19/10/2026
We come across lots of different myths surrounding breastfeeding, bottle feeding and just babies in general.
These can have a huge impact on parents and families and sometimes people don't quite realise the harm in what they are passing on.
Here are some of the main ones we hear:
"Your ni***es need to toughen up", "Breastfeeding should hurt" - your ni***es don't need to toughen or get used to feeding. If baby is latched well and feeding is going well then we want pain free feeds. Sometimes there can be initial discomfort and sometimes we are sensitive but we wouldn't want this to last more than the first 30 seconds of the feed.
"Breastmilk has no nutrition" - well we definitely know this isn't the case. Breastmilk is tailor made to your baby, toddler, child and will change to suit their needs. It offers pain relief, antibodies and nutrients that all help your littles.
"Breastfeeding an older child is for you not them" - says no one who has ever breastfed a toddler. We know breast milk continues to change as our littles grow. Continuing to have so many benefits, well past infancy. Also, what's wrong with breastfeeding to help us parents. Toddler having an emotional outburst, b**b fixes it. Child wakes in the night, b**b helps them to sleep. And let's not forget the health benefits!
"Breastfed babies don't sleep" - all babies go through different sleep stages. Breastmilk actually has hormones that encourage and aid sleep.
"You won't have enough" - why? Is this based on an opinion or an evidence based feeding assessment?
"Ni**le creams will heal" - we aren't saying they can't be useful but no they aren't magic and without correcting the cause and usually working on latch, it won't help much at all.
"Babies can go days without pooping" - before 6 weeks we would be looking for a minimum of 2 poops a day. Sometimes after 6 weeks babies can start to go longer, are they comfortable? Is the poo soft? Feeding going well?
What myths have you heard/been told? 👇
