Breastfeeding Part 16

[marssie]

Bigla nanakit both nipples ko at may mga sharp pains ako sa breast.. ibig ba sabihin mali pa rin paglatch ni baby? Nakailang ayos na ako same pa rin naman, painful pa rin pagnakalatch siya..or now palang kaya ako nakakapagadjust? Lately lang kasi kami ng direct feeding, dati kasi sa bottle ko siya pinaiinom ng bm...

[mamichula]

Been ebfing my baby for almost 4 months now. Im worried lang kasi sabi ng iba they stopped kasi humina ang supply nila. How do u know pag humihina na ang supply mo? I don't know kasi eh I directly bfeed my baby as on everyday nakakatamad na kasi mag bottles mdaming seremonyas im used to direct feeding mas comfortable sakin. But the thing is diko kita kung malakas or mahina ang flow. Muka naman he's busog madalas. What are the other signs ba na he's not getting enough? I wanna catch it kasi kung humihina my supply i wanna do something bout it na bago tuloytuloy mawala i want to bfeed till he's 2 or hindi naman ba nawawala ang supply for as long as pinapalatch sya?

[marose17]

^ As long as you nurse on demand, your supply will be sufficient.  That's the beauty of breastfeeding.  

There is a table of how many wet and soiled diapers per day plus the recommended weight gain (there is a curve so there is no exact number for a standard) for exclusively breastfed babies.  Pakihanap na lang kung kailangan mo pa iyon. 

[berryblitz]

2 months 9 days old baby ko. exclusive breastfeed na.  napansin ko since yesterday， mas madalas sneeze nya， then minsan ubo sya pag naghihiccups or pag magalaw sobra.  Then mas Mahabad ang tulog Nya, mas matagal ren sya hingi milk.

Baka Nahawa sa akin.  Ano dapat kong gawin?

[marose17]

^ Continue breastfeeding on demand.  Observe your baby.  Baka may triggers for her sniffles.  Alamin mo kung ano ang triggers - flowers, plants, dust, stuffed toy, air freshener, etc.

[m_lim]

nagpa lactation massage ako kay Nanay Rich of Arugaan.

ang galing! ang dami pala ng milk ko. kailangan lang ng tamang massage para lumambot sila at tamang pag express para mabilis lumabas.

direct feeding is still the best at against nga siya sa pump pero sa case ko i cant carry my baby pa so pump muna, at least nakampante ako na ang dami ko palang gatas..

ang sarap sobra ng massage niya sa lower back ko at neck area. parang nabuhayan ako ng
dugo.

[funky f]

san sya connected, sis?  parang ok yan ah...

[m_lim]

^(0916) 308 6434.

ginagawa ko kasi pinipisil ko buong breasts para lumabas milk. kahit masakit, tinitiis ko. mali
pala yun. dapat circulat motion ang pag massage. pati aerola area need i massage.

after non, sa aerola lang pipisin tapos ang daming lumabas! no pain pa. amazing pala ang breasts natin.

1t charge nya. sulit narin kahit mahal. naginhawaan ako.

[m_lim]

btw, dapat si Lita Nery mag massage saken kaso nag cancel. buti narin kasi 1,700 charge niya.

si Zeny Feliciano naman medyo matagal magreply so dito ako napunta kay Nanay Rich, nakita ko lang number niya sa isang blog.

advice pala niya mga sis: walang nanay na walang gatas.

naniniwala ako diyan. kailangan lang talaga ng tiyaga. kumain ng tama, mag massage, mag hot compress, at pinaka importante, mag aral ng correct latch for direct feeding. ( ito ang hindi ko pa matutunan!)

[funky f]

sis, may latching class sa TMC on Jan. 12, 9-12am.  Baka di pa too late for you.  sayang e.

[m_lim]

^problema ko sis di ako makalabas ng bahay kasi nga di pa ako makaupo because of my hemorrhoids. nakaside lang ako pati humiga dahil di pwede flat, napupunta pressure sa pwet ko.

thanks for the info sis!

[myLife26]

hi mga sis nagpapabreastfeed ako. same ako ng problem nung iba di ko alam kung sakto lang yung milk ko for my 4 week old baby. kasi minsan umiiyak sya habang dumedede. and grabe nya minsan isuck yung nipple ko. tapos mas matigas yung isang side ng breast ko kesa sa isa. ibig ba sabihin nun walang milk yung softer breast ko? sorry po first time mom eh. hehe

[appledapple]

pa-join din po.

^first time mom din. 7 weeks na si baby ko & direct feeding din kami. i monitor my baby's weight every week kung enough ba na-ggain nya. kung ok naman ibig sabihin enough din yung nadedede nya sa kin. isa pang ginagawa ko e kinukuha ko weight nya before sya dumede tsaka right after nyang dumede. yung difference e yung amount ng nadede nya. yan yung tinuro sa kin sa hospital. nung 4 weeks si baby nakaka-70g per feeding sya. enough naman daw sya sabi ng pedia ni baby.

[CurlyWee]

due end of january with my 3rd baby cant wait to bf full time, hope hubby is supportive this time, last time he was always giving out to me when baby cries coz he thinks babys not getting enough milk from me though i know i was producing more than enough milk ....men!!!!😝

[m_lim]

nakapag direct feed ako kanina but super hadpi sa nipples gusto ko sumigaw sa sakit!

hindi kasi nasusuck ni baby buong nipples. half lang kaya naiipit sa gitna.

pag inoopen ko naman yung bibig niya ganon pa rin, kalahati lang napapasok niya sa bibig niya.

masyado ba malaki nipples ko? ano solution don?

[marose17]

^ How do you latch your baby?  Do you bring her to your breast and let her suck?  Or do you bring your breast to her for her to suck?  When do you let her latch?  When she is crying?  Or when she has exhibited signs of hunger like salivating, restlessness, thumb/finger sucking, etc?

How are you positioned when you latch?  Are you still doing the side-lying position?

[cerelina]

^ hindi ako makapaglatch sa left breast ko talaga kaya im using pump para sa  left breast nakakastress kasi both for me and baby if pinipilit ko sya sa kabila and the only position we can do pag latch nya sakin sa right breast is side lying tapos galit pa minsan pag di nya makuha yung gusto nyang way of sucking... Natatrauma nako ayoko na lang sya mag dede sakin kaya pump na lang ako ng pump naawa din ako kay bebe gutom na gutom na hindi pa nya makuha yung gatas ko

[marose17]

@cerelina, if that is the case, I suggest that you seek help from a professional.  There are lactation advisers and counselors who can help you resolve your latching problems.  This is a common occurrence and it can be resolved using the proper technique.

If I may add, do not wait for your baby to be so hungry when you bring her to your breast.  Both of you must be relaxed as well.  Your anxiety and tension can be felt by your baby.

[m_lim]

sis marose, pinapa latch ko siya pag iyak na ng iyak (habang inaantay magpa warm ng breastmilk from ref to be bottlefed) OR after niya mag bottle at bitin pa siya.

side lying position pa rin kami and pinapa amoy / rub ko muna nipples ko sa cheeks niya para malaman niya milk yon.

ano ba mali sa gawa ko?

[marose17]

^ Do not wait for your baby to cry before offering your breast.  Crying already signifies extreme hunger.  Tayo ngang adults hindi maka-focus kapag gutom na gutom tayo.  How much more ang newborns?

Instead, look for hunger cues like paglalaway, restlessness, etc.  Do the latching while the baby is not yet completely hungry or starting to get hungry pa lang.  Both of you should be relaxed.

Needless to say, ditch the pump and FOCUS on latching for now.  It does not matter kung side lying position pa lang ang kaya mo.  Eh di FOCUS ka doon.  Ang problem kasi sa pumping, nahahati ang focus mo - mag-pump ka ba or direct feed?  iwa-warm mo ba ang milk o hindi?  kelan mo ba dapat i-warm ang milk, and so on.  You get my drift?

Oh, and another thing pala.  You said you give the bottle then your breast.  That is not a good practice.  Your baby might be having nipple confusion kaya siya iyak nang iyak.  Milk flows much more easily from the bottle, even the slowest flow bottle.  Whereas, sa breasts, the baby has to wait for the letdown, which means that the baby has to work harder at extracting milk from the breasts compared to the bottle.  So it is not hard to see why the baby will no longer have the patience to wait for the letdown when she is latched to you, kasi naunahan na siya ng bote eh.  Mas madali sa bote.

Ditch the bottle as well.  It will be hard, but it will be harder to re-train your baby if she gets nipple confused.