more than proven, many people still criticize or point to nursing mothers. Regularly what they receive are comments questioning their decision or implying that breastfeeding is already an exaggeration, especially in the case of those who have prolonged breastfeeding.

One of the problems faced by mothers who work outside the home when returning to their jobs is to continue breastfeeding. And I mention it as problematic because to continue the production of milk it is important to have spaces to remove it or a flexible schedule that allows you to breastfeed your baby.

Breastfeeding is a natural act that also offers many advantages for mothers: no glass or container is necessary, it is not necessary to prepare beforehand and we can offer the breast freely. You could say that it is an activity that we can do wherever and however. But can we do it at the same time as other activities?

The benefits of breastfeeding are well known to all. Breastfeeding our baby not only has benefits for him but also for us, as it helps prevent breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, reduces the risk of obesity and minimizes the chances of having a heart attack or stroke.

Although there are laws in many countries so that women who work outside the home are entitled to a breastfeeding schedule to breastfeed their babies, many companies do not care and continue to not support them. This was the case of a bus driver, to whom the company she works for changed her work schedule, thus interrupting her breastfeeding time, so she decided to stop halfway to breastfeed her baby.

If there is a topic that continues to create a great debate on social networks, it is to breastfeed in public. Although many people support him and even defend the mothers who are attacked for doing so, there are also many others who are bothered by this natural act between mother and baby. A mother, who was breastfeeding her son at Disneyland, noticed that two women were looking at her with disgust, so she decided to answer them.

When you hear about stories of mothers who have been "invited" to cover themselves or directly kicked out of a place for breastfeeding in public, you think: "they are isolated cases, I have breastfed in hundreds of places and nothing has ever happened to me ". But unfortunately it is something that is still happening, and you can also be one of them.

Breastfeeding is not always a path of roses. Complications can arise that make you feel frustrated and confused, and even make you consider giving up breastfeeding. One of the most frequent is to feel pain in the nipples when feeding the baby, a pain that the first days should not go from being a nuisance and as the days go by it should disappear.

I may not like this photo more than Maya Vorderstrasse, mother of two girls, recently shared on her Instagram profile. In it he appears with his two daughters in his arms, feeding them with breast and bottle at the same time. On one side, breastfeeding her little daughter born almost two months ago, and on the other, holding the bottle to her oldest daughter, one year old, while kissing her forehead.

Two days ago, the IV Breastfeeding Training Course for Residents and Pediatricians organized by the Spanish Association of Pediatrics (AEP) was held in Salamanca. Breastfeeding is very beneficial for mother and baby, and more and more specialists are trained in it to try to help mothers solve problems that may arise during this process.

September is not only time to go back to school, but for many women who gave birth between April and June it is also time to join work after the end of maternity leave. The incorporation of work means for many mothers the end of breastfeeding: many hours separated from their babies, doubts or bad advice can end a stage that both baby and mother would have wanted to continue maintaining.