Breastfeeding

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How to Create Your Pumping and Breastfeeding Schedule

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Top Tips for Breastfeeding with Large Breasts

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Sunflower Lecithin and Breastfeeding: What We Know So Far

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Clogged Milk Ducts? What You Need to Know

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Caffeine and Breastfeeding: What to Know

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Breastfeeding in Public: 4 Tips to Empower Your Journey

Guest Post: The Little Milk Bar

World Breastfeeding Week: When It is & How to Celebrate

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Breastfeeding Orgasms: Why They Happen & Are They Normal?

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Your Breasts after Breastfeeding: What’s normal?

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Foremilk vs. Hindmilk: What’s the Difference?

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31 Best Breastfeeding Tips for New Moms

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What is the Best Breastfeeding Diet?

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Breast Milk Storage Guidelines & Tips from Real Moms

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From the community

Recent discussions

Breast feeding

I’m currently 29 weeks pregnant with a little girl due 24th December.
I’m just trying to make sure I have everything and we’ve got the majority of stuff (I think) but the one thing that baffles me is breast milk! I just can’t seem to understand how a breast pump works (are there different sizes) and do I start it before I give birth? Just wondering anyone who has breastfed before if they can give any advice.
Kindness only please, I know I seem a bit clueless 🤰🏻❣️

Breastmilk jewelry - U.S.

I’m looking for quality vintage style breastmilk jewelry that is fine jewelry. I’ve been looking at different websites.

Where did you get yours and how was the experience

what helps get rid of clogged ducts

need EVERY thing yall did to get rid of it desperately trying to get rid of it so it doesnt get worse and i need to go to the hospital

Cluster feeding…

LO is exclusively breastfeeding, he’s 3 weeks and 3 days old and I can tolerate the cluster feeding but today he’s been so intense I’ve not been able to put him down and I’ve felt really overwhelmed.
BF mamas, when did your cluster feeding phase blow over? 🥹

Weight loss pills and Breastfeeding

Anyone on weight loss/ diabetes management pills and breastfeeding? If so is it all good?

Nursing bras???

I have 2 nursing bras from M&S but wanting to get a couple more for postpartum - does anyone have any recommendations that won’t break the bank??

Possible Reflux? Help Me Mummas 😩😩

So my nearly 7 week old is exclusively breastfed and since about 2 weeks has been bringing up her milk after feeding 9 out of 10 times. Sometimes it’s small amounts and watery, other times it looks like the whole feed and can be curdled and flies out of her mouth etc.

Have been to see the gp, they suggested to try expressing my milk for 2 days and feeding from a bottle so I know how much she’s getting each feed as I could be ‘over feeding’ her (I’ve always been told you can’t over feed a breastfed baby) 🤷🏼‍♀️😅, she then said if no improvement to try going dairy free for a week, I explained this to my health visitor and she said if there’s no other symptoms then she highly doubts it’s a dairy allergy and is confident it’s bad reflux (which the bottles won’t be helping with as she’ll be taking in more air).

I’m just at a total loss and no idea what to try next, she’s so uncomfortable after every feed, arching her back when trying to burp her and when she does eventually burp, up comes the milk!

She’s putting on weight nicely and lots of wet nappies and poos as well so just looking for any suggestions at all from other mums who have maybe been through similar because this mumma is so tired of having a visibly uncomfortable baby after feeding when it should just make her feel content 🥲🥺

Day 3 weaning

I’m on day 3 of no breastfeeding. I wanted to hand express some milk so I could get some jewellery made but nothing is coming out is that normal? Also I keep getting this sharp twinges on one boob

Recommendations

What are some good electrolyte drinks for breastfeeding??

Clogged milk duct

How do I get rid of it. It hurts so bad on both sides. I have no idea what to do . My baby is only 4 days old & im struggling… please help

Can I take robitussin while breastfeeding

My baby is 15 months old and still breastfed I’m really sick and want to take something to feel better is this okay?

breast refusal

hey mummy’s! has anyone else’s exclusively breastfed baby refused the breast. screaming and crying when offered the breast at 13 weeks old? my little girl has been doing this for a couple
days now, she is exclusively breastfed so when she does refuse, i wait a little while longer and then offer again and she does eventually feed but is refusing more often 😢i have researched and apparently its normal, common at 3-4 months and called nursing strike?

EBF

My breastfed 9month old is only drinking my 5oz of milk breast milk
But she gets left still hungry and refuses formula
Any suggestions?

Milk Supply Concern?

I’m 11 days pp and I’m only making about 1oz per boob right now, I’m like is this bad, good, will my milk continue to come in? It feels like a downhill race with the constant pumping to help build my supply.

any tips or advice?

Anyone else still breastfeeding?

Sienna is 11 months now and my goal was 1 year but I very much doubt I will be stopping at 1 year now😅 I've never known a more boob obsessed baby, it's such a huge comfort for her, we also cosleep and feed to sleep pretty much all night 😭 what's everyone else's plan?

Considering holiday while exclusively breastfeeding 1 year old

My baby just turned 1 and I’ve exclusively breastfed until now. I do wish to continue until shes 2. I got invited to go on a 4 day holiday with my best friend and im considering going but looking for any advice on if its worth it to go through all the hassle of pumping and bottle feeding or if I should just wait until i stop breastfeeding to go on holidays without her.

Baby girl breastfeeds about 5-6 times during the day and wakes to feed 2-3 times at night. She has 2 meals, breakfast around 11am and dinner at 7:30 every day.

I could pump but im feeling lazy when it comes to it and scared she will refuse my boob if she gets used to the bottle. We could also give cows milk but thats another thing im not sure how to incorporate since she gets lots of feeds in during the day/night.

If you have any advice on leaving your babies who you’ve breastfed etc please feel free to respond and let me know how you did it, how your baby took to it etc

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