Breastfeeding Part 18

[vain_kixie]

Thanks mga sis. Meron pala sa kellymom ng calculator where you can input the number of feedings a day and how much approximately your baby drinks per feeding.

Im a stay at home mom but i have a huge stash, about 80 bags of 4oz each. I was able to build it by pumping when my baby is sleeping at night. I will be able to get 8 oz. Now i started power pumping (pumping while baby is latched on the other boob), let down is faster but i feed that agad sa baby ko by bottle. He easily gets distracted kasi and would not take a full feed. Gusto niya to make daldal or to check the surroundings so i bottle feed him while playing. Try introducing the bottle at least once a day. Ako na mismo ng fefeed kay baby ng bottle. They say it helps if someone else feeds them using the bottle.  Two weeks palang eh nag bottle na siya and no nipple confusion naman. Actually mas gusto parin niya mag direct latch and ang daming tapon pag sa bottle. Now he is more efficient with bottle feeding starting last week.

[Queen Chokolah]

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.

I never had a stash. What I pump today, LO will consume tomorrow. Bumalik ako ng work monday, nag pump lang ako nung weekend before nun. So far di naman nagka problema di naman kinukulang. I stick to 1-1.5oz per hour rule. Pero recently medyo lumakas ang supply ko so may sobra minsan. I donate it. Pero nagtira ako around 20 oz for emergency. Don't worry di mo kelangan ng sobra sobrang stash. Just have enough para may back up in case of emergency. And ito ang rank ng breastmilk from best best best best to best. Direct > Freshly expressed > Refrigerated > Frozen. So I avoid freezing talaga (maliban dun sa 20oz "stash").

It would be better if you introduce bottle pag established na ang direct feeding nyo. Pwede kasi magka nipple confusion if too early. Pag too late naman aayawan nya na ang bottle. 6-8 weeks ang recommended. 6 weeks naramdaman ko naman na na okay na ang direct namin, established na so I started introducing the bottle once a day. Nung first day, nag alangan pa sya. Pero kinabukasan, tinanggap nya na. Until now, wala naman problem mag 6 mos na sya. 

[vain_kixie]

Queen chocolah, where do you donate your milk? I need to give away some away.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sis, nababasa ko sa BFP page, they donate sometimes sa PGH or sa PCMC.

Ako naman, once pa lang nakapag-donate, sa SLMC-QC, for a specific preemie baby. Sa BFP ko lang din yun nakuha, me nagpost  na need ng baby ng BM sa NICU. Sakto madami na ako ipon, so I brought 14bags of about 4oz-5oz per bag dun..

Plan ko ulit magdonate end of this month. Baka sa PCMC or sa Fabella ko dalhin..

[Queen Chokolah]

Queen chocolah, where do you donate your milk? I need to give away some away.

My donee is an individual mom. Sa BFP ko lang din nakita. Preemie baby nya pinapalaki pa lang. Pag okay na baby and supply nya sa PGH o PCMC naman. I heard dun daw talaga magandang magdonate napakarami daw preemie babies dun na nangangailangan.

[candyjersey]

Just got back sa work today. Nagpump ako and 1oz lang nakuha ko. Ang sad ko.... YUng pisa electric pump ko kasi may defect yung motor baka din kaya mahina output. Mamaya ttry ko yung manual naman.kaso ang hirap kasi ng manual pump ang sakit sa likod at ang tagal nya. Need ko pa naman na 15 mins lang per session. Eh pag manual halos 20 mins isang boob pa lang..Haaaay. Gusto ko bumili ng new electric pump pero d ko alam paano sasabihin sa husband ko..dami din kasi gastos. Nakakaiyak naman kung 1oz lang makukuha ko.

[Queen Chokolah]

^sis you really need to buy a new pump kasi baka wala ng dedein si baby kung 1 oz lang nakukuha mo. or paayos mo na lang yung pump mo ngayon. Tapos kung onti lang nakukuha nya ibig sabihin di nya na eempty yung breast. It might cause mastitis.

What do you mean manual pumping? yung manual na pump or hand expression? Kasi manual pumping does not really take 20 mins for each breast. Actually parang parehas lang sya ng electric. Although mas mabilis pag electric kasi sabay na yung dalawang breast. You might wanna  buy manual pump lang muna habang wala ka pang bagong electric. I've used farlin before I had electric and maganda sya. For the meantime lang.

[candyjersey]

^ hindi daw nagrerepair na yung medela house. Manual pump gamit ko din yung avent. Kaso ang sakit sa likod at nakakangawit. Nagtry ako kanina manual gamit naka 2oz ako pero mahilo hilo na ako sa ngawit.haha! 20mins din ako nagpump.

Ikaw sis nakaka ilan oz ka sa isang session?

[bagaholic_chewy]

I think Medela House only repairs pumps purchased from them or from their accredited vendors (Babyland, etc). I think it's the global non-repair policy of Medela. You can only have pumps repaired in the country where it was bought...

[prickyslime]

Hi guys. Help naman, kakagaling ko lang sa sakit, at napansin ko nag-decrease milk supply ko. :[ Di pako ready i-wean si baby, 10 mos old palang siya. Ano bang pwedeng i-take para bumalik supply ko?

[vain_kixie]

How do you deal with a baby being so distracted while nursing? Im getting so frustated already. Read that 4-6 month old babies are notorious for being distracted as they are more aware and curious about the world. My supply is getting messed up narin kasi pa konti konti siya mag nurse. I tried pumping milk and give it through bottle and that used to work but he is now more distracted when he learned to roll over and wont even take the bottle at times. I only get 2 decent nursing sessions a day, one in the morning and one before bed.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, hydrate yourself well and try to have baby latch as often as possible to stimulate production. Or increase frequency of pumping sessions.

^ daughter ko just turned 6 months and me time nga few weeks ago na distracted sya pag nagdedede. So what I do, we go inside the bedroom, no tv or music, then I make her latch. Tapos kinakausap ko sya or kinakantahan. I also hold her other hand (the other hand e nakaipit/nakayakap sa may side kung san sya nagnu-nurse).

Pag si yaya naman nagpapadede ng BM sa bottle, at nagkataong easily distracted si baby, pumapasok sila sa bedroom ni baby, then upo sila sa recliner, para malayo sa noise from the sala.

[miss resilient]

vain_kixie, I use Spectra milk bags from babymama.ph. It's durable, self-sealing and it's only P280 for one box (30pcs).

hi...breastmilk po ba itong spectra milk na ito??

[shooting_star]

^ spectra milk bag

[basha]

sa mga sisses na nagpapump sa work, gano po karami ang napapump nyo while nasa office kayo? tingin ko kasi konti lang ang napoproduce ko.

[-munchkins12-]

^Average ko sis 8oz per day. Sana mas dumami pa.

[Queen Chokolah]

Dati around 10-12 oz. Never naman kinulang. Kaso minsan kelangan magmadali umuwi kasi ubos na gatas. Then nag increase naging 15-19 oz. May sobra pa dino donate ko yung iba. Then these past week umonte ulit 15 oz na lang. I dont know why. Pero mga sis, dont worry about it too much kasi stress and pressure may cause decrease in supply din. Dadami din yan eventually. Kung masipag sipag kayo pwede rin mag pump sa bahay while or after nursing.

[belle4beauty]

Buti pa kayo dami nakukuha sa pump. Once pa lang ako nakakuha ng 3 oz sa isang breast pero mga 5 hours ako hindi nakapagbreastfeed nun. After breastfeeding ilan oz pa usually nakukuha niyo? Gusto ko sana magipon ng stash kaya lang mga 1 oz na lang nakukuha ko after feeding. Manual pump na gamit ko para mas malakas yung suction kasi kapag electric pansin ko mas mahina pa ang lumalabas.

[hakunamatata]

Nakakalungkot walang lumalabas na milk sa akin gustong gusto ko pa naman magpa breastfeed at magaling mag latch si baby kaso ika 3rd day palang namin wala ng lumalabas.ano bang kailangan gawin at anong kailangan inumin para lumakas. i feel so frustrated and depressed.

[vain_kixie]

Do skin to skin and pa latch ka lang ng pa latch sis. Also drink loads of water. You may also call a lactation consultant to visit you at home. Get a massage or whatever to make you relax, stress wont help you have milk.