Breastfeeding Part 17

[jebbygurl]

^liam88: pwede naman sis sa medyo hot or warm water. basta yung lalagyan is made to withstand konting heat. like yung mga breastmilk storage bottles or bags talaga na makapal. yung ibang mommies, binibigay nila kahit medyo malamig na galing sa ref. so far wala naman akong nababalitaan na sumakit ang tummy. pero most talaga e ayaw ng kahit onting lamig lang. kasi pag galing sa breast mismo diba medyo warm yun. so kadalasan, sanay sila sa ganung temperature lalo pag new babies pa.

[lenjei]

^yun bm ni baby,pinapawarm ko muna bago ibigay baka kasi pag malamig ubuhin sya.

Matutuyo kaya bm ko kung twice a day lang magpump? La kasi place sa office para magpump ng milk..

[jebbygurl]

^lenjei, mga every ilang hours yung pumping mo? kasi yung breastmilk production natin follows the law of supply and demand. so pag mas madalas nauubos or nadedrain, mas madalas din sya magpoproduce (or magrerefill. hehe.). and then eventually, mas dadami yung output nya every time. pero kung mas madalang syang naeempty, may signal na masesend na less nalang yung iproduce na milk. kasi kala nung katawan natin e hindi na kelangan ng maraming milk.

ideally, ang pumping is hindi lalagpas ng every 4 hrs. every 2-3 hrs to increase supply, or every 4 hrs to maintain supply. ang gawain ko nung full-time pa ako sa office, pump kahit saan na pwede ko i-lock. pero nung nasanay na, pump nalang ako sa desk ko. may gamit lang ako na nursing cover. hehe.

[lenjei]

yun nga sis,la place na pwede magpump. Iniisip ko sa clinic sana, kung papayag yung nurse. Haay,ayaw ko pa naman matuyo ang bm ko. Sayang kasi. Ang nagagawa ko pag gising pump,tas after 11hrs na ulet pagdating ng bahay.. 9 hrs kasi sa office,tas tig 1hr ang byahe.. Pag gabi na kasi,hirap magpump lalo na naghahabol din ng tulog.tas manual pa pump ko,

[jebbygurl]

naku sis, masyado matagal yung 11 hrs. bukod sa mag dry-up yung milk supply mo eventually, sa simula masakit pa yun sa boobs mo kasi mapupuno sobra. 5 hrs pa nga lang masakit na e. siguro naman papayag yung nurse nyo.

dapat nga may lactation station sa office nyo and you are entitled to 40 mins pumping break for every 8 hrs na work. pwede mo i-demand yun sa employer or sa HR nyo. eto yung act:

http://www.bwsc.dole.gov.ph/bwscweb/files/RA%2010028%20expanded%20BF%20act.pdf

goodluck sis!

[purple_girl]

^^siguro naman papayag yung nurse sa clinic niyo as long as walang patient na andun. before ang ginagawa ko sa clinic or sa conference room. pag super busy naman, kahit sa station ko na lang, i just use a nursing cover.

[lenjei]

salamat mga sis.. Sana nga pumayag ang clinic. Sobrang sakit talaga pag 11 hrs na walang pump, halos di ko na maitaas ang kamay ko. Hindi ko din kasi pinagmimilk sakin si baby, baka maconfuse na naman sa bote. Kaya pagdating bahay pump pa din. Thanks sa link din sis jebbygurl. Print ko yun tas pakita ko sa hr namin.. Kung hindi lang talaga ako magwork, mag ebf kami ni baby..

[genelnar]

hi new lang dito.. actually nagbabasa din ako outside pero need ko ng tips from working moms.. pano ba magstock ng BM.. kasi in 2 weeks time balik na ako sa work... sabi nga kaelangan na mag stock.. eh sa ngayon di ako makapag stock kasi ayaw ko namang ipump baka pag nagising si baby konti nalang yung mdede niya.. so pano niyo sinimulan magstock.. pagafter bf naman ang ginagawa ko parang .50oz nalang nakukuha ko sa pareho na yun... if may thread na po na related sa ganito pakidirect naman ako.. thank you so much...

[jebbygurl]

^sis genelnar, since two weeks nalang before you go back to work pwede ka na magstart mag-ipon ng supply. yung 0.5oz pag inipon mo, dadami din yan.

timingan mo lang yung sleeping pattern ni baby. pag alam mo na matagal-tagal pa sya bago gumising, pwede ka na magpump. by the time na gumizing sya, naka-refill na yung breasts mo ng milk para madede nya.

hindi mo rin naman kelangan magstock ng super dami. just enough for the day na nasa office ka. tapos pag nasa office ka, yung mapupump mo dun, yun naman ang iinumin ni baby kinabukasan pag nasa office ka na ulit. better if you can pump sa office every 2-3 hrs sa simula para mag-increase yung supply mo. kung hindi man, kahit every 4 hrs to maintain lang.

kaya mo yan, sis! slowly but surely. goodluck!

[genelnar]

Thanks sis jebbygirl...nalulungjotbkasi akobg tingnan yung napupump ko after feeding ni baby..pero iniisip ko nalang na every drop counts hehe kaya nilalagay ko pa rin sa ref... Pa 1 mo palang naman si baby napaaga kasi ang take ko ng ml kaya pag bunalik ako ng work 1.5 month palang siya kaya siguro mahina pa ngayon...

[Teawee]

I want to breast feed my baby din pag labas niya on August. Do I really need to attend breastfeeding classes? I want to attend but there are certain circumstances that prevent me from doing so. Mahihirapan kaya ako if wala akong classes mapuntahan before giving birth? Sana enough na ang pagturo ng mga nurses sakin after ko manganak.   

[bucketsale]

I want to breast feed my baby din pag labas niya on August. Do I really need to attend breastfeeding classes? I want to attend but there are certain circumstances that prevent me from doing so. Mahihirapan kaya ako if wala akong classes mapuntahan before giving birth? Sana enough na ang pagturo ng mga nurses sakin after ko manganak.   

Gurl you dont need special classes. The nurses provide enough info and you may also ask your pedia for some tips. I just gave birth a month ago and iv got useful info fromnd nurses and my oedia

[marose17]

@Teawee, although attending a breastfeeding class will greatly help you, it is not a necessity.  However, not all nurses and doctors for that matter are updated about breastfeeding practices so I suggest that you start doing your own research.  You can visit sites like kellymom.com and llli.org and buy books on breastfeeding like Best Feeding by Mary Renfrew, The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins and Dr. Sears's book on Breastfeeding.  Get a pediatrician who is a breastfeeding advocate, he/she will be your best friend.  Good luck!

[tonette815]

sis Teawee the sites suggested by sis marose17 are really informative. try to check din some of the vids in youtube. i never attended any of the classes din since i am not sure if there are classes here sa amin plus i also did not have means of going to class kasi naka bed rest ako when i was pregnant but my baby did latch the first time i tried to nurse. to think na 4 days ko siyang di nakita after i gave birth. just be calm and confident when the time comes am sure you will do just fine. of course i backread the whole thread din to get tips from the other mommies 

[shobe17]

tama ang mga sis natin.
if you have means to attend classes, do so.
kung wala naman, research lang at siyempre dedication.
set your mind na i-bf mo talaga si baby.
at believe din na magaling si baby mag-suckle.
kame ni baby, 3rd day na nagkita since CS ako. lapit ko sya agad sa breast ko at nag-suckle na sya on her own. wala nang pilitan. 

[chico]

My baby is 6wks old, and nurse everytime na gising sya, every 2-4hrs. Is it normal to pump only 3oz on one breast? He's gaining weight naman daw but i'm curious why other moms produce more than my 3oz.

[jebbygurl]

mga sis, always think positive lang talaga sa breastfeeding. pero kung may aberya man, lalo na sa start, don't lose hope. maski mga second-time moms like me ay pwede parin maka-encounter ng problems during breastfeeding. ang importante lang ay itry lang natin ang best to continue breastfeeding and wag mahiyang humingi ng tulong sa iba. kaya natin to!

sis chico, at 6 wks i think marami na nga yung 3oz per breast mo. ang galing! iba-iba lang talaga tayo ng amount of milk na napoproduce pero in time, and the more you breastfeed, dadami pa yan.

[chico]

^thank Sis Manual pump lang gamit ko. At yung 3oz e kung sleep sya at di nurse agad. Mas madalas yung nasa middle ako ng pagpump sya nagigising kaya while nursing sa kabila, pump naman sa other breast. Tyagaan lang, need ko kasi stock ng milk pagiwan sya sa bahay dahil punta ako church. akala ko kasi mahina yung 3oz. Sabi naman ni pedia ok lang daw yun kasi on my baby's 1st month 1kl agad gain nya, super heavy na sya kaya i bought ringsling na to carry him, he's almost 5kls na.
Im really happy na nagbbreastfeeding kami ni baby, bonding and syempre beneficial sa kanya.
Mga sis hindi ba talaga tayo agad magkaka'period' pagnagbebreastfeed? Forgot to ask ob e.

[appledapple]

^sis chico: ebf din si baby ko pero exactly a month after giving birth bumalik na period ko.

[jebbygurl]

^sis chicho, for my first baby, more than a year ako bago nagka-period ulit. yung baby ko ngayon is 10 months na and i haven't had my period yet. this lack of menstrual period is related to lactational amenorrhea. http://kellymom.com/bf/normal/fertility/