Paloma Faith Celebrates Breastfeeding Six Months Postpartum

Paloma Faith has shared a breastfeeding appreciation post six months after welcoming her third child - as she opened up about her past struggles feeding her first two children. 

The singer, 44, has two daughters and a son whose names she has kept private. Her daughters are nine and five and her son was born in March. 

The hitmaker took to Instagram on Wednesday with a candid post about her most recent breastfeeding journey, admitting it 'hurt like mad' with her two older kids.  

She wrote: 'I'm six weeks post partum and about to start training this week. I wanted to do a breast feeding post as it's a mixed bag for most and a bit of a head funk….. 

'I've had three babies now. This one is BY FAR the easiest one to breast feed. This shows me that we should stop blaming ourselves for everything that may succeed or not. 

'My first HURT LIKE MAD but I persevered for seven months through being stubborn and feeling so under pressure to do it. 

'The second couldn't breathe and swallow with coordination and would scream at my breast. 

'I exclusively pumped for 3 months and threw in the towel. It was liberating as I could I then get on with just loving her after.'

Paloma has had more success with her son however, saying he 'latched immediately'. 

'He knew what he was doing , he drained the breasts and I still got sore nipples and wanted to cry everytime but stuck with it and now it's relatively ok,' she wrote. 

'I take fenugreek to keep my supply up / feed 4 hourly / pump twice a day (at the end of a morning feed and before I sleep at night) and I was very relaxed about it. 

'I give him a bit of formula every day too so he doesn't reject the taste if I ever need to leave him in emergency (I have two other kids so need the belt and braces approach).

'I am not 'bouncing back' super fast because I don't think that would be too good for my milk production and frankly haven't I been through enough already? Hahahaah.

'I just wanted to come on here and shout out to the mums who manage to do it well and the ones who can't because I've been both and it's not just you that has to hold all the feelings of failure or success there are so many other factors. 

'Let's give ourselves and eachother a break because something ALWAYS gives whatever you decide to do. Go team mama !

'Thanks to @thisisyourbaby365 for all your help and advice with feeding and swollen ducts and the pain!'

Alongside the post, she shared photos of herself breastfeeding, using a pump, having breakfast in bed with pumped milk and a close-up photo of her breasts. 

Paloma shares her daughters with her former partner Leyman Lahcine and her son with Stevie Thomas. The couple confirmed their relationship in 2025.