Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

Has anyone take ellaOne and breastfed their baby? I stupidly took it and didn’t realise I couldn’t breastfeed and my LO will not take a bottle. The advice is don’t but there doesn’t seem to be much research as to why..?!

Has anyone got tips for collecting colostrum. I have fairly big boobs that have got bigger since being pregnant and am finding it difficult. Any tips would be great!! (Currently 38 weeks pregnant) xx

Hey mamas! I’m looking for recommendations on birth control , I’m currently 3 months pp and trying to avoid having another little one for at least the next year or so. Have any of you gotten on birth control and had any issues with your milk supply decreasing? I’m also looking for birth control recommendations

Has anybody's 11 month old started to take less milk during the day? Like won't finish bottles when usually is very good with feeds? I am worried.

I just started working again and between pumping time and cleaning the parts after it’s a little over a half hour and I can’t be gone that long. Does anyone use pumping wipes? Or the fridge method? Or any tips to make the cleaning go faster?

My daughter still has milk (out a cup) in the morning and evening. I’ve read this should be discontinued at 12 months so I’m not wondering if I should’ve stopped a while ago! Or is this just from a bottle? Welcome any insights into what others are doing!

Hiya everyone! Basically I was apart from my baby for over a week for health reasons and wasn’t able to pump in the meantime, so she’s been bottle feeding. And then I was recovering for a week following too. I want to try breast feeding and expressing again, but I’ve found that I can’t get one drop out. I’m trying ...

I went to go feed my baby this morning and realized my milk is bloody. Yesterday I did notice my boob hurt however it was nothing to write home about. I read that you can continue to breastfeed with bloody milk. I am just curious has anyone had this? How long did it last? Is it cause for concern?

Looking for ones that collect letdowns/leaking, not an actual pump

I exclusively pump and store my milk in the fridge once expressed, I’ve always given my baby boy the milk straight from the fridge and he’s been absolutely fine but family and friends have judged loads. Does anyone else do this? Or is it important it’s heated? First time mum with no idea

I know this gets asked so many times, but I just want to be 100% sure what I’m doing is correct! Tried for the first time today and managed to get 0.2ml (even if it’s not a lot, I’m proud of myself!) Should I now freeze this straight away and start a new syringe when I try again tomorrow? Or can it be kept in the ...

With my LO on 3 meals, breastfeeding has reduced some naturally, but I am struggling to figure out if I should offer the breast less often. Tho I fed on demand, I guess, I've also always offered the breast when it fitted into the routine. If I don't offer, my LO can go a long time without requesting for it, but I a...

So my daughter nurses when she's with me and I pump while I'm at work (8-4:30). I used to get 8-10 ounces while at work and now I'm lucky to get 5. When she nurses, she seems satisfied and doesn't eat more frequently. So how come I'm barely getting anything when I pump? Please help.

Hey all, need some advice. I've been exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old and now want her to start taking a bottle here and there so i am able to leave her with family members if i need to go out and have some me time. I left her with my mum on Saturday night for a few hours and pumped some milk in a mam bottle...

Has anyone managed to find a company/brand which sells sports nursing top? Ones made from wicking or quick drying fabrics rather than cotton or bamboo? Lots of companies seem to do nursing sports bras but stop there and don’t do tops?!

My husband gave the baby watered down bottle. The bottle maker didn’t have enough formula so the bottle was more water than milk. Is that bad? She only drank 1.5 oz

After a very rocky start of baby being in nicu for 3 weeks, my milk supply dwindled to basically nothing. He’s now nearly 7 weeks old and after working very hard, continuously pumping and breastfeeding, my milk supply is now nearly where it should be to exclusively breastfeed. Only issue is, I now have extremely cra...

Hello girls, I breastfeed my 11-month-old baby, my period used to be punctual. My first period after my baby was on September 13 and it’s October 21, is this normal, can it be irregular now?

I’m exclusively breast feeding my daughter. She is 7 weeks old, I was a full time vaper before pregnancy and quit cold turkey, however past few weeks I’ve been really stressed out and she’s not sleeping and picked it up again. I only vape maybe once or twice a day out the window in different room and when she goes d...

Here lately my baby has been seriously teething and yesterday he started gnawing and tugging on my nipples like they’re a piece of meat. He’ll literally grab my boob with both his hands, bite down, and tear my boob right out of his mouth. And he does it so quickly I don’t even get time to break the seal on his latch...