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Livella Blog

Current topics around pregnancy,
breastfeeding and day-to-day life with a baby.

Portrait Hebamme Ann-Katrin Hiller
Welcome to our blog!

My name is Ann-Katrin Hiller and I am a midwife at Team Livella. I have been practising this amazing profession for 10 years. As a midwife, I support women throughout the unique journey that is pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

What makes this profession my passion is that I get to provide mums-to-be not only with medical support, but also with emotional security. It is a very special time which is accompanied by questions, worries and fears, and I provide the necessary security and reassurance so that future parents can go through this phase in a relaxed manner.

I am really proud of guiding families through these crucial moments and giving them strength when they need it. Having a direct impact on the wellbeing of new mothers and their newborns makes my work deeply meaningful.

I am sure that you will find many interesting topics and products here at Livella that can accompany and support you during this unique time. Have fun browsing!

Your Ann-Katrin Hiller
Independent midwife
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19.07.2023

The World Health Organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. Thereafter, breastfeeding should be continued alongside solid foods for up to 2 years (or even longer). This means that, even if a mother decides to take the full 52 weeks of maternity leave she is legally entitled to in the UK, there will be an overlap between breastfeeding and the return to work.

12.07.2023

There are many different breastfeeding problems that can lead to pain during the nursing period, one of them being a thrush infection on the nipples. Breastfeeding thrush can develop both on the mother’s nipples and in the baby’s mouth. Giving a clear thrush diagnosis is not always easy because the symptoms may be similar to other causes of breast or nipple pain.

05.07.2023

It’s not uncommon for a woman’s nipples to become sore during the first few days and weeks of breastfeeding. While sore nipples can be a real nuisance, the pain gets much worse when the nipples crack open and start bleeding.

28.06.2023

Some breastfeeding women discover small white or yellow spots on their nipples. What many might mistake for skin blemishes is, in fact, a so-called milk bleb or blister. When breast milk starts backing up behind the blister, breastfeeding can become quite painful.

21.06.2023

There is no breastfeeding without milk let down. The let-down reflex ensures that the breast milk is released from the mammary glands and flows towards the nipples. If it doesn’t happen, the baby will suckle at the breast in vain, only managing to extract a few scattered drops of milk that might be left in the ducts from the last feeding.

14.06.2023

If you consider having a caesarean, you will probably have a whole list of questions about breastfeeding after a C-section, such as: Does milk come in later after a C-section? Do C-sections affect milk supply? What issues should I prepare for when breastfeeding after a caesarean? And what are the best breastfeeding positions after a C-section?

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