Breatfeeding

[preggygielian]

^yes sis kung breastfed ang baby di kelangan ng water kasi mabubusog sila agad...aayaw na sila sa milk or colostrum mo. Yung tita OB ko tinanong ko about supplememts and diniscourage niya ako kasi best stimulus daw eh ang pag suck ng baby sa breast mo. Nothing is a better than the baby sa pagproduce ng milk kaya latch lang ng katch dapat si baby sayo. :-) also dapat no more than 3 hours between feeds si baby para di mag-go into starvation mode. Kahit tulog daw...gisingin to feed the baby.

[basha]

mga sis, ayaw ni baby ng thawed frozen milk ang milk supply ko is enough lang for a day's worth. so pag di ako nagpump sa work wala milk si baby kinabukasan. i have freezer stash na naipon ko while on maternity leave and we tried na ibigay kay baby but she refuses talaga, tinutulak ng tongue niya yung bottle pero pag pinalitan ng fresh expressed milk dinedede niya agad. may nakaexperience na ba sa inyo ng ganun?

[vain_kixie]

Same temperature yung fresh and thawed milk mo sis? Minsan kasi ng iiba daw yung taste ng frozen bm.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, try mo I-warm yung from freezer na bm mo.. baka ayaw lang ni baby mo ng medyo malamig?

Also, did you try to taste the thawed bm? Baka naman spoiled na or something?

[hun_nie08]

survived the day one last night. Si hubby lang naiwan kay baby eh. First time ko sya maiwan ng ganung katagal... balik na kasi ako sa work...

[basha]

Same temperature yung fresh and thawed milk mo sis? Minsan kasi ng iiba daw yung taste ng frozen bm.

yes sis, same temperature lang sila. i wonder what's wrong sa thawed bm.

^^ sis, try mo I-warm yung from freezer na bm mo.. baka ayaw lang ni baby mo ng medyo malamig?

Also, did you try to taste the thawed bm? Baka naman spoiled na or something?

yes sis, wala naman ako nalasahang kakaiba sa thawed bm. di ko tuloy alam kung anong gagawin dun sa frozen breast milk kung hindi rin naman iinumin ni baby.

[vain_kixie]

Maybe you can mix the fresh with the frozen para di masayang yung frozen bm mo. She might not know the difference pag ganun.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ if ayaw talaga ni baby mo sis, donate mo na lang yung frozen stash mo sa PGH.

[erza0916]

^^ I learned sa breastfeeding Pinays on FB to NOT mix BM na magkaibang temperature and magkaibang days inexpress.. kung same day pero different times ok lang as long as same temp. Ex: 12noon nilagay mo sa freezer, then nag pump ka ng 4pm. You can add the 4pm BM sa 12noon. Ibaba mo s fridge [textspeak!] 12noon kasama [textspeak!] 4pm. Pag pareho na sila ng temp saka mo pag samahin.considered 12noon milk prin un.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ I think it is ok to mix the freshly-pumped and the thawed BM, basta for consumption na.

I believe what is being referred sa BFP discussions is kapag for storage pa lang yung BM. Pag for storage, ok to combine basta same temperature, and the older date will be followed, in terms of shelf life.

[_AiaH_]

^ yes sis alam ko okay din to. may mga mommies dun na ayaw din ng thawed BM ng LO nila, so mix nila with fresh milk basta for consumption right then and there. kasi medyo nagiiba nga lasa because of the fats na humihiwalay. may babies na very sensitive sa taste, hehe!

[hun_nie08]

alam ko pwede ibang dates pero yung older dates ang ilalagay nyo as date.

[-munchkins12-]

From mixed feeding, 50/50 to 80/20 to exclusive breastfeeding, so happy lang ako i never thought this will happen. Akala ko pangarap lang. Salamat sa mahabang holidays. Unli latch kami mas marami tuloy output ko ngayon sa office for baby's next day consumption. I am positive makakagawa rin ako ng stash

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ good job, Mommy! Kaya mo yan!

[_AiaH_]

happy for you sis -=munchkins12=- congrats!

[-munchkins12-]

Thank you sis _AiaH_ and bagaholic_chewy!

[anniegurl]

2 days na kami unli latch ni baby is it normal na masakit siya when my baby sucks? Or mali pag latch ko?

[teyish]

Hi mga sis.. Tanong ko lang if may mga tips para masure na magbebreastfeed. Gusto ko talaga magbreastfeed kasi alam ko may mga mommies din na hind talaga makapagbreastfeed kasi walang milk na lumalabas sa kanila. I'm 7 months pregnant.

[preggygielian]

@anniegurl: Congrats sis sa unli-latch!!! Based dun sa sabi samin ng lactation specialist, yung nipple mo daw dapat hanggang dun sa back ng ngala-ngala ni baby para daw soft yung natama sa nipples mo -- pag sa front part ng ngalangala ang natama..masakitsakit daw magpa-dede. Normal naman daw masakit though signs yun na possibleng mali ang paglatch sayo.

@teyish: 33w5d preggy here! Let's believe na meron tayong milk! Pero sabi nga nila lahat naman meron...although first few days colostrum lang ang lalabas at hindi pa milk. After 3-5 days pa daw mag-come-in ang milk. But that's okay...the colostrum that you could provide is enough for your baby since napakaliit pa ng stomach niya hindi din niya kayang uminom ng madami, stomach is about the size of a glass marble saka may fluids pa siya sa katawan niya, it's normal they'll lose weight the first few days then magstart na ulit maggain ng weight pag milk na ang iniinom. Gusto ko din sana mag exclusive breastfeeding...sana kayanin ko! When the baby cries daw, not necessarily gutom, it culd signal na gusto nila ng skin-to-skin and just be close to you. Also, mas mabilis magutom ang baby na breastfed kesa sa formula-fed na baby.

[_AiaH_]

^ yup. mabilis sila magutom talaga kasi breastmilk is so compatible with baby's stomach kaya it's easily absorbed ng body nila. kaya mas madalas sila mag milk than formula fed babies. this is where the myth 'hindi nasasatisfy sa milk ko si baby' comes in. akala nya just because mas madalas magdede, hindi nabubusog. absolutely not true.

formula milk is made from cow's milk. it's harder to digest and mas mabigat sa stomach ni baby so they spend hours sleeping dahil lahat ng energy nila napupunta sa pagdidigest ng cow's milk. kaya mas matagal tulog nila. ngayon akala ng mga tao, because mas matagal ang tulog, mas satisfied. not really. sa liit ng tummy ni baby, nagooverfed pa sila minsan. kada iyak, pasak ng bote kala gutom. hindi naman.

aside sa nutrition, breastfeeding also provides security. babies often need ng warmth ni mommy.

most of the time, babies just need to feel secured. hug, cradle, skin to skin yun lang sometimes need nila. kasi sa womb natin they felt secured. andun sila for 9mos. yun ang comfort for them. to be in a snug fit environment na warm. kaya naimbento mga swaddleme blankets, lol. to mimic yung environment ni baby sa womb ni mommy. skin to skin works naman kasi diba baby will her your heartbeat. yun yung constant na naririnig nya for the past 9mos sa womb so it provides security. so while everything is new to them paglabas, mommies can provide the absolute comfort sa kanila by breastfeeding, skin to skin contact, etc.

not true din mommy yung not enough milk mo. it's always enough. our bodies will produce as much milk as the baby requires basta always keep the baby latching lang. the amount of milk your body produces is equal sa frequency ng pageempty ng breast mo. so if baby latches lagi, lagi naeempty, magpproduce sya. if baby is not latching kasi nagfformula, your breasts are not emptied, it won't produce talaga. basta gusto, pa latch mo. there is no risk of overfeeding kapag breastfeeding. baby unlatches himself dun kapag busog na.

oh and #1 pala, make sure tama yung latch first. hehe! iwas sore/cracked/bleeding nipples and ensure na makakakuha si baby ng milk. magkakasugat sugat kasi kapag mali ang latch ni baby.