Hareem you’re doing such an amazing job ❤ i pray from the core of my heart that you will have whatever you want in this world and after this world.

I am breastfeeding my bub just because of you, no one literally no support me in this journey but only you

Allah apko bhttt bhtt khushyan dikhayen apne pyaron k sath ameen

Had a one on one consultation with Hareem Sumbul. Thanks for being so friendly and addressing all my concerns. Feeling relieved and a little more confident about this journey with my bub!

You are so wonderful for what you do! My baby was in nicu for 9 days and I was struggling with my supply. As a first time mom, breast feeding was so new to me and I had no clue what I was doing. I reach out for help and the advice I received has allowed me to be successful in my breastfeeding journey! My girl is 25 days old and has been ebf since her discharge from nicu and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you so much for all you do! You and this group have been a god send.

Tons of love to you Hareem Sumbul as I’ve already told u that u are a GEM without taking your online consultation session Alhamdulilah I am now successfully and pain-freely breastfeeding my 2nd baby..

Even though I was told several times afterI delivered my 1st baby that I cannot be able to breastfeed my baby as I have flat nipple issue…

Alhamdulilah doing great this time just because of this group and all the knowledge and help I gained from this group..!!!

And yessss my experience can now shout out loud that KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY..

may Allah bless you.

I can never thankyou enough for helping me. For making me understand the way journey of bf works I was on the verge of mental breakdown when told my milk wasn’t enough, but you were there to help me out. More power to you.

This group has helped me soo much, Alhumdulillah a 1000 times I am exclusively breastfeeding my 4 month old baby girl!

You’re doing an amazing job Hareem Sumbul. This group is a blessing. The way you help mothers unconditionally is so rare nowadays. May Almighty give you lots and lots of ajar.

Thank God I found this group on time. Lots of prayers for you

I love this group how it specifically answers each and everyones query step by step. Keeping it very precise and to the point and based on science (No myths).

I have been a silent member here. My baby was a month old when I joined this group and he was clusterfeeding, I was at my wits end. Wanted to introduce formula to him so bad, for my own peace of mind. Being a first time mother the responsibility of a baby is already very overwhelming so many changes all happening at once. There was no affection towards the baby, only agitation and frustration. This group made me fall in love with my baby again, It made me realize that only I can provide him with the best nourishment on this planet and how harmful even a drop of formula can be. It boosted my confidence. And I realized as soon as I happily accepted this, the bonding between me and my baby got so much more stronger. Can’t thank this group and its admin enough. Keep up the good work you guys. May God Bless you abundantly

27 years old | mother to a 3 month old Alhamdulillah.

I was searching for Answers about my struggle about bf on another group (Babies and bumps) where a friend suggested me this group and my my, am i grateful to her. I posted my query And Hareem Helped me and with in three days the thing i was stressing over so freaking much was solved. I prayed for Hareem so much Because everyone around me was suggesting me to switch my lil one to formula totally and then she came and fixed it.

I was Covid Positive And had to stay separated from My LO for straight 22 days i was pumping but covid took a toll on me and i was mostly tired couldn’t keep up with pumping and my flow went down drastically, on like 19th day i tried pumping and there were only droplets everytime. My Lo was fine with formula so everyone suggested to not stress he can be shifted to formula entirely but how can a mother rob her child from his birth right? Worried i posted on B&B then came here and Posted it here 2 hours later my post was approved And hareem not only suggested me a solution (Power pumping) Her way was so loving And caring it gave hope. I tried And Tried and my flow came back Alhamdulillah when i Deisolated I started my LO on Ebf again and he was pretty satisfied Everytime Alhamdulillah… All thanks to hareem. Now this group is my go to place for every lil worry or question i have about my baby’s nutrition and bf.

30 Years| Mother of an almost 4 month old

Love the group for the support, knowledge & sanitised content. It is very well moderated with to the point information.

So some three months ago; I got started on the parenting journey. I had not read up anything on the breastfeeding bit but had a faint resolve at the back of my mind that I want to ebf. And so I had said to my friends & colleagues. I was stocked up on breast pads & had not even carried a bottle to the hospital because i was cent percent sure that I had to only ebf!

On 18th March, Ahad was born via c section. Before my operation; I had asked for skin to skin with the baby immediately post op but it did not happen. When the nurses brought Ahad for first feeding, nothing happened NA DA & therefore, he was given his first bottle. I was too cut up, bruised & sleepy to argue. By night; no milk had come (just some drops of colostrum which I knew from my reading is sufficient); I was crying because I thought i won’t be able to bf & my mom was insisting on formula. Only one nurse was helpful & proficient technique wise. Eventually; during his hospital stay; Ahad only had mostly formula. Once home, same happened. Inverted nipples, lack of technique, incessant crying meant I was about to give up & go into depression. Ahad also lost more than okay weight in his first visit which made my anxiety heighten.

That is when I came across Hareem who has literally been my lactation fairy god mother. Through her constant encouragement, late night phone calls and general pep up, I was able to ebf & now I am a happy lactating mama! She is the one who coached me on concepts like going cold turkey on formula, demand & supply, comfortable positions, required dietary intake & much much more!

This post is a thank you to this amazing woman who free of cost & without knowing me helped me give a healthy start to my baby!

I m mother of cute lil baby girl . As I had emergency c section I was in extreme pain and confused. the day she was born I cant hold my baby to kiss to hug and people treated her poorly except my mommy which really kills me deep inside I had a guilt because I can’t delivered vaginally and now I m dependent on others ,even the staff of that hospital demotivated me by saying that you have inverted nipples at that I really don’t know what it is . She even told me that why don’t you prepared you nipples before delivery. it really disappoint me I was deep internally feeling like I am a bad mom .Then after 2 days when I came to my susral because of stitches where I have to stay for a week .That week as I have no idea about breastfeed and extreme pain feed my baby with formula .Then after 2 days my mom came and told me that your baby have severe jaundice as per experience and scold me why don’t you breastfeed her . On the very next day when we had her jaundice test done which was on 12 .then again I was so depressed I tried hard and hard to feed her . Then after 1 week when I reached my mommy’s home . I found out my baby is colic and after hour and hour of breastfeed also my mom pampered me that you will got tired give her. ended up with formula then I have found out this group by scrolling down .then I found a post of Hareem Sumbul in which she was asking about breastfeeding experience then I told her my problems she motivated me and gave me confidence which I have lost after my delivery . After following her advice I make my baby 90% on ebf Alhamdulilah . Now Mashallah my baby will turn 3 months tomorrow no more disappointment and really I am enjoying my breastfeeding journey just because of you hareem .lots of prayers for you .your motivational live sessions give us courage and confidence. thank you very much hareem for this group and your advices

Im 33yrs old mother of 3 kids Alhamdulillah. My breast feeding journey is not just a story of success but a story od failures, struggles disappointments, feelings of guilt and what not! All because despite all the efforts i failed to BF my first two kids..! I used to watch dozens of YouTube videos on latching..positions..and what not..i paid close to 90k (pkr equivalent) just to get the right guidance of breast feeding and yet i failed twice!

As the saying goes when you succeed you only know one way of doing something but each time you fail, you know how many ways NOT to do smth..so the 3rd time around i gave myself no room..i made it a do or die situation..”no matter what it takes im going to bf this child”
Things i did differently based on previous failures:

1. Invested in a good pump
2. Made sure no bottle is given in the hospital
3. Made sure baby is brought to me and i nurse within the golden hour
4. Made sure i am.ready to.give a shut up call even to my husband and mother ! Yes cos its the family memebers first abd later the doctors who discourage u to continue bfing. So even before the 3rd was born i was told agaib and again that my less than 2yr old will feel neglected. “New born ko tou koi bhi sambhal lega..tum betay ko ziada time dena”

“Bachi raat ko tang karegi..aik feeder zarur dena”
“Bachi bar bar bhooki hai..pait nhi bhar raha..feeder dedo”
Tumharr neend puri nhi hoti..dusray bachay ke liye time nhi milta..har waqt isko lagaye rakhti ho” The list continued..

But i was so firm.this time i listened to no one…thank god to the lockdown my mothers flight got cancelled too and she stayed to give much needed support to me..
However there were moments i was breaking down…
maybe i cant do this..i bottle fes the first two maybe im not making enough..
maybe im not meant for this..
how can this seemingly most natural thing be so exhausting and challenging??

I did not know about Hareem Sumbul at that time..it was on another group that i posted i query anonymously and the admin told me about Hareem. My first question to her was why i felt something was not ok with the latch this was after i had spent a big amount getting consultation from midwife ..a totally futile effort as she did not tell me anything I hadn’t known earlier…

This group was under formation at that time perhaps…but Hareem was very very supportive..even at the wee hours. Her tips helped me and most importantly encouraged me and made me think its all doable…

Fast forward…2 months later my MIL was shocked im still bfing my baby (there are 6 babies in the family and all were bottle fed) so it was a big achievement for me!!

4months into this journey..im still coping..still learning..reading all your posts and comments gives me strength and im totally loving this blessed time im having with my baby! And the cherry on top..im able to give some expressed milk to my 2yr old son too better late than never…