Breastfeeding Part 15

[princess_angel]

^^ buti ka pa sis. ako i won't be able to reach my goal na at least 1 year kasi i will be assigned sa US early next year. kaya ang new goal ko is continue breast feeding hanggang sa bago ako umalis.  i won't be here nga sa 1st bday ni baby e pero sabi nga ni hubby we need to make sacrifices talaga for our baby's future 

[sweetsorrow]

pwede ko ba malike ang post mo sis kaice?

my pedia is not a breastfeeding advocate, palagi ako tinatanong sa check-up kung formula na ba si baby.

sis rik-rik I'm being positive and hindi ko na masyado iniisip stress sa work. sana talaga bumalik na supply ko.

pero I'm happy that even I don't pump that much, my son who is turning 5months weighs 7.5kg last checkup. laki pala ng baby ko!

[kaice]

sweetsorrow - naku, working in a hospital eh alam ko na ang vested interest ng mga pedia. my pedia said she is learning a lot from me kasi i'm in research and madami akong nababasa. my daughter's weight gain is not as much as formula fed pero she is on track. i even printed my own growth chart because yung nasa baby books are not for breastfed.

hindi talaga reason ang pagiging working mom to continue breastfeeding. nasa commitment ng mommies yan at prayers na maki cooperate ang baby and  other people around us

[iristacey]

sis sweetsorrow, mabigat pa nga baby mo. ako my baby was 7.3kg when he was 6months old. not sure pa ngayon kasi ang likot likot na. ang galing na mag-andador. sabi nga ng mama ko, as long as happy, alert, maliksi and hindi nagkakasakit, okay si baby.

sis kaice, bilib nga ako sa mga katulad nyong nasa medical field kasi mas busy ang schedule niyo. ako i am lucky na more on office works ang ginagawa ko kaya talagang i can block off my sched for my pumping schedule. yun lang kapag may client meetings, tinatsyaga ko na sa cr magpump. laging charged ang batteries ko para ready. at times na walang choice, i hand express. kahit mas matagal, tsaga lang. i also don't rely much on the pedia kasi at the end of the day, mas responsibility mo as a parent ang baby mo. i want to breastfeed din for as long as i can. my hopes for a lesser distractibility is still up. hehe.

[sweetsorrow]

super bigat talaga niya. pero hindi siya matabang mataba.

ako naman nasa field kaya super hirap talaga makapagpump

[cassiopeia]

ako eto now im pumping for son na nasa bahay, im with my panganay, dito kami sa hospital kasi she had dengue, ok lang naman siguro dito mga sis? nasa private room naman kami..
btw, aside from malunggay leaves, tawa tawa leaves din pala can increase milk flow, as well as increasing blood platelets, yun kasi sinasabi ng mga tao sakin, gamitan ko daw ng tawatawa tea si panganay for dengue,
baby turned 5 months nung wednesday, boy sha, last time nung 3 months palang sha he weighed 8 kg na. now that he's 5 months di ko pa nabalik kay pedia, feeling ko gumaan sha, but mukang ok parin naman kasi mabigat sha talaga pero not mataba din...

mas konti  yung na pump ko now kesa before nag try nako to mix feed kasi, not enough yung naiipon ko sa bahay and minsan drained ako, wala ako malabas. kaya il try din to drink the tawatawa tea..

[oh_so_glam]

Hi mga sis, may kilala ba kayong lactation consultant or someone who can help me breastfeed my baby? I'm 1 week postpartum and my baby won't latch on me. He was confined sa NICU kasi so nagformula na siya dun sa hospital eh gusto ko pa din siya ibreastfeed ngayon na nakalabas na siya from the hospital...

[bump]

^sis  google pam yap of bosom buddies, nanay lita nery. i dont have their numbers na. they will go to your place to teach you

[Cocoyow]

eto mga sabi sakin ng lola ko na nakaka increase ng milk.. Of course number1 ang malunggay, food na may gata, mga shell fish like kohol, halaan, etc., everything with sabaw.. Hehe
Sabi din ng matatanda wag daw itaas ang kamay kasi umaatras daw ang milk, i dont know if its true..

[GeRi Sp!cE]

Sis oh so glam: don't worry too much sis. My baby learned to latch when she was around 2 weeks na. I tried everyday before giving the bottle. Then one day I was holding my baby in my arms, she wasnt hungry that time, naisip  Ko try Ko nga. then ayun nag latch Siya! It hurts at first Pero after a couple of minutes, the pain goes away. Seeing your baby nurse from your breast for the first time is so unforgettable. Priceless.

[zoe_girl18]

Mga sis anybody experienced this? Baby prefers  mg right boob over the left. Pag sa left ko sya pinapa-latch she will suck for a while tapos iiyak na sya & start pulling my nipples. Parang na+fru-frustrate sya. Pag pinisil ko naman, may gatas naman na lumalabas. I tried several times na ipa-latch syansa left boob but she ends up crying. E pag lagi naman sa right boob lang d kaya mawala yung supply ko sa left boob? 
Tsaka normal ba to for a 7wk old baby na parati na lang gusto nya naka dede. I mean pag gising nya gusto nya naka dede na agad hanggang maantok na naman sya ulit. Gusto ko nga makapag ipon na ng milk bit how if maya maya naka latch lang si baby. Minsan i try to pump after nya magvdede nyek wala ng makuha parang na-drain na nya ang milk.

[Grayce]

eto mga sabi sakin ng lola ko na nakaka increase ng milk.. Of course number1 ang malunggay, food na may gata, mga shell fish like kohol, halaan, etc., everything with sabaw.. Hehe
Sabi din ng matatanda wag daw itaas ang kamay kasi umaatras daw ang milk, i dont know if its true..

the last one is definitely NOT true

[mominhighheels]

^^my son fusses sa right side and only likes the left boob so side lying position kami pag sa right side. it started when he was 4 months old. he is 18 months now and ganun pa rin. it's hard pag nasa labas lalo nung wala pa siyang 1 yr old kasi masakit talaga pag hindi ako makapagpump pero i am on leave from work ngayon so not so much of a problem.

[hunny_ally]

^^^we call my son the little communist kasi he's a leftist and prefers to nurse on the left. I never place him on my right breast if he's hungry. It's harder to make him cooperate to nurse from that side. Also I hand express a little from the right before making him latch

[zoe_girl18]

^^kasi parang pag matagal na masakit na yung nips kasi na-overuse. hehe... Hay kala ko itong si kulit ko lang ang ganun. Tnx mga sis.

Another question, pano ba magpadami ng milk? Feeling ko enough naman supply ko kasi baby os gaining weight naman tsaka maganda naman pag poop & pee nya. Kaso i want to start building a stash na sana. Kaya lang d ako maka start kasi parang she drains my milk everytime. Sa ngayon kasi bahay lang talaga ako pero gusto ko sana makatabi ng konting milk para makalabas naman  minsan. 7wks na akong nakakulong sa house. :p

[iristacey]

^if your baby will allow you, pump on the other breast while baby is nursing on the other. or pump before feed.

[mominhighheels]

^^i took fenugreek capsules, malunggay tea, malunggay leaves, as in sa lahat ng ulam namin and lactation cookies. then nung naestablish ko na milk supply ko, malunggay tea every other day and lactation cookies na lang pang maintenance. pero alam mo, breastfeeding more frequently is the best strategy to increase milk supply.

[zoe_girl18]

^if your baby will allow you, pump on the other breast while baby is nursing on the other. or pump before feed.

Sis tri-ny ko nga yan kaya lang so far 1/2oz lang nakukuha ko

^^i took fenugreek capsules, malunggay tea, malunggay leaves, as in sa lahat ng ulam namin and lactation cookies. then nung naestablish ko na milk supply ko, malunggay tea every other day and lactation cookies na lang pang maintenance. pero alam mo, breastfeeding more frequently is the best strategy to increase milk supply.

Sis, usually ba how long ka na nag bfeed before mag increase supply mo? Tsaka how will you say na na-establish na ang supply? Naiinggit ako sa mga nakaka 4-5oz per boob. Ako 1/2oz lang nakukuha ko nung nag try ako

[m_lim]

anong ingredient ng lactation cookies na nakakadagdag ng supply?

[mominhighheels]

^each cookie was packed with natural galactagogues such as fenugreek, brewer's yeast, flax seed and oats.

^^three weeks after birth, madami na akong milk. as in my breasts are rock solid and uncomfortable. don't be sad, 1/2 oz is better than nothing. just nurse often and don't limit the time your baby spends at the breast.