Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

As in sucking it from your own nipple

Do you find that you’re producing more milk on one side? For me my left produces more.

So with the weather getting hotter, I am getting slightly sweater with the heat. I do shower regularly, but my breasts today have been slightly damp and I don’t know if it’s cause I leaned in the bra or my sweat. Do I need to wipe down my nipple before a feed? With bottles they get sterilised, so how come I don’t ...

Has any other breastfeeding mums periods not returned yet? I'm combi feeding but he is obly breastfeeding at night. Some days with nursery there's 12 hours between feeds maybe more? I kind of hoped it would have returned by now as want to try for baby number 2 as it took a year to concieve first time. I'm not using...

Is your LO still waking overnight to feed? Mine is, just wondering whether others are managing to get 11/12hrs straight like I see some parents getting 🫠😅

Please help , my daughter is almost 2 and I know she shouldn't really be having a baby bottle to have milk in morning and bed . But I have tried ones with straws and she only sipps at it and took over an hour to drink it . So would it be bad to get one of these bottles. Family members are telling me she already be ...

I’ve been breastfeeding for 8 months and I plan to do so until my baby is a year old. My right breast has always significantly produced less milk and my left one produces way more. My baby also prefers the left side and always has. My breasts are two different sizes and it’s noticeable. I know I should pump on my ot...

How on earth do you stop breast feeding a bottle refusal baby? I want to move into cows milk and have tried every bottle and cup under the sun, she won’t take it. Been trying for months now - no luck

My lg is exclusively breastfed and this my first time getting to 5 months. She is starting to teeth and I donno if shes biting me while eating or what but leaving good dry red marks on my nipples. Is this happening to you and what are you doing to help!?

Hey all, I am wanting to eliminate bottles for my 1 y.o, Im starting with the morning bottle, I feed her a good breakfast varying with fruits, yogurt, waffles/pancakes, eggs, sausages, etc. I try to do 4oz whole milk in a toddler cup which she drinks from just fine and usually wants more. Would it be fine to just no...

My baby is a month old and she nurses almost all day and night long. I feel like it's the only thing that calms her down. I'm just wondering if there's such a thing as letting her nurse to often.

I’m struggling to find good bras whilst pregnant (29 weeks) and any nursing bras that will support then but also not have underwire. I’m a 36H and even struggling with M&S and just cannot bring myself to spend £50 on one bra when I will need multiple 😭😭

I have been breastfeeding for over 2 years and have always said I would go at my baby’s pace but i am so over it!! She still nurses probably about 10 full times in 24 hours and little comfort nurses in addition to that! I try all sorts of foods and filling meals, started introducing milk, cold chew toys for teething...

How unfair! I’m having recurring cold sore and besides cover it and apply cream ( doesn’t help at all) I can’t do anything else. I was so sure gp could prescribe me some tablets, but no! I need to deal with it until I’m done BF. I also had a stomach bug, and when I get them I just start to throw up until my bile sh...

I asked for advice about stopping breastfeeding for when she's around 1 and they suggested I already start cutting out feeds until I'm basically just morning and night and offering snacks/water in place of her other feeds. Is anyone breastfeeding at a similar pace already? Or anyone trying this?

I have put this in another group so if you see this twice I’m sorry 🙈 but Please Tell me it’s not just my baby who slaps my boob while feeding 😭 what will slapping my boob even achieve? I know squeezing it helps with milk flow but what does slapping do?

Considering the lansinoh wearable breast pump as on sale currently. Has anyone used this pump before and have any feedback on if it’s any good? TIA x

Please Tell me it’s not just my baby who slaps my boob while feeding 😭 what will slapping my boob even achieve? I know squeezing it helps with milk flow but what does slapping do?

Hello! My lo is 11 months and he still likes his bottles warmed up and I was wondering if anyone was going to be warming up whole milk or just giving it cold?

My baby is 6 days old and he is constantly crying and feeding, i’m so exhausted and so is his dad because we’re not able to fall asleep due to him waking up and crying. We feed him, burp him and try to cuddle with him but he just won’t settle and it’s really starting to stress me out, he won’t latch due to my boobs...