Breastfeeding Part 18

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, baka naman di mo lang makita yung pagflow ng milk kaya akala mo wala.. minsan kasi konti pa lang talaga sa first few days, since konti pa lang din naman need ni baby.. me regular wiwi output naman si baby? If so, ibig sabihin me milk sya nakukuha sa yo..

Drink lots of water. Ulam na masabaw - pwedeng fish, shellfish - lagyan ng malunggay leaves and other veggies.. and relax. Kasi pag nasi-stress, nakakahina din ng milk..

And try to massage around your breasts, towards the direction of the the nipples. And yes, palatch lang ng palatch kay baby para mas mastimulate ang milk production. And skin-to-skin din (topless kayo both ni baby).

Good luck, sis!

[_AiaH_]

hakunamatata sis this is a very helpful read:

http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/when-will-my-milk-come-in/

just keep having your baby latch on demand. is she fussy when she latches sayo? is she crying? kasi if not, may nakukuha yan sayo. don't expect your milk to overflow the first few days.

read mo sis yung link. it'll help.

common mistakes kasi ng breastfeeding moms is kapag hindi nila nakikita, akala nila wala.

you can take malunggay caps as well. masabaw na food and lots of water. but it's best to have the right expectations din sa breastfeeding. sa first few days nagqquit karamihan ng gusto magbreastfeed thinking mahina ang gatas nila not knowing na the baby only needs very little in first few days of life. just have her latch sayo when she's hungry. once your mature milk comes in, dun na dadami but it won't come unless naglalatch si baby sayo as often as possible.

[MrsLuluyz]

prickyslime - hi sis. what i do when i feel tuyot, i drink lots and lots of water. an extra liter actually. then i eat extra oatmeal drink extra milo. tapos chaka na lang ako nag fenugeek_lifeoil (hindi ko na sya tinitake regularly) latch more and more and more.. hehe

hakunamatata - ika 4th day niyo pa lang as of the time na nagreply ako.. meron syang naiinom wag ka mag alala. ilatch mo lang sya ng ilatch, drinks lots of water din. di naman mala gripo ang gatas pag labas ng baby eh. colostrum pa nga yan sa simula, in no time dadami din yan positive thinking lang din. kung nag cry sya after feeding, di naman ibigsabihin gutom pa sya, pwedeng antok me masakit, nagpapakarga, nagpapacuddle, me poop puno na diaper gusto mag burp masakit chan. etc etc. di palagi gutom yan. important din na hindi ka stressed at mag relax ka. napupuno naman diba ang diaper niya? dun ka mag worry kung walang wiwi.

[hakunamatata]

thanks sisses... ang heavy at sakit ng breast ko today, try ulit namin magpa latch kay baby may lumabas na kaunti pero mas madami as compare yesterday, umiinom din ako ng malunggay caps then kagabi ang ulam namin ay tinola. by the way if heavy ang breast at msakit ibig sabihin ng pproduce sya ng milk, try ko din mag pump kanina kaunti lang lumabas mga 1 kutsara lang pero hindi sya malapot.

[_AiaH_]

^ engorged ka sis. meaning marami milk naka-store hindi lumalabas. have your baby latch and latch on demand. basta gusto, ipa-latch mo lang. don't pump muna, hindi pa effective ang pump at this stage bec your boobies are not used pa sa routine ng pagpproduce ng milk mo. earliest na dapat nagpupump ka is at 6wks. si baby ang pinaka-effective sa pagssuck and pagrerelieve ng engorgement. mawawala yan basta ma-empty ni baby ang breast mo.

make sure din tama ang latch ni baby to prevent soreness, bleeding or cracking of nipples.

join breastfeeding pinay group sa FB, it'll help you a lot specially sa questions mo sa breastfeeding.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ and sis, di talaga malapot. Minsan nga halos watery (foremilk) lang lumalabas.. ganun usually at first.. after a few mins, tsaka lalabas yung parang medyo creamy (hindmilk).

[The Lioness]

how do you make sure baby gets all the nutrients he/she needs? do you still take the pre natal vitamins?  anything else na pwede? especially kapag hindi mahilig si mommy sa gulay. thanks much.

[evilwoman]

Sabi naman kahit ano kinakain ng nanay,perfect pa din ang composition ng breastmilk although i swear isang beses kumain ako ng kfc chicken na cheese, pagamoy ko sa bibig ng baby ko kinagabihan,amoy clover!

Back to topic.i still take my prenatal vitamins and calcium na din kasi baka katawan mo naman bumagsak.

[bagaholic_chewy]

I think the taste of our bm is affected by what we eat. But in terms of nutrients, it is still complete, regardless of its taste. The antibodies will still be present kahit hindi masyado ok ang diet ng Mommy. Siguro, iba-ibang levels lang din (like, baka mas madami or better ang quality ng antibodies pag mas healthy ang kinakain ng Mommy). Siguro lang ha, hehe..

Anyway, 6 months na si baby. Nalampasan ko na unang target ko na makapag-breastfeed for at least 6 months. Target ko naman now e 1 year of breastfeeding. Sana umabot kami. We'll never know, baka bigla bumalik na period ko (tho I don't miss it! Hay.. saya kaya ng walang monthly visitor, haha!), and bigla humina supply ko.. but still staying positive.

[vain_kixie]

Almost 5 months post partum and bumalik na monthly visitor ko. Hindi naman humina milk supply ko, thank God. I think mine came back early because i dont feed by demand and my baby slept through the night at 2 months palang.

I regularly take my pre natals, omega 3, vit c and iron (when i had my menstration lang). I try to eat healthy parin. I load up on protein and veggies and occasional sweets though iwas ako sa drinks na may caffeine.

6 months lang din ang target ko. Afterwhich, i'll take it day by day. Baka biglang umayaw ako mag ng teeth na si baby.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ naku sis, my daughter's two bottom front teeth came out when she was 4.5months yata. And yes, at first kabado ako to feed her. Nakagat na din ako ilang beses and I just unlatch and tell her firmly not to do that kasi ouchie (with finger action and facial expression). Then she smiles at me (that cute toothy smile, haha). Kainis, hehe.. Me times naman na if inulit niya mag-bite, like 2-3x na, I lay her down sa bed or crib then I tell her na no more milkie kasi bi-nite nya ako. Sometimes iiyak, so si hubby naman mage-explain sa kanya. Sometimes, i give her to yaya and tell her na sa bottle na lang sya kasi nag-bite na naman sya. Eventually, she got the message naman.

Nabawasan na din biting episodes nya lately. I noticed na when she's hungry, di naman nagba-bite. But when she's full na and naglalaro na lang, then may tendency to bite. My daughter din kasi sometimes tend to "daydream" pag busog na or kaya e inaantok and pag nasa ganung state sya, malaki chance na mangagat (ng di nya sinasadya). Kaya pag napapansin ko na medyo nag-stop sya mag-suck at medyo "tulala" na, I pull her few inches away from the boobie.

Ewan na lang if naglabasan na ibang teeth nya (nagbabadya na yung 4 teeth pa sa baba and 2 sa taas). Sana mapagsabihan ko pa din sya not to bite. Pag nagkataon, mage-exclusive pumping ako pag di na kaya mag-direct dahil masakit.. hehe..

[vain_kixie]

Kaka check ko lang and my baby's two bottom teeth are showing thru na. Im scared!!! Pero so far i dont feel anything pa naman so sige lang. Kaya siguro medyo ang hirap niya inurse lately plus the fact na easily distracted siya, yun pala teething na.

[basha]

I think my baby is reverse cycling. Napansin ko parang ang konti ng milk consumption nya while i'm at work and then paguwi ko sa house kahit tulog na tulog sya parang may instinct na mommy's at home na, magigising and then dedede hanggang maempty talga yung 1 breast. after 1.5-2 hours gising sya ulit and yung kabila naman ang uubusin nya.

[Queen Chokolah]

Our milk will always be perfect. Basta merong milk, perfect yun. Parehas lang din amount ng antibodies and nutrients kahit ano pang kinakain natin Actually nag iiba lang yun depende sa age ng baby. Nag aadjust ang composition ng breastmilk sa baby na dumedede satin. Pero encouraged pa din ang healthy eating syempre for you own health naman. Kasi kung onti lang nutrients ng katawan mo, kukunin na yun lahat ng milk mo and katawan mo naman ang babagsak. Pero atleast good to know na hindi natin kelangan mag worry sa kinakain. Lalo na ako sobrang kung ano ano ang kinakain ko mapa healthy man o hindi.

wala pang ipin ang baby ko thank heavens. Pero nangangagat sya lalo na after feeding kung busog na. kinukurot ko ng light ang tenga nya pag ganun para ma gets nya ang message na pag nangangagat sya, sumasakit tenga nya haha. pero minsan dinededma nya din sige kagat talaga. Minsan titingin pa yan at ngingiti parang alam nya na naughty sya sa ginagawa nya. Hindi ko kasi magawa yung technique na no dede pag nangangagat kasi nagwawala talaga as in. Mas madalas sya mangagat dati kesa ngayon.

Hindi naman nakakababa ng supply talaga pag bumalik na ang mens. Temporary lang yun. Babalik din sa dati pag tapos na ang period. Bumalik period ko mga 3 mos kasi nag cerazette ako. tapos after that nawala na naman. bumalik na naman ika 6th month kasi nagpa implanon naman. I believe mawawala naman ulit sya.

Mga sis, would you know kung san nakakabili ng Usana Active Calcium? Yun daw ang magandang calcium kasi may Vit D (o Zinc) ba? na kasama para ma absorb ang calcium. Di daw kasi maganda yung mga calcium supplements na walang kasamang "absorbing agent" like caltrate, calci-aid. I've been looking sa mercury ng Usana wala daw.

[Adam1025]

^sis pwede ka lang bumili ng Usana products sa mga members nila so di sya available sa mga drug stores. You can check sa IG madami yata nagbe-benta dun 

Anyway, thanks sa thread na toh ang dami info especially about sa diet ng mommy pag ebf. I'm 36weeks preggy pa lang but I plan to ebf until atleast 1year since stay at home lang ako. I have a really small boobs pero nababasa ko nga wala naman daw sa size ng boobs yun, so I'm keeping the faith na ok ang milk supply ko. Determined din ako to ebf aside sa healthy sya para kay baby another reason is para makatulong sa weight loss ko hehe. I gained alot as in and ngayon pa lang I'm thinking na paano babalik pre-pregnancy weight ko, concern ko talaga is if hindi kaya maapektuhan milk supply ko if medyo mag-diet ako. Although i'm not planning to starve myself naman, meal replacement lang like taking protein shake and a fruit during dinner then brown rice instead na white rice. Pero sabi nyo naman nga mga sis di naapektuhan ang milk composition natin kahit ano pa kinakain natin.

Pero question ko lang, mabilis ba magutom ang mommy na nagb-breastfeed? Kasi baka di ko naman kayanin yung plan ko na diet dahil mas bibilis pala ako magutom or baka manghina pag ebf medyo foodie pa naman ako kaya matinding self control talaga kelangan ko hehe.

Another thing, this morning while I'm cleaning my boobs may tumulo na medyo malapot pero parang clear lang yung color nya not sure though kasi nasa shower ako that time so baka dahil nahalo lang sa water kaya clear ang color. Yun na kaya yung sinasabi na nagle-leak yung boobs? One time kasi naka-experience na ako may nag-leak sakin once pa lang pero color yellow and super konti lang sabi ng mother and sister ko yun na daw yun ganun daw color ng colostrum. Pero yung kanina di ako sure since iba yung color nya.

[mathet]

hehe... oo sis gutumin and nagpapabreastfeed.... pero makakatulong lagi kang may skyflakes.... sister ko nga big mac ng madaling araw e super payat pa din... sa pangangatawan din siguro....

ayun... you burn extra 300 calories daw when you breastfeed....

1st 3 months sis di ka pa talaga papayat.... wag madepress.... after nun mas madali magloose ng extra fats.... kapag gutom... drink first a glass of water tsaka tumira ng food slowly

[vain_kixie]

I lost 30-35 lbs because of breastfeeding. 2 weeks palang i was back, if not even more payat than my pre pregnancy weight. I eat a ton now and i dont gain weight and i attribute that to breastfeeding. Kasi before i got preggy bumagal narin metabolism ko i have to watch what i eat unlike before nung college. Dont worry about your weight, the puyat, pagod and breastfeeding will help you lose weight.

[Adam1025]

^^thanks mga sis sa feedback. Ako naman kasi mabilis tumaba pero pag ginusto ko din mabilis pumayat. Ang worry ko lang din talaga baka maapektuhan milk supply ko if medyo mag-diet ako and baka nga manghina due to breastfeeding din.

Wala naman ako problem sa paginom ng water as long as cold sya, pero I read din avoid drinking cold drinks daw?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ not true sis. I always drink cold water (nasusuka ako most of the time if hindi malamig) and I have no supply problems naman. Di rin nagkakasipon si baby.

[Adam1025]

^yay! Thanks sis sa info. Same with me, parang ayaw tanggapin ng throat ko pag hindi malamig ang water. Atleast hindi ko na pala maging problema yun