Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

hi FTM here, i’m planning on breastfeeding and pumping when my little one gets here. i’m just making sure i’ve got everything and i’m prepared. what are the essentials that i will need? xx

I’m exclusively breastfeeding my 5 week old baby and want to start pumping for 1 bottle a day. How many ml’s do I need to pump for 1 bottle? Thanks x

Hi all, My LO is almost 8 months now and he keeps biting my nipple at every feed, I’m so scared to feed him haha. I have tried so many things like: saying ow, yelping, pushing face into boob, saying no, immediately stopping the feed and putting him down, unlatching. It doesn’t matter what I do he just laughs at m...

Any good or bad experiences with pumping and 🍃

I have a really ignorant question. I bought a book to teach my baby sign language, but the illustration of how to sign 'milk' confused me. I looked it up online and found a different sign for milk. The book says it goes by bsl standards. Which sign should I use? Is there a difference between bsl and baby bsl? Sorry...

Hi I am a FTM and need some encouragement or to hear other’s experiences. I am exclusively breastfeeding my 2 month old baby boy and still feel a little uncomfortable breastfeeding in public. I have a breastfeeding cover to use if I am in a restaurant or something but I usually just go to my car to feed. How have y’...

First time breast feeding my second baby could someone tell me the storage rules please , how long in fridge and out on side and when freezing how you defrost ect thank you xx

Hi ladies 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m struggling with this whole breast feeding thing I’ve been doing it for a week and a few days It’s not so bad I actually like it But my supply doesn’t seem to be that great My baby is now 1 week and 3 days old she’s taking around 60/90ml of milk mostly 90ml But I’m only producing 60ml that’s…

Finally able to start expressing and collecting colostrum, does anyone know if I can collect what I pump, pop it in the fridge and then collect some more so I’m not wasting syringes with tiny amounts?

So they are raw, pink, and so sensitive. I am wearing my silverettes all day because I can't stand anything touching them. And I air them out for 30 mins at night. Is there anything else i can do? How long does it take for the nips to get used to it and stop being so sore? 🥲

Has anyone’s newborn lost more than 10% of birth weight and has everything been okay? We’ve had of different appointments now and plans in place to change bottles and they’re telling me to feed her more but I just can’t force her to feed. She’s feeding on average 2oz every 2 hours and is taking her maybe 20 minuet...

I'm exclusively breastfeeding my baby (almost 5 weeks old). My right nipple is so sore & isn't getting a chance to heal. If I feed baby off my other breast and pump from the sore breast for a day or 2 to allow it to heal, will it affect my milk supply in that breast? I don't want to do anything that will make my sup...

My little one is 5 months now & has been doing well with combi feeding.. I am so ready to stop bf all together but the painnnn and engorgement everytime I try to stop puts me off & I end up feeding or pumping 😫 am I supposed to just completely ignore it until I stop producing?? Helpppp

For mommas who have / are currently EBF or EP, please tell me how you increased your supply. I'm four weeks postpartum with my second baby. By the end of her first week, she'd lost about 11% of her birth weight, which worried her pediatrician. Up until then, I'd only been breastfeeding and never realized she wasn't ...

Morning all, happy Easter! I am just curious to know if your little one is still have bottles. Our girl has a morning and evening bottle but I would like to get her out of using a bottle soon. Sometimes when she is unsettled she will have another bottle around lunch time but is that too much milk?

I just finished breast-feeding and my boobs are now a saggy A cup… has anybody ever experienced maybe them filling out a tiny bit overtime over the years? Even just alittle bit :(

Do you guys keep your baby upright after feeds and for how long? Are they formula fed or breastfed?

Since 11pm baby has been feeding almost constantly. Will settle and go to sleep but then wake and be mouthing... is this normal for cluster feeding?

What wearable pump do you use? My baby starts crying and wakes everytime I try to use a pump😩😩 I can’t just sit for 20 min to do it.

Are your breasts sagging? Changed shape since the pregnancy?