There are a range of ways LLLGB can offer you support with breastfeeding, by telephone, in writing, or using our online information and printed materials. If the blue “chat now” button is showing, then you can also use our online chat service to have an instant conversation with one of our breastfeeding counsellors.
Breastfeeding Information Articles
The breastfeeding information on this site is shared by La Leche League Leaders, experienced volunteers trained to support breastfeeding. While they have lots of knowledge, they’re not medical professionals. For any health concerns, please speak to your doctor.
Most of the info, links, and references here come from trusted La Leche League resources. Any outside content is just for your consideration, it’s not officially endorsed by La Leche League GB.
As well as the articles below, please visit our shop, where you can find support in other languages. You may also find our monthly podcast helpful.
If you are having a difficult start you may find our 3 keeps article a helpful place to start
Quick Reads
Beginning Breastfeeding
- Antenatal Expression of Colostrum
- Birth and Breastfeeding
- Caesarean Birth and Breastfeeding
- Beginning Breastfeeding
- Positioning and Attachment
- Signs of Effective Feeding in the Early Days
- How much milk does a newborn need?
- Twins and More
- Pregnant and Breastfeeding (Tandem Feeding)
- Why Is Skin-to-Skin Important?
Breastfeeding: Ages and Stages
- Fussy Evenings With a Newborn
- Successfully Breastfeeding a Premature Baby
- Meeting Needs of Premature Babies With Kangaroo Mother Care
- Feeding Late Preterm Babies
- What Happens at Four Months
- Breastfeeding and Teething
- Starting Solid Food
- Toddlers and Food
- Breastfeeding Beyond a Year
- Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy
- Still Nursing
- Tandem Nursing
- Thinking of Weaning
- When Breastfeeding Ends Suddenly
- After Weaning: What Next?
Milk Matters: Composition, Supply, Expression, and Storage
- Amazing Milk
- Fat Content of Breastmilk: FAQs
- How Milk Production Works
- My Baby Needs More Milk
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS (LLLi article)
- How to Increase Your Milk Supply
- Expressing and Storing Your Milk
- Hand Expression
- Bottles and Other Tools
- Giving a Baby Milk With a Nursing Supplementer
- International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes
- Using Donor Milk and Formula to Support Breastfeeding
- Weaning From Supplements
- Exclusively Expressing Breastmilk for Your Baby
- Relactation and Induced Lactation
- Sharing Breastmilk
- Fast Flow, Too Much Milk, and Oversupply
- Taking Expressed Milk on an Aeroplane
Life With a Baby
- Adjusting to Motherhood
- Holidays, Celebrations, and Breastfeeding
- Dealing With Criticism
- Rhythms and Routines
- A Mother’s Diet: Myths and Facts
- Breastfeeding and Vitamin D
- Safe Sleep
- Sleep and the Breastfed Baby
- Breastfeeding at Night
- Supporting Families’ Sleep
- Letting Babies Cry: The Facts Behind the Studies
- Out and About With Your Breastfed Baby
- Breastfeeding in Public Places
- Breastfeeding at a Swimming Pool
- Exercise and Breastfeeding
- In the Early Years, a Baby Has an Intense Need for Their Mother
- Breastfeeding: How the Biological Norm Became Perceived as a Modern-Day Pressure
Working and/or Being Away From Your Baby
- When Mum Can’t Be There
- If You Leave Your Baby
- Working and Breastfeeding
- Workday Practicalities
- Legal Rights When a Breastfeeding Mother Returns to Paid Employment
- Accommodating Breastfeeding When Returning to Work
- Breastfeeding and Taking Exams
- Breastfeeding and Contact Cases
- Breastfeeding and Jury Service
- When a Breastfeeding Mother Is Called as a Court Witness
Supporting Breastfeeding
- In Pursuit of Equitable Breastfeeding Support
- Support for Transgender & Non-Binary Parents
- Supporting a Breastfeeding Mother
- Breastfeeding and Autism
- Parenting When Your Partner Breastfeeds
- Five Ways to Help Breastfeeding When It Doesn’t Go as Expected
- Breastfeeding Is Enhanced by the Support of Others
- Giving Feedback to Healthcare Professionals When You Are Unhappy
- Breastfeeding in the Community: Needed Now More Than Ever
- LLL and Community: Online, How We Make It Happen
- Breastmilk and the Environment
Challenges and Concerns
- Is My Baby Getting Enough Milk
- What’s in a Nappy
- Engorgement: Avoiding and Treating
- My Baby Won’t Breastfeed
- Sleepy Baby: Why and What to Do
- Jaundice
- When You Don’t Enjoy Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression
- Nipple Pain
- Help, My Baby Bit Me
- Breastfeeding and Dental Health
- Thrush
- Mastitis
- Nipple Confusion
- Tongue Tie
- Inverted Nipples
- Nipple Shields
- Dummies and Breastfeeding
- Nursing Strikes
- Breastfeeding and Allergies
- Unhappy Baby
- I Think My Baby Has Reflux
- I Think My Baby Has Colic
What About Breastfeeding When…
- Alcohol and Breastfeeding
- When a Mother Is Ill
- Diabetes and Breastfeeding
- Smoking and Breastfeeding
- Smoking, Vaping, and Cannabis When Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and HIV
- Breastfeeding in Emergency Situations
- Breastfeeding My Baby With Down Syndrome (A Mother’s Story Linked to Other Resources)
- Breastfeeding a Cleft-affected Baby
- Breastfeeding Support and COVID-19
- Milk for Your Baby During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Breastfeeding Information in Welsh
LLLi Breastfeeding Information Resources
- LLLi Breastfeeding Information A-Z
- Breastfeeding Today. Bimonthly online magazine produced by La Leche League InternationaI until 2022.