Breastfeeding: Information, Advice & Guides

Snipping an infant's 'tongue tie' can improve breastfeeding. But is the surgery being overused?

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I didn't want to breast-feed, but weaning is breaking my heart

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The painful condition affecting one in five Aussie mums

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Why does my baby want to feed all night?

So often I hear mums say, “My baby wants to breastfeed all evening – I’m worried about my milk supply.”

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"The hormone that facilitates breast milk production, as well as bonding and attachment, reaches the highest levels ...

Does your baby really need night feeds?

There's a lot of conflicting advice about when to stop night time breastfeeds. Pinky McKay explains why extending these nocturnal feeds is a good idea - for both mum and baby.

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When breastfeeding doesn't go with the flow

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Donating breast milk

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Breastfeeding: the first month

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10 common breastfeeding problems (and how to solve them)

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Mum receives 'thanks for breastfeeding in public' card

It was the boost one mum needed at just the right time.

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63 reasons your baby wants to breastfeed

The thing is, breastfeeding is about so much more than 'food'.

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Mum's over-supply issue leads to baby's hospitalisation

It was a frightening incident most breastfeeding mums wouldn't expect to happen.

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Mum's confronting mastitis photo shows how tough breastfeeding can be

Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world and the best thing for your baby – when all goes well.

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Breastfeeding mannequins in Colombia are helping break stigma around public nursing.

Breastfeeding mannequins unveiled to help 'break stigma'

A shopping centre in Colombia has introduced breastfeeding mannequins in an attempt to break the stigma around nursing in public.

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The cafe designed with the needs of new mums in mind

There is no doubt catching up with other mothers over a cup of coffee can be a lifesaver in the months following the arrival of a baby.

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Mum Joy Hwang beautifully illustrates the highs and lows of motherhood.

Beauty of breastfeeding like you've never seen it before

New mum Joy Hwang has shared a series of beautiful drawings capturing the highs and lows of breastfeeding.

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"My first love", mum writes sweet ode to her breast pump.

Mum pens emotional love letter to her breastpump

For one of the mums behind the blog, "Two Moms Make a Right" the experience of saying goodbye to her "dinosaur" pump was deeply emotional.

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A page from the website of Ambrosia Labs Limited explaining their policy on breast milk donors. Cambodia has now banned ...

Ban on breast milk sales throws spotlight on growing international trade

Cambodia's ban has put the spotlight on a global trade in breast milk to other mothers, bodybuilders, cancer patients and breast-milk fetishists.

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It's okay to be honest about breastfeeding – sometimes, it seems

House Rules star Maddi Wright has sparked controversy after revealing on Instagram that she wishes she never breastfed her baby - and that she's a different person having switched her four-month-old bub to formula.

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Mum organises 'nurse-in' protest at IKEA

It's hard to believe than in 2017 mums are still receiving flak for breastfeeding in public, but that's what one US mum claims happened in IKEA.

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