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.

Holly’s Third Baby

Holly share's the story of her son's birth - at home in a birthing pool.

Home Birth with Pool

A mum shares her birth story - a home birth with support of midwife and

Hypno Birth at Home

A mum shares her birth story: she used hypno birthing techniques and breathing, to

Hypno Birthing and Water Birth

A mum shares her amazing birth story, where she used Hypno Birthing and breathing techniques

Labour in the Water

A mum shares her inspiring birth story - where she laboured for 6 hours

Natural Birth at Burwood

A mum shares her birth story - a natural birth

Water Birth at Lincoln

Water Birth - A story shared by Maddie

Jo Surprises Herself with a Water Birth

Jo Surprises Herself with a Water Birth

Birth of Baby Spencer

Birth of Baby Spencer - Sarah shares her birth story

Lotus Birth

A Lotus Birth? One of our New Zealand mums writes about her experience of