Breastfeeding stories

Even as a teenager, I used to think that if ever I had children I would breastfeed them, although I didn’t have any particular reasons why. When I was 13, my sister had her first baby and she breastfed him for 18 months, but all other mothers I knew were [...] Read more »

Angela says first time mums should be made more aware of how much support there is for breastfeeding so they don’t give up in the first few weeks when it’s hard, because breastfeeding does get better. I happily and confidently breastfed my baby daughter for 10 1/2 months, exclusively for [...] Read more »

I happily breast fed our 1st son 7 yrs ago, for over 2 yrs. I read up on extended feeding, and decided to let him take the lead, so I didn’t stop him before he out grew the need (emotionally and physically) our breast feeding relationship ended well. Now here [...] Read more »

I am a mum of three, but I have only breastfed my youngest child. My baby boy is now six months old and although I have cut my breastfeeding down to once at bedtime I wish with all my heart that I had given it a go with my other [...] Read more »