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I have the hormonal IUD (also called a 'coil'), placed in the uterus and lasts 5 years. It is great, I love it, and no problems bf. Do you have a good doctor or obs you can talk through the optio...

Good advice above but just wanted to say, I know its tiring but if you can manage the night-feeds they are really important to increasing supply. Something to do with the hormones released.

If you're breast-feeding try a few drops of breast-milk up the nose! I found it worked better than the saline drops and didn't upset my baby-boy as much either. I expressed into a little cup then u...

I had a similar experience when I returned to work after DS1. It was pretty obvious that I was the only one bringing in EBM from comments that were made (not in a bad way, just things like 'yes we'...

Congratulations. Maybe you should treat yourself to a little reward with all the money you saved

I tried this with DS1 who slept from 7pm to 2am then through to 5am (bf and yes I was very lucky with him really) when he was about 4 months old. He happily fed at 10pm but still woke again at 2am ...

Even a little colostrum is beneficial to a baby so if you want to and can bf even if its only once, its certainly worth it.

First the disclaimer: I'm passionate about breast-feeding! Because it is the best, safest, most complex food for human infants, tailored over thousands of years of evolution and made by mum for the...

You're welcome. Having a family-friendly workplace is wonderful. And don't worry about DH. Mine hadn't looked after DS1 alone either and found the first few weeks stressful but soon got his conf...

Definitely worth going on if you're happy too. The benefits to immune system etc continue on to at least 2 and there's no reason to think they stop at 2 - its just that no-one has done the research...

Can I really recommend phoning the ABA, some of the advice you've described in your post is not good. Basically the idea of feeding for 10 to 15 minutes a side is completely out of date and wrong...

I returned to work when DS1 was 6.5 months old and have just returned back again now DS2 is 7 months. Like you, I never had a routine; for me, it was easier to just feed when they were hungry or un...

Congratulations on your new bub. Its up to you of course but 2 weeks is still getting the hang of bf so I would stick with it myself, there's all the health benefits for you and her, its free and ...

Blame can be emotive but yes, social influences on bf rates are huge. I think most of what I would say has all ready been said so I'll try and keep it short. If all you've seen is ff (by your mot...

I actually don't care how anyone chooses to feed their baby. And it is grossly insulting to suggest that I would prefer a baby to starve than have formula - I can't believe the rudeness of someone ...

The information is factual and valid, I think it important when making a choice to have the facts. You have the right to your ignorance if if makes you feel better about your choices but please do...

Congratulations on your pregnancy. I fell pregnant with DS2 while still bf DS1 who was 10 months at the time. DS1 gradually weaned himself over the next 4 or 5 months except for his last feed at n...

I think its great. It only seems weird because we've become so alienated from the wonder of what our bodies can do to nourish our children and see bottles as 'normal' when bf is normal.

Good attachment is so important and sadly even HP's don't teach it right sometimes so its worth getting checked or further advice if nipples are sore. Saying that my sister and I agree that when w...