Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Hi! I'm 2 days postpartum, and I just started pumping. I was wondering how long it took for your nipples to get used to pumping and stop feeling tender?

Hi ladies. I’ve woken up this morning again with mastitis. My daughter is 9 weeks old and I have mainly been exclusively pumping the breastmilk for her, with the odd formula when I haven’t produced enough (I’m a just about supplier). I told myself that if I got mastitis again I would be stopping my journey with th...

Don’t know if it’s a mixture of sweat, milk and baby’s saliva or something else 😣

My little one is starting nursery soon but is still breastfed, he does not want formula or a bottle. Anyone else in the same boat? How do I go about this? Can I just get him into a routine where he has the breast morning and night?

I’ve always fed on demand rather than on a schedule however as I’m due back at work in two weeks 😢 I’m wondering whether I should be trying to get more food in him rather than letting him have milk so it’s not too tricky for my mum or the baby when I’m not there? He currently has feeds roughly at: * when he first…

So basically, my partner and I have decided to split up because he cheated on me while I was pregnant (I’m 4 months pp now). We tried to make it work but I struggled to let go due to how hurt I was and still am about it. Anyways since we’ve broken up I’ve not been extremely sad or anything but I have felt low. Not...

What’s the best wearable pump in your opinion? And the best one for moms with size DD breast of larger ?

Has anyone else’s baby become really fussy when feeding? During the day if we’re out and about she gets too distracted and in general she’s feeding for less time, comes off the boob etc? I feel like she’s barely getting any milk but maybe she’s becoming more efficient? I’m EBF with a bottle of expressed milk once a...

Who's had success in taking milk out of the bedtime routine thus far? I've been working on separating the 2 for a bit now & today he didn't drink milk at all before bedtime or his nap! He just didn't want it anymore! If you've had success, how did you stop & when did you stop offering it all together?

Hey Mamas, I've recently joined this group and needed some advice. I've been exclusively breastfeeding my baby since he was born. He's 11 weeks and I've tried giving him a bottle with expressed milk and formula but he doesn't like it at all.. he'll just cry with the bottle in his mouth. Both myself and my husband ha...

Hiii so i am EBF my four month old and I’m also expecting my fourth baby in June of next year I am currently using a manual pump and it gets extremely frustrating at times so I’m looking at electric pumps and was wondering which electric pump you ladies found to be the best this is my first time breastfeeding out of...

Can breastfeeding mums have Starbucks eggnog lattes?

I'm breastfeeding and struggling to lose weight and I'm hoping I'll lose it once I'm done.

This mum is exhausted 😫 is this normal?!? Just very fussy…exclusively breastfeeding . If he going through a growth spurt? Hope he’s not hungry he’s having wet nappies etc When to introduce a dummy? Will this “interrupt” me establishing breastfeeding as he’s 6 weeks today….when should I introduce a dummy or…

My baby is only three days old, so I know I’m brand new to this, but nursing is really difficult. If my baby is sleeping, she cries when I wake her up to eat and she won’t nurse while crying, but if I put her on my chest and hold her to calm her down, she starts to doze off again and she won’t eat then either. I’m t...

I’m not seeking advice I wanna know what you think. I am currently pregnant with my second and my little one is about 9 1/2 months old. I want to start pumping again to see if I could produce enough to feed my second when he or she is born. I don’t know the risks or benefits behind that. I also want to say I am abou...

I was breastfeeding at the start but really struggled so I gave up and just formula fed. Little one has been sick since last month and everyone is blaming me for not breastfeeding him. I feel massively guilty and have been trying to relactate for over a week now and nothing is happening.

So I'm trying to breast feed but it's not going to well my daughter isn't latching well and its painful my husband is trying to help but doesn't understand that it's painful I'm about ready to give up

Wondering if anyone can relate to feeling grief about their breastfeeding journey not going the way you hoped it would. I’m a first time mom and my milk came in pretty late (4-5 days after birth). We had to triple feed from the start and it took about a month before we could just exclusively breastfeed. It was going...

In the first few weeks with baby, can you use a hakan to get a pump going to give to your partner so you can sleep?