Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding
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Advice on milk before bed - what to put it in
My daughter has 1 bottle of milk a day (in the original mam bottles) and she falls asleep whilst drinking it. I kind of want to move away from the mam bottles but is there anything I can use instead for her to lay down and drink it with without it spilling/leaking everywhere!?
Nipple biting
How are we dealing with nipple biting? My little one has started getting bottom teeth and made me nipple bleed twice now 😅 sooo painful! Help! X
11 month old advice
Sorry this is a long one! I’m just looking for some advice/reassurance on a few things. My 11 month old is EBF, she has never taken a bottle, she doesn’t like water or drinking from a sippy cup or a straw cup, she hasn’t taken to eating solids, we’ve done baby led weaning & puree she just spits it out also won’t l...
Refuse taking bottle (breastmilk)
5 months old baby boy stop taking bottle since he was 3 months and half, which before he took it combo with nursing. We tried to offer him bottle but he doesn’t drink the milk from bottle at all besides just play with the nipple and avoiding. Our pediatrician said if mum away and he will surely drink the milk from b...
Breastfeeding & Going Out
My husband is desperate to take our baby out when he arrives and make sure I get time to myself to rest etc which is lovely but I plan on breastfeeding and find myself telling him he can’t because he won’t be able to feed him, which I feel awful about. My midwife said expressing milk isn’t recommended until about 6...
Clogged duct
Hi everyone, I think I'm experiencing my first clogged duct, please help! It super painful, are there any ways you've found to clear them quickly?
For just breastfeeding and 13 weeks or so
Can you please let me know how often do you breastfeed your baby? During day and night?
For moms that have breast fed and formula fed! ***Separate children***so one child was breast fed and the other formula fed.
Which one was harder? You can leave a comment. Please no hate,just facts true to yourself. I know both have difficulties and it may look different for every individual and story. I’m just curious as to what has been harder on moms who know both sides.
EBF Night time
Has anyone gone cold turkey and stop breast feeding their 10month at night time? If so how did it go..
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?
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
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!!
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
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...
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...
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?
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...
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
Boone Trove vs haakkaa
Which do you prefer for milk collection?
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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