Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

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...

Hi, just wondering if anyone else has had this? pumped some milk and left it in the fridge, when i come back a couple of hours later it has a blue tinge? is this normal/still okay for baby? Tia x

Hey all the sudden my baby girl started to refuse to eat, she is no longer interested in taking her bottle or breastfeeding l, we have been doing both. She is very fussy when sleeping, turning her head left to right quickly, grabbing my nipple for 2 seconds and turning her head again, I don't know what to do, she do...

Hi all, I had my baby boy on Friday 🩵absolutely in love with him! I’ve chosen not to BF and today my boobs have got BIG😂the milk has defo starting to come in. Can anyone advise on what I need to do to stop the milk coming in? Do I just leave them be and if baby isn’t obvs latching then will the milk production…

Anyone experiencing low milk supply at 13 weeks ? Earlier i used to feel my breasts are engorged with milk, full but now i feel breasts are floppy soft like dough? Any one has experienced it?

My baby is coming up to 12 months and I would like to stop but how lol

how are you dealing with your engorged breasts, any tips on getting the milk to dry up, soothe the pain etc??

I’m really struggling to breastfeed, my daughter latches then lets go then screams I’m forever swapping breasts and I just feel it’s not working for us. I’ve done 2 weeks so far with the odd instant formula and some days we do well others are hell. I’m not enjoying it which I’m really gutted about

Husband tonight asked when I thought we should end the breastfeeding of our 18m old. He asked when I thought I wanted to stop. I asked him you mean pumping or giving her the boobie? And he’s like the boob. I said I dunno. Prolly stop pumping between now -2yo (I’m only pumping 1-2x a day and it’s not much) but I said...

My 4month old has been off her milk i think as its so hot. Nhs states its fine to offer a few sips does anyone else do this? Im still giving her milk but shes literally only having 2-3oz so just worried as shes a warmer baby.

Hi, which pump is best please, I'm looking at the Elvie and Momcozy, I want hands free and the ability to just shove it in my bra and not have to think about it. The Momcozy seems to have mixed reviews but it's so much cheaper. Are there any other brands I should be looking at please? Thank you 🙏🏼 x

Hi Ladies! I’m 30 weeks today 🥳 I’m really hoping to exclusively breast feed, especially for the first couple of months… I’d like to pump so Dad can feed baby girl too. When’s the best time to buy an electric breast pump? Anytime from now? Or after baby’s born? Which one is best recommended? I’m a FTM so…

My LO is 4 weeks old and he stopped taking breasts 😒 I have been pumping for 2 weeks now and tried combi feeding (breast milk only). He first stopped opening his mouth wide enough to latch and as of yesterday is not happy taking breasts at all. Has anyone experienced this? Any word of advice? I'm struggling to…