Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

My little boy is EBF but will occasionally have a bottle of my milk if I’m nipping out for an hour, but I find seeing him drink from a bottle, even though it’s my milk, so so upsetting?! I absolutely hate it, I can’t explain why but it makes me so sad. Is anyone else like this? I know it’s silly 😥

Bit baffled – still no period and it’s been 11 months since bub arrived. Been breastfeeding exclusively. Anyone else in the same boat? Any advice or experiences to share?

Ok so maybe I'm overthinking, but I've researched into sugar intake and breastfeeding and it says it can affect baby cognitively. Since breastfeeding, I have been eating soooo many sugary things because I'm hungry all the time, or for a midnight snack etc and now I've read stuff that's worrying me! Am I overthinking 😳

4 months old ..Sometimes he refuse one side of the breast,if my milk is full or at the end its slow he becomes fussy and not feed again next breast ..i feel like he’s not getting enough milk as he’s only feeding from one side and fussy and refuses the next..is there any tips or is it because he is at the stage of gr...

I exclusively pump every 3-4 hours and bottle feed which worked out a lot better for me vs the pains and struggles with breastfeeding. Let's just say my mental health needed to switch over and it goes well. My son also sleeps for 11 hours so I no longer need to wake up in the night to pump. The problem is that I onl...

Baby fusses so much in evening struggles to latch and gets so upset. Really stresses me out I end up giving a bottle because I can’t cope.. I can do it through the day but come evening I can’t satisfy her, it’s really effecting my mental health I just end up crying. I just don’t know why she’s struggling to latch or...

I didn’t breastfeed with my first baby, however I’m wanting to give breastfeeding a go with my second who’s due in August. I originally wanted to go down the route of combining breastfeeding & pumping so that I can keep a stash of milk in the fridge (in sterilised bags) so that my partner can also help feed the ba...

i’d like to know your opinions on this. at what age is it socially acceptable to stop breastfeeding? what’s the age where it starts to be unacceptable/weird?

I hear all these good things about glp1s and interested but I’m breast feeding so idk if it is even an option anyone know?

Was planning on getting some to go in my hospital bag, but the midwife said if I plan on breast feeding to not bother with getting any as I will have colostrum for those first few days but I thought they were good as back up. Just wondered what everyone else is doing?

Any tips that worked for you? Or best bottle to try? I’ve tried Mam, tommee tippee and nuk but absolute refusal or just spits out any that goes in. I will continue to breastfeed and want to pump a bottle as I go back to work in July so she’ll need to be using bottles at nursery.

Helpppp! I got mastitis and am so scared I won’t be able to feed my baby on this side anymore😭 any advice for the future to avoid it happening again???

I just found out I’m pregnant a few weeks ago and I know I have to remove my nipple rings but I am so sad about it. I had to pierce them 3 times and finally the third time they healed beautifully I love them ngl lol but I do want to breastfeed so I know I have to take them out I’m just dreading it any mama had to de...

My little one is ebf and was taking expressed milk well from a bottle until about 13 weeks and then started refusing completely and then a few weeks later is refusing one breast so has now been pretty much exclusively feeding from one side. Still gaining weight well so it’s not a real concern in that way but I’m so...

Hi moms. What brand of milk do you give to your 1 year old baby?

Please can I have recommendations or reviews (good and bad) for breast pumps, nappies and baby wipes!

Just wondering if any mammas use a breastfeeding necklace? Did it actually work for your little one? My little boy (8 months) is constantly grabbing at my hair and skin while nursing 🥺

How often are our little ones feeding now (ebf)? Mines always gone 2 hourly but sometimes feel like I may be making him feed when he doesn’t want to as he fusses and messes around, pulling off and sometimes crying. Does this mean he’s not hungry and I should try waiting longer?

Has anyone else’s baby self weaned off the boob? My girl will no longer nurse I’m kinda sad but happy at the same time . If I pull the boob out she just plays with the nipple lol . So bottles all the time it is !!!

How long can you leave breast milk out for in bottle. And can you reuse left over breast milk baby has drank out from. So eg there’s 5oz and she’s only had 2oz can I reuse the remaining for her next feed?