"I was incredibly stressed and I knew something was very wrong but I thought, I am a mum, I should be able to cope,” says Sandy, a Melbourne mother of two who was diagnosed with postnatal depression when her first baby was three months old.

Although breastfeeding is natural, it is a skill that you and your newborn will be learning together as you get to know each other. Here are Pinky's tips to help you through the first three days.

It’s stinking hot. You are sweaty so is your baby. He keeps grizzling and signalling that he wants more ‘boobie’ .  He’s obviously thirsty so you wonder, should I give him a drink of water?

Not only do you not need to offer your baby water in hot weather but it ca...

As a breastfeeding mother you are everything to your baby – food, comfort and nurturing. Around the clock. It’s a lot of pressure, especially if breastfeeding is difficult. So how do you beat this pressure and protect your mental health?

Evidence from several compelling studies shows Breastfeeding can reduce your own and – if you have a baby daughter – her risk of breast cancer too.

If you become pregnant while you are breastfeeding, how does pregnancy affect breastfeeding and how does breastfeeding affect your unborn baby? A Lactation Consultant explains.

Generally breast size doesn't impact milk supply, but for a small number of women, size and shape can be an indicator that there could be challenges to milk supply.

Are your baby’s hands getting in the way as you try to breastfeed? Have you been told to wrap your baby for feeds?

I am often asked, how do I get my breastfed baby to take a bottle? The baby may be refusing to accept a bottle and if the mum is returning to work or has been advised to supplement feedings at the breast, this can be very stressful. See Pinky's tips to help your baby take a bottle.