Breastfeeding: Information, Advice & Guides

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The cafe designed with the needs of new mums in mind

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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

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

Mum pens emotional love letter to her breastpump

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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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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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11 things to do to protect your mental health while breastfeeding

Whether breastfeeding is going well or you are finding it harder than you expected, taking care of you needs to be a priority.

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Laura Perlongo talks #bressure - the pressure mums feel to breastfeed exclusively.

Nev Shulman's fiancée Laura Perlongo talks breastfeeding #bressure

Remember Laura Perlongo, the writer and photographer who bared her pregnant belly at the Video Music Awards? Well, the new mother, who welcomed baby Cleo with fiancée Nev Shulman is back, this time with a candid video about breastfeeding and bottle-feeding.

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Nicura Thompson has been donating her breast milk following her baby's death.

Grieving mum donates over 100 litres of breast milk

A grieving mother continued to express breast milk after her newborn's death, donating the milk to help other babies in need.

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The mothers were breastfeeding in a restaurant when they were photographed.

Police tell breastfeeding mums to cover up

A group of mothers' breastfeeding their babies at an American restaurant have been embroiled in a police investigation after a disgraceful display of intolerance by disgruntled diners.