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 Tips

Bottle Feeding Advice for those that are formula feeding their babies. Just some tips

Bottle to Breast

One mother shares her experience of bottle feeding (expressed milk) and then eventually fully breastfeeding.

Bottles Just In Case

Breastfeeding Bottle Feeding words of wisdom from a mother "Do what's best for your child

Breast or Bottle an Experience with Both

Breast or Bottle? One mother's experience with both. Remember that the important thing

Breast Reduction Surgery & BF

One mum shares her experience of having a breast reduction surgery, and YES being able

Breastfeeding and Expressing over 21 months

Breastfeeding story shared with Breastmates from a real mum. This mother breastfed for 21

Breastfeeding Anywhere Mantra

I Will Feed my Baby Anywhere - a little mantra adapted from Dr Seuss

Breastfeeding in Park

A mum shares her breastfeeding photo and caption. Her baby was born 3 weeks

Breastfeeding in Public

Breastfeeding story shared by a Breastmates customer recently. This was her second baby and

Breastfeeding is a B i t c h

Establishing breastfeeding can be difficult: one mother shares her story