Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Really struggling to introduce an evening formula bottle to baby. I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding until 4 weeks when we introduced a bottle. We tried MaM which she hated and now on Lansinoh which she’s marginally better with. Using Hipp Organic. But she literally screams and cries. We have tried warming it ...

I have given up pumping- altogether because I simply cannot pump the few times a day that's required and it just used to depress me . However I remember someone telling me that a baby draws out more then a pump ever could. But then people also say that the more you pump the more supply you have? Which is it exactly...

Hey ladies, so my baby is due in 4 weeks. I’ve had a really awful pregnancy so originally didn’t want to BF but I went to an antenatal class and now am swaying towards it because of the benefits. I don’t however want to exclusively BF as want baby’s dad to be able to help with night time feeds, and for baby to be fe...

How long can bmilk be in the fridge for before it needs freezing? I ran out of bmilk bags so is in a bottle in the fridge as that's all I have. Do I have time to grab bags tomorrow late morning after I pumped about 11pm today or is this pump a binning one?

My LG 8 weeks exclusively breastfed, (she’s only had a handful of formula/expressed milk in bottles) since yesterday has just refused to feed and to latch on. I’ve given her bottles since and she’s been fine but it’s driving me mad. I don’t want to lose my milk supply and making a bottle is just super annoying durin...

Hi Just wondering is it normal to get your period on the 5th month after giving birth and 5th month bleeding was alright and 6th month was just only one day and now it is 7th month and I haven’t gotten my period yet. My baby is exclusively breastfed 🧡

I’m 11 days postpartum and really struggling to breastfeed. I struggled with my first baby too but I made it 4 months before switching to formula. My first wouldn’t latch without a nipple shield because of having flatter nipples. With my second baby, she was able to latch in the hospital and I was thrilled but it wa...

I'm pumping 4 oz each session and that's honestly not enough for me. I need to up my supply so my partner can bottle feed when I'm not available to feed our baby on tap Any tips on how to increase my supply? I tried the lactation cookies and lactation drinks as well as power pumping but I don't think it's working

I’m breastfeeding and only using that to prevent pregnancy. Curious to know if that method has failed anyone?

My 7 month old has currently been asleep 6 hours! 🤩 my boobs are massive and I feel like I need to pump but don't want to in case baby wakes up! He only usually sleeps 2 hours at a time! Shall I pump and risk not having milk there if he wakes up soon? Or wait till he wakes up and my supply might drop? Or shall I…

I’m bf my 7wk old and I feel like my milk supply is decreasing. I’ve noticed when I’m not full my baby is struggling to feed. She whales and cries when I’m BF her it’s on and off. So Im trying to pump but the issue I’m having is that when I pump before feeding her. By time she wants a feed my milk flow is really slo...

Any recommendations moving from breastfeeding to bottle feeding mix. Baby girl is 2 weeks old and hates allll bottles (and pacifiers) more concerned about finding a bottle. She was also 3 weeks early. She took a bottle at the hospital but has started to hate them at home and only wants the boob. Have tried 6 differe...

So I haven't been able to be at the breast. I've been pumping not long after I gave birth. And for the last week or so, I fell into a delay and a dip into some ppd. I'm still leaking but not pumping out as much as I used to or enough in my standards to count. Did I screw up with not keeping regular pumping in the la...

This is my second baby . I think I’m going to buy the medela freestyle swing to pump . And a milk cool bag . However I would like to be able to heat milk up abit out and about , does anyone have any recommendations of a bottle warmer that is portable I can do this with??

My little girl is 8.5 months and has been exclusively breastfed since birth. With a few challenges in the early first few weeks, I pumped and topped up with breast milk in a bottle, but other that that, she's not really known a bottle. We've tried on the random odd occasion but unfortunately just haven't been consis...

Has anyone not managed to collect colostrum (I’ve tried but been unsuccessful) prior to a c section but still managed to breast feed once baby is here?

I found out I may be pregnant and I have a 9 month old😭 wasn’t expecting this at all so I’m very nervous and want to know how some of you have managed? How does breastfeeding work? How does the sleep schedule change? Will I survive?😭😭

And if yes how did you do it?

My little one is 8 months old and breastfed, he will no longer take a bottle at all. I want to stop breastfeeding but he won’t even drink water out of a cup (we’ve tried so many different ones) with the hope we could then put milk in. Does anyone know of any support with this - my health visitor has been useless and...

How much milk is your baby having at 10 weeks?