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.

Positions for Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding tips and positions to hold your baby

Warming Breast Milk while Travelling

A few tips on how to transport and warm breastmilk for baby while travelling -

How Do I Treat a Blocked Milk Duct

How to treat blocked milk ducts, and how to prevent milk ducts getting blocked when

20 Tips To Make It Easier

Breastfeeding Tips to make it easier - Oh Baby Magazine Feature, written by Frances McInnes

Banish the Nosey Parkers

Banish the Busybodies and Nosey Parkers!! 10 comebacks to say when people comment on your

Breastfeeding and the Working Mum

Breastfeeding at Work. Here are some ways to make breastfeeding and working possible. Combining working

Feeding to Sleep Cycle

Do you "Feed Your Baby to Sleep?" Here are some tips from mums on how

Breastfeeding with Bigger Boobs

Breastfeeding with bigger boobs. If you’re blessed with larger breasts, you may find that breastfeeding

What Happens When My Milk Comes In

Most new mums will agree that the few days following the birth of your baby

Remedies for Hayfever while Pregnant or Breastfeeding

Remedies for Hayfever while Pregnant or Breastfeeding