“When my baby stopped taking the bottle, I donated my milk to help other families on their breastfeeding journey”
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“When my baby stopped taking the bottle, I donated my milk to help other families on their breastfeeding journey”

Fitness and wellness guru, Lauren Vickers, found an incredible way to turn a breastfeeding challenge into a win when at eight months old her son Maverick decided the bottle just wasn’t for him. ...
Blocked Milk Ducts or Mastitis: How to tell the difference
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Blocked Milk Ducts or Mastitis: How to tell the difference

Choosing to breastfeed is just the first step on an incredible journey of new learnings and discoveries for you and your baby.   Along the way, new mamas may come up against some big challenges.   ...
My breastfeeding journey: “I felt like a failure, and there was no solution – so I created one.”
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My breastfeeding journey: “I felt like a failure, and there was no solution – so I created one.”

Founder of Lactamo, lawyer, and mum of four, Etta Watts-Russell, shares her story.  I had my first baby, Emilia in 2011. In my heart I knew I would be able to breastfeed, that it would naturally j...
Mastitis causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention
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Mastitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

One of the most common breastfeeding problems is an illness called mastitis. It seems to come out of nowhere and can leave you feeling simply awful. The good news is it’s very treatable. We chatted...
Breast massage benefits
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The magic and benefits of breast massage for breastfeeding. With Dr Katie Willy

Discover breast massage benefits, how it can help with healthy breastfeeding, the most common breastfeeding challenges and how breast massage can help.