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.
Postnatal Depression
Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression - How breastfeeding was a burden
Premmie Baby
A mother shares her story of breastfeeding a premmie baby, and how she expressed breast
Preventing Mastitis
Real mothers share some thoughts with Breastmates, and support each other to breastfeed, including getting
Pumping at Work is Hard Work
A mum shares her experience of working and continuing to breastfeed by expressing, and just
Reflux and Low Milk Supply
A mother shares her experience of having a baby with reflux, and a dwindling milk
Relactation Story
A mum shares her successful experience of re-establishing breastfeeding after her milk had dried up.
Relatch until its Right
One mum shares her experience of feeding her two babies, getting through c-sections, mastitis and
Sad When I Weaned
A mother shares a little reflection on her baby feeding journey with both her babies,
Second Baby Not Always Easy
A mother shares her story to let other second time mothers know that breastfeeding might
Silent Reflux
One mum share's her story about identifying Silent Reflux and getting her baby through it.
