Breastfeeding Part 16

[misteryosa]

2 months na sis. Tnx

[chocolatepink]

^^ sis kapag sidelying need pa ba ng pillow?

[iristacey]

^depende sayo sis pero a lot of online reference says wala. pero baby ko di mapakali pag wala. siguro nasanay din. may support sya sa neck/head na either braso ko, maliit na unan or isang mahabang unan na nakasupport ng konti sa kanya. ganito yun oh..

meron ding tips dito sa smartparenting. pareho sila ng nasa picture na yan.

nung may overactive letdown pa ako and di pa mahandle ni baby, parang ganito yung position namin pero 1 baby lang syempre.

[chocolatepink]

^ thanks sis, worried lang ako sa SIDS at yung sinasabi nila na dapat elevated ulo pag nag-feed para di mapunta sa lungs yung milk..

[metasassy]

@metasassy, how did you feed the baby with formula?  Through a bottle ba?  If so, it is a classic case of nipple confusion.  Your baby is crying because she has been used to the faster flow of the artificial teat/nipple and could not wait for your letdown.  Then, because she could not properly suckle, there is not enough stimulation for your brain to signal the milk-producing hormones to start production of milk.

First thing to do - ditch the bottle, ditch the formula.  Re-train your baby to latch.  It is challenging but not impossible.  If there is a will, there is a way.

Here's a link on relactation:  http://www.ennonline.net/pool/files/ife/who-chs-cah-98-14-relactation-document.pdf

The BEST way to stimulate the breasts to produce milk is not through the consumption of malunggay caps and other galactagogues or pumping (though it could help somehow) but rather, through the suckling motion (make sure it is correct) of the baby on the breast.

Thank you sis for your very informative post.

[appledapple]

mga sis 11weeks na baby ko & recently natutulog na syang 10-12 hours straight sa gabi kaya nabawasan kami ng 2-3 feedings. medyo worried lang ako na baka umonti or mawalan ako ng milk. kahit ba di na dumede sa madaling araw si baby basta tuloy ang pagdede nya sa kin sa araw hindi naman ako mauubusan ng milk? ebf pala ako. hindi din ako nagpa-pump sa ngayon kasi ayaw ni baby dumede sa bottle. masasayang lang.

TIA!

[myLife26]

waaaah mga mommies mukha kumonti milk ko! dati after magdede ni baby nakaka 1 to 2 oz ako ever feeding. ngayon. kahit 1/4 oz wala na! paano ba toh! may mali ba?

[iristacey]

^^di kaya too early to sleep thru the night si baby? will it be possible to offer your breast after 3-4hrs? if not i suggest you pump in the early morning para mastimulate pa rin production mo. you can store it as panghalo sa food nya eventually. or donate.

^i think that's a good sign na nauubos ni baby yung milk mo. your body has well adjusted to his need.

[myLife26]

^no sis. kasi every feeding nya na 2 hours interval 1 breast lang ako. so yung isa pump lang talaga. next feeding nya naman si baby tapos kabila naman ang pump. kaya dapat diba di dapat parang patak na lang lumalabas?

[appledapple]

@sis iristacey: ino-offer ko naman yung breast ko every 3-4 hours kaya lang tulog talaga si baby. kapag nagpalit ako ng diaper nagigising syang konti pero tulog ulit. nakaka-6-7 feedings naman kami hanggang sa bago sya matulog sa gabi.  mag-pump na nga lang siguro ko para may stimulation pa din kahit tulog si baby. thanks sis!

[funky f]

What do you do pagnaninigas breast? I apply hot compress and massage before and 10 min after pumping then pump again pero tigas pa rin e

[m_lim]

^pag matigas ibig sabibin marami pa yang gatas.

[marose17]

^^ Alternate hot and cold compress.  Then massage the breasts.  Avoid taking galactagogues or supplements muna. Make the baby latch.  Only the baby can resolve the engorgement.

Do not pump.  Maraming cases nabugbog ang breasts because of early pumping. Sabi yan ni Zeny Feliciano pati Dr. Silvestre.  Again, the baby is the one who can resolve the engorgement.

[m_lim]

^sis, ano mangyayari kung mabugbog ang breasts? may effect ba yun sa supply?

[marose17]

^ Of course. Some pumps have really strong motion pero kapag sobrang engorged na ang breasts, hindi na kaya ng machine ma-extract ang milk, in which case, one risks damaging one's breasts, not to mention incurring mastitis (kasi hindi makalabas ang milk).  The pump just mirrors a baby's suckling motion and creates demand artificially.  Remember the science behind breastfeeding.  A baby latches, signals get sent to the brain to release the milk-producing hormones, the milk kicks in. 

[wengerts]

to add, i found this pdf of WHO for relactating, on page 3, may drawing dun explaining the "science" of breastfeeding

(napabasa sa relactating kasi feeling ko mawawalan ako ng milk from my 2 week hiatus of not directly feeding)

[marssie]

Help! Ayaw na ng son ko sa bottle, super love niya breast ko... dati pag sis ko nagpapainom tinitake niya now ayaw na rin niya.. Lumalayo na nga ako kaso ayaw pa rin, two weeks na lang back to work na ako..

[purple_girl]

^how about cup feeding? there are many videos online that you can watch on how to cup feed.

[marssie]

^ di ko pa na try sis, if ill cup feed my baby eventually kaya magugustuhan na niya bottle? Kasi baka sa daycare muna namin iwan baby ko, parang hassle sa mag aalaga cup feed si baby.

[GeRi Sp!cE]

Share Ko Lang recent experience Ko sa family gathering sa side ng husband Ko. Ang hirap pala pag wala kang kakampi ng nagpapabreastfeed din. My baby was born 6 lbs Kasi. right now at 10 months, she's 16.5 lbs. sa history Kasi ng family nila 8 lbs -10 lbs Ang range ng mga pinanganak na babies. Paulit-ulit sinasabi, Ang gaan-gaan ng baby Ko, Ang payat daw, ang liit daw blah blah blah...which as a mom, nakakasama ng loob Kasi anak Ko Ang Pinag-uusapan dito. Her tita na doctor said dapat daw triple na ng birth weight. Sabi ng naman ng pedia niya she's doing fine.

Reading at kellymom and la leche league I learned that they should not look at the weight. Look at the baby. I'm confident that my baby is Healthy Kasi she's playful, feeds well, very alert and Has never been sick. I realize na may discrimination sa mga breastfeeding moms. Para Kasi tayong vegetarians.
Para bang we are not conforming to the social norms. When in fact, pediatricians recommend breastmilk nga as the best milk for babies.
 But nevertheless, I am still confident about breastfeeding. I know my baby is healthy and LEAN.