Breastfeeding Part 17

[Priceless]

^Thanks for the clarification and the very informative links, sis!

[marose17]

^ The go-to sites of the breastfeeding moms here are kellymom and La Leche League's sites.  Good luck!

[skyrimgal]

I am so upset. I just got home from the hospital (again!) because I had an appendectomy. I was gone for 4 days. I'm breastfeeding my son and I was still working on increasing my milk supply (baby is only 7 weeks) when I had appendicitis. While I was in the hospital, because of the pain meds I am taking I am always sleepy and was only able to pump every 4-6 hours. Tapos nagka-problema pa sa storage ng breastmilk ko sa hospital. bawal daw sa ref nila, blah blah..

Nahirapan ako sa simula ng pagbreabreastfeed dahil I had an emergency c-section. Baby's heartrate was dropping w/ every contractions, I had a fever because my amniotic fluid had an infection, and I was also Strep B positive. When my son came out, he had a fever as well and the doctors had to make sure that hindi strep B ang cause. Anyway, yun nga labas masok kami sa hospital nung first month ni baby. He wasn't gaining enough weight daw and his bilirubin level hit the critical level so I had to supplement with formula (which is bad if you are working on your milk supply).
This appendectomy made my struggle with breastfeeding even harder. Now, I am home na nga pero hindi ko naman pwede buhatin si baby because the doctors are afraid I might get a hernia. On top of that, I have to worry about getting pneumonia I have to watch my own temperature daw. Sino ang hindi maiinis sa ganito? My son is suppose to drink 4-5 oz na daw sabi ng pedia niya and I just want to cry with frustration whenever I pump for an hour and I only get an ounce. I know the first 3 months are the hardest and most important for building your milk supply. My nipples are sore and cracked but I'm not giving up. I'm just upset and sad because no matter what I do, it seems that it's never enough. I know when May 11th comes and I have to start working again, mas mahihirapan ako. I'm so sad mga sis sa mga sunod-sunod na nangyayari sa buhay namin. I really really want to breastfeed my son...

[danielle251527]

sis skyrimgal, baka un sinasabi ni pedia na 4-5oz is pang formula fed. Don't mind na muna un figures. Continue to keep feeding baby on demand. Tlagang tyagaan try to pump every 2-3 hours or in between feedings to increase supply. Effort talga sis pero worth naman.
Yun baby ko hindi nasususnod un mga say - dapat by x months x ounce na un nadedede na milk (i pumped kasi) he drinks bm from bottle pero he directly feeds din from me. Palaging parang kulang un sinasabi na standard pero he's gaining weight each month naman and never sya nagkasakit. He's already a year old we're mixed feeding na pero un entire na na exclusively bfed sya until now tlagang walang sakit. Basta try lang ng try sis. When all else fails and you supplement dont feel bad about yourself. Hindi naman un ang metric lang para masabi na mabuti kang nanay.

[liam88]

Sis elaineee nag try naman ako ngayon ng BF pero ayaw talaga niya. Sobrang iyakero nag suck siya tapos iyak naman. Nag bottle feed nalang ako kase nakakaawa na. Humina na rin supply ng milk ko.

[kaice]

im having separation anxiety ata with pumping and breastfeeding if ever... my baby still latches pero she has longer sleep talaga. my milk supply is enough naman pero last week, mahina mag feed.  over the weekend lagi naka latch. naiinitan siguro, gusto mag fluid replenishment....

im open to giving fresh milk, to formula, wala pa sa isip ko...


for working pumping moms, when did you stop pumping in offices / work?

[catnap07]

sis liam88, i can sympathize with you. ayaw din ni baby magdirect feed sakin ng first month because i have inverted nipples. i pumped and fed her sa bottle. akala ko nun never na ko makakapagdirect feed pero i persisted lang. pag good mood si baby, we try direct feeding. pag naiinis na sya, i give her the bottle. practice lang kami ng practice until nung Valentine's Day this year (almost 1 month na sya), nakalatch na sakin ng maayos.

she's 2.5 months and she direct feeds na pero on my left breast pa lang kasi she still rejects my right breast since it's more inverted than the left. pinupump ko yung right and store the milk. medyo hindi na pantay yung boobies ko pero ok lang. we're still working on the right boob. i know eventually we'll get there.

ang haba na ng post ko but my point is, don't lose hope. magpump ka lang diligently to maintain your supply and still offer your breast kahit umiiyak pa si baby. magegets din nya yun eventually.

[purple_girl]

@kaice

i stopped pumping at work when my daughter was 2 years and 2 months. halos hindi na rin kasi niya naiinom yung expressed milk ko kaya i decided to stop na, although we're still breastfeeding until now na almost 3.5 years na siya.

[liam88]

Sis catnop07 paubos na nga yung BM ko, sana aabot pa ako ng 1 month niya. Decrease by 1 oz ang pag pump ko eh. Sana mag direct feed din siya after 1 month.

[m_lim]

wow! 3+ years of breastfeeding? pano yun kung several days di niyo kasama si baby like out of town trips, nagppump parin kayo regularly just to drain the breasts??

may upcoming 3week trip kasi ako, plano ko tumigil na magpump kasi hassle plus ayoko mag pump and dump.

but aminin ko nagguilty ako kasi mag 4months palang baby ko tsaka dami kong milk! haaay!

ang sama ko bang mother kung ipa formula ko na si baby?!!!

[purple_girl]

^that's the thing, i don't travel ng matagal ng wala siya. sinasama ko talaga siya usually. longest i've been without her were overnight trips, and i pump pa rin and make sure na there's a ref that i can use to store my expressed milk, pag wala, i skip out on those trips.

[iristacey]

sis kaice, we tried giving J fresh milk kahapon just to test. magnolia in particular. waley, niluluwa. his teeth, pangil and molar erupted at the same time! kaya siguro ayaw magdirect feed the past days. now he is feeding directly na ulet. the search for alternative milk is still on.

[kaice]

i have several out of town trips in line pero max that i'm not with baby is overnight. we will go out of the country as a family.

m_lim - formula feeding mothers are not less superior thatn bfing moms. though i would chose to dump and pump or pump and store if i were in your place kasi for sure if you have much milk, you will feel discomfort if you wont pump them out. it could lead to mastitis or fever pa. pero if you can't pump enough milk good for 3 weeks, have formula for standby though it won't be that easy din for the baby to adjust. some babies din develop certain reactions to formula kasi.


iristacey - baby K had sips of fresh milk. ok sa kanya ang milo and chocolait but not in high amounts kasi sa sugra but i tried mixing her oats with choco drink, and she loves it. though wala pa kong plans to discontinue pumping basta payag pa ang boss and sked permits. she is comfort feeding din the past days, baka nga may pa labas ding teeth kasi we were stuck at 6 teeth

[wengerts]

@skyrimgal - i was in a similar situation a few months ago. i continued pumping even if i just dump after. i wanted to continue breastfeeding. kahit na hindi religious ang sked ko, i pumped 3-4x a day depende kung gaano ako ka-mobile that time. ang hirap sila ibalik sa breast ano? umiyak din ako when i saw my baby pointing sa bottle for milk. but all is well, we are back na to direct feeding. mind over matter sis, kaya mo yan. hydrate and think happy thoughts!

@carmis - pwede yan conzace. ako i take stresstabs or clusivol ob.

[iristacey]

^his reaction to fresh milk was worse than frozen bm. talagang niluluwa/tinatapon. i'm really having supply issues lately eh. i'm not really sure why. i'm taking fenugreek na pero wala pa rin.

[geekchiq]

I started mixed feeding na my baby just last week. Malakas pa rin naman milk ko, I can bring home 16 oz milk everyday for the 12-14 hours na am away from my baby  pero ang lakas pa ring dumedede ng baby ko even at night. Malakas din siyang magsolids. But she usually drinks 3-4oz of milk per feeding lang naman. Due to my erratic sched, flight delays and as well as ang hirap isingit ng pagpupump dito sa bahay dahil walang yaya/katulong, I decided na ok na imixed feed si baby. She only consumes naman 2oz of formula milk everyday. Gusto ko mang fresh milk itry talaga pero my pedia said NO na muna. Kaya I made her try Nido Jr. At first, ayaw niya but eventually she likes it na rin. Happy na rin kasi talaga akong nakaabot ako ng one year na at first I thought was impossible.

[iristacey]

^wow! dami mo pa rin milk. ako, i really don't know why but my supply has dropped. max output is 3oz every 3 hrs, both breast na. sa umaga lang marami like 6-7oz. parang its output is 1oz/hr na lang. i bought a small can of GPA na. will test once wala na spare frozen bm.

[marssie]

^sis ako naman naghahabol na ng stock na milk, naubos na ni baby ang frozen ko yung pump yesterday nalang ang iniinom niya.. Feeling ko nagkukulang na ako ng gatas.. Pero diba pag malakas na magmilk si baby dapat marami na ring lalabas na milk sa atin? Like pag newborn ang baby, 1 to 2 oz lang ang normal na napapump diba? Now na 3 to 4oz na naiinom niya, dapat ba ganon na rin karami or more ang napapump?

Panic mode pa ako kagabi, nagkakaroon ba talaga ng times na nadidrain ang gatas natin sa breast? nagdirect feed kasi sa akin si baby, magkabilaan pa, after 1 hour nagtry ako magpump kasi nga need ko dagdagan yung stock niya for today, hala wala akong mapump, tapos maya maya nagcry si baby, hinele ko muna kaso sinisiksik face sa kili-kili ko, then bigla sinuck yung hand niya, so pinadede ko, parang magnet ulit latch agad sa breast ko at suck wala pang 5minutes parang rubber ang nipple ko hinihila ng mouth niya wala ata makuha, lipat kami other side, after few minutes ganon ulit hila nanaman, i pressed my breast wala akong mapalabas na milk, tanong tuloy ni hubby wala na raw ba akong gatas.. binigay ko na lang muna si baby sa sister ko para siya ang mag hele at kumalma naman, after 30 minutes pinalatch ko siya ulit ayun mukhang may nakuha na at parang ilang oras na di nagmilk hangang sa nakatulog..

[kaice]

iristacey - baka stressed ka... try domperidone.. di ko pa na try mag fenugreek pero oatmeal at domperidone ang pang boost ko. gamot ko din kasi talaga ang domperidone sa GERD. ako 10-12 oz ang napapump ko pero pag nasa colder place ako (GC site) mas konti napa pump ko. i dont know why... i pump 2-3 times a day lang hehe! tamad mode / uber busy kasi. basta latch lang pagdating. i dont have alternative to milk, chocolait lang namin ni hubby ang nasa house hehe!

marssie - dont be pressured kasi lalo ka mawawalan ng milk dahil sa stress. take one day at a time, tingnan mo kami nina iristacey at geekchiq, nakarating ng one year sa one day at a time scheme namin hehe! have breastfeeding breaks din, take a leave ng monday or friday...

[iristacey]

^mukhang alam ko na sis ang dahilan... pero coconfirm pa namin ulet. i tried testing PT kanina and i saw 2 red lines. i didn't expect it this soon but we shall welcome it if talagang meron na.