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.

A Mum Shares Her Triggers for PND

A mum shares her experience of PND, and the factors which she later identified as

PND Support Network Auckland

The Postnatal Distress Support Network provides peer support groups, telephone support and information for women

PND and Post Abortion Syndrome

Women Healing Abortion Trauma

Mums Talk About Buying Formula

Which formula to buy? How do you know what formula to choose? A hundred

No Regrets Switching to Formula

A mothers hares her experience of how she persevered with breastfeeding, but then made a

Transition from Breastmilk to Formula

Transitioning from breastfeeding to formula. A mum shares her experience.

Cows Milk Rather than Formula

Some babies don't take to formula, yet will happily drink normal cows milk. One

Quick Tips for Starting Formula

Quick tips on what you need to know when starting formula feeding. Suggestion on

Formula Making Baby Constipated

Is formula making your baby constipated? Here is a great tip and recipe for

Formula Feeding is Ok

Formula feeding is OK. A mothers sanity and happiness , and a baby's health