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.

Diagnosed with Raynauds in Nipples

I was just wondering if anyone here has been diagnosed with Reynard’s in breasts and

A Fact Sheet to Help Understand Raynauds Nipple Vasospasm

Raynauds: A fact sheet to help Mother’s understand nipple vasospasm and how it may

Hypnobirthing – Classes taught in Hamilton

Hamilton based Caterina Findsen of Koru Self Development is one of only 13 registered HypnoBirthing®

Caesarean Section Recoveries

Recovery from Cesarean Section deliveries: one hundred mums share their experience of recovery after their

Less Dilated

A mum shares the birth story of her son. Long initial labour stage, contractions

Support for VBAC

Supportive words from lots of mums who have had Vaginal Births after a Cesarean Section.

VBAC Attempt

This mum attempts a VBAC, and she laboured really well but at 5cm dilation baby

C-Section Recovery MUST Follow

With Caesarean births, also known as C-sections, taking place in around 25% of all births

10 Pound Baby Quick Labour

A mum shares the story of how she naturally delivered her 10 pound baby in

Baby Born with Breathing Trouble

A mum shares her birth story, and after labour experience where her son had breathing