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Breastfeeding help and support for nursing mothers. Here to help you with problems ranging from latching, expressing, milk supply, weaning and many more. Please join this great forum and support each other during the most hard and happy times of nursing!
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This Breastfeeding support forum is run by helpful mothers who are breastfeeding or are choosing to nurse their child.
Breastfeeding can be one of the most challenging, emotional and overwhelming experience of your life, and what better way to share your experiences than by sharing it with like minded Mommies.
We will do our very best to help you, we wont make you feel bad for any decisions, but will help guide you towards the ones that suit you and your baby.
Please join today and introduce yourself to our loving friendly forum.
A baby nursing at a mother's breast...
is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature.
~David Suzuki
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| What the members think! | Emmiesmummy Its like having a set of great mates who are always on hand to help with problems give support or just have a good natter too. Being a stay at home mum can sometimes feel lonely & asking your hv for help all the time on feeding makes you feel your doing something wrong & it becomes easier to give up....not anymore everyone here is always ready to offer advice or lend an ear if you need a chat. Its my daily lifesaver..... Gem1981 I can't recommend this website enough. The support from the other girls is wonderful and there is always someone to help - no matter how big or small the problem. Even if I just feel a bit fed up or lonely there is always someone to talk to and my days are alot better knowing I can come on breast buddies and speak to someone if I need to.
Can't thank you enough ladies, you're a wonderful bunch!! 
kay
I am pregnant with my 3rd child and only managed to breastfeed my last 2 for a few days - mainly down to a lack of knowledge and support.
I have joined this forum during pregnancy to get as much advice and support as possible so I can give breast feeding a proper go this time - and i've learnt so much already, and understand why I struggled so much previously.
Thankyou to you all - I know I will get through it this time with the support from all of you!
angpixi
whether youre a first time breastfeeder or not we all need support from time to time, this is the best site around, full of like minded girls for serious support or just a friendly chat!
rhi'smummy
There always seems to be someone here with suggestions on how to solve problems or just make life a bit easier. Chat nights are fun too.
Mary
ldnug
Discovering Breastbuddies has been great - as a breastfeeding mum you can feel so isolated but here you are among friends and like minded people!
Thanks girllies
Emma C
when i got told i was a bit wary at first, but coming on changed my aspect of what people are like, last night i got some great advice about my sleepy son and its great to hear from so many breastfeeding mums together
Jools
I am so glad I got told about this forum! I had absolutely nobody to talk about breastfeeding to at all! I seemed to be the only one breastfeeding at my local baby clinic and there are no support groups in my area! All the girls here are so friendly and certainly know their stuff when it comes to breastfeeding! If I ever have a problem or question I know I don't have to worry as there will always be someone here to offer great advice! Thanks ladies!
piesmummy2006
I love this forum i fealt like i was "wrong" to keep feeding Niamh past 1yr untill got tips and advice from here!! loving it!!!!!!! xx
just Rachel
I have found this forum to be an excellent source of information. All of the members are really friendly and there is always someone who can answer a question for me. Long may it continue.
Member
If it wasnt for this forum and the support from the girls here i would have given up breastfeeding weeks ago, all the girls have helped me overcome numerous problems I've encountered along the way, the support has been great, keep up the work girls, and a huge thank you to each and everyone one of you!
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| | a lot of advice needed! |  Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:19 pm by Helen | I didnt no where to post this because i need advice on loads of different areas so i've put it in general.
Ok, i got a call an hour ago to tell me my operation date for the cyst on my ovary to be removed and for the 'fentons procedure' as my bits havent healed properly (according to gynocologist) 7 month after having baby or i've been overstitched when had 2nd degree tearing (according to GP). Sex is extremly sore so need procedure done!
Anyway, the date is 29th august so we've got 5 week until the date to put bethany in some sort of routine. We've never had a 'routine' we've just sort of done things at our own pace, fed on demand, introducing solids slowly via BLW. So she still takes my milk loads and solids very little. Which has been great so far but i think this will now have to change and i'm going to have to start getting her into some sort of a routine for when i'm in hospital.
I dont no where to start with it all! Especially due to the fact that i dont no how long i will be in hospital for and what type of op they will do. Basically i have signed the consent form for key hole surgery if there is a surgeon available on the day to do it. This means that i'll be in the hospital a couple of days and recovery time will be 1-3 week. If a surgeon isnt available i have to have open surgery and i'll be in hospital about a week and recovery is 6-8 week. The first one is better but i will only find out on the day of the surgery  . Also they may let baby be with me for some of the day but as it is a gyno ward they told me she wouldnt be able to stay over night due to women on the ward having lost babies and haing hysterectomy's,etc. Which i understand having been on that ward myself once.
I just dont no how to get her into a routine! Firstly, she will only take milk from me and wont feed from cup/bottle. I am worried that although i will be able to feed her during the day at hospital i may be in some pain and will be difficult to hold her to feed if i have the open surgery! What should i do about milk feeds?
Secondly, she currently doesnt really take much solids at all. I will give her some finger foods for dinner and tea but she doesnt really take much of them and is just experimenting. She still feeds as much as she has before solids. Do you think i should start pureeing food as well to try and up her intake of solids so that she is used to this when i am unable to feed her?
Thirdly we are co-sleeping. I am wandering whether to start to try her in her own room in her cot sooner rather than later. I am thinking this may help her settle more if i start doing it now for when i am in hospital. Because i am just thinking if i am suddenly not there in bed with her when i am in hospital it may upset her more.
Any advice greatly appreciated! 
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