Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Hey all! I’m looking for advice on how to stop breastfeeding to sleep, the only time she gets breast fed now is for her day time nap and at night to get her to sleep but I’m finding she wakes up so much looking for breast around 5/6 times a night currently…we had a good few weeks of 2/3 wakes only which is great f...

I haven’t breast fed in over 5 months due to my supply just stopping one day. Today I woke up and my nipples were producing milk again? It’s a small amount but is it just me or is it weird? On top of that last month my period was 2 weeks early and this month it’s almost a week late. I took a test this afternoon but ...

My little boy is nearly 3 weeks old and doing well with breastfeeding (back to his birth weight by day 3 and way above it now!). I am considering introducing a dummy to help with settling for naps but am worried it might cause nipple confusion - any experiences? I’m aware of the pros and cons of dummies themselves a...

How long are peoples newborns going between feeds / how much ml? Just curious!!

Has anyone started harvesting colostrum by hand at 35 weeks or waited till later? I’ve started leaking a little and just wondered if others have but left it until 36 weeks or after 🤷🏻‍♀️

Does anyone know if you can just give little ones whole milk, or does it have to be the one that’s infused with all the stuff?

on saturday i will be three weeks postpartum with my second child. with my first, i formula fed. i decided the same with this one, however i am having regrets about not breastfeeding. i didn’t feel this way with my first but am with my second. i thought maybe i could start combi feeding, but having never breastfed b...

Has anyone bf until 3 years? That’s my aim however my little boy has 16 teeth now at 16 months and is really biting down atm. It’s really making me anxious each feed and getting me emotional all of the time. My ‘partner’ doesn’t understand how difficult it is either which is making me feel worse. But I really hope t...

Has anyone done the switch from exclusively breastfeeding to going on to formula? I’m really so close to giving up with breastfeeding as I’m having problem after problem. But can I have some tips or advice on what the transition is like and what I need to do? First time mum so have no idea about any of it! Thank…

Please let me know your tips as I’m nervous x

Has anyone had day case/key hole surgery? How painful or easy is the recovery? And do you think I would be able to breastfeed my baby cause pumping is hard work 😅 And any position recommendations would be nice!

My baby had so many teeth come out at once. I used to love breastfeeding but now I honestly hate it. It hurts so bad, does it ever get better? I know that when you BF a newborn, your nipples have to toughen up and it stops hurting after a while, is this similar or no?

My son has his second tooth coming through and the last two days he’s been biting while feeding, he made me bleed this morning. I really don’t want to stop breastfeeding what is the best thing to do to get him to stop?

Newly expecting. Prices of formula are astronomical. I want to know the good the bad and the ugly of breastfeeding. This isn’t a debate on what is better. I formula fed my first two. I want to know everyone’s personal experience. Here are some of my concerns and unknowns in the subject area: • Alcohol/tobacco use, ...

my son is almost 7 weeks old and for about a week now i’ve been exclusively breastfeeding because he had a rough time with formula. now my nipples hurt soooo bad. every time he latches, it stings/burns even when i apply nipple cream. pumping isn’t really an option because i can’t put him down long enough or pass him...

I breastfed with my 1st but stopped after 8 weeks, I think she was quite difficult feeding wise but I don’t really know as had nothing to compare to being my first! But other peoples babies seemed a lot more content and her percentiles dropped from 25th at birth to 9th by 8 weeks that’s why I stopped as I thought sh...

I’m currently eating roughly 2,000 calories a day and walking 10k steps 5 days a week for the past 6 weeks. When I weigh myself scale doesn’t go down. I’m worried if I eat less I will lose my supply. Any advice? I’m just confused because I thought breastfeeding is meant to lose weight. I’ve been on demand feedin...

i know i’ve posted in this group before about this! has anyone who’s still breastfeeding gotten their period back? i wanna start trying for my second end of this year early next year but i have no sign of my period coming back (baby born 7/9). during the week, she gets two to three formula bottles a day when i’m at ...

Having such a nightmare to warm up my 2 yo milk! Tried hot water under the tap, didn’t work cos water isn’t that hot..tried talking to reception and it didn’t work(suggested to go to the bar to warm it up but they said no) how else can I warm it up? My son doesn’t like cold milk at all 😭😭😭😭

Can anyone recommend a double electric hands-free breast pump through Aeroflow please. There are so many, I would prefer recommended ones.