Aunty Lactivist is all of us, mums who can help with experience, advice or links to websites they have found useful. Please leave a comment below if you can help. Dear Aunty Lactivist I'm currently feeding my 4month old son who is my second child (my first was booby fed until she was 20 months) and I LOVE breastfeeding with a passion! Mummy milk truly does rock.  But I have a secret...Every time I have ever fed either of my babies, breastfeeding has made me feel depressed :-( I know…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us, non judgmental mums with experience or ideas that can help.This question was originally posted on the Lactivist Facebook page - please feel free to add any ideas you might have to the comments below. The responses are cut and pasted from the answers on the Facebook page too. Dear Aunty LactivistHELP! Any advice for 1 week old exclusively breastfeeding with possible colic?? Mama friend needs help quick!! Infacol works brilliantly. But colic does pass in time..…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so please help with any comments, links or ideas if you can help at all. There are many issues in this question, the mum didn't get much contact with the baby in hospital, she feels the baby is not taking much from the breast but will from the bottle, she also feels she cannot express enough. This post will feed through to the Lactivist Facebook page so I will cut and paste any advice from there and add it to the comments later. Dear Aunty Lactivist I am…

This is a bit of an unsual Ask Aunty Lactivist - Laura is worried about the risks of full term breastfeeding. If anyone has any links they can share that would be really helpful. This might be a bit of a random question but as a very, very pro-breastfeeder it has got me thinking.....Can anyone answer it?!! I am currently still bf'ing my second son who is now 26 months. I also fed my other son up until the age of 18 months at which point he self-weaned.Am thinking of the day when my bf'ing…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so if you can help with any ideas, links or experiences please leave a comment. Sarah is asking this for another lady in the UK, can anyone help? "I may be going mad - always possible but I am SURE I saw a solictor who specialises in breastfeeding support in separation cases but she's split from the ex. Baby is 11 months he's requesting 9-6 contact days babe is still fed a lot in the day - is she protected by anything? Everyone involved is so clueless saying…

"I have seen contradictory information about breastfeeding whilst pregnant. Some people seem to imply milk dries up so u have to stop? I'm hoping to bf my lo for a few yrs and hope to b pregnant at the same time.... Any advice? "Aunty Lactivist is all of us and here are some of the answers to this question that were on the Lactivist facebook page. If you can help with any ideas, links or your personal experience please leave a comment. There's a really good book called "Adventures…

"Dear Aunty Lactivist I had my preemie 6 weeks early. Her mouth is too small to be able to latch on well to the breast so she is having bottles of expressed breast milk. Atm im managing to express around 12-14oz a day. This is from 4 to 5 sittings per day. However i don't express during the night as im so tired. they tried to help in the hospital but agreed her mouths too small, shes only 4lb 8. i put her to me to still let her try n suckle x This is why i want to express so she still gets my…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so please fee free to add any helpful comments or links Dear Aunty Lactivist,Where do you all stand on the night nursing v tooth decay debate?Dentist told me today without looking at lo's teeth that I should night wean by age two to reduce the damage. I had planned on her night weening when she was ready, now I dunno what the right thing is to…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us who have had experience or who have ideas that might help - please post a comment below if you can help this mum: Dear Aunty LactivistHas anyone got any advice on how I can express more milk?I'm going back to work in 3 weeks and want to try and get a store up and also need to express at work but at the minute I'm only getting an oz if that.I've also tried expressing in the morning and only getting an oz.  I used to get at least 5…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us, mums with experience who support each other so if you have any ideas that can help this mum please leave a comment. Dear Aunty Lactivist I need a bit of advice, me and O.H  are having some disagreements on weaning and it's becoming difficult feeding my son when I know his dad thinks its wrong at this age. He is 13 months old. I've tried explaining about its actually recommended till age 2 and beyond but its going in and out his ears, I've even said so its ok…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us with experience or ides that might help this mum - please leave a comment if you can help. There are more common and rare breastfeeding problems and solutions on the Ask Aunty Lactivist page. Dear Aunty Lactivist  Hi I'm still after advice please.My little one has started to bite me . She has bit me at least 5 time today I'm luck she hasn't broke the skin as yet.She's got her bottom 2 teethI really don't want to stop breastfeeding as she is only 7mths but…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so please add a comment if you can help with any ideas or links to websites that might help this mum. Aunty Lactivist has solved problems for loads of mums over the last couple of years - you can see the list here : www.lactivist.net/?page_id=3379 Dear Aunty Lactivist,Does anyone know a way to boost your breast milks calorific value. I've been breast feeding for nearly 11 weeks and my baby is not putting on much weight, he's gone from the 75th centile at birth…

If you can help this mum with any ideas, personal experience or links to useful websites then you are Aunty Lactivist! The idea is that mums can support each other so please leave a comment if you can help at all. Dear Aunty LactivistI need some advice...My 7 month old wakes about every 2 and a half - 3 hours at night, at first I put it down to needing more than milk but now she's having 3 lots of mush a day - and she can polish a couple of icecubes at a time off - and her usual milk from me…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us, so if you have any advice for this mum, any experience you can share or ideas that might help please leave a comment below. Dear Aunty LactivistNipple advise ladies!I breastfed S exclusively for 6 weeks then introduced a bottle and continued with the boob too till she was 10 months.  I hated every minute of it :-( I have never felt pain like it, worse than labour and birth.  I got thrush in my nipple but even when that cleared up it was just awful.  I…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so please leave a comment if you can help with any ideas, links to websites or personal experiences. Dear Aunty LactivistI have very big breasts and want a reduction once I'm finished having children. the problem is I get back pain from the size of my breasts, and have just started getting pressure sores from my bra because my breasts are so heavy. I can't wear a non-wired bra because my breasts then rub on the skin they rest on because they're not fully…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us - a team effort so if you have any ideas or links to other sites or suggestions that might help please leave a comment. Dear Aunty LactivistI was wondering if anyone here has had experience (and success) with breastfeeding a baby with a small mouth and nipple/areola that are large? I was unsuccessful with bub #1 and ended up exclusively pumping .. The midwife for this second pregnancy said it could've been because of the size of bub's mouth.. Was a shock because…

    Aunty Lactivist is all of us, people with experience or ideas that might help, or even words of support can mean a lot to someone having breastfeeding problems - please add any helpful ideas to the comments. Dear Aunty Lactivist I need some advice. I've been breastfeeding for 3 weeks now and  I can only make 2oz. How can I bring up my milk supply?I've been taking a herbal pill called fenugreek to bring it up..hasn't made a difference. G  These are some responses from…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so please leave a comment if you can help with any personal experiences, ideas or links to helpful websites. Dear Aunty LactivistWe are going through a growth spurt and thrush at the same time, I feel like I would be in less pain if my nipple got cut off, any…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so if you can help at all with any ideas or share personal experiences please leave a comment. Dear Aunty LactivistI co-sleep with my 17 week old for the fact that he won't settle in his crib on his own and also because I breast feed.The only concern I have is that my son doesn't want to be appart from me, not even for a second.  I love the fact that i am literally the centre of his world, but I do want him to feel complete on his own too.Do you have any tips or…

Aunty Lactivist is all of us so please leave a comment if you can help with any ideas. Sharing your experiences will help other people. Dear Aunty Lactivist Is this a 16 weeks growth spurt? My daughter is suddenly feeding lots and is quite clingy - all of which I am attributing to a growth spurt but might this also be affecting her bowel movements? She used to 'go' every day, first thing in the morning but last week she went 4 days with no poo so I gave her a drink of cooled boiled…