Breastfeeding Part 15

[hairt mini]

Hi sisters!

exclusive bf din kami ni baby and she's 5 months old na next Sunday 

[twelvth_goddess]

Ok na milk flow ng SIL ko. I'm just concerned now na she gives water to her baby. Just today, 6 oz na daw na-intake na water. Mejo na-shock ako, nung newborn pa kase baby ko hinde ko binibigyan ng water kahit na bilin ng pedi anya na 2 oz per day.

[Grayce]

^newborns arent supposed to be given water pag breastfed since bm is 90% water a. why daw?

[twelvth_goddess]

Ewan ko ba don, I told her nga thru text na it's not a good practice. Hinde naman sumagot.

[Grayce]

^oh well. you did your part already hayaan mo na. parang mas madami pa ata ang intake ng tubig kaysa sa BM lol kaloka.

Mommies question...I'm pretty new to breast pumping for NB. For my son we didn't have a yaya for him so everywhere dala-dala ko siya. Now with our 2weeks old daughter, I leave her with a yaya whenever I need to do errands. So far I did errands twice and I was gone for 3 hrs max. Nagulat Lang ako cause she finished the 4oz milk I left for her. In fact bitin pa. I thought that is enough since I even breastfed her before leaving (she emptied both breasts). Per my experience if she empties both breasts, she would only nurse 2-3hrs after. Sabi ng yaya, an hour after I left, she drank the milk already. Usually how much milk do you leave for your babies at this age?

ang lakas ng intake ng baby mo, before with my son yung 4-6oz nauubos nya when he was 5weeks old. i think it depends rin on the baby's appetite

Grayce: nope my pedia isnt a breastfeeding advocate, she doesn't push formula naman pero yun nga since she's not a BFeeding expert di rin sya maka-provide ng input to allay my husband's worry. We've started on solids na and he seems to be taking well to it, pero 1 oz lang ang pinapa-feed ko and everything else is still milk. And actually parehong yes yung sagot sa questions mo regarding my son being more active tapos early September he got sick with fever kaya rin nga namayat kaka-sad na di sya nag-gain though...

there goes the reason why he lost weight, normal lang naman na mamayat pag nagkasakit ang babies whether formula fed pa or breastfed suggestion lang ha, nakakastress kasi yung pagtatalunan yung simple things with your hubby specially if it's related to your baby, i think better if you can go to a breastfeeding friendly pedia para atleast there's someone who can back you up with your decisions and so specially if it involves your breastfeeding relationship with your son.

[marose17]

@Van, newborns are not supposed to drink water because their kidneys cannot properly flush it out yet. It is actually a big risk and could lead to kidney complications.

[serendipity02]

mga sis, hinde na ko naglleak ng sobra,2weeks pa lang after i gave birth, turning 3weeks this friday. pag direct feeding ok naman si baby, nakaka-3-7 diapers within 24hrs,mukha naman sya naggain ng weight.

 pero first time ko magpump kahapon, 2 oz on both breasts 15mins each breasts. chicco manual breast pump gamit ko. im quite sad sa ouput ng pumped milk ko??
is there sonething wrong with me??please help.

[hunny_ally]

Thanks grayce! Matakaw nga. On her 1week checkup she gained almost 400gms

^2 oz for 30mins is a pretty good output.

[marose17]

^^ 2 oz is pretty good considering kapapanganak mo pa lang.  Common sense lang.  Kokonti pa ang need ng newborn baby kaya don't expect na makaka-10 oz ka right now.

Focus first on feeding your baby by demand at hindi sa output ng pagpa-pump mo.  Maraming mommies ito ang naging downfall kasi akala nila kokonti lang nakukuha nila.

[Cocoyow]

^im one of the mommys na ganun ang akala kaya nagive up ako agad sa first ko will make it up to my 2nd baby..

[prettygurl00001]

sisses how do you store your pumped breastmilk in the freezer? Ok lang ba katabi sya ng mga raw meat and fish?

[twelvth_goddess]

@Van, newborns are not supposed to drink water because their kidneys cannot properly flush it out yet. It is actually a big risk and could lead to kidney complications.

Onga eh, I hope she listens though. I'm worried for her lang kase yung baby nya before this didnt make it

[princess_angel]

@prettygurl, yup, i store mine sa freezer ng ref namin. but i place my bm sa isang airtight na container para walang contamination

[zoe_girl18]

Thanks sis nakakapanatag ng loob He's on his 3rd week now. Will see the pedia tomorrow. Sana nga mawala na after a few weeks I don't want to stop breastfeeding din kasi very convenient sa akin and gusto ko mas healthy sya. Natatakot lang ako na baka masyado tumaas [textspeak!] bili. Anung bilirubin count ng babymo before? Yung sa baby ko kasi  baba taas eh haay after phototherapy bumababa pag inuwi tumataas kasi ulan ng ulan di mapaarawan ng matagal

@iristacey  Sana mawala na din his jaundice after a month Natatakot ako when I see his face na yellow eh and yung white ng eyes nya nag yeyellow Natetempt na tuloy ako minsan mag formula para mawala haay

Sis d ko na matandaan bili level nya pero mataas din. Nung na-re admit nga sya iyak ako ng iyak kasi natakot ako. But my pedia assured me na it will be ok & to just continue breastfeeding. Nag double phototherapy pa kami para mabilis mawala pero pag uwi namin madilaw pa din sya lalo na eyes nya. Pero sabi ng pedia so long as nag feed si baby, ok ang color ng poop & happy si baby to not worry. Kasagsagan ng habagat nung nanganak ako so same as you walang araw. Pag d nabibilad si baby worried na worried ako nun. Pero it will pass sis, take it from me. Just continue breastfeeding

[prettygurl00001]

@prettygurl, yup, i store mine sa freezer ng ref namin. but i place my bm sa isang airtight na container para walang contamination

sis, so you place the milk storage cups na may bm sa airtight na containers... like Lock&Lock?

[new_iza]

@prerttygurl
I also store my milk sa freezer like princess_angel, Im using airtight containers as well. But I use milk bags instead of storage bottles/cups. Yun kasi sabi ng pedia ni baby. Its best to use milk bags when storing in the freezer daw..  (I have lots of storage bottles though)

[chocolatepink]

^ thanks for the idea of using air tight containers I will search for one that would fit the breast milk bags

[princess_angel]

storage milk bags din sa akin. since 3 lang kami sa bahay(hubby, ako at yung helper, ndi pa counted si baby ) yung top shelf ng freezer ko is for bm only then yung sa lower shelf is yung meats/fish/chicken. yung container ko from japan home lang na kasya dun sa top shelf ng freezer ko.

[twelvth_goddess]

sisses how do you store your pumped breastmilk in the freezer? Ok lang ba katabi sya ng mga raw meat and fish?

I used plastic milk bags (parang zip lock) then I placed them in tupperware containers para mejo sealed away from the raw meat and fish.

[betsyness]

naku, yung milk bag lang direcho ko sa freezer, thanks to this thread for reminding me to have it in a sealed container kahit nasa freezer. mejo naging lax ako sa part na yun, katabi ng meat yung s akin. tsk