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About Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition
Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition (@drpaolavallarino) is a Medical & health creator on Instagram, also filed under Healthcare. The account has 32,610 followers and 322 published posts. Recent posts average 669 likes and 14 comments, an engagement rate of 1.76%.
With 32.6K followers, Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition follows 3,506 accounts, so the audience is roughly 9.3 times the size of the list followed. Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition under Medical & health, with Healthcare as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition runs to 15 words across 4 lines. The bio mentions @mamasaulait. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition dates from December 2025.
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322 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition, 8 are videos, 1 is a carousel and 1 is a single image. That mix leans toward videos. 322 published posts give Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 101 followers for each post published. Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition also keeps 23 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 227 words each. Words that recur across them include baby, best, share, milk and feeding.
Dr. James McKenna has spent decades studying mother-infant sleep. One of his most important messages isn’t that every family should bedshare. It’s that exhausted parents deserve realistic education. 🙌🏼
Because many parents who never planned to bedshare end up falling asleep while feeding their baby.
And falling asleep accidentally on a couch, recliner, or unsafe sleep surface can be far more dangerous than a planned, informed approach.
As a mom, I’ve been there.
The 3 a.m. feed.
The baby who wants to nurse all night.
The exhaustion that makes it hard to keep your eyes open. 😣
The fear of doing the wrong thing. 🥺
Before experiencing it myself, I thought safe sleep conversations were simple. 🫠
Then I became a mom.
And I realized that many of the decisions parents make happen in the middle of the night, running on very little sleep, while trying their best. 😩
That’s why I appreciate Dr. James McKenna’s approach.
Many parents will become so exhausted that staying awake during feeds becomes difficult. Families deserve practical, evidence-based information that helps them navigate those moments as safely as possible. 🫶🏻
We can talk about safe sleep while also talking honestly about parental exhaustion.
Both conversations matter.
As moms, lactation consultants, and sleep educators, we’re not here to judge your choices. We’re here to guide you, help you understand your options, and share evidence-based resources so you can make informed decisions that work for your family. 🥰
💛 No judgment. Just education, support, and realistic discussions about life with a newborn. Booking link in bio 🔗
Have you ever experienced the 3 a.m. struggle?
✨ Big congratulations to Mila and Steph who have officially completed their clinical hours and are preparing to write their IBCLC exam this year! 🎉
Watching your growth, dedication, and passion for helping families has been such a privilege. Our patients consistently share the kindest feedback about their experiences with you, and we couldn’t be prouder of everything you’ve accomplished.
We are so lucky to have you on our team and have no doubt that you will make incredible IBCLCs. 💛
And the best part? They’re currently accepting new patients!
If you’ve been looking for breastfeeding support, now is a great time to book with these talented clinicians and experience the exceptional care, knowledge, and compassion that families are constantly talking about.
📅 Appointments are available now. Link in bio to book.
Interested in becoming an IBCLC? We are currently reviewing our waitlist for 2027 intern placements. Graduates of our Advanced Lactation Program receive priority consideration for internship opportunities. 🎓
✨ If joining a future internship cohort is one of your goals, now is the perfect time to start your journey. The first step? Join Our Advanced Lactation Program today 💻 📚
Worried your milk supply is dropping? 👀
Before you panic, take a closer look.
Around the time your milk supply regulates, it’s common to notice:
✨ Softer breasts
✨ Less leaking
✨ Fewer feelings of fullness
✨ Shorter feeds
These changes don’t automatically mean you’re making less milk. In many cases, your body is simply becoming more efficient and matching production to your baby’s needs.
The best indicators of adequate intake are:
✔️ Good diaper output
✔️ Steady weight gain
✔️ A baby who is feeding actively and effectively
If you’re unsure whether what you’re experiencing is normal, we are here to help. 💛
Save this post for the next time supply worries creep in, and share it with a parent who needs the reminder. 🫶🏻
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Las tomas frecuentes (cluster feeding)… pueden sentirse interminables, pero son temporales y tienen un propósito. 💛
¿Te preocupa que tu producción de leche esté disminuyendo? 👀
Antes de entrar en pánico, observa un poco más de cerca.
Cuando tu producción de leche se regula, es común notar:
✨ Pechos más suaves
✨ Menos derrame de leche
✨ Menos sensación de llenura
✨ Tomas más cortas
Estos cambios no significan automáticamente que estés produciendo menos leche. En muchos casos, tu cuerpo simplemente se está volviendo más eficiente y ajustando la producción a las necesidades de tu bebé.
Los mejores indicadores de que tu bebé está recibiendo suficiente leche son:
✔️ Buena cantidad de pañales mojados y sucios
✔️ Aumento de peso constante
✔️ Un bebé que se alimenta de manera activa y eficaz
Si no estás segura de si lo que estás experimentando es normal, estamos aquí para ayudarte. 💛
Guarda esta publicación para la próxima vez que aparezcan las dudas sobre tu producción de leche y compártela con otra familia que necesite este recordatorio. 🫶🏻
So being able to actually take a closer look at it felt incredibly fascinating. 🤩
I used the Foundations Test Kit from LactoLabs to analyze a sample of my breast milk, and the process was super simple.
And I want to say this very clearly: This is NOT about questioning he value of breast milk. Breast milk is already the gold standard for infant nutrition. For me, it was simply curiosity and getting a glimpse into the biology behind something our bodies are already doing every single day for our babies.
Receiving my report was a helpful reminder to prioritize my own nutrition as a mom — including increasing my protein intake and starting DHA supplementation.
Save this if you’re curious about the science of breast milk. 🤩
Or share it with another mom who loves learning what’s happening behind the scenes. 💜
Babies are meant to seek connection, regulation, warmth, and safety through us.
And sometimes motherhood gently forces us to slow our pace in a world that constantly tells us to do more.
One day they’ll run off on their own.
But today, they just want US. 💛
Maybe you are, like I am, the person always doing more.
Always rushing.
Always productive.
Your baby is your reminder to slow down 🥰
Daily tummy time helps babies develop the strength, coordination, and postural control they use during breastfeeding — especially comfort in midline positioning and gentle extension through the neck and upper body 💛
The best part? It starts from day one.
✨ Newborn tummy time ideas: • skin-to-skin on parent’s chest • reclined cuddles
✨ As baby grows: • short floor sessions • engaging face-to-face play
• babywearing with opportunities for active head lifting
Remember: tummy time doesn’t have to happen all at once. Small moments throughout the day count too 💛
Night feeds play a powerful role in maintaining milk supply, regulating hormones, supporting growth, and keeping your baby close when they need you most. Your body was designed to respond to those nighttime cues — that’s not ‘creating dependency,’ that’s biology.
In a world quick to pathologize normal infant behaviour, remember: responding to your baby is never wrong. ✨
Every family will find the rhythm that works best for them, but if your baby still wakes to feed at night, know that you’re not doing anything wrong. Responding to your baby with love and instinct is something to feel confident in, not guilty about. 💜
To the moms awake in the dark feeding, rocking, and comforting — you’re doing an amazing job. 🥰
Tag a mama in the trenches tonight. 🫶🏼
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Despertarse durante la noche no es un mal hábito — es una de las cosas más biológicamente normales que hacen los bebés. 🌙
Las tomas nocturnas tienen un papel muy importante en mantener la producción de leche, regular las hormonas, apoyar el crecimiento y mantener a tu bebé cerca cuando más lo necesita. Tu cuerpo fue diseñado para responder a esas señales nocturnas — eso no es “crear dependencia”, es biología.
En un mundo que rápidamente patologiza el comportamiento normal de los bebés, recuerda: responder a tu bebé nunca está mal. ✨
Cada familia encontrará el ritmo que mejor funcione para ellos, pero si tu bebé aún se despierta para alimentarse por la noche, debes saber que no estás haciendo nada mal. Responder a tu bebé con amor e instinto es algo de lo que debes sentirte segura, no culpable. 💜
Para las mamás despiertas en la oscuridad alimentando, meciendo y consolando a sus bebés — lo están haciendo increíble. 🥰
Etiqueta a una mamá que esté en la trinchera esta noche. 🫶🏼
I’m honoured to share that I’ve been accepted into the LILAC Fellowship — a 2-year advanced training in Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine with the University of Rochester Medical Center! 👩🏻⚕️✨
This fellowship equips clinicians to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care in lactation medicine - and I couldn’t be more excited to grow, learn, and bring that expertise back to the families I serve. 💛
Thank you to my amazing mentor who will be guiding me through this journey 🤩🙏🏼
I’ll be on maternity leave starting in February and will have limited in-person availability, but I’ve trained my team to continue delivering the excellent care you trust - and I’ll still be here virtually for a limited number of families. 👩🏻💻🤰🏻👶🏻🩵
Thank you for your support - we’re here for you and your baby every step of the way! 🥰
Paola 🫶🏻
…with Paola as your mentor 👩🏻⚕️
INTRODUCING OUR ADVANCED LACTATION PROGRAM 🎓✨
• Advanced Lactation Skills & Private Practice Tools •
👩🏻💻 An intensive online program with group mentoring and one-on-one coaching, WHERE YOU WILL LEARN ALL THE THINGS YOU DIDN’T LEARN IN YOUR LACTATION EDUCATION TRAINING! 🙌🏻
After completing the program you will:
♡ Treat patients with confidence
♡ Create life-changing lactation care plans for your patients
♡ Be a reliable resource for your patients and other lactation consultants
♡ Educate patients with a wealth of knowledge
♡ Be recognized in your field as a tongue-tie savvy practitioner
♡ Be ready to launch your private practice or to level-up your existing business so you can reach financial independence
♡ Be fully equipped to switch from one-time consultations to offering life-changing extended follow up for long-time patients that you will guide from pregnancy to weaning
▪️Module 1
Clinical Management of Low Milk Supply & Supplementation
▪️Module 2
Complex Infant Feeding Challenges: Tongue-ties, Oral Dysfunction and Complex Cases
▪️Module 3
Clinical Management of Maternal Complications
▪️Module 4
Supporting Parents of Older Infants and Toddlers: Solids, Weaning & Sleep
▪️Module 5
Charting, Templates and Referrals
▪️Module 6
Level-Up Your Lactation Private Practice: Business Coaching
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Link in bio 🔗
🔸Lo difícil vino cuando volví a casa. Me enfrenté a pezones agrietados, mucho dolor y mitos sobre lactancia. Pasé de ser una mamá preparada a una mamá vulnerable sin saber nada de lo que estaba haciendo. Me encontré haciendo de todo: fomentos, gel, lanolina, lavando pezones antes y después de cada toma, estaba desesperada. El pediatra me decía que tenía que darle fórmula a mi bebé y que no podía darle más de 20min de cada pecho. Aunque yo sabía que eso estaba mal, me sentía tan vulnerable que le hice caso. Ahí estaba yo, con mis pechos llenos de leche, dándole fórmula a mi bebé y como loca viendo el reloj contando los minutos cuando amamantaba. Me preguntaba cómo es que amamantar podía ser algo tan lindo y feliz si yo estaba sufriéndolo.
🔸Hasta que dije: voy a hacer lactancia materna a libre demanda y punto. Busqué asesoras de lactancia y dije adiós al reloj y rituales; mi bebé y yo juntos aprendiendo. Cuando menos lo pensaba, mis pezones estaban bien, mi bebé creciendo con rollitos por todos lados, ¡y yo feliz disfrutando su carita mientras amamantaba en vez de mirando al reloj!.
🔸Fue cuando me di cuenta de lo hermoso que es amamantar y de lo necesario que es no sólo estar preparada, sino tener una red de apoyo que también esté preparada y motivándote. Como médico me decepciona tanto pensar que puedan ser los mismos doctores los que te mal aconsejen. Cuando llevaba más de 6 meses lactando me sentí con la confianza de ayudar a otras mamás, me uní a La Liga de La Leche y decidí comenzar a formarme en Lactancia Materna.
🔸Decidí crear este medio para mamás que como yo están abrumadas y confundidas y ya no saben ni qué consejo escuchar, para proveerlas con información médica, confiable, actualizada y sobretodo real, de una mamá a otra mamá.
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Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.76%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 57 followers. An average post collects 669 likes and 14 comments, close to 48 likes for each comment.
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Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition (@drpaolavallarino) is a Medical & health creator on Instagram, also filed under Healthcare. Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition runs to 15 words across 4 lines.
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Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition has 32,610 followers on Instagram (32.6K). Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition follows 3,506 accounts, so the audience is roughly 9.3 times the size of the list followed. 322 published posts give Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition a moderate archive on Instagram.
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Dr. Paola Vallarino MD IBCLC - Lactation Medicine & Nutrition's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.76%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 57 followers. An average post collects 669 likes and 14 comments, close to 48 likes for each comment.
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