Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

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...

What postpartum bras are you ladies wearing? I went up to a 34GG in pregnancy from a 30F so I need something supportive! Now I’m 3 weeks pp and my boobs feel saggy and I don’t feel supported in the bras I have 😬

My little girl is just over 2 weeks old and EBF. I have been feeding her one boob at each feed but the health visitor advised changing sides mid feed. Sometimes it’s quite easy if she unlatches herself for a second. I’ll stop to burp her, she starts rooting and then I can swap her over. Other times she’s really in...

Hey. I’m 26 weeks pregnant and have been leaking Colostrum like crazy. Is it okay to start pumping and saving the colostrum?

Since breastfeeding gone down to only 2 feedings a day, I feel like I’m not producing milk for my toddler anymore like my body is even rejecting her. I never feel engorged and my boobs are always soft. When she latches, I don’t feel a let down, in fact I don’t feel anything coming out, I don’t hear her swallow, noth...

Has anyone triple fed where their baby was not wanting to latch anymore during breastfeeding? We had to start triple feeding because her weight and she was breastfeeding for 30-50 minutes and not getting enough. Didn’t want to start triple feeding but had to for her weight, which is most important. But now she will ...

What have you done when this happens? Sippy cup with milk isn’t working. Nothing has changed- same daycare, same solids, same formula, etc. never had a problem switching between breast & bottle since he was born. Is this a normal phase? Tips on how to get him milk?

Hello ladies, is it possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding. Has anyone gotten pregnant while breastfeeding postpartum?

Is 13 months too early to transition from bottle to milk in a cup? For example we used to give her a bottle before bed but I noticed it gave her a lot of gas. So we stopped. And I've just been giving it to her at dinner. Is that okay?

If you’re breastfeeding, can you exclusively pump only or does it reduce milk supply if you’ve done this before?

Does breastfeeding hurt? Does pumping hurt? Which is best please?

Hi everyone this is more of a vent post since I’m feeling quite anxious and upset. My 4 month old was 3 weeks early and small at birth, then he got RSV virus and lost more weight. He’s now recovered and back on track but still on the 0.4 percentile. He’s only having about 3 oz every 3 hours formula fed. My GP and he...

We’ve been strictly breastfeeding for the last 2 mo, and before that we tried hard to get baby girl to take a bottle. She was never a big fan and I hated pumping. But now I’m back to work and although I work from home I’ve been trying to get nanny to give her bottle but we’re striking out. Painful to see pumped m...

I am petite but I have very large breasts and I’m finding bras very uncomfortable. Any recommendations for nursing bras for large breasts which are comfortable and preferably without underwire. I don’t want any double boob situation or have it digging into my back and shoulders. My boobs have grew rediculosily durin...

Has anyone noticed an increase or decrease in their breastmilk supply when consuming caffeine. I know that it's recommended to limit caffeine intake to 300mg per day, but wasn't sure if anyone has experienced a reduction in their supply with a smaller amount of caffeine.

Wanted to see if anyone could provide any reassurance at all as I feel like I’m going in circles a little bit… Our 10 day old newborn has been amazing, his latch is around 85% of the time great. However a health visitor today came to weigh him and has only gained 15g compared to his previous weigh on Sunday - she t...

Day 5 after a c section and I was pumping milk (only collestrum is coming out) and out of nowhere I felt an emotional drop since pumping that I feel overwhelmed or like on the verge of a panic attack, I had been fine and okay but now I feel scared and like I can’t breath- has anyone experience this, what did you do,...

Has anyone had mastitis and what helped to treat/prevent? My OB put me on Dicloxacillin antibiotic, anyone have any experience on this and if it affected their baby while breastfeeding?

If your not breastfeeding what milk have you opted for? I’m currently nearly 37 weeks and have decided I don’t want to breastfeed I’ve done some research and found kendamil to be the best option for me. It’s the only one I’ve saw that is uk made, I have however found that it’s quite difficult to get a hold of which ...