Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

I EBF my 4m baby (he is big for age) how much should I pump for each bottle feed?

Just wondered how your little ones feed on the bottle. I'm using mam bottles my 12wk old. She will have 5oz and take between 3/4oz from the the bottle stop then doesn't want anymore turn her head she may come back to it after 30mins. She always seems quite happy after her feeds. Just wondered if any other mum's ...

My little one rarely eats between 10pm and 6am but I’ve been getting up to pump. I’m hoping to stop that soon but I don’t want it to affect my milk supply. Are you all still pumping or feeding in the middle of the night?

Girls what are your feeding schedules like for milk and solids? Struggling over here to know when to drop bottles ect x

Hi guys! I read that if you put chamomile tea bags on your nipples (overnight) it will increase milk supply. Well I tried it last night and I think it works!! I got a total of 9oz. this morning! Could be coincidence but worth a try.

Hi :) I am a first time mum due in June. I’ve tried to get my head into understanding feeding. I’ve decided breastfeeding isn’t for me, so was looking at expressing. But I have no clue where to start, what to buy etc. Does anyone have any reading suggestions or what has worked for them/advice. Just so I can try and ...

Hello, I would like to read more info about birth and breastfeeding. Any recommendations, please? X

Hi Just looking for some advice about using frozen breast milk. I have frozen a stash but never used any of the frozen supply but have a hair app tomorrow and leaving my little girl with her dad. Online search says defrosting over night is best but it also says to use immediately when defrosted 🤷🏻‍♀️ so a little…

I am 9 weeks pp, not bf or pumping and still haven’t got my period. No complaints here just wondering what the norm might be.

Hi, my nipple is so painful on my right hand side so I have just been feeding from my left. My baby is 10 days old and I have been doing this for the last 2 days… will the supply stop on my right soon? I feel I just need a few more days to get it back to where it is not painful anymore Any tips / advice / same s...

Has anyone ever successfully relactated? I was bf my son until he was around 4 weeks old and then stopped but I regret it so much. Do you think it’s possible to relactate even if I’ve had a period since? My son is now 8 weeks old

How are y’all mamas pumping with a Velcro baby? Our girl is 2 weeks old but all she wants is to be held, but I need to pump! Any suggestions/advice? My husband works during the day so he can’t hold her, but he does while he is home!

My baby is 3 weeks, and I’d like to start pumping some milk just so I can get some sort of break from breast feeding constantly. The problem is I feel so guilty for wanting to do this… any one else feel the same? I love BF but it’s so demanding and hard sometimes… I’m stuck!

1 year pp but still breastfeeding and now I'd like to try to properly start losing weight but I'd prefer to continue breastfeeding.

So my nipples are kinda soft... As in they need to be stimulated to 'get up' which affects our latch. Is this normal?

I combi feed my 9 week old with breastfeeding and top ups of expressed milk or formula but he’s recently started rejecting the bottle. He just screams and refuses to suck on the teat. The only time he has taken it is when he’s really hungry and I offer it before the breast, but it’s not consistent. He’s also rejecti...

What does your baby do with their hands while breastfeeding? My baby used to hug my boob like she's holding a burger lol but recently she's in a slapping and pinching phase 🥴 didn't realise little finger pinches were so painful! If i try move her hand to stop pinching she'll grunt in disapproval and try again!

Any remedies or tricks to help with mastitis? My left boob is killing me 😩

My baby is 16 months old and on cows milk. I gave him a bottle of cows milk at 1.30am this morning as he was unsettled. He drank half the bottle and I put the rest of the bottle on the floor. We have woken up at 8am and he always plays upstairs with some toys and he found his bottle and drank the remaining of the bo...

Does anyone have any tips for getting a breast fed baby to take a bottle? Baby girls' growth has slowed down, I started to introduce a bottle of expressed milk once a day as an extra feed. The first 3 days she took it first time, and then after that she just screams when the bottle goes near her. I've tried to brea...