Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

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EBF Night time

Has anyone gone cold turkey and stop breast feeding their 10month at night time? If so how did it go..

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Overstimulation while breastfeeding

I am exclusively breastfeeding my baby and I love it, but, I sometimes feel really overstimulated when he is cluster feeding. Does anyone else get this & have any tips?

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Lactation cookies?

What kind of lactation cookies is everyone using? I’m in need of some good recommendations. Also open to other snack ideas to boost milk production

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When did your breasts return to their pre-pregnancy size??

My breasts became uncomfortably large when I was pregnant and are still huge over 2 months PP (I’m a size P for reference 😩). I’m still breastfeeding and wondering if it will ever get better because I am very self-conscious and my back is KILLING me!!

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Uncomfortable about breastfeeding

I read someone said they wont be breastfeeding their baby when they arrive because the idea of breastfeeding makes them uncomfortable. What does that mean? Does anyone know or felt that and can shine light? It was on a forum and I couldn’t enquire there. Yes I’m nosey and curious

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Grief of stopping breastfeeding

What can I do to help overcome to grief of slowing down/stopping breastfeeding? I said I’d go til 6 months my baby is now 7 months and he’s starting to prefer formula in a bottle and my supply has dipped. When he latches, he only has 2-4 min feeds. It’s naturally time to stop and I’m ok with that, but how do I over...

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Breastmilk storage

Hello! Hope all you mamas are coping okay! I just wanted to get some advice on storing and using breastmilk, there’s a lot of conflicting advice on the internet so I wanted to see what is working for people.. At the moment I pump and put it straight in the freezer for room temp as I only use the milk when I’m out an...

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Period

I had my baby at the end of January but still didn’t get my period back. I am fully breastfeeding. Anyone on the same boat?

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Breastfeeding after wisdom teeth removal

Hey everyone! So basically I have an almost 8 month old baby who is breastfed and will not take a bottle. She will drink out of an open cup but does not understand straw or sippy cup yet. Next week I have to be sedated via IV to get 4 wisdom teeth removed. They said that I have to pump and dump for 24 hours after th...

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Collecting colostrum

Hi , I have a friend who’s wanting to collect colostrum but doesn’t really want to breastfeed , how will she navigate this any advice

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Boone Trove vs haakkaa

Which do you prefer for milk collection?

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Nipples on fire !

Anyone got any tips for nipple pain, 30 weeks now and my nipples sting so much in the evening 😭😭

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Refusing milk

For the last 4 weeks my baby is refusing to drink her Puramino. She’s almost 7 months and I didn’t want to start weaning until we resolved the issue but I was desperate to get some nutrients in her so she’s been having food the last couple of weeks and she’s loving it so I know it’s not a case of her not being hungr...

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4 month old suddenly refusing bottle & going back to sleep in her own cot at night

Until 2 days ago our 4 month old girl was breast fed with 1 bottle of mixed breast milk & formula a day, right before bedtime. She had her 16 week vaccinations yesterday and is now refusing the bottle (still feeding on the breast during the day as normal so it’s not her appetite). On top of that, since this weekend ...

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Anyone else’s baby choke on their milk sometimes?

It’s happened a few times but I was by myself tonight and it really shook me up as he started to choke on it, and trying to be sick then he was so zoned out afterwards (he was really tired too) but I really through he was going to stop breathing it frightened me so much😩 he’s almost 6 months old and been on size 2…

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Hey, my baby has a cold and usually when she has a cold I never know what to do lol. She's not eating well and the only thing she wants is milk... What do I do ? Is it okay to give her some milk instead of food ? She's refusing everything.

She's usually quite good at eating .. I've been trying to give her some fruit as well to help with hydration but nothibg as well... help !

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Periods and breastfeeding??

I just had my baby March 5th and I’m breastfeeding I’m 6 weeks pp now. I stopped postpartum bleeding around 4-5 weeks pp. I just started bleeding dark brown like the beginning of a period. Is it too soon for it to come back?? I really don’t want a period 😭 I’m barely making enough breast milk as is and ik it tanks…

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How Is Breastfeeding Going For You?

How's your breastfeeding journey so far? Is it your first time, or if not how is it different this time around? What advice do you have for those who are learning for the first time? If you're having issues or concerns, maybe some of us with experience can offer advice, or at least empathy and support. Lactation co...

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Ending pumping journey

My lil one is 7 month in April 6 and I’m planing to stop pumping as I am gonna be a solo parenting soon as my husband is reenlisting into the military I have pump since he was born and have a whole stack of freezing breastmilk which I don’t even have enough room for that why I’m planning to stop pumping but I don’t ...

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I’m getting married and going on honeymoon fri-sun this week. She’s 18 months and breastfeeds. She does eat normal food but she’s on the boob every night. I feel so bad because she has no idea mommy and daddy are leaving for the weekend 😭

She’ll be with my mom who is amazing with her but I’m still scared for her

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