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D-MER is often categorised as feeling depressed during let down when breastfeeding your baby, but is completely different to PND, and can manifest in different ways including nausea, pain, tingling and generally feeling sad. This is what we do know about D-MER.

D-MER: The Breastfeeding Condition You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Imagine you are sound asleep, relaxed, comfortable, quiet mind and body – then all of a sudden you are startled awake by one of those awful vivid ‘falling dreams’. You can feel it in your body. Every cell is vibrating, every hair standing up. In a matter of seconds, your physical and emotional state has …

For some women breastfeeding comes easily, for others it takes a little more work. To help, these are some things you can do to make breastfeeding easier and more enjoyable.

11 Simple Things You Can Do To Make Breastfeeding Easier

There are a million ways breastfeeding is easy, your milk is always the perfect temperature, you don’t have to measure powders, wash bottles, it’s always with you, and it’s an instant soother for a babe that is feeling unwell or upset. But there are also a whole heap of ways that breastfeeding can be difficult …

In the early days of breastfeeding, some women experience pain of breast engorgement, especially when their milk comes in. Here's how you can help relieve the pain and avoid having breast engorgement in the future.

5 Things You Can Do To Help Relieve Pain Of Breast Engorgement

For many women, breast tenderness is one of the first signs of pregnancy. I found there was this nice little phase in my first pregnancy where my breasts knew I was pregnant and had started to increase in size, but my tummy had missed the memo and it was still flat without a bump. It lasted …

Whether you're pumping exclusively, pumping to build a stash or pumping for any other reason, there's certainly a knack to getting things going. Here are some tips to help you express more breastmilk to help you get the most out of your pumping session.

9 Useful Tips To Help You Express More Breastmilk For Your Baby

Whether you’re pumping exclusively, pumping to build a stash or pumping for any other reason, there’s certainly a knack to getting things going and for a lot of women, it doesn’t come easily. One of the big misconceptions is that pumping breastmilk is the same as breastfeeding, but that’s not the case. It’s a lot …

Many parents believe that in order for Dads to help with feeding their baby, they have to be bottle fed, but this isn't the case! There are many ways Dads can be involved in breastfeeding and these are just some great ideas for you.

5 Ways Dads Can Be Involved In Breastfeeding

Here’s one for the Dads. Partners have a huge role in breastfeeding, but at face value, it seems like there’s not much you can do because you don’t have the goods. So here’s some amazing facts about breastmilk and tips on how you can get involved. You may even be able to teach your wife …

If you're concerned that your breastmilk supply has dropped, it doesn't mean that it's the end of your breastfeeding relationship. Here are 11 ways you can naturally increase your milk supply, many of which you can do at home today.

11 Simple Ways To Naturally Increase Your Milk Supply

For a lot of new (and even experienced) Mamas, breastfeeding and more specifically, breastmilk supply, can be something we stress about and question time and time again. There may be times when your supply has dropped a little (after eliminating all other possibilities) and you need to naturally increase your milk supply. It’s okay, there …

Regardless of how well researched you are, there might be some things you don't expect to happen when breastfeeding, but they do. Most of us know that it helps us connect with our baby, and breastfeeding makes us super hungry, but did any of these other things happen for you too?

9 Things I Didn’t Expect To Happen When Breastfeeding (But They Did)

At the mere mention of breastfeeding, you’ll have a whole heap of women (ourselves included) who have stories, opinions and anecdotes about it. You’ll also have a whole heap of women (ourselves included) who get really excited to talk about it and celebrate it! Despite all of this talk, there were still a few things …

Life outside of the womb takes a bit of adjustment for a new babe and we refer to this time as the 'fourth trimester'. It can be rough for both baby and new mama finding their way, so here's how you both can have a positive fourth trimester.

9 Strategies For A Positive Fourth Trimester

You’ve spent the most part of a year growing and nurturing your babe in the cosy, warm environment of your womb. Bub hasn’t experienced hunger, loud noises, the sensation of temperature changes and breeze against their skin, the feeling of a dirty nappy, clothing against their skin, smells like Great Grandma’s pungent perfume. And they …