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.

Eight Month Baby Refusing Breast

Eigth month old baby refuses breastfeeding but mum wants to continue. Expressing, bottle feeding,

Breastfeeding Food Intake

Suggested foods to eat and to avoid while breastfeeding

Crying Baby Milk Squirts

Breastfeeding Video - how to latch a baby that is fussing at the breast. Milk

Drinking Alcohol While Breastfeeding

Drinking alcohol and breastfeeding. Time for breast milk to have alcohol. Some tips

Fast Milk Let Down

Breastfeeding: Feel like you have too much milk? A few tips to get through

Improve Breast Milk Supply

Some free tips and advice on how to increase your breast milk supply, from Breastmates

Lactation Boosting Cookies

A little premix to increase your breast milk supply at home, with some yummy

Leaking Boobs

Breastfeeding and Boob Leakage. Breast Milk Leaks. Breastfeeding problems. A guide to

Low Milk Supply

Mother has low milk supply and baby is not gaining much weight, what can be

Milk Oversupply

Block Feeding Method to help with over supply of breast milk, and a breastmilk flow