Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

I solely BF my LO however I have some weddings coming up shortly that are child free. I’ve tried several times to pump so I have milk stored away in the freezer but I’m not even able to collect an ounce. My little boy is gaining weight really well so I know I’m not lacking milk. Has anyone else struggled to pump? An...

Hi ladies. My 5 month old is EBF. Me and my partner have been invited to a wedding which is in 2 weeks time. It's only the evening but it would still mean I'd be gone from 5pm till midnight ish. She's a close friend and I'd love to be able to go but worrying about my boy not taking a bottle for his Nanny (partners m...

Is anyone still doing milk in the night if baby wakes up?

I am an exclusive pumper. Pretty sure it’s a clog but it’s not the typical lump everyone talks about. Half my breast is rock hard like it’s engorged. Same thing happened last week but that time it hurt like crazy, today it doesn’t hurt but it’s still just as hard and milk isn’t flowing (only coming out from the soft...

i’m 6 months pp and still haven’t gotten my period. i exclusively breast feed so was told that this may mean it takes longer to get my period again, i’ve also read that the first time it comes back is so painful which is making me nervous!

Pretty sure it’s a clog but it’s not the typical lump everyone talks about. Half my breast is rock hard like it’s engorged. Same thing happened last week but that time it hurt like crazy, today it doesn’t hurt but it’s still just as hard and milk isn’t flowing (only coming out from the soft side of the boob I’m assu...

So my little one is 4 months now. We fixed the latching issue. Sort of resolved itself. I breastfeed on demand but in the beginning, it kind of evened out to like every 3-4 hrs. The last like 2 weeks, munchkin has been eating almost every two hrs now. Sometimes 3. But mostly every 2. One day it was literally only ...

Hi all, bit of a weird one but I am 37 weeks and have been advised to start trying to hand express colostrum, I tried for the first time tonight, couldn't get anything to come out but it felt so intolerable trying to do it, is it just me?! It doesn't exactly feel uncomfortable or painful but I found the massaging/sq...

Almost a week ago I had cracked nipples from breastfeeding that were extremely painful. I know baby has a bad latch and so feeding on it will only make it worse so I’ve not fed on it since. The pain has now gone but the nipple has a white film over it. I assumed this was the skin over it healing but now I’m worried ...

My parents have been telling me that I should not give my daughter whole milk because it’s bad and I get worried and scared a lot so what’s an alternative I can give my daughter she’s 1 year old? Thank you💗

Does anyone else’s baby make funny sigh and mmmm noises whilst breastfeeding? Is it because she’s enjoying herself? 😂 she’s suddenly started doing it lots!

any mammas out there with a little baby? my baby was born on the 9th centile and since 6 months they’ve been on the 2nd. they have been eating the ideal amount of food but i just found out it’s my breast milk this whole time i thought it was fine 😭 i am going to move her to formula now so pray for me that she…

My little girl loves weaning and her meal times are a decent portion but she will cry after eating for a feed? Has milk then is brand new 🤣 Is this normal?

Can someone please explain in the most basic steps, how do I freeze my breast milk and then give it to my baby? E.g. what do I freeze it in? The breast milk bags? Then when we finally want to give him some of the frozen milk - do I have to get it out early and leave it in the fridge to de-frost? Or do you just get ...

I breast feed and give one bottle a day of formula to my baby. Today my LO has been hysterical and when I’ve tried to feed her she’s refused my boob. I didn’t know what else to do so I tried a bottle of breast milk and she drank it, it was only 60ml so I tried her on the breast after and she was hysterical again and...

My boy started daycare 3 weeks ago. He is 4.5 months. I’ve been sending him with 5-6 3.5 oz bottles of breast milk. The teacher sent a note today suggesting I increase to 5oz a bottle. It is a struggle to pump enough to send to daycare now. I’m worried I may have to add formula bottles. We did combo feed in the begi...

Anyone else’s 1 year old refuse to drink water and cows milk? Water is a complete refusal no matter what I offer it in. Tried like 6 different cups/bottles and cows milk she will as long as it has some formula in. (Have been gradually decreasing the formula but now it’s nearly all cows milk she’s starting to refuse ...

Does anyone still give their little one milk?

My little one is 11 days old, on day 5 he had lost weight (7% off) which was ok but today he has been weighed again and has lost a little more so is now 9.9% under his birth weight. I’ve been solely breastfeeding and now I’m feeling terrible as he’s clearly not getting enough from me. My midwife has suggested I expr...

I made a rash decision to quit pumping because it was painful. Now as I'm dealing with the excruciating pain of drying up, I wonder if I made the right decision. Is it too late to get my supply back? I'm not completely dry, but almost there. Maybe I didn't try everything possible to make it work 😔