Breastfeeding Part 18

[aceofhearts]

Thanks for your suggestions. I will try the power pumping tonight. I will also try to add one more pump in the office. Super tight kasi ng schedule.

Buti pa kayo na experience ang leaking, ako never. I leave 6 bottles of 2.5 oz each kay baby everyday, so far umaabot naman hanggang sa pag uwi ko. Kaya lang my MIL and [textspeak!] always, like everyday, akong sinasabihan na bakit daw namin tinitipid ni hubby yung milk ni baby. Sinasabihan kasi namin na wag i-overfeed, and hindi lahat ng iyak ni baby, means gutom siya. For them kasi, onting iyak lang, bigay ng milk. That's also one reason why my freeze stash is gone. Sabi kasi ni MIL nung first two weeks ko sa office, increase ko daw to 3-3.5 oz. then hubby and I realized na sobra un kay baby and they're forcing baby to finish it lang. So now he's back at 2.5 oz. and kaya naman.

[vain_kixie]

Pansin ko din sa matatanda kada iyak ng bata they always tell me to feed. Eh since i feed by schedule and i trained my baby to take full feeds all the time eh alam ko for sure na hindi gutom. The only reason why i leak is because i sleep trained my baby. 10 hours walang ng fefeed sakin kasi tulog siya so i leak milk. If i pump between feedings, nako swete na kung maka 2 oz ako.

Dont be discouraged sis. A baby could express more milk than a pump. Nababawi ni baby yung milk he/she needs when you direct latch.

[aceofhearts]

^thanks for your encouragement sis. Nakaka frustrate din kasi na sasabihan ka na "kulang na milk mo, dapat kasi bigyan na ng formula". Haay, if may choice lang ako to stay at home full time gagawin ko.

Thanks again, will visit baby's pedia/lactation consultant this weekend to seek advice on what to do with my dilemma.

[babydash]

Mga sis normal po ba na yellow green ang breastkilk? Di ko po muna pinalatch si baby.. safe po ba sa kanya yun?

[_AiaH_]

mga sis, question. pagkapanganak nyo ba may milk agad kayo? i'm worried kasi na baka hindi ako magkaroon agad ng milk. i noticed my breast is still small haha. i know wala yun dun. i also read na first few days, small amount talaga because it's colostrum. basta ipa-latch lang and continuously feed si baby, meron at meron.

i'm planning on taking malunggay supplements on my 8th month. advisable ba mga sis?

share ko lang din, my SIL gave birth a few days ago. i'm a BFeeding advocate talaga kaya i was disappointed na she said ayaw nya mag full time BF dahil babalik sya sa work so 1st few hours ni baby, ayun formula milk agad. saka konti daw milk nya. sa gabi lang sya BFeeding. na-sad lang ako. na the healthiest, cheapest and best form of nutrition para sa baby nya, ayaw nya. well, ako nanghinayang talaga. kasi kahit konti milk ko ng few days and doctors or relatives will tell me iformula ko, no talaga ako.

@babydash hi sis, alam ko depende din sa kinakain. sometimes nagiging ganun ang color nila. join breastfeeding pinay group sa FB. marami moms nag-share dun na yung iba after eating or taking certain foods or supplements e nagiba BM color nila but it's perfectly safe parin.

[GeminiTiger]

Hi mga sis ! Suggestion naman please . My baby is 17days old today . Unfortunately , 1st day pa lang niya sa hospital , nabigyan na siya ng formula milk . Nahirapan kasi kami maglatch nung nasa recovery room pa lang ako (CS) . Nung okay na ko , nalaman ko na lang sa partner ko na nagpabili na yung pedia ng formula milk . Sabi cup feeding naman daw sila sa nursery para walang nipple confusion . Now , bottlefed na si baby and Im still hoping to breastfeed or atleast express breastmilk na lang . Any recommended breast pump na affordable kahit manual ? Thanks !

[vain_kixie]

My breast size increased a little lang when i was preggy because tumaba ako. When i gave birth and started breastfeeding bilang boom. Pwede na akong hindi mag pa breast implants. Dati balak ko until six months lang ako mag papa breastfeeding but since i like the size of my breast now dahil sa milk eh until 18 years old ang anak ko eh breastfeeding kami. Joke lang ha.

I did not take malunggay supplements until i gave birth. Pag ka room in sakin ng overdose na ako ng malunggay and fenugreek capsules. Instructions sa bottle: drink 2 capsules 2x a day. Ako naman drink 8 capsules agad, not following instructions talaga. Pati fenugreek lumaklak ako. Tapos pa latch lang ng pa latch and skin to skin. Ewan nga kung may milk ako eh kaya tuwang tuwa ako nung may dirty diaper si baby nun. Lactation consultant came on the second day to check on me, taught me to hand express at ayun may milk nga ako. Better ask your ob when you can start taking malunggay supplements. Yung ob ko told me after giving birth nalang daw. Some girls here naman on the 8th month ng start na.

More than anything tyaga talaga ang breastfeeding sis. Lalo na yung first few weeks of life. Kasi mayat maya ka talaga mag papafeed. As in every 2 hours or even less. Tapos per feeding takes about 30 minutes minimum. Ubos oras talaga. Kaya yung iba na gigive up kasi akala nila din wala silang milk because everytime the baby cries akala nila wala nakuha kasi kaka pa feed lang tapos eto nanaman iyak nanaman si baby. Ganun din ako before lahat ng iyak akala ko gutom. Many times before i hand express to check kung may nakukuha ba si baby kasi iyak pa din kahit kaka latch lang.

[chubbycheeks]

First time ko na-experience ang engorgement the other day. 5 hours kasi ako hindi nag-feed or nag-pump during the day. Sadly, may hard lumps sa left breast ko. Nabawasan naman yun pain sa hot compress pero may lumps pa din. Kulang pa siguro yun hot compress plus massage. Strict na din ako sa 3 hours interval sa latch/pump. Hay sana mawala na. Takot ako sa mastitis.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ naku sis, ganyan din ako nung minsan magkalumps.. todo hot compress talaga, tsaka massage ng breast, then pump.. kinagabihan na bago nawala yung akin.. kakatakot din pala..

Me time din na sumakit ang likod ko. Sabi nung helper ko, dahil sa milk din daw yun, madami di lumabas, minsan daw the lumps e hindi lang sa boobie itself, aabot daw sa side or kahit sa me sa bandang back na.. nung sya daw kasi, when she stopped breastfeeding her son, ayun super-sakit daw back nya at nagkalumps sya sa sides and back.. balik na ako now sa weekly body massage home-service session so di ko na ulit na-feel yun sakit sa back..

Re malunggay supplement, I started on my 35th week yata yun, as suggested by a bfeeding friend. Once a day lang muna nun, 2 capsules. When I gave birth, ginawa ko na twice a day, 2 capsules at a time.

Two things I realized on how to have a successful breastfeeding journey: 1) we must believe that we are able to provide nourishment for our baby, kahit wala tayo nakikitang flowing milk sa simula, sige lang. Basta me wiwi si baby, me nakukuha sya sa atin.. wag agad ma-discourage; 2) support group is very important. Especially yung mga kasama sa bahay (husband, helpers, etc) o yung mga madalas mo makausap/makasama (immediate family, in-laws, close friends, etc).

Nakakapagod kasi talaga sa simula kaya we need the support of those around us. First two weeks ang pinaka-challenging sa akin. Puyat, pagod, etc. But after that, ok na ako. Naka-adjust na somehow..

[chubbycheeks]

^ kakatakot naman yun, pati sa back. Meron nga din ako sa side ng boobs e. Kinabahan ako na baka lump naman. :/

How do you do the hot compress, sis? I just use a wash towel dipped in hot water. Mabilis lumamig yun water, though. Walang 10mins siguro.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ bumili ako nung Avent na gel-type na pang hot/cold compress. Me sarili syang tela na lagayan pero minsan naiinitan ako sobra so binabalot ko pa ng lampin ni baby, yung gauze or birds-eye na tela..pag kaya ko na ang init, tinatanggal ko na ang lampin..

Ganun din, parang 10-15mins nga lang.. after nun, papababad ko ulit sa hot water and while waiting, massage ko naman muna..

[_AiaH_]

thanks mga sis. so sa first few hours ni baby, ipapalatch ko na agad sya sakin. meron or wala latch lang? our helper kasi, told me na yung anak nya ayaw maglatch at all. iyak ng iyak, kahit 2nd day na ganun parin so they decided na i-FM na si baby. i hope hindi ganun mangyari kay baby pagkapanganak ko. i just really want to exclusively BF her until I go back to work then pump na kami.

ang worries ko lang, pagkapanganak wala lumabas hehe. what if she's hungry na. usually kasi yun yung case na nababasa ko. ngayon kasi i'm on my 6th month, wala pa talaga lumalabas sakin. lol.

[vain_kixie]

From what i know iba yung hormones ng breastfeeding and pregnancy. The breastfeeding hormones spikes up once the placenta is removed from your body so bihira yung ng leleak during pregnancy.

Pedia and ob ko nag pa latch kay baby. Nung nasa recovery room it was the pedia and the nurse that was helping the baby to latch on me. I was groggy but i saw them assisting his head. Matagal yung process na yun like 2 hours or so, it is the most important 2 hours of breastfeeding kasi usually awake si baby after you give birth kaya alert siya sa pag suck. After nun nako sleeping na siya 90% of the time. If you will give birth in a breastfeeding advocate hospital that follow DOH rules eh rest assured makaka latch si baby sayo.

[chubbycheeks]

^^^thanks, sis bagaholic_chewy! May ganun pala. San online store kaya meron nito? Di pa kasi ako makalabas dahil kay baby and mejo palpak pag nagpapabili ako hehe.

^^sis _AiaH_, sabi nung nurse nung asa hospital pa kami, sa first few days ni baby, konti lang talaga yun milk. Pa-latch lang ng pa-latch to stimulate yun supply. Kala ko nga wala talaga kong milk kasi i wasnt allowed anything to eat/drink for 2 days. Tapos the nurse taught me to hand express, ayun meron naman pala. May mga namuo na nga na milk e.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ don't know lang sis kung which local online shop meron.. pero ganito yun: http://www.amazon.com/Philips-AVENT-Thermal-Pads-2-Pack/dp/B00643FRUA

Gave birth in a hospital who follow Unang Yakap protocol so skin-to-skin and pina-latch sa akin si baby sa OR pa lang (CS ako). Actually, nakanganga lang si baby nun sa may nip ko, di sya nag-suck talaga. Dinilaan lang yata nya once then iyak na sya. Sa recovery room, while tulog ako, yung nurse ang nagpapa-latch. Nung nagising na ako, though groggy pa din, nag-assist pa din si nurse and nagla-latch na si baby. I had no idea din kung me laman nga talaga boobie ko, basta sabi lang was as long as me wiwi output in 2-3hrs e ibig sabihin may naiinom si baby. Then when the lactation consultant visited, minassage nya boobies and sya nagsabi na "meron kang milk, madami". Then press nya nips ko, and meron nga lumabas. Aliw lang, naboost talaga confidence ko nun.

[pumngold]

sa mga working moms who feed their babies from the bottle at day then direct feed at night? anong brand ng bottles and nipples do you use? thanks.

[belle4beauty]

@ sis vain_kixie thanks sa reply. 6 weeks na baby ko pero pag full breastfeed lang ako every one to two hours pa din siya magfeed. Sabi ng yaya ko parang konti daw milk ko kasi kapag naghand express ako may lumalabas naman pero hindi siya nag squirt. Kapag nagpump ako patak patak ang lumalabas hindi din siya nag squirt.

[vain_kixie]

Mine doesnt squirt too when i hand express. Unless its been 5 hours between my last feeding. If your feeding every hour or every 2 hours dont expect na squirting ka because your baby is always feeding on you so your boobs are not full but it doesnt mean its empty. Sis are you feeding your child to sleep? Kasi baka akala mo she's drinking pero naka latch lang pero not gulping milk naman kasi semi sleeping.  It will get better when they get older.

[bagaholic_chewy]

sa mga working moms who feed their babies from the bottle at day then direct feed at night? anong brand ng bottles and nipples do you use? thanks.

Iba-iba, sis. Nagsubok ako different bottles para matantya if meron sya gusto/ayaw..

started with Medela and Avent classic. Then Avent natural, Tommee Tipee, TheFirstYears Breastflow, tsaka Playtex (nurser and ventaire). Buti naman e lahat yan e ok kay daughter ko. So walang nasayang. Salitan na lang sa paggamit.

[belle4beauty]

^^sis i think nakakatulog nga siya when she is latched on me. Hindi ba okay yun? Kapag sa bottle hindi siya nakakatulog. I'm really trying my best to bfeed her during daytime then sa gabi na lang formula lalo na kapag sobrang pagod na ako.