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.

Smiling Boy

A modest and beautiful breastfeeding photo - from an unusual angle with baby looking right

Struggle to Start with

Breastfeeding was a struggle to start with, but we are still breastfeeding at 7 months

Stylish Breastfeeding Photo

Stylish sepia coloured breastfeeding photograph of mother and baby

Upright Breastfeeding

Photograph of an upright position for breastfeeding

Wedding Day

Breastfeeding on your Wedding Day

Symptoms of Post Natal Depression

Post Natal Depression - Signs of PND and online Support

Please Share Your PND Experience

If you have got Post Natal Depression, or think you do, or you have got

Jo’s PND

Jo shares a short email about her experience with Post Natal Depression

Lowering your Risk of PND

Mums share their ideas on how to lower the risk of gettign PND before birth

PND Pretending to Manage

A woman shares her journey of PND, and we congratulate her for coming forward, and