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.

Breech Baby and 2 hour labour

A mum shares her birth story with a very quick labour (1 hour and 50

Four Hour Labour

Birth Story: of a very quick labour at home, baby arrived before the midwife.

Home Birth

One mum shares her experience of having a homebirth for her third baby, baby was

Matilda’s Home Birth

A mum shares the story of her daughters home birth - labour wasn't progressing as

Natural Birth at River Ridge

Sarah shares her birth story, a naturally progressive labour with gas and pethidine. Though

Quick Birth in Bathroom at Home

A mum shares her birth story - 90 minutes from start to finish, at home

Undiagnosed breech birth at home

A wonderful undiagnosed breech birth at home. Michelle shares the story of her son's

Home Birth after Two C-Sections

Andrea tells her story of baby's arrival "I just delivered a baby naturally and at

Breathing Baby Out

Home birth story - shared by Kate

Breathing Techniques

A mum shares her amazing birth story, how she used hypnobirthing and breathing techniques