Advice & Tips

Parenting can be hard work, and pregnant mums and new mothers sometimes need a little bit of extra help from other mums who know what they’re going through. Breastmates has created a special resource section filled with tried and tested parenting tips, common-sense advice on pregnancy and motherhood, unbiased help with infant feeding, and expert answers to your most important questions. Being a mum is the most important job you’ll ever do, and Breastmates cares about helping you to enjoy being a mum without the stress.

Made4Baby Skincare

We love the Made4Baby Skincare range!

Breastmilk Storage Bags

So great to see our Breastmilk Storage Bags being used for breastmilk donation

Unimom Breast Pump for Exclusively Pumping

We recommend the Unimom Forte Breast Pump for exclusively Pumping

New mum secrets: Confessions of a new mum

New mum secrets you will want to know before you have a baby.

Help! I have a sick baby

When your baby is sick, it can be hard to know what to do and

Baby Shower Gift Ideas

Baby Shower Gift Ideas for $100 budget

Pregnancy help: My back pain is killing me!

Pregnancy and back pain go hand-in-hand. Here are some ways to cope with back pain

Gerry Smith – for Central, West, North and East Auckland

Gerry Smith - Lactation consultant serving Central, West, North and East Auckland

Medela Breastshield on Old Pump

We received an email from Emma recently, who had an old Medela Breast pump that

Pregnancy and labour secrets midwives won’t tell you

We talked to real midwives to find out some of the pregnancy and labour secrets