To get on top of mastitis before you become very ill, we used to be advised: 'Warmth, Rest and Empty your breast'. However, new treatment advice is almost the opposite.
It’s your first festive season since you had your baby, you are wondering, how much can I drink while I am breastfeeding? Will alcohol pass through my milk to my baby? And, how can I drink safely?
Breastfeeding can support your mental health. Explore the research plus 12 gentle strategies to reduce stress and feel more supported.
Pregnant? Planning to breastfeed? Lactation Consultant, Pinky McKay shares her top tips for the first 3 days with your newborn.
Is your baby wanting to breastfeed all evening? Anxious about your milk supply? Our IBCLC explains "cluster feeding" and how to manage.
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.
You may have heard about foremilk and hindmilk, and worry, is my baby getting enough 'fatty' hind milk? Our IBCLC explains.
‘My baby has been breastfed and also ‘topped up’ with formula since he was a week old. Is it possible to wean him off the formula?’ An IBCLC explains how.
Postnatal depletion can be an accumulative process – you conceive a baby, grow a baby, birth a baby then breastfeed, then throw in some sleep deprivation and the emotional stress of adjusting to this new role.