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.

Pumping for Work Two Days a Week

A mum is researching what sort of breast pump would suit for pumping two days

Vasa Previa

Kirstie share's her experience of Vasa Previa

Linda’s induction – csection – natural birth

Linda shares her birth story, she booked for an induction due to baby measuring small

Ashley’s 2.5 hour Labour

Ashley is so proud of her birth experience - what a legend

Rachael had a great midwife team

Rachael had a great midwife team

A quick water birth delivery

Ainsley shares the birth story of her daughter I had heaps of Braxton Hicks throughout

A Hot Curry then Labour

Ainsley had a hot curry and spicy pizza the day before which seemed to bring

Long Labor

Grace share's her birth story. 3 days and nights of long labouring

Trust My Body to do what it needs

Mum shares her story of labour at home and then having a water birth

Rachel had a c-section for her 5.11 kg baby

My recovery from the c-section  was pretty quick and my scar healed nicely....