first time mom, how to deal with baby

[prickyslime]

mga sis, tanong ko lang. I'm breastfeeding for almost 3months, kapag breastfeeding mom ba, hindi ba talaga pwedeng uminom ng coffee? may nakapag-try ba dito at ano effect kay baby? tia

[marose17]

^You can drink 1-2 cups a day.  Just don't drink right before you nurse or pump.

[marsh_candy]

hi sis EJ sorry late reply.. yung buong whites ng eyes ni baby.. dirty whites may yellow shades.. as advised sakin tuloy-tuloy pa rin breastfeeding ko.. never ko daw itry magmix baka daw mas magustuhan ang formula at aayaw na sa BF.

Pero super happy nako pala kasi naka-poop na si baby on his own na.. nalagpasan na nya growth spurt, biglang bigat din nya though maliit pa rin sya compared sa ibang babies.

[EJ2526]

^Glad to know that. Ganyan din si baby sis nung una ang bagal nya mag gain nung minix feed ko sya biglang bigat nya until now tuloy tuloy na. Kakatakot lang kasi ibalik sa breastfeeding lang baka di na naman masyado mag gain eh.

[shellf1sh]

sis ej, depende sa content ng breastmilk mo ang magiging basehan ng pagtaba ni baby. sabi nga ng pedia ko, dapat mataas ang fat content ng breastmilk and depende yan sa kinakain mo. eat ka ng rice, pasta basta carbs para loaded ang milk mo. wag muna alalahanin ang figure mo (kung conscious ka man) coz para kay baby lahat yan.

[marose17]

^ While eating healthy while one is breastfeeding should be the norm, breastfeeding moms should make sure there is a foremilk-hindmilk balance.  Foremilk is more watery while hindmilk contains more fat.  Thus, make sure to complete the cycle when you nurse so that your baby will surely get the hindmilk.

Mommies, don't get insecure when your exclusively breastfed baby seems leaner than formula-fed babies because formula contains a lot of sugar and that's why the latter gain weight fast.  What's important is your baby is thriving and healthy.

[daveigh]

^ that is true. ang tawag ng pedia ko dyan is tabang-hangin. breastfed babies are siksik and gets sick less.

[EJ2526]

^feeling ko nga sis ganun si baby h siksik. Bumibigat na sya pero payat padin tignan. Nakakainis lang kasi kapag pinupuna ng iba na ang payat eh haha.

[daveigh]

^ wag mo silang pansinin sis. basta healthy si baby at hindi sakitin, ok lang yan. maraming ganyang tao mahilig magcompare. ikaw ang mas nakakaalam kung ano ang tama sa anak mo.

[m_lim]

my baby is 1.5yrs now. natuto na sumigaw na sobrang lakas pag di nakukuha ang gusto. what should i do?

i've read na nageexplore lang sila ng boses nila at this stage. tama ba na hayaan lang sila?

i'm trying to look her in the eye and say "no" or "stop shouting". kaso inuulit parin.

[nageinna]

hi sissies, my baby boy would be exactly 5mos old tomorrow. i have a question lang regarding his sleeping pattern if normal ba or not. he usually sleeps around 9-10pm. usually i would let him latch sa akin hanggang sa makasleep siya. then he would wake up around 1am-2am, una galaw galaw lang siya parang hindi mapakali, i tried tapik tapikin siya but no use, mag start na siya umiyak. so what i would do, papa latch ko ulit sakin. mga 5mins lang makakasleep na siya ulit, so hihiga ko na sa bed ulit. then gising nanaman siya after 1-2hours. siguro every night 3-4x siya gumigising. but nakakatulog naman din agad after ko siya ilatch. normal lang ba yung ganito? parang pampatulog na niya yung pag latch sakin? wala pa talaga yung tuloy tuloy na sleep niya. pinakamatagal na sleep niya is 3hours then gigising na to latch. TIA sa mga sasagot

[shellf1sh]

^ sis consider using a pacifier. mga babies kasi may sucking sensation that we need to pay attention to or else they'll use their hands and dun nagsstart ang thumbsucking. minsan busog na si baby or kaka-feed lang then parang ginagawa ka lang human pacifier (naka-latch pero di naman kumukuha ng milk kahit may konting movement ng lips).

baby ko ni-recommend ng pedia mag-pacifier na at 6weeks after telling her the exact same issue. so far ok naman. pag ayaw na ni baby ng pacifier, he lets it fall off. pag nangyari yun wag mo na ipasok ulit para di maging dependent sa pacifier din (this part i read it from the internet).

pero sis, seek your pedia's advice din.

[vuzhia]

mommies anong ginagawa nyo sa gabi para maiwasang dumapa si baby habang tulog kayo, 3 mos today si baby at last week tumatagilid na nga sya kaya nilalagyan ko na sya ng unan sa right side nya para nga hindi mapa subsob ang ilong, kaso sa kalikutan na nya kaninang madaling araw medyo napalayo sya sa unan at nakita ko na lang nakadapa na, buti na lang naka tagalid pa rin ulo nya at hindi natakpan ilong, gising at nag susubo lang ng kamay

okay lang ba talaga na nakapagitan na sya ng dalawang unan, left side at right side? yung tipong hindi na talaga sya makaka ikot pag tulog?

[meisaia]

this happened to me too.

dumating pa sa point na natatakot na ko sa baby ko kasi di ko alam paano siya iplease. the first night we were together alone, (nasa work si daddy niya) hindi ako nakatulog buong gabi kasi he's crying nonstop.

pero eventually, you'll get the hang of it. ngayon bati na kami lagi ni baby. kahit may mga sleepless nights pa rin kasi di pa naman permanent yung sleeping pattern niya (he's at 3mos btw) okay na siya. di na siya gigising para umiyak. and usually kapag yakap ko na siya, sleep ulit siya. nagpapalambing lang.

[elishababy]

Hello mommies! Ask ko lang kung ano ba pwede o dapat kong gawin kasi si baby lagi nalang ang hirap padedehin, hirap din nya pakainin ng solids. 14mos na sya ngayon. Dati nyang milk progress gold, hirap din sya padedehin, ngayon enfagrow a+ na pero ganun parin eh. Simula nung natuto sya mag walk para yun na lagi nya gustong gawin at mag play. Ceelin plus with zinc & nutrilin drops yung vitamis nya. Dati naman basta nag watch lang sya ng hi-5 nagmimilk na sya pero ngayon ang hirap talaga, halos 30mins ko sya inuuto ayaw parin nya magmilk, magmilk man, konti lang mga 100ml lang. Any suggestions mommies? Thank you. 😊

[EJ2526]

Mga sis tanong ko lang yung baby ko kasi mejo yellowish padin. Kaka 3mos [textspeak!] nya. Nagpa tst na kami mataas yung direct bilirubin nya kaya agad agad pina screening ng hepa and ultrasound. Both normal naman yung result. Niresetahan sya ng phenoberbetal. almost 2 weeks nya na iniinom but still mejo may dilaw padin sya. What to do? May ganitong cases din ba dito?

[Priceless]

Hello mommies! Ask ko lang kung ano ba pwede o dapat kong gawin kasi si baby lagi nalang ang hirap padedehin, hirap din nya pakainin ng solids. 14mos na sya ngayon. Dati nyang milk progress gold, hirap din sya padedehin, ngayon enfagrow a+ na pero ganun parin eh. Simula nung natuto sya mag walk para yun na lagi nya gustong gawin at mag play. Ceelin plus with zinc & nutrilin drops yung vitamis nya. Dati naman basta nag watch lang sya ng hi-5 nagmimilk na sya pero ngayon ang hirap talaga, halos 30mins ko sya inuuto ayaw parin nya magmilk, magmilk man, konti lang mga 100ml lang. Any suggestions mommies? Thank you. 😊

Ganyan din ang baby ko. What we do is we set a firm feeding schedule. Pagkatapos magising (either first thing sa morning or after nap times), magplay lang ng mga 30 minutes or so, then feed time na. And pag pre-feeding play, hindi namin sya nilalaro, he has to play all by himself sa play pen nya. Eventually he gets bored nang walang kalaro so magpapakuha na from the play pen and direcho namin nilalagay sa high chair nya. I also highly recommend using a proper feeding chair for him, preferably one with a big tray sa harap. With ours, nilalagay namin yung maliliit nyang toys dahil type nyang may hinahawakan pag kumakain. He also likes to have either music (we have baby songs or classical music that he's familiar with) or the tv on (either the news or baby tv, depende kung kasabay namin kumain). Sometimes during the day we give him snacks and a fruit juice, kung konti lang ang nakain during the main meal. Pero don't give too much snacks either that will spoil his appetite for the main meal.

These days mahirap pa rin sya pakainin pero at least kumakain naman sya at inuubos ang food, kailangang tyagain lang because it takes him sometimes over an hour to finish his meal. As for milk, we also set a routine na kailangan nyang mag milk bago mag sleep. So normally he takes milk 3x a day. We noticed though that as long as he holds something and is distracted by his hands, then he is more able to eat - parang he opens his mouth and chews his food by instinct. Kung wala syang hinahawakan, mas lalong mahirap pakainin or painumin ng milk.

[prickyslime]

Hi mommies! 4 month old na si baby, and I find him hard to feed. Minsan okay naman siya. Pero napapdalas yung nagwawala siya at ayaw dumede agad. Grabe mag-wala at sigaw lang ng sigaw. Iiyak lang ng iiyak. Help!

[andyputra]

I have a maid at helpful naman siya, Kaso minsan ako talaga nakatutok Kay baby kasi syempre si yaya need to do the household chores pa...!!!

[daveigh]

Hi mommies! 4 month old na si baby, and I find him hard to feed. Minsan okay naman siya. Pero napapdalas yung nagwawala siya at ayaw dumede agad. Grabe mag-wala at sigaw lang ng sigaw. Iiyak lang ng iiyak. Help!

how do you feed him? breastfeeding or formula?