Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Hey, I've been bottle feeding my baby breast milk and formula, but he hasn't managed to latch on to the breast, so I have to pump and I've been getting less and less each time and today I pumped and I only got a couple of drops today... is there any way to make my milk come back as I've been stressing about it disap...

Hi all. I wonder if you could give me a guesstimate of how much expressed breast milk a baby should consume per hour? My partner and I are due to go out in a few weeks to the theatre so I need to ensure my parents have enough to feed our little one while we are gone. Thank you in advance of any replies!

When is the best time to express milk? Between feeds or during a feed? My baby only drinks from one breast at each feed so left boob now and next feed right boob and so on., I don’t want to increase my supply I just want to keep some of it in freezer for emergencies or outings in case I go somewhere I don’t want to ...

My baby is 19 months and i don't know how to latch her off she cries and cries for the boob and refuses a bottle any tips ?

I have been exclusively breast feeding my 4 week old since birth. I want to introduce a bottle in the next few weeks but need advice on pumping. I plan to combine feed, both breastfeeding and expressed milk from pumping. I have quite a few questions in regards to this. How do I know what flange size is right fo...

Have any moms here successfully breastfed and bottle fed? I am so worried about the sleep deprivation I just think it would be nice for my partner to be able to take over 1-2 feedings at night occasionally and to keep a supply if I’m not going to be around for more than a few hours. I would like to pump and breastfe...

My baby will be 1 in the next couple of months and I’m thinking about stopping breastfeeding. Any mamas who’ve already stopped or also thinking of doing the same?

I haven’t breastfed my toddler since 13ish months. For about a month after we stopped she kept putting her hand in my shirt when I’d rock her to sleep. We broke that habit but now at 18 months she’s doing it again! I really can not stand it. I know that sounds terrible but it’s like the worst feeling for me. Why is ...

Ive narrowed down my breast pump options to these but I don't know which one is the best. Which one would you pick? Pictures in comments ❤️

Hi mumas my 5 1/2m old has her first cold ! Blocked nose occasional cough, and I have noticed today she’s off her milk, had around slightly more than 1/2 of what she usually drinks. Had normal wet and dirty nappies. When do you worry about how much milk they drink? Concerned about dehydration

Ok…. So… every so often my LG will have a bottle BUT I always forget to pump in ‘replacement’ of this bottle feed and I’m scared I’ll loose my supply or it dip AGAIN How can I remind myself to pump when she has a bottle 😮‍💨😩 (also I’ve tried pumping every so many hours and the alarms don’t work I switch them off…

Hey everyone, I’m reaching out for some support and kind words. I’ve had a really tough time with milk supply and sore, cracked nipples with all five of my kids. Thankfully, with my fifth (who’s now 5 weeks old), I discovered silver cups, and they’ve been a game-changer! They healed my nipples in just 48 hours—no pa...

What breast pump are we most leaning towards? I’ve yet to do my own research yet, and would love to know what people have chosen and why! 🩷🩵

3 and half month, exclusively BF no problems before. Over the last week baby has suddenly started resisting feeds. When I go to feed her she screams at the top of her lungs, it makes BF physically impossible I've had to express and she takes this absolutely fine. Bit of background she is on gaviscon and hasn't poo...

I’m currently EBF and want to start expressing so I can give my son a bottle once a day to get him use to bottles and my husband would really like to feed him even if it’s once a day. I’m looking at breast pumps and don’t know where to start as I’m only wanting to express one feed worth. Is there any you recommend t...

My baby keeps bringing up curdled milk even hours after a feed is this normal? She’s 3 months old.

I’m leaving my 10 month old from 11-5 on Saturday. He is breastfed and I still feed on demand throughout the day. When he isn’t with me he feeds less (left him max 3 hours) but I’ve never left him for 6 hours. Is 6 hours too long without milk at 10 months? I can try and pump but it’s just faf 😂 he does eat and…

I want to start gradually reducing breastfeeding from now on. We’ve been EBF since birth and I’ve been expressing but it’s been a really difficult journey. I wanted to wait until 3 months but I feel like now is the time to start switching to formula as I’m feeling resentful and I want to start building structure in ...

Hi everyone - looking for some advice, I'm thinking of stopping breastfeeding at 3 months PP and not sure if the guilt is going to consume me. Little girl has always nursed at night, and I've pumped in the day and given expressed bottles since about 2 weeks old. It's going well and we supplement x1 bottle of formula...

Can someone tell me why my almost 8 week old is still feeding every 1.5-2 hours if that in the day 😭 the longest she’ll go without feeding is 2.5 hours. She is breastfed only but still, I feel like when she was a couple weeks old she was going for longer without feeds. Does it mean she’s not getting enough milk in…