Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Baby is coming up 5 months and although breastfeeding is going very well, I do want to introduce a bottle of expressed milk to allow me a little more freedom now and then. Currently been trying Mam bottles with a size 0 test but baby straight up refuses and screams when I put the teatime in her mouth. I can barely g...

HV said to put the vit d drops on my nipple as EBF. I assume it's the same to start dropping it onto a dummy instead as I'm always ruining clothes otherwise!

Does anybody have tips for pumping? My baby has been EBF for 5 months and absolutely refused a bottle. He’s recently started to take a bottle so I want to pump instead of use formula but I can’t get anything out when I pump? I’ve tried a manual and electric, nothing happens. My baby is on the 99th centile and happy ...

We're at day 5 and I'm afraid our breastfeeding journey is already ending 😔😔 My nipples are cracked and one has started to bleed... I've kept offering my baby the breast as much as possible since birth, but it seems that my colostrum was basically inexistent. She stayed in the breast literally for hours the first…

I hate breastfeeding but I don’t see a way out of it. Especially because my husband wants me to, if it was for me she’d already be on formula

My boy is almost 13 months and when I'm at work he doesn't have milk. He only will have milk via breastfeeding. He will not drink it in a cup. I've only been at work for 2 weeks and when I'm near him I have found him to be pulling at my top wanting milk, more and more often. He is starting to hurt my nipples - I'm...

Reading conflicting information about changing from first infant milk to follow on milk at 6 months. Does anyone know if there's benefit to changing?

My baby is having max 20oz but some days it’s 15oz. I do try my very best to get her to take a bottle she on 3 meals a day and water with meals. Should I contact my health advisor as she not taken much milk. First baby so I’m just unsure

I want to stop all breastfeeding before second birthday. We are no longer breastfeeding during the day, but I don’t know how to do nap times and bed time without breastfeeding. I have tried rocking, offering milk - and it has not been a success. Would be happy to just go for a walk, but she isn’t good at falling asl...

Even whilst on domperidone do I need to pump every 2/3 hours? The domperidone has increased my supply over the last two weeks but not by a great deal at all! Before I would produce 40ml total every session, and now it’s perhaps 50/60mls per session. I’m pumping every time my LO feeds therefore approx 3.5 hours eac...

Any mommas out there on injectable weight-loss medication postpartum?

ughh its so hard to get up for it but i cant keep skipping it if i want to increase my supply 🥲🙃

If you’re giving your baby breast milk in a bottle how many ounces are they eating? I mainly BF but if I have to work baby takes a bottle of breast milk and usually eats 4 oz. Just want to know what other babies are taking

What’re you doing differently with this baby?? For us: Exclusively pumping instead of EBF Starting in the crib (no bassinet) Trying to cloth diaper Getting dad more involved with bedtime

How much breastmilk are you guys producing per pumping session? 15-30mins pump. I’m 3-4 weeks postpartum and don’t understand how people are producing enough to store and feed. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Hi ladies! I have an inflamed duct, and I’ve read a few articles with mixed advice. Some suggest feeding the baby first from the sore breast, then the other; others say to start with the unaffected side and switch to the sore one to ease demand and help it calm down. What do you all think?

Hey!! Does anyone’s little one still drink milk from bottles morning and bedtime? Thanks 😊

Mamas that EBF when your baby’s turned one and introduced whole Milk what did you do ? My son will not drink it and I’ve tried everything he just spits it out . He still does nurse occasionally during the day and at night

When did you get your period back after postpartum? I'm 7 months postpartum and still exclusively breastfeeding

Has anyone gotten their period back yet and still breastfeeding? Anyone on here breastfeeding and pregnant? We’re not trying and we’re not not trying so we’ll see if we get surprised but I haven’t had period and I’m still breastfeeding but also blw 😅🤣