Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Hi I am looking for a breast pump if anyone is willing to donate! Currently in the chicago area and could pick up

sooooooo i’m still breastfeeding HOWEVER it’s literally no longer enjoyable 😩 every morning so and his eyes open it’s boob, after school boob before anything , before and after tub AND ALL FREAKING NIGHT, tossing and turning across me switching back and forth. he still uses a bink to substitute but i can’t even…

this is probably a silly question but is it okay to give my almost 7 month old breastmilk in a straw cup when we’re out so she can drink it herself? starting to feel a bit lonely when i have to leave the table to breastfeed and sick of being the last one to eat when bottle feeding 😔

Believe me! This is my relactation journey… from dry to ounces! DM if you need help.

Has anyone experienced this? It feels like burning electric shocks. Sometimes it’s really bad. It lasts for a minute or two. It happens randomly after I’ve fed my baby. Have had lactation consultants review my latch and there aren’t any issues. Baby has been evaluated by ped and peds ENT (he saw ENT for something to...

How long does it take for your baby to finish a bottle? And how much do they eat? My 10 week old takes almost an hour to finish her 4oz bottle (breast milk). We have to burp her after 2oz, but then she slows down after and will kind of cluster feed the last 2oz.. We tried giving her only 2.5-3oz bottles but she wou...

My 4 month old keeps putting her hand in my mouth and just having having a good explore in there while I’m breastfeeding am I alone🤣

How do you quickly fix a clogged milk duct?? First time mom. Help! Thank you for any advice

Finally hit 12 weeks and my boobs hurt more than ever, they literally feel like they’re on fire ..🥲

Just wondering if anyone else has this problem…. Hi guys🫶🏼 My 7 week old has been EBF and I’d say for the last 2 weeks halfway through most feeds she’ll start crying loads and pull off my breast. She’ll latch back on but seconds later come off again and it’s just constantly on and off. I’ll try the other boob and…

My BF journey has come to an end and I Nursed my baby for the last time on Friday morning. We’d gradually cut down over the past few weeks and were comfortably on one feed a night. Now it’s Sunday night, my boobs are still feeling full and sore and I’ve only hand-expressed an oz or two to ease the pain. Any mums who...

Does your little one still have a bottle of milk?

I want to primarily breast feed but I also would like to pump too so that my partner can bond with baby girl when she’s feeding, when should I start pumping and how often?

Baby had 5 day checkup today and had lost more weight than expected. I’d been trying to exclusively breastfeed which was challenging anyway but when my milk came in, my nipples changed too much for baby to latch and there was also way too much milk for her so she kept slipping away. The midwife suggested I exclusi...

Hey ladies - my little boy just turned one last week. I’m still breastfeeding but it’s mostly to put him to sleep and occasionally during the night. He averages between 1-4 feeds a day (depends on the day but it’s mostly 2) I’m finding the pain in my breasts really difficult I’m going between 15-20 hours sometimes...

Hi! I was just wondering if anyone else hasn't gotten their period yet. I haven't been having the safest of sex but I breastfeed.... wondering if I'm fine or should maybe go get a test. Thanks!!!

My LO is 12 weeks and has been exclusively breastfed. I would like to go out here and there without her but I’ve introduced bottle (mam) and she refuses. I’m wondering if there is a better bottle that mimics a nipple best or a method to introduce to help her take bottle ?

I’m deciding between these options, which does your baby prefer? Open to more suggestions! I’m leaning towards Phillips Avent but not sure. We used MAM with our twins but they were formula fed so weren’t transitioning between breast and bottle. I want to introduce 1-2 bottles expressed breast milk so I can get more ...

So weve been giving baby bottles as he wasnt getting enough milk from me when we were in hostpital, im now 8days pp i pumped 2 nights ago and got just over 2oz alll together ive pumped past 2 days and got next to nothing , im only using a hand pump so unsure if its that , ive tried massaging and warming boobs but t...

This has been really upsetting for me. I just don’t think that she should be stopping milk at only 2. It all started 3 days before we went j on holiday. She’d only drink small amounts. So we went on holiday and we thought she didn’t like the milk there, this is a whole 7 days without milk!! At this point we couldn’t...