Breastfeeding Part 15

[marose17]

^^ Ignore na lang kung hindi sila importante sa buhay mo.

Kung importante naman sila, sabihin mo na lang yung gatas ng ina pa rin ang pinakamainam para sa baby.

[hunny_ally]

^hay I heard alot of variations of that...

Now that I'm about to give birth to my baby, a lot are questioning why I'm still breastfeeding my 22mo.

Worst comment I heard was from my lola's sister "you're still breastfeeding your almost 2yo son? Don't you know there are researches in the US that says that can lead to Oedipal complex issues later on in life?"

Pasok sa tenga, labas sa Kabila ang drama ko. It's useless to argue

[Lauren_GT]

ang saya ng handsfree pumping! tried the pumping bra ni shoptinytots today, i pump at my desk while working 

yesterday i experienced a dip in my bm, i usually get 5-6oz per pump sa work. kahapon my first one was only half of that! inisip ko anong ginawa kong kakaiba e. ayun, naalala ko nag bread lang ako for breakfast  did not anticipate that big of a change sa output. so anyway, ayan bumalik na ako sa regular breakfast this morning (read: with kanin), now i'm back to normal levels

sisses, question, how do you handle people asking "hanggang kelan mo gagawin yan?"
wala lang, it has come up to me so many times, sinasagot ko lang palagi is "hangga't gusto ng baby ko at may milk ako"

meron pang isa  "hindi pa ba pwede mag formula ang baby mo?"

sarap jombagin

ang saya ng handsfree pumping! tried the pumping bra ni shoptinytots today, i pump at my desk while working 

yesterday i experienced a dip in my bm, i usually get 5-6oz per pump sa work. kahapon my first one was only half of that! inisip ko anong ginawa kong kakaiba e. ayun, naalala ko nag bread lang ako for breakfast  did not anticipate that big of a change sa output. so anyway, ayan bumalik na ako sa regular breakfast this morning (read: with kanin), now i'm back to normal levels

sisses, question, how do you handle people asking "hanggang kelan mo gagawin yan?"
wala lang, it has come up to me so many times, sinasagot ko lang palagi is "hangga't gusto ng baby ko at may milk ako"

meron pang isa  "hindi pa ba pwede mag formula ang baby mo?"

sarap jombagin e. 

Sis sagutin mo 'i can give formula sa anak ko anytime, i just choose not to!' haaay, i just hope i can handle yung mga ganyang kakainis na comment when the time comes na magbe-breastfeed na ako. Pinakanakakainis yung nabasa ko ba comment sa isang sis natin dito na parang ang tingin nung friend/kamag anak nya na bakit daw kelangan i breastfeed eh nasa abroad naman daw dad nung anak nya, wag daw tipirin! Grrrr! So status symbol pala na 'can afford' ka pag ypu choose to give formula. Parang tingin nila shortchanged yung bata pag breastmilk
'lang'. Kukulo dugo ko!!!

[prettygurl00001]

^ sad to say sis na andami talagang mga tao na nagdudunong-dunungan kahit wala naman talaga alam. Ang masarap isagot dyan e ganito "Actually I can afford to give my baby formula but i still chose to give him breastmilk coz based on my research and according to the books I've read, breastmilk is still way better over formula. I hope you do your research first before giving comments."   

[kaice]

im experiencing decrease in supply... baby just started eating solids... nakakapressure na naman.. i'm eating all galactagogues I know. direct feed kami pag nasa bahay. parang di na nga bumibitaw magdamag yung anak ko...

[m_lim]

ganun ba yun mga sis? kung magbawas ako ng kain after manganak, malaki ang chance kumonti ang milk? kailangan ko kasi magpapayat talaga after manganak.

[cldy_1981]

^^sis kaice, ako din my output today was just 8oz with my normal pumping sessions. Ang konti! Samantalang yesterday naka 16oz ako. Im still trying to figure out what could've caused this change in my bm supply... Buti nlang walang work tom so less pressure ng konti.

[kh4t3r1n3]

gusto ko din magbreastfeed. madami na rin ako nabasa mga tips here and other sites hopefully magawa ko this time sa 2nd baby ko. next month na ang cs sched ko. 

[Grayce]

^^^not necessarily. I just keep myself hydrated. i think depende rin sa tao tho with my case even if I tweak my diet since I'm trying to lose the remaining 10lbs my output doesn't change naman.

[zoe_girl18]

Hi! I'd like to ask lang if anyone has experienced this? I'm currently ebf my 5wk old baby. Yung boobs ko weird kasi lately yung righylt size ang laki na nya & minsan nag engourge sya. Although direct feed ako i pump konti everyday to mix baby's vitamins kasi takot ako mag dropper baka ma-choke. Nung nag pump ako my left breast wala pang 1/2 oz nakuha ko. Sa right naman i can get mga 2oz. Although feeling ko d naman kulang supply ko kasi nag gain naman ng weight si  baby. Kaya lang gusto ko sana magpantay supply ko. Lately kasi parang na-frustrate si baby sa left breast ko. Pag nagdwde sya naiirita na sya after a while, tinatanggal nya tapos kinakagat nya nipples ko. Pag sa right breast d naman sya ganun. So naisip ko baka kulang milk sa left breast. Any suggestions pano ko mapapantay ang milk supply ko & pano ko pa mapapadami? Tnx!   

[cldy_1981]

gusto ko din magbreastfeed. madami na rin ako nabasa mga tips here and other sites hopefully magawa ko this time sa 2nd baby ko. next month na ang cs sched ko. 

Im sure you can do it sis! As long as you really put your mind to it and super convinced ka to do it magagawa mo. Ang kalaban mo lang naman talaga is yourself when it starts to get difficult (ie, sleeplessnights because you have to keep waking up due to feedings and also doubting your supply) but when you get past these hurdles it gets easier and masarap na actually magbreastfeed kasi bonding time nga talaga yun. At least that's how i see it with my baby its one of the most beautiful things about motherhood kasi feeling ko ako lang nakakagawa sa kanya nun, the yaya might be with him most part of the day bec I work but feeling ko he still feels my presence through my pumped milk and sa gabi he knows that its his mommy feeding him

[kh4t3r1n3]

^thanks sis. Im a SAHM naman kaya ok lang mapuyat para kay baby. Sa 1st baby ko kasi bottlefeed agad sya sa hospital and wala pa ako alam about pag breastfeed. ngayon prepared na ako. 

[cherryblossone]

hi! meron ba ditong mga WAHM? Pano breastfeeding routine niyo? Direct feeding ba lagi?  In 2 weeks kasi mag start na ulit ako mag work. Baby is 6 weeks and pag araw, matagal na tulog na niya yung 1 hour. Halos every hour nagfe-feed siya. Minsan less than an hour pa lang, feed na ulit siya. Btw, is this normal?  Since ganun ang routine ni baby, wala ako halos magawang iba and if this routine goes on in the next weeks, malamang hindi ako makapag-work.

My baby sleeps longer pag katabi niya ko..ganun din, di din ako makakilos.

[Grayce]

^^^^it's quite normal to get different outputs in each breast per pumping session. it also depends on which side does your baby nurse more often. my son also has a "boob preference" he prefers to nurse on my right boob naman. what i do if he doesnt really want to nurse on my left breast is i switch him to the other side once he's sleeping

[iristacey]

baka sis cherryblossone, your baby is in his/her growth spurt. normal lang yun.
i returned to work when my baby was exactly 8weeks. what i do is to pump 4x a day at office (upon arrival@730-830AM, 1030am or 11Am, 130 or 2PM, 4 or 430PM), double pump for 10mins. mga 15mins kasama preparation. i have a room which i use solely for pumping so ready na pump ko agad, minsan less than 15mins tapos na ako. the output for today will be consumed tomorrow. direct feed at night and on weekends. ganyan din baby ko, hindi nga magpapababa kapag araw eh (weekends lang naman). kaya pag tulog siya, tulog din ako. even kapag araw, ramdam niya kapag wala siyang katabi. he longs for human touch eh.

[kaice]

^^sis kaice, ako din my output today was just 8oz with my normal pumping sessions. Ang konti! Samantalang yesterday naka 16oz ako. Im still trying to figure out what could've caused this change in my bm supply... Buti nlang walang work tom so less pressure ng konti.

bakit nga kaya ganun... ok lang pag friday mangyari pero pag tuesday pa lang tapos ganun ang output ko.. nakakpanic talaga haha!

on certain saturdays/sundays, i have events na di ako makapump ng 10-12 hours and im not with baby... at the end of the day, i get a good amount equivalent to a day's supply naman... is this healthy? medyo magiging madalas kasi sya the following weeks/months.  kaya ko naman yung pressure and di ako nagleleak. nag try ako mag baon ng battery operated pump but di sya same strength as spectra kaya parang nasasaktan lang ako kaya di ko tinuloy. worried lang ako na baka ma-affect ang supply ko. mga 2x a month ko lang gawin dati pero ngayon baka mga 5-6times a month ako may events.

[iristacey]

^hand expression sis natry mo na? yung unimom allegro ko sis may battery operated mode and hindi masakit. this is what i use when i have a meeting outside office. kahit sa cr (basta malinis naman), nagpupump ako. even in malls when i really need to pump. i just make sure to sanitize (mega alcohol etc) the place, my hands and my bag. maganda nga yung new model nila. kaso no reason to buy another pump yet.

[kaice]

baka di lang ako sanay... no time for hand expression eh. baka di lang ako sanay kasi first time ko gamitin yung pump na yun tapos nasa sasakyan pa kami... will try again. medyo ok nag outpout ko today baka dahil sa direct feed kahapon

[iristacey]

hehe. oo nga sis, mataas talaga output kapag galing sa direct feeding.

[kh4t3r1n3]

mga sis ask ko lang pag maliit ba ang nipple magiging problem ba pag 1st time magbreastfeed? nung sa 1st baby ko kasi maliit pa nipple ko and bottle fed agad si baby sa ospital. ngayon kasi medyo malaki na nipple ko so siguro di na mahirapan si baby maglatch.