NEW mum Jorgie Porter called on her fans for advice last night as she feared her son would go hungry without her.
In November, the soap favourite, 35, gave birth to her adorable little boy, Forest.
The actress shared a candid breastfeeding post in which she revealed she needed to leave the two month old with her mum for a few hours but was terrified of not pumping enough milk.
Jorgie, who plays Theresa McQueen in Hollyoaks, posted a photo of Forest sleeping on her chest, and showed fans her breast pump.
She told them: "Todays challenge… trying to pump so my mum can look after Forest for a few hours.
"Breastfeeding is amazing and I consider myself lucky that I haven’t had many challenges so far, but I’m starting to need to leave Forest for a few hours and honestly feel like I need a degree to figure this out 🤣
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"Apart from not knowing ‘when’ the best time is to pump is, whilst making sure he’s getting what he needs now and pumping the ‘right’ amount for later… sometimes after all the faff I’m then struggling to pump a drop at all 🤣🤷🏼♀️"
She ended her post by asking: "So genuinely if anyone has any tips I’d love to know and for anyone who feels like me save this post and hopefully some lovely Instagram fairies will come up with some answers to help us in the comments."
Dozens of mums came to her aid and posted their own experiences and solutions.
Many of them suggested using a silicone breast pump called Haakaa that uses the power of suction to gently draw milk out and it saves every drop to avoid any wastage.
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Traditionally, it has been used to collect the let down on the side that mums are not feeding baby.
One mum replied to Jorgie: "Pump on the other side whilst feeding! 2 birds one stone! A Hakka is great for this"
Others suggested pumping before the baby feeds but only a 1-2 oz and saving that up.
One replied: "You could pump every day right before a feed and take 1-2oz from each side and he would still have enough milk, and baby uses suckling technique to help your boobs produce milk anyway, so if he wanted to feed for an hour extra than usual he could.
"Pumping 1-2 oz every few hours and adding it together at the end of the day to freeze makes a massive difference, you will be surprised how much you can get stocked up just from an ounce or 2 at each feed."
Mums do not have breastfeed if they choose not to, with dozens of reasons for choosing formula milk instead.
Sometimes mums find it too painful to breastfeed, or the baby does not seem to feel comfortable doing it.
There are a number of medical reasons, including that the baby needs to gain weight or has had an ICU stay that means they would benefit from formula.
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