Breastfeeding Part 18

[Queen Chokolah]

Girltalkers are kinder. hehe. Minsan meron dun matataray XD sorry.

[bagaholic_chewy]

Everyday kasi, kahit nasa bahay lang ako e pinapa-bottle ko si baby pag si yaya me bantay. Para me rest time ako. Buti nga umiinom naman sya sa bottle kahit nakikita nya ako. Sinanay ko kasi na at least one milk sa bottle sya in a day. And, i rotate bottles na pinapagamit para di sya masanay sa one type of teat lang. So far di naman namimili..

On average, 10-12oz sya from 11am-6pm.. minsan napapadami din.. I usually store by 3-4oz so nasa 3-4 bags sya. Minsan din nagpapa-direct ako sa hapon. Pag nasa labas naman ako until dinner time, minsan 5 bags nagagamit ni yaya.

[marose17]

It's so sad to hear that there are judgmental breastfeeding moms in other groups and blogs.  I have read with amusement and annoyance the remarks of some of those activists (some have professed a hatred towards cow's milk and mildly ostracize moms who bottle-feed, jeez).  Not all of them are correct, by the way.   No one can judge how you raise your baby.  If cup feeding is not going to work for you, don't push it.  Don't let anyone belittle your efforts, sisses.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ true. Some kasi are so into it na medyo de-kahon na din (example: no need for pump, gastos lang yan, hand express is best. Or no bottles, cupfeeding lang if not direct, etc).

So like I said sa prev post, at the end of the day, personal preference pa din ano gusto natin sundin or not sa mga sinasabi nila.

[MrsLuluyz]

@vain_kixie - oo super patience chaka dapat desidido ka sa ginagawa mo at super important ang support. my ob and pedia are both my aunts, they are very supportive talaga sakin chaka advocate din sila, although si pedia hindi naman mapilit sa ibang mommies na gusto mag fm yung anak. iba pag me support system ka na talagang supportive sayo. my mom helper and hubby supported me all the way. lahat kami, no fm no fm. til now my mom asks me o kamusta milk mo? paglagpas ko 12 months, she bought me fenugreek. lifeoil lang kasi ang partner ko dati. okay pa naman supply ko now, mukang wala pa sa bokabularyo namin ang weaning.

gusto ko sana til 2yo lang sya mag breastfeed sakin, kaso di ko alam papano, at ayoko sya biglain kasi hindi nga nagsosolids baka mangayayat. so hindi ko pa alam kung i wean ko sya or hayaan ko sya mag self wean. minsan hinahayaan ko syang umiyak at night kasi talagang dumedede pa, many times at night, comfort feeding na ba. gusto ko sanayin na wala ng ganun at night.

never natutong mag bottle baby ko. he did try mag bottle feed nun hindi pa sya nakakakita, 3 times?. pero nun nakakita na sya, ayaw nya talaga super dami ng nasayang na milk, kaya i stopped pumping din. when he turned 6 months at nag water na sya, sa baso na sya direcho, ni hindi man lang sippy cup. he learned na mag straw at 5 months, ni try ko lang kung kaya niya, rootbeer pa haha, kaya nun nag 6 months sya marunong din sya mag straw agad agad. now at 19 months, although he knows how to drink properly sa baso, i let him drink sa nuby no spill cup niya, yung straw parang teat yung material. and hanggang kailaliman ng tumbler eh me straw.

@-=munchkins12=-, push mo lang yan sis, good to know na ipupush mo na ang breastfeeding

@bagaholic_chewy, yes paulit ulit hindi man lang mag backread. meron namang info album bakit hindi muna magbasa.

dati my one and only inquiry sa BFP about my baby is yung bottle feeding. yun nga as ive mentioned above, biglang he didnt want a bottle. nagtaka ako why ganun so nag ask ako dun, so ang nangyari my son didnt drink milk for the whole 8 hours na wala ako. panic diba? kung ayaw daw hayaan ko, cluster feeding daw yun. but hindi ko din mahayaan, knowing na my son is matakaw. diba?!

ako i used to be a member, kahit hindi ako nagbabasa since mejo redundant na mga tanong plus mejo iba na ang atmosphere di tulad nun una kong sali, i just let it be. then when came i have a query sana, i was looking for BFP sa FB ko, aba wala. i dound out i was kicked out and blocked. reason, i was selling daw. and i havent been to BFP for the last 4-5 months nun, gulat ako. oh well, hindi ko naman kailangan na nasa isang group ako para maiprove na BF advocate ako, na pro-breastfeeding ako. because with or without it i am breastfeeding my son and future children.

[_AiaH_]

ang medyo i find weird lang sa group was putting breastmilk sa eyes when they are suspecting my sore eyes :/ BM has sugar which can make bacteria proliferate even more. lol. dami rin hindi nagbaback-read kaya the questions are redundant na.

[vain_kixie]

Whahahaha baka puyat si mommy di makaisip ng mabuti.

@bagaholic, thanks. I wanna try giving expressed milk the whole day just to see his daily consumption. Worried ako sa intake niya kasi ang bilis niya mag direct feed.

@Msluluyz, almost 4 months narin si baby and ayaw ko na bumili ng new bottles to try. Takot din ako ma attach siya sa bottle kasi ako 7 years old before i stopped drinking from the bottle. Siguro train ko na nga lang siya mag sippy cup and straw. 2 months nalang naman titiisin ko. Balak ko mga 12-17 months mag wean na ako basta hindi ko aabutin mag 2 years. If ever eh i'll pump it out and no direct feeding na. Until now gumigising pa sa madaling araw ang 19 month old mo to feed?   

[joevicko]

hi sa mga mommies na EBF sa mga babies nila, ilang araw lumabas yung milk sa breast nyo after manganak? sakin kasi 5 days na bago lumabas, kaya nkapag FM nko on his 2nd day. nung 1st day nya BM din pinainom sa kanya sa nursery pero galing sa ibang mommy. ano ba dapat inumin ng mga babies lalo n pag wala pa milk na nalabas? thanks

[Queen Chokolah]

^may nakukuha naman yan sis, colostrum. and it is very important sana. mature milk comes out 3-5 days pa. basta okay ang pee at poo poo ni baby on the first few days he's okay. at least 6 wet diapers sa wiwi. basta pa latch lang nang pa latch para ma stimulate ang milk production.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ like ^ said, I believe na meron na din nakukuha si baby pagkapanganak pa lang. Di lang natin kita kasi colostrum pa lang. And maliit pa tummy nila so konti lang din kelangan.. nung first 2 days ni baby, walang nagdi-drip na milk sa akin. Pero latch lang ng latch every 2-3hrs. Kahit tulog daw si baby, I-try na gisingin to latch. and sabi naman sa hospital, as long as may wiwi, ibig sabihin e merong nakukuha si baby. 3rd day, before kami discharge, bumalik yung lactation consultant. She massaged my breasts then she asked me to pinch my nipple, sa may base part near the areola. And yun, me lumabas na isang patak.

Si baby ko this week, medyo humina consumption ng bm sa bottle. Pero pag nag-direct kami e malakas naman. Feeling ko baka dahil nagngingipin kasi, kaya parang naglalambing, mas gusto direct..

Unang "goal" ko for breastfeeding was 6 months. 5.5mos na si baby now. And more likely we'll go on breastfeeding until she's at least 1yr old. After that, sa ngayon, we plan to give her fresh or almond milk + expressed bm. We'll see when that time comes.. we'll never know, baka umabot din pala kami ng 2yrs. Hehe..

Breastfeeding really takes a lot of commitment. And tama kayo, kelangan talaga na meron kang support system na mageencourage sa yo, especially sa first weeks na very challenging talaga. I'm glad my husband is very supportive of my decision to bf. Kebs na lang sa iba, kung ano man sabihin nila. And for those who mix-feed or who formula-feed, I cannot blame them din. Kanya-kanyang preference and challenges din kasi tayo, whatever way we choose to nourish our baby.

[chubbycheeks]

1 month na si baby today so 1 month na din kaming EBF (except nung asa hospital kasi kala ko wala kong milk)! 5 months to go sa step goal ko. Nahirapan ako at first to convert yun thinking ng family ko about breastfeeding kasi puro formula kami dati. Pero now na they can see that baby is thriving, very supportive na sila. Gusto lang nilang hiramin si baby nang hindi ako kasama at ang tipid ko daw sa stash ko hehe.

[MrsLuluyz]

@vain_kixie ako naman never ko nalaman kung ano consumption ng son ko, until now feed on demand kami kahit naiinis na ako at di ko matapos tapos ginagawa ko haha.. eh hayaan na, in a few months time, baka di na sya nagdedede sakin diba?

yeah its up to you naman sis, what works for you. go for it. yes he still wakes up ng madaling araw to breastfeed and then another one around 6-7am.

@joevicko hindi ko alam kung kailan mismo lumabas basta pinapadede ko yung baby ko nun paglabas nya. feed lang ako ng feed, kung gutom pa, feed lang. hanggang masatisfy sya nun. ayos kasi na pro breastfeeding yung hospital na pinaanakan ko. ipupush ka talaga nila. but never din naman pumasok sa isip ko na mag fm. ngayon nga naka fresh milk yung son ko pero not as drink kasi gutom sya, para bang "juice" niya yung fresh milk na hawak niya habang naglalaro sya.

@chubbycheeks good job sis!

update about friend, magkatext kami nun 5 days na si baby nya yata, ayun finally inalis na yung formula. madami na daw sya gatas, pati masarap na tulog at regular na ang poopoo. kaso yung asawa niya, 1 month lang daw sya mag breastfeed kasi naaawa dun sa friend ko na gising every now and then dahil nag feed sa anak. yung friend ko pursigido. ayaw niya i-fm yung anak niya. kaya ayun since lagi magkasama si hubby niya at hubby ko papa chika ko kay hubby ko si hubby nya.

[vain_kixie]

Exclusively breastfeeding moms out there, how many oz does your baby drink for a period of 24 hours? Kindly indicate also how old your baby is.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ di ko matantya sa akin. Kasi nakadirect latch kami pag gabi until morning (around 10-11am). Minsan sa hapon me singit din na direct. Other times, bottled bm na with yaya.

Pag weekends, usually mas madami ang direct latch, esp if lumalabas kami kasama si baby. My daughter is 5.5mos. 

[vain_kixie]

My 16 week old son kasi parang naka diet. For the past 4 days he nurses 3 minutes max. Swerte na ako maka 5 minutes. As in he kicks and backs out from the boob as if he's saying he is full. How can he be full when he wasnt able to empty my breast at all?! Hay nako sa Monday pag ganito pa i will feed him expressed milk so i can track down his intake the entire day.  He will be prescribed vitamins pag 6 months old pa kasi siya. He had his vaccine the last thursday pero wednesday palang parang ayaw na niya mag nurse. Iniisip ko baka wonder week leap 4.

[MrsLuluyz]

hindi ko din alam, never ko nalaman kung ilan consumption ng baby ko hehe

[chubbycheeks]

Pag iniiwan ko si baby with my parents during the day, approximately 1.5 oz.-2 oz. per hour naco-consume nya. Hirap tantyahin for 24 hrs kasi direct latch kami pagdating ko sa house.

[Jaguar.Paw]

Hay, first day at work..

ako, i stick to the 1oz-1.5oz/hour rule.

[aceofhearts]

EBF here, everyday I leave 6 bottles of 2.5 oz. each kay baby. I leave the house before 8AM (feed him minutes before I leave) then arrive home around 6:30-7:00PM. Pag dating ko minsan may tira pa siya or busog pa so I can still pump or (feed him and pump on the other side).

In short, 15-17 oz. (depends kung malakas siya or not) then another 3-4 feeding at night till morning. I think, roughly 25 oz. per day? Hehe.

Hope this helps sis.

[_AiaH_]

Mga sis how did you build your stash of BMs before going back to work?

Say mga a week before work you started pumping na while baby's feeding? kasi diba unli latch pa until bumalik sa work? how do you started stashing if baby is constantly feeding?

saka paano nyo sinimulan yung introduction ng bottle kay baby? kasi i'm afraid baka magka nipple confusion, hindi na maglatch sakin once I introduce the bottle. I feel like no turning back na once may nipple confusion, lol.