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Medicine while BF

I’ve had a sore throat and nose congestion for days now and I’m at my wits end, are there any medication I can take while BF? I know paracetamol and Ibrophen but any congestion stuff I can take? Thanks x

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Breast milk out of the fridge

Can anyone tell me how long breast milk will be okay for baby to consume if I’ve taken it out of the fridge and warmed the bottle but my baby has not drunk it? I know once it’s drunk it needs to be consumed within two hrs, but what if it isn’t? TIA

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Nipple shields

I’m 13 days PP and really struggled with extreme pain/cracked nipples etc after feeding direct in the hospital for 3 days. I tried nipple shields and they’ve been a life saver and mean I can now regularly feed my baby with no pain. However the midwives are trying to get me off them as they say they can reduce your m...

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Leaving EBF baby

Hi, This might be a bit stupid, but I'm genuinely so confused I have a wedding to go to and not sure how to leave EBF baby. How do people spend a night away from their baby? The most we've been apart is an hour, she feeds to sleep for naps and still wakes 3-4 times a night to feed. I've tried pumping but I don't get...

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Best reusable breastpads??

I need to get some better reusable breastpads. I bought Boots ones as used with my last babies with no issues but they've changed them to thick terry toweling which I leak straight through, and it takes days to dry after washing. Has anyone used Cheeky wipes ones? I need ones that won't leak straight through and ...

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