Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

I’m having a really tough time feeding our LG. She’s EBF but has had slow weight gain/dropping percentiles since birth. Liaised with various feeding help over the last few months, and as she’s well in herself no one is especially worried and no obvious problems with tongue tie, latch, or supply. But the last three w...

I've exclusively breastfed for 2 months now, within that time I have had a bad case of mastitis and a painful breast abscess the size of a golf ball which I had to have drained 3 times at the breast clinic. I have enjoyed the closeness of breastfeeding and feel I have a good bond with our daughter but I cant help bu...

Bit if context.. my baby is 14 months and I want to stop breastfeeding during the day as she doesn’t need it because she’s eating food. However, the problem is because she has eczema it’s the only thing that comforts her at night when she’s in pain and crying. If I’m stopping breastfeeding during the day will this a...

I’m on my first period after a loss. Is it okay to try once my period has stopped? I’ve given up coffee, lost a lil weight and eating very clean. Had the odd takeaway.

I'm a breast feeding mama and it's become quite clear my son has a fav boob and it's my right one... my left one is way smaller LOL I try to offer him the left more but sometimes he's just not having it. I've been pumping the left when he naps so try and even them out but it's not working.. been at it for a week now...

My baby has been combi fed since around 5 months due to a weight issue he’s been having 1 bottle of formula a day and breastfed on demand the rest of the time. The past week or so my baby has not been interested in breastfeeding at all. He would play, smack, pull, bite, wiggle basically everything but drink. But get...

She bites really hard every single feed. She has 6 teeth. She's 10 months. I'm really passionate about breastfeeding and don't want to give it up so that's not an option. Please can people give advice because I literally cry every feed and it's even painful when she not feeding but she's so attached to me right now ...

Can anyone share links to tops they are able to breastfeed their baby in while their LO is in a carrier? I really want to be able to feed on the go and I always admire others who have been able to make this work 🙏

I’ve been weighing up the pros and cons of both breastfeeding & formula. For me personally, aside from the health benefits for me & baby when breastfeeding, I feel I would be more suitable to formula feed. My husband has said he would like me to breastfeed because of the health benefits, but has said ultimately ...

Hi ladies! I think I’m about ready to stop breastfeeding my 16month old. She still has her two milk bottles a day when I’m not with her, but when I am, she won’t take the bottle, and I feel so drained 😩 is there any tips anyone can give me 💕

Did anyone decide to harvest colostrum before their section and have difficulty with it? I keep seeing advice about harvesting before if you’re planning on breastfeeding but I can’t get anything however hard I try! If you did struggle, or chose not to harvest colostrum before birth, did you manage to still breastf...

My little girl was born 4/13, we got sent home tonight. She was latching and feeding fine at the hospital, now she's been screaming since 11pm (it's now 2:07am. I've tried feeding her and she refuses to latch. I feel like she's hungry but she won't eat. What do I do? When will my milk come in??

I am desperate to get my brows and lashes done however I’ve read conflicting things online, I have read it’s safe to do so however it may not last as long or I could have a reaction which is the main answers (which is what the patch test is also for) however I’ve heard that a minimal amount of the tint/the chemical ...

How often is everyone cleaning their breast pumps? I mean full separate and washing every part Is there a way to make it easier?

How do I dry up my milk?! It’s feeling sore and uncomfy x

Baby girl is only 4 days old but is it normal that she’s feeding every 2ish hours and doing 20-30ml, sometimes not even a full oz. My midwife said I should be expecting her to be doing every 3-4 hour feeds and about 60ml/2-3 oz. Is this pretty normal for her to be feeding this often and little?

I had a perfect 32B cup, they sat up I didn’t need a bra or anything, they became a triple D while pregnant, now after having the baby they have went back down but they are saggy and a lot of access skin. Please tell me what I need to do ?

For those that exclusively bf how often do you do this? I’m currently doing every 2-3 hours but wonder if baby getting enough. He often falls asleep. Does this happen to anyone else?

They’re super dry and cracked. They bleed and are super raw. I’m 5 weeks pregnant and they feel like they’re going to fall off. i’ve tried oil and vaseline. But the cracks won’t heal. What can I do?

My baby is 3 months and I’ve combo def since she was born because i didn’t produce enough milk. But since then Ive made a bit more. She has a lip tie and it hurts to latch her for too long. But it’s gotten better now that shes bigger. Ive been latching her more often. Today shes been on the boob like every hour or s...