Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

My baby is 3 weeks old and suddenly I'm feeling really horrible when breastfeeding. Like I feel really uncomfortable/weird about it. It just makes me feel strange and I feel a bit sick almost. Anyone else? Had 3 weeks no problem and then all of a sudden. Please tell me it'll stop! It lasts the entire feed and they'...

This might be a silly question, but I’m worried my LO is not getting enough liquids, or will get constipated, since dropping bottles. We’ve dropped from 28oz (pre-solids) to 15oz (post-solids), how much water should my LB be drinking to make up for the reduction of milk?

My son(17 months) has found comfort in my shirt. Any other moms experience this? And it's not just me it's any woman he feels comfortable with.....I just ordered some turtle necks because it's getting too painful. I was hoping it was just a phase.

My daughter recently turned 1 and I’m trying to introduce whole milk but she doesn’t seem interested. I do incorporate yogurt and cheese to her diet that way she gets her calcium but I’m stressing the fact she won’t really drink cows milk😩 I’m still breastfeeding her (trying to stop). Any advice??

I breastfeed my little one and she occasionally bites, especially when teething! The other day she bit down really hard that it broke the skin (ouch)! It’s still really sore now and is so painful to feed her from that boob as there’s a little cut on it. She’s not bitten since but now I’m stuck with only being able t...

Hey mama! I’m 11week pp and exclusively formula feeding. Have any of you guys had any signs of your period yet? I heard you get it sooner if you’re not breast feeding but I got nothing yet

How do we do it? I need a dummy guide 😅 The box says to put it drop by drop on the nipple and let baby suckle. 0.5 ml are like 10-15 drops minimum, latching and then I need to put a finger in her mouth to break the latch and do it again and again... Seems inhumane when she is hungry and just wants to feed normally.…

Can I breast feed my 8 month old while pregnant ? I’ve been told by the elders I should stop now .

Does anyone know of a good nursing bra that doesn’t have clasps i don’t like wearing bras with clasps i think there uncomfortable and would rather not be uncomfortable while wearing it

I’m having trouble finding a bottle that my baby will take I mainly breastfeed but I need her to take a bottle when I got back to work. I have tried the Phillip advent natural the mam and the nuk. She gags on them every-time. I don’t know if I’m introducing them wrong or what. Any tips??? Or different bottles?

For the breastfeeding mums, has anyone got their period yet? My baby just turned six months and nothing yet. I've been having a dull ache in my right ovary for the last couple of weeks but not sure if related. Thanks

What's a good pumping schedule 4 months pp EBF? I'm wanting to pump enough for feeds (I don't even know how many oz my girl eats) and enough to hopefully put 1 bag in the freezer a week so like maybe an extra oz a day? Please help 😭

My 13 week old suddenly stopped taking a bottle a few weeks ago, now back to constant breastfeeding - any expressers out there with any ideas? She use to enjoy formula & expressed milk, but nope. One tired mumma 🥲

hi all, tips on how to get baby to have a bigger latch?

I’m going back to work part time soon and my little one will have to go roughly 6 hours without boob. She’s pretty much been ebf but did have the odd bottle when she was a few months old. She will be 13 months when I go back (she was prem though so corrected she’ll be 11 months) At the moment I feed her on demand, w...

My baby is 9 month old on solids and still having boob feeds. We always give her water at meal as when we first started solids we were told to offer water at meals but said she didn’t need it any other time but that was 3 months ago now. She’s eating more and not taking as much boob now during day and for past coupl...

Those who have larger breasts, especially on the saggier side, what positions do you find helps when feeding. Found out baby was using breast as dummy and wasn’t actually taking in milk and lost a considerable amount of weight 😞 feeling deflated. Have tried pumping with spectra s1 and did well first time, but…

Not sure if anyone else can relate, I'm breastfeeding but pump a couple of times a day so my baby can also have a bottle.... one boob I get like 4-5oz and the other I get 1-2oz from 15 mins of pumping. Can anyone relate or does anyone have any tips to increase supply in one boob haha? Thanks!

My little one has just had her first tooth cut through (last week). Pretty much everyday she has bitten me at least once. Just little nips, but a bit painful. Often accompanied by a cheeky grin. Obviously this is not something I want to encourage. Has anyone experienced this… any suggestions?

My boy is almost 13 weeks and keeps choking on the boob recently. I know I’ve always had a strong letdown and fast flow but he seemed to have managed better before and now choking and pulling off the boob. Feeds seem much shorter too for the last week or so. This must be a developmental thing as surely he did man...