Category Archives: 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.

Bottle Feeding Stories

Bottle feeding stories from parents that are formula feeding their babies.

Sterilising Bottles

How to sterilize baby bottles and teats. Methods you can use to sterilize baby equipment.

Bottle Feeding Special Teats

My baby wont drink from a bottle. This is a special teat for baby to

BPA Free Bottles

Common questions about the Avent and Medela bottles, and BPA compounds

Buying Bottle Teats

Common questions on bottle teats and buying gear for baby. How many bottles and teats

Large Medela Bottles

Medela now have large 250mL bottles available, which are also BPA free. You can get

Medela Bottles

Medela Large Bottle - 250 mL baby bottle size is now available online at Breastmates.

Medela Teats

Teats for Medela bottles - where to find? Breastmates

Total Cost of Bottle Feeding

Bottle feeding baby from newborn to 18 months. This page calculates the quantity of formula

What bottle feeding gear do I need?

What bottle gear to buy? Preparing for bottle feeding? If you are preparing for the