milktalk_with_abi

09/09/2026

Your fl**ge size matters more than you think!🤱

A fl**ge that’s too big or too small can affect comfort, milk removal, and your pumping experience. Your ni**le size is a much better starting point than simply using the fl**ge that comes with your pump.

✨ Measure your ni**le diameter and choose the right fl**ge size for you because one size definitely doesn’t fit all!

A wrong fl**ge can cause,

Ineffective milk removal - Low milk output, longer pumping session
Milk bleb
Pain while pumping
Perceived low milk supply

Save this for your next pumping session 💜

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17/08/2026

A comfortable breastfeeding experience starts with effective milk transfer. 🤱🏻

When baby feeds deeply and effectively, ni**le pain is less likely, milk transfer is better, and baby is more likely to feel satisfied after a feed. ❤️

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17/07/2026

Link in bio for consultation!

15/07/2026

Let’s talk hind milk!

25/06/2026

“Can I still have my coffee?”

The good news? For most breastfeeding mothers, the answer is YES. ❤️

Caffeine is in coffee, tea and sodas too.

Here’s what research tells us:
✔️ Only a very small amount of caffeine passes into breast milk (typically less than 1–1.5% of the mother’s weight-adjusted intake).
✔️ Caffeine levels in breast milk peak about 1–2 hours after consumption.
✔️ Moderate caffeine intake (up to 200–300 mg/day) is generally considered compatible with breastfeeding.
✔️ There is no evidence that moderate caffeine consumption reduces milk supply.
✔️ Most healthy, full-term babies tolerate maternal caffeine intake well.

However, excessive caffeine intake may make some babies more irritable, fussy, or affect their sleep. Premature and very young infants may also be more sensitive because they process caffeine more slowly.

Practical tip:
☕ Feed your baby first, then enjoy your coffee if you’d like to minimize caffeine exposure further.
Breastfeeding doesn’t mean giving up everything you love. It means making informed choices. 💛

Are you team coffee or team tea? Let me know below! 👇

15/06/2026

Most mothers are restricted to eat ice cream, because people around say baby can catch cold when the breastfeeding mom eats anything cold. But it’s a myth.

A breastfeeding mother can absolutely eat or drink cold foods and beverages.

The idea that “cold foods” can affect breast milk or make the baby sick is a cultural belief in many parts of the world, but there is no biological mechanism for this. When you eat or drink something cold:
-It goes to your stomach and digestive system.
-Your body warms it to body temperature very quickly.
-Nutrients are absorbed into your bloodstream.
-Breast milk is made from your blood, not directly from the food sitting in your stomach.

So if a mother drinks cold water, eats ice cream, or has chilled fruit, the milk does not become “cold.”

Even the mom will not catch cold, when she has something cold. We catch a cold from a microbial infection, and not from cold food.

07/06/2026

01/06/2026

It’s not 20 mins on one breast and 20 mins on the other breast. Because this can differ from baby to baby and also based on the amount of milk present in the breast. Instead, look into the suckling pattern of the baby.

When the latch is deep, you can see jaw dropping suckling with a rhythmic suckling pattern - equal time of suckling and rest phase in alteration. When the baby starts to suckle lesser but break longer or if the baby fusses at breast pulling the ni**le, then the baby probably has drained the breast. This is when you switch if baby demands more.

31/05/2026

Happy moms of Milktalk with Abi!

27/05/2026

Book you one on one lactation consultation with the link in my bio. Ni**le shields - not the solution for your cracked ni**les, correcting the latch is.