Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

One thing I don’t understand. My baby girl is on trial for cmpa. I’m combination feeding her. before the HV said I don’t have to go dairy free as very little milk protein gets into my milk but she prescribed Althèra sma cmpa milk. But now because my baby girl symptoms not improving the dietitian said I have to go da...

Hi all, I’ve breastfed my little boy since birth. He’s now 20 months old. Iam really struggling to get him off the boob :( he only has boob for nap times & for bedtime as that’s the only way he’ll settle and drift off. As much as I’ve loved breastfeeding I really feel it needs to come to an end, I want my body back ...

For the past 2 or so days now my 2 week old has been so unsettled. She's started to pull her head back whilst feeding, pulling my nipple with her and squirming/crying whilst she does it. Then after she's finished she just doesn't seem happy at all, offer her the other boob and she's still the same. She was just pass...

Long story short I had to switch to EBF early on bc I got shingles. I’m going back to work soon so was going to end up that way soon but was enjoying 1-2 sessions of breastfeeding with my soon each day for bonding time/comforting him after I got better. But now that he’s using size 2 nipples my breasts can’t compet...

Hello ladies, I have been thinking about breastfeeding for a long time, and it makes me feel so weird and sick everytime!! How does it feel? Im scared if its feels the same as a guy sucking on.. and what it i get turned on. Has anyone else thought of these before breastfeeding?

Looking for advice from people who have breastfed before. I’m keen to breastfeed but unsure what equipment I need to get before baby arrives and what I can hold off on. Is it worth getting a pump before hand? Manual pump or electric? Should I get milk storage bags just encase? I’ll take all the advice I can get. Th...

I’ve been pumping & topping up with formula for our 5week LO as he is so hungry. Both MomCosy pumps stopped working since 3 days ago (replacement coming- again 🙄) so we’ve had to alternative back to BF & expressing. Anyone else feeling super light headed & fainting with BF? Also has anyone else had problems with…

Aboustly no shame to the mamas that do. I just couldn’t do it I felt so overstimulated when I would nurse my baby so I decided to try pumping instead and still did not like it. My fiancee said it’s okay to switch to formula, but I felt so guilty of not wanting to breastfeed anymore.

My baby is combi fed- breast and then formula top up. My first daughter used to drink from mam bottles and take the mam dummy but she wasn’t breastfed. This time around baby is using my breast to fall asleep and screams when i try to give her a dummy. With the mam ones she was gagging and got so frustrated. The bibs...

Hi, baby is 9 months and has 5 teeth, so breastfeeding is very painful now and I’m miserable. I’ve tried several times to wean him off the boob and onto formula but he turns his nose up at it and throws the bottle then throws a tantrum. I feel so cruel withholding the boob, so I end up giving in. I don’t know what t...

Been looking at so many different ones but the prices vary so much and I’m confused about what I’m looking for.? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I'm honestly pretty positive there's nothing I can do besides a boob job, but I do not have the money to do but I figured I'd ask lol My boob's are legit like empty sacks with no fat in them. I used to be a D then after I had my first they legit deflated.. I only tried to breastfed for 2 weeks 4 years ago.. They l...

I am currently 31 weeks pregnant with my second baby. With my first I BF/ pumped for about 2 months but stopped as he kept loosing weight, had bad jaundice and the latch was really painful. I don’t think my supply really came in properly. It really upset me to stop as I felt like I had failed 😩. I really want to…

Hey Mamas. Congrats to everyone who's November baby has made their arrival 🫶 My little man is 10 days old and I'm recovering from my second emergency c section (completely broken tbh, physically, as i was in labour for 32 hours but also mentally) anyway my boy is feeding well, (we are exclusively breastfeeding) but…

First time mum here, just started on our breast feeding journey after a c section, I couldn't get any colostrum before birth. Now baby is feeding , I've had help from a midwife about the latch as my nipples are sore and bruised but I'm wondering how I know if he's eaten enough? He always seems to want more and alway...

My LO comes off but then back on, sometimes I put her back on and she sucks for a few seconds, squirms then comes off. I keep doing this thinking it is my let down or she’s gassy. Then afterwards when I sit her up within 20 mins, she will be sick quite a bit. She also has reflux so I thought it was that but it does...

What bras are we finding comfortable during pregnancy/post birth? I’m really struggling with what to look for, any advice would be appreciated🫶🏻

My little girl doesn’t have a great latch, no matter what position she’s in unfortunately and it’s taking a toll on my nipples/areola. They’re so sensitive and feel stingy and throbbing between feeds but have no chance to heal because of how much she needs feeding. I’m already currently having to top her feeds up wi...

Totally not intended as a brag. I recently stopped breastfeeding (about a month or so ago), and I’ve noticed that I’ve lost a bit of weight lately, I’d actually say I’m slimmer than I was before I got pregnant. I’ve been to the docs already as I’m a worrier and I don’t love being skinny skinny, they’re doing blood...

Me and my LO are still working on our latch while breastfeeding and my nipples get extremely sore especially at night when I’m tired and maybe not doing it as well. I was just wondering if anyone has any tips? I’ve got lanolin cream and those little silver cups to wear after feeding that I use sometimes. And how muc...