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Pacifier Use and Poor weight gain - Nabeelah Allie
I would like to share my experience in case it may help another mother. My baby weighed 4.8kg when she was 10 weeks old. She was fond of sucking on her dummy and by 14 weeks she had not picked up much weight; she weighed only 5kg. My La Leche League Leader suggested that I stop giving my daughter the dummy and have her go back in one week’s time to check if she had gained weight.
Apr 271 min read


Increasing My Milk Production - Zara’s story
I just wanted to share my experience in case it helps another mom. In the first week after bringing my baby home, she developed jaundice. Besides the blue light therapy, we were told the main way to clear it was for her to feed a lot so that she could pass the bilirubin out through her stools.
Mar 233 min read


Breast refusal success story - Farida
My 4-month-old exclusively breastfed baby had been refusing the breast all of a sudden. I knew he was hungry, but he just pulled away.
Mar 30, 20253 min read


Back to breast after bottle feeding - Zaahirah
How do I get my baby used to the boob again? I noticed many moms experiencing the same issue I had, so I wanted to share my story.
Feb 27, 20252 min read


Bedsharing success - Amiena
I want to share my joy of co-sleeping with my 5 month old boy.
Feb 27, 20251 min read


Back to breast success story- Sharfaa
At the hospital they gave him formula in a bottle, which raised his sugar, but unfortunately he stopped latching onto me after that.
Jan 31, 20252 min read


My story of bottle refusal - Noorani
I was adamant that breastfeeding was what I wanted to continue doing. I had tried for five daunting weeks to get my baby to take a bottle.
Jan 31, 20252 min read


Perseverance Pays Off - Aniqah
I’m a mom of three and I breastfed with success before so it never occurred to me that I would have so much difficulty with my third child.
Oct 21, 20243 min read


The Tiny Tyrant's Milk Mutiny: A Tale of Boob vs. Bottle - Hanri
The riveting saga of Wilken, the pint-sized revolutionary who staged a one-baby protest against the bottle industry, awaited me.
Sep 23, 20244 min read


Borsvoeding was die mooiste mooi, maar moeilik - Marli
Mamma-wees vir die eerste
keer en borsvoed vir die eerste keer het my dieper geraak as wat ek ooit kon voorstel. Dis die mooiste mooi...
Sep 23, 20244 min read


Third Time Lucky - Wendy
I honestly did not think that anyone would be able to help me...especially not on a call, miles away. But finally after all these years!
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Experiences that are worlds apart - Amiena
A story of how I went from formula feeding and a C-section with my first baby, to a vaginal delivery and breastfeeding my second baby.
Jul 6, 20243 min read


Breastfeeding Mama Bear - René
This is the proudest achievement of my life. We reached the 5 month mark of exclusive breastfeeding without formula milk and no solids.
Jun 22, 20242 min read


Breech, tongue-tie, nipple shields & a non-latching baby - Shaurne
We have learned that breastfeeding is almost like a sport. The more you practice, the better you become at it.
Jun 10, 20244 min read


Support & determination pays off - Saajidah
I am a full-time working and breastfeeding mom. I must admit that it has been a very challenging journey with travelling and pumping.
Feb 11, 20243 min read


Pumping for my premie - Kashiefa
My son, was born prematurely at 32 weeks, weighing 2.1kgs. He went to the NICU for oxygen and I started expressing my milk immediately.
Feb 4, 20247 min read


DIY engorgement relief - Amiena
I was so engorged after forgetting my breastpump. I turned to the hot jar method and hand expressing to alleviate the engorgement.
Dec 20, 20233 min read


Relactation & getting baby back to breast - Fatima
After taking the pills to dry up my milk I thought that was the end of my breastfeeding journey but six days later I still had milk...
Nov 2, 20235 min read


A lifesaver on my breastfeeding journey - Tracey
My one breast stopped making milk at four months, which could have been the end of my journey but La Leche League supported me to continue.
Sep 24, 20232 min read


A day in the life of a breastfeeding, working, travelling mom - Nicolize
What a day in the life looks like of a breastfeeding mom with a young baby who works a corporate job as a travelling sales representative.
Sep 23, 20234 min read
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