Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

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

Which do you prefer for milk collection?

Anyone got any tips for nipple pain, 30 weeks now and my nipples sting so much in the evening 😭😭

For the last 4 weeks my baby is refusing to drink her Puramino. She’s almost 7 months and I didn’t want to start weaning until we resolved the issue but I was desperate to get some nutrients in her so she’s been having food the last couple of weeks and she’s loving it so I know it’s not a case of her not being hungr...

Until 2 days ago our 4 month old girl was breast fed with 1 bottle of mixed breast milk & formula a day, right before bedtime. She had her 16 week vaccinations yesterday and is now refusing the bottle (still feeding on the breast during the day as normal so it’s not her appetite). On top of that, since this weekend ...

It’s happened a few times but I was by myself tonight and it really shook me up as he started to choke on it, and trying to be sick then he was so zoned out afterwards (he was really tired too) but I really through he was going to stop breathing it frightened me so much😩 he’s almost 6 months old and been on size 2…

She's usually quite good at eating .. I've been trying to give her some fruit as well to help with hydration but nothibg as well... help !

I just had my baby March 5th and I’m breastfeeding I’m 6 weeks pp now. I stopped postpartum bleeding around 4-5 weeks pp. I just started bleeding dark brown like the beginning of a period. Is it too soon for it to come back?? I really don’t want a period 😭 I’m barely making enough breast milk as is and ik it tanks…

How's your breastfeeding journey so far? Is it your first time, or if not how is it different this time around? What advice do you have for those who are learning for the first time? If you're having issues or concerns, maybe some of us with experience can offer advice, or at least empathy and support. Lactation co...

My lil one is 7 month in April 6 and I’m planing to stop pumping as I am gonna be a solo parenting soon as my husband is reenlisting into the military I have pump since he was born and have a whole stack of freezing breastmilk which I don’t even have enough room for that why I’m planning to stop pumping but I don’t ...

She’ll be with my mom who is amazing with her but I’m still scared for her

I started trying to collect colostrum yesterday at 39+3 I know it doesn’t work for everyone but I was so happy when I started to see a tiny bit come through, but I can’t seem to get anymore than a tiny drop. Any advice?

My son started to refuse to latch on to breastfeed and only wants bottles. And it makes me only wanna do formula feed. I keep trying to get him to latch on but he wont. He did it so easily at the hospital. Am i wrong for wanting to switch

Looking for some advice please… I will be returning to work 2 weeks before baby turns 1. I’ll be away from baby for nearly 12 hours on each shift (2/3 per week). Baby is EBF and won’t take expressed milk or formula from a bottle or her straw cup (only takes sips of water). I am hoping to breast feed before and after...

Is it just me - I’m managing to get between 1-3 syringes each time, doing it every other day for about 20mins but one boob seems to be so much easier / has more colostrum than the other. It also feels softer and squishier whereas my left boob feels harder and more tricky to get anything out. Is this normal or should...

Hello, I had mastitis in my left breast about 2 weeks ago had to go on 2 different antibiotics to get through it. This morning I wake up super engorged on the right side pump and my breast still hurts bad. I tried latching my baby and that hurt yesterday it did not. Now I have body aches and chills not sure on fever...

Hi I had my second son today as c section his been sleeping for 4 hours and does not even open his mouth to suck or eat anything. Is this normal? How to get him to open his mouth or suck my breast.

I’m exclusively breastfeeding my baby, he’s now 10 weeks old and it has always been painful. I’ve tried different holds and different techniques but I always end up with blistered nipples and toe-curling pain. Sometimes he feeds every hour and I dread it. 🥺 Is anyone else experiencing the same thing?

Any tips for breastfeeding with very fast letdown? I’m talking milk literally spraying out at sonic speed 😂 Little girl is choking quite often on it and it stresses me

Is anyone else combo feeding? I recently started my almost 2 month old, after exclusively pumping breastmilk but i decided to combo feed to take some stress off myself because my milk supply is so up and down every few weeks it’s frustrating, i used to feel bad and like a bad mom and i felt like the body that create...