Articles & Expert Guides on Breastfeeding

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Breastfeeding

Can You Take Ashwagandha While Breastfeeding?

Tassia O'Callaghan

The Breast Pumps Loved by Modern Moms

Phoebe Corcoran

7 Breastfeeding Positions & How to Try Them

Peanut

How to Create Your Pumping and Breastfeeding Schedule

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Top Tips for Breastfeeding with Large Breasts

Peanut

Sunflower Lecithin and Breastfeeding: What We Know So Far

Deborah Vieyra

Clogged Milk Ducts? What You Need to Know

Peanut

Caffeine and Breastfeeding: What to Know

Peanut

Breastfeeding in Public: 4 Tips to Empower Your Journey

Guest Post: The Little Milk Bar

World Breastfeeding Week: When It is & How to Celebrate

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Breastfeeding Orgasms: Why They Happen & Are They Normal?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Your Breasts after Breastfeeding: What’s normal?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Foremilk vs. Hindmilk: What’s the Difference?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

31 Best Breastfeeding Tips for New Moms

Tassia Agatowski

What is the Best Breastfeeding Diet?

Deborah Vieyra

Breast Milk Storage Guidelines & Tips from Real Moms

Tassia Agatowski

6 Best Hands-Free Breast Pumps (& Your FAQs, Answered)

Tassia Agatowski

Pumping 101: Your Complete Guide to Breast Pumping

Tassia Agatowski

Your Exclusive Pumping Guide: Tips, Tricks & Schedules

Tassia Agatowski

When to Start Pumping: Too Soon? Too Late?

Tassia Agatowski

From the community

Pumping milk at work..

Hi everyone please could I get some advice? My maternity leave is due to finish soon, I’m due to go back at the start of October. I did put a flexible working request in to which they responded to me doing 16 hours a week (X2 8 hour shifts) I told them I’m breastfeeding and may need to express milk every 3/4 hours depending on my needs.. I got a email back today stating this “Regarding your request to have time after four hours for expressing milk for your baby, you already have a 30-minute break during your shift. You may use this break period for expressing. After your break, you will continue and complete your shift as normal. A full shift is typically eight hours, with occasional adjustments only when required due to operational needs”.. I’m left feeling abit uneasy just incase I’m needing to pump before my break.. and my break schedule isn’t always at the same time? I’m not sure what to do. Are they any laws in place? Or what else could I ask them to adjust? They haven’t stated where I could express milk too.. I work in a restaurant😭

Large boobied breastfeeding Q

Large breasted ladies, I fear my son is outgrowing rugby position - any advice on other positions? Also any advice for on the go breastfeeding? I’m finding it hard to leave the house because feeding him in cradle is impossible as I have to hold my tit off his nose and he can’t get a good latch and it’s just a nightmare. Lying down position is good but impractical for multiple times a day so any advice would be amazing!!

I feel like quitting breastfeeding 😭

Just here to rant!!! My LO is 4 weeks old and I have been combi feeding- nursing and expressing milk. I have been on breastfeeding her all day long and fed her with bottles too in between today.
She’s not sleeping by any way. And when everyone cones and say that- trying offering your breast, she might fall asleep!!!
I feel so irritated that if I wasn’t already doing enough since morning by nursing her and expressing as well…

Periods

Hey mums, when did your first period happen after giving birth? I’m 14 nearly 15 weeks pp, been formula feeding and still haven’t had one yet. The gp has given me a timeline until I have to go back but I’m literally starting to stress like crazy now?! I don’t get why my body isn’t going back to how it used to be, I’ve never had any issues with my cycles in the past all completely regular - just wanting to see what timeline other mums have experienced? Thank you

C section pain

Hello, I have C section on 21/9 and struggling to breast feed due to stitches pain , pain is severe even strong pain killers doesn’t help much. Now baby is struggling to latch and i really want to breast feed my baby , any suggestions please

Nipple blister popped, now there's a hanging piece of skin—what should I do?

My nipple blister opened and now there's a little piece of skin hanging off. Should I leave it alone, and has anyone else dealt with this when breastfeeding or pumping? Any tips for healing and comfort?

Does latch get better as babies get older?

My baby is 6 weeks old and breastfeeding is definitely less painful than it was at the beginning, but I still feel a mild chewing/pulling sensation when he feeds.

The main thing is that my nipple always comes out looking wedged/flattened afterwards, so I’m wondering if his latch is still too shallow.

He’s gaining weight well, has plenty of wet nappies and seems satisfied after feeds, but honestly I’m so fed up with constantly worrying about his latch 😥😥

Did anyone else have this? Did your baby’s latch improve naturally as they got a bit bigger, or did you need help to fix it?

Breastfeeding or screaming - no in between

When it comes to our late afternoon and evening feeds, we seem to hit the same problem; he just won’t unlatch! Baby boy is 5 weeks and will just chew on my nipple, I assume to soothe, and if I ever try to take him off he screams. He’ll even be falling asleep and still hates it, and then won’t sleep at all!

Any one experienced something similar and know how to work around this? I’m sore and need a small bit of my evenings back!

Period has come back!

To my surprise my period came back today!😭 Little bit concerned as I’m only 8 weeks post c-section and my baby is breastfed other than 2 feeds at 8pm and 12pm. Has anyone else got their period back yet? I was expecting another good few months!