Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

I’ve tried plasters she takes them off herself now. I’ve done the garlic, vinegar, doesn’t bother her. I’ve tried the sucker buster balm, didn’t care for it. I even went as far as rubbing Birds Eye chillies, doesn’t seem to bother her either. My nipples actually feel like they are going to rip straight off my chest,...

Anyone used or planning to use silver nipple shields? Are they worth it, if so is it worth splashing out on lansinoh ones?

Breast is best- Unless mother/baby has health issues that make it an impossible option Fed is best- Even if breastfeeding is possible/ mother just doesn’t want to

My supply has decreased over the last few days and my period started today. What does this mean, am I going to dry up completely. My baby is combi fed and I express but recently it become alot more painful (in the breast not the nipples) to pump. Is this what happens when your period return? And has the milk dried u...

Is it possible for your breasts to stop reacting to the breast pumps? I’ve done nothing different since the day my little boy was born. I pump 4x a day and power pump 2x a day. I used to get upto 5 ounces now I’m lucky I can get 10-20ml combined. I have tried changing breast pump parts regularly and that makes no d...

Has anyone that’s breastfeeding had their period? This is my second period and I am losing it. I am so sick, my cramps are RIDICULOUS, i can’t eat anything because i’m so sick, my body is achy and I just want to lay down all day for the next two weeks. this definitely didn’t happen with my first. i am on birth contr...

Why did I think this would/should be the most natural thing?! So naive. My little boy was born on Tuesday and we seemed to have no issue latching and feeding. But suddenly the last 12 hours when he latches I’m in so much pain for the first few minutes. Nothing has changed so why this sudden pain/sensitivity?!?!!! ...

Okay mommas I’m feeling terrible… please don’t mom-shame me. I read from an online resource (I realize now could be unreliable) I could have one glass of wine whether I’m BF’ing or pumping and baby would be fine since the alcohol is so diluted and very unlikely anything passes through. That said, I’ve had a glass of...

My son is 16 months. He’s been eating solids since he was 6 months. I breast feed him before his two naps and bed time. If he wakes up in the middle of the night I feed him to go back to bed…which has been more often than not these days. He never took to formulas, or bottles or pacifiers. And doesn’t like cows milk....

I'm EBF my 6 week old. She has always used me to for comfort for example after her wake periods she will feed for 5 minutes to go to sleep. Iv said from day 1 I'm not against dummy's I was just waiting to get to 6 weeks and now she's 6 weeks and has become such a light sleeping, wakes at the slightest movement and...

For those that have stopped breastfeeding at night, how did you actually stop? Because my daughter still wakes up 2/3 times at night to feed and it’s getting very tiring as I’ve got 2 more children. Any tips would be appreciated ☺️

My first baby was formula fed, and now my second is EBF. Holy shit I cannot believe the toll it takes on my body?! I just feel drained and physically tired, even though I eat like reeeeally well. Anyone else like this?!

Baby is 3 weeks old and recently he cries all the time. Even when offering the breast he fusses and cries and screams then if I lay him down or hold him he just screams at me and cries cannot seem to calm in anyway I can even offering the breast doesn’t seem to soothe him. At a wits end of stopping breastfeeding d...

Anyone has any recommendations for breast pumps that don’t empty your wallet but are effective? I’ve got a manual breast pump from tommee tippee and I just feel like it’s working very well, it doesn’t empty my milk out and I get plenty more hand expressing.

Baby is 11 weeks old and EBF. Will I ever stop leaking from the other boob when feeding on the other one!?!? Surely this a design flaw. Does everyone else just catch it with a Hakka thing, it’s not a lot so I just throw it away if I do do that plus it looks very watery (foremilk?) not worth a milk storage bag. P...

I’m almost 9 months postpartum and I just pumped but I got a little over 1oz, what can I do or take to increase my milk supply?

So I’m mainly pumping and formula at night and I’d love to breastfeed but I’ve got inverted nipples and I use the shields but either they’re too big or my 4 week old gets frustrated it doesn’t come out like a bottle. Anyone else struggle with the same thing or have advice?

Midwife gave me my syringes to start collecting colostrum, been trying a mixture of hand expressing and using a manual pump and nothing… bit deflating. Seen so many ladies say they’ve been leaking the whole pregnancy and I haven’t had a drop. Anyone else not leaked at all? Any tips on how or when to try?

Really struggling with the cluster feeds at the moment… my little boy is 2 weeks and I know for a fact that breastfeeding babies just eat a lot more but I’m really starting to struggle with the demands of it and the soreness it’s creating. I’m doing everything I can to keep my nipples from cracking etc but I really ...

So I have an almost 10 month old that I breastfeed/pump for. My supply has been horrible the past few weeks and it's only getting worse. He keeps looking between his legs multiple times a day. My period is due in 3 days but I have no signs or symptoms that it's going to come. Has anyone's baby done this and you were...