Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Had my 6-9month check where I found out baby was quite underweight. Only 6.5kg. She was born at around 4kg so the weight gain in 10 months is minimal. HV is stressing me out, and honestly is scaring me saying she will "most likley die" if this keeps up. I argued with her so she us not my favourite person right now....

I’m 23 weeks tomorrow. I’ve seen a lot of posts on Reddit of people leaking as early as 15 weeks. I’m worried I won’t have a good supply!

Has anyone had a successful transfer while still breastfeeding another child? I am still breastfeeding my successful embryo baby who is now 21 months, and isn’t showing any signs of stopping. We’re ready (as we’ll ever be) to try for a sibling. We only have one embryo left and I will be 40 next year so don’t want to...

okay. i’ve decided that it’s been long enough and i need to start wearing actual bras again. these poor bralettes have been through pregnancy and breast feeding. they aren’t doing my girls ANY justice 😭😭 im not trying to spend an arm and a leg on a bra but i also need a little support so im not out here looking…

Okay so it wasn’t until recently like within the past weeks , im noticing my breast is itchy . Its kind of annoying me because now im walking around scratching my boobs all the time😭 Again it wasn’t like this until recently so what’s going on ?!? I still wear the same nursing shirts as before I haven’t worn a…

I’m currently exclusively pumping and bottle feeding my 10 day old. How does everyone warm their breast milk on the go, whilst out and about? Xx

What does your breastfeeding and eating schedule look like now baby is on solids? How many times a day / how often? Feed before or after meal?

I’m trialling using a dummy with my 4 day old (exclusively formula fed) LO. He often shows cues of wanting to be fed (e.g. rooting, fussing) right after a feed or close to a feed once he’s been put down to sleep. We’ve offered him his bottle a few times and he does drink some milk but not much and we’re wondering ...

By some kind of miracle my breastfed baby slept through a full night last night. I last fed him at 9:30pm and he didn’t wake up until 5:45am He is gaining good wait and HV said I no longer need to wake him to feed so I took the win and had some sleep I sometimes pump before I go to bed but last night I didn’t as I t...

My baby is one very soon and as I’m already 15 weeks pregnant with baby number 2 we need to stop breastfeeding (my GP has recommended I avoid tandem feeding for a few reasons) but honestly I don’t think I’m ready and neither is he We still feed on demand 6-7 times day and night, he’s never tried formula or cows mi...

What is the best hands free pump?

So I’m having my second baby in June and I want to do my very best to successfully breastfeed! With my first I produced literally no milk the day she was born and I constantly pumped to a point of being able to just about combi feed for around 8 weeks but decided to stop as the lack of my own milk was just stressing...

Its bedtime and my 2yo is freaking because theres I have no milk to give her. This has never happened, I usually have plenty. I could go to the store and get milk and she'll calm down. Or I can deal withe crying to teach her that things happen and sometimes we run out of things

Hi all - I have a 4 week old who keeps bringing up her milk (formula). She burps after her feed but will still bring up some milk even if it’s been a couple hours since her feed. It’s not vomit, just her milk - is this normal especially since it can be a couple hours after her feed? She’s well and is putting on we...

Hi everyone! I had a pretty consistent overproduction for the first 12 weeks. I could easily pump 3-5 oz per side in 5-10 minutes. But as of this week, I’ve noticed my supply has tanked, especially in the past 24 hours. I’m hardly producing as much as I was before despite baby girl still nursing/ getting bottles li...

I’ve pumped some breast milk after a feed but the bottle on my medela pump had a bit of condensation inside (must have screwed the top on whilst the bottle was still a bit wet inside), is the milk safe to keep or do i need to chuck? It had been sterilised with milton cold water tablets. Do pump parts/bottles all ne...

Has anyone used mounjaro whilst breastfeeding? My daughter is 18 months, the doctor said there isn’t enough research but because of her age and her eating more than having milk, she doesn’t think it will harm. Just wondered if anyone else has used it whilst breastfeeding

Looking for an electric breast bump x2 that I can wear without being attached to a wire that is affordable

I feel like it is average but idk bc this is my first time breastfeeding/pumping with my second kid. I have been averaging about 15 oz with only pumping 4 times a day sometimes 16 oz. Been supplementing formula only twice a day. Once in the morning before I leave for work/ drop both my daughters off at the sitters a...

My ebf baby doesn’t seem to latch properly for the last 2 weeks, I keep hearing a clicking sound and I’ve tried every position and it seems to be the same. She is not pitting as much weight on as she was and she’s not sleeping well. Still having plenty of wet nappies and at least two poo nappies. She keeps spitting ...