Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

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Breast pump

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! 🩷🩵

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Screaming during breastfeeding

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...

Incognito
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Breast pump recommendations

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...

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Curdled milk

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

Incognito
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How long without milk

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…

Incognito
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Weaning at 8 weeks?

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 ...

Incognito
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Do I Stop Breastfeeding, 3 months PP

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...

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How often is everyone else’s baby feeding??

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…

Incognito
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Breast-feeding advice

So I give birth in a month to my little baby girl, and I’m going to try to strictly breast-feed, I am extremely nervous as when I tried to breast-feed with my son. I was not producing enough and had to supplement with formula if any mom on here have some adviceon how they their production please let me know

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Feeling guilty

I just want to get this off of my chest as it's weighing me down, but I planned to exclusively use breastmilk, mainly through breastfeeding but also pumping. It has not gone that way at all and I'm feeling so, so guilty. First 3 days in hospital with baby were just breastfeeding, and every midwife who came in correc...

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Best breast pump

Im trying to decide on a Breast pump and could use some help! My mom (a former lactation consultant) recommends the Medela pump, my current lactation consultant recommends the Ameda, but I’m reading a lot online saying the lansinoh is super versatile and it comes with an app that easily tracks pumping. I’m hoping so...

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How much expressed milk does he need

I EBF my 4m baby (he is big for age) how much should I pump for each bottle feed?

Incognito
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Bottle feeding

Just wondered how your little ones feed on the bottle. I'm using mam bottles my 12wk old. She will have 5oz and take between 3/4oz from the the bottle stop then doesn't want anymore turn her head she may come back to it after 30mins. She always seems quite happy after her feeds. Just wondered if any other mum's ...

C
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BF moms- are you all still pumping at night?

My little one rarely eats between 10pm and 6am but I’ve been getting up to pump. I’m hoping to stop that soon but I don’t want it to affect my milk supply. Are you all still pumping or feeding in the middle of the night?

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Feeding schedule

Girls what are your feeding schedules like for milk and solids? Struggling over here to know when to drop bottles ect x

J
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Breast milk supply

Hi guys! I read that if you put chamomile tea bags on your nipples (overnight) it will increase milk supply. Well I tried it last night and I think it works!! I got a total of 9oz. this morning! Could be coincidence but worth a try.

Incognito
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Help!

Hi :) I am a first time mum due in June. I’ve tried to get my head into understanding feeding. I’ve decided breastfeeding isn’t for me, so was looking at expressing. But I have no clue where to start, what to buy etc. Does anyone have any reading suggestions or what has worked for them/advice. Just so I can try and ...

Incognito
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Videos, books and podcasts about birth

Hello, I would like to read more info about birth and breastfeeding. Any recommendations, please? X

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Using defrosted breast milk

Hi Just looking for some advice about using frozen breast milk. I have frozen a stash but never used any of the frozen supply but have a hair app tomorrow and leaving my little girl with her dad. Online search says defrosting over night is best but it also says to use immediately when defrosted 🤷🏻‍♀️ so a little…

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When did you get your period?

I am 9 weeks pp, not bf or pumping and still haven’t got my period. No complaints here just wondering what the norm might be.

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