Breastfeeding Part 18

[m]

^ thanks tagal din pala ang life span once thawed, i remember kasi un sa formula milk around 2-3 hrs lang sira na. question ulit sis if completely thaw na un milk then i put it on the ref pwede k ba bigay kay baby ng malamig? hindi ba sasakit ang tyan nya?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ depends sa baby, sis. Some babies, like mine, take cold milk. So minsan from the ref, lagay ko lang sandali under running water para mawala yung dumikit sa walls ng bottles. Then painom na kay baby na malamig pa.

[_AiaH_]

^ same here. mine takes cold milk, even cold nipple hehe. pero once lang namin ni-store with nipple si bottle nya kasi naubusan ako storage bottles that time so ginamit ko na feeding bottle nya to store.

kaso nagkaroon confusion ata baby ko lately. we removed pacifier and lessened bottle feeding. well, it means more puyat for me though.

[Adam1025]

Mga sis, how true na hindi pwede magpa-facial ang breastfeeding mom? 3months si baby ebf and kanina nagpunta ako sa forever flawless for advance acne facial pero ang sabi ng assigned Doctor sa branch di daw pwede kasi possible na mapunta yung gamot/chemicals sa BM. I'm planning to have warts therapy din pero ang sabi din big NO daw. I thought for preggy lang bawal yun

[Ms.Mafi]

Hi Mommies, pwede ba mag take ng vitamin E while breatsfeeding?

Super dry na ng skin ko. Since nag buntis ako i stopped taking Myra-E 400iu.

Now we're 4 months ebf and curios lang ako if pwede na kaya ako mag Myra-E ulit?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ nabasa ko sis sa Breastfeeding Pinays na masyado daw potent ang  Vit E sa Myra-E and it's not good for the baby. So they advise taking Multivits na lang. Or Stresstabs..

[caffelatte]

Hi mga sis! My son is ebf, he's 3 months and 3 weeks now. I have a question, yung pumped milk ko na nirefrigerate, separates, water yung baba tapos fat content ng milk yung taas. Napansin ko recently nagiging thinner yung fat content ng milk ko. I try to eat good sources of fatty foods like avocado, nuts, egg, pero ganun pa din. My son's weight from his last check up at 3 months is 6.1kg. now, after 3weeks, i checked his weight 6.5kg lang sya. His weight at birth is 3.145kg. Medyo nag worry ako bakit parang bumagal yung weight gain nya ngayong going to 4 months na sya. Is his weight gain normal ba mga sis? Our doctor's appointment is next week pa kaya naisip ko dito na muna magtanong.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ according to my baby's pedia, average weight gain per month is 400-500g so i guess on-track naman si baby mo, sis..

Mula nung nag-7th month ng baby ko, medyo naging slow weight gain nya. Kasi lumikot na. Tapos nadagdagan pa teeth. Di naman nag-worry pa si pedia. sabi nya as long as me weight gain, kahit konti, at hindi matamlay si baby e ok pa daw. Sa ngayon nasa average weight pa naman sa growth chart si baby ko.. wag lang daw ma-underweight..

[mslcgrey]

^^ mas mabagal mag-gain ng weight ang mga ebf babies but steady naman according sa mga research.

[ishopnowfeelguiltylater]

sa mga working moms dito, nung nagstart na magsolids yung babies ninyo, every ilang hours na lang kayo nagpapump? ngayon kasi every 2hours pa ako but my baby is starting solids soon.

[aceofhearts]

^ the same pa din ako sis. every 2-3 hours. Pero nag decrease din milk intake ni baby, from 15-18 oz for 8-10 hours na wala ako, naging 11-12 oz max na un. Minsan 9 oz nga lang, malakas kasi kumakain and sa gabi siya malakas mag milk pag dumating na ko. Kaya since nag solids si baby naka ipon lulit ako ng milk stash ko.

[ishopnowfeelguiltylater]

^thank you sis  worried ako baka totally mawalan na ako ng gatas since i only produce 1oz per session ngayon, both breasts na. 

[jelly_ace]

Hello mga sis!

Tomorrow 6 months na ang baby ko and excited na ko for her 1st solid food. I'm so happy natupad and dream ko to exclusivity breast feed her for 6 months. Hoping sana until 1 yr old na siya. But I am planning on going back to work soon. Is it too late to build a milk stash?

Nag try ako mag pump before when she was 2 months old. Dami kasi let down and nasasayangan ako. But I stopped din kasi I though it's just a waste of time and energy since I'm always with her all the time naman.

Now I'm torn if I should start pumping again or mag introduce na ng formula. I know breast milk is the best and that I should choose the best for her.

A few days ago I tried pumping. Nakakadismaya kasi I got less than 1 ounce in one session both breast pa yun.

And I have a question pala for storing pumped BM. Pwede ba let's say nag pump ako today and got .5 oz of milk then lagay ko siya sa ref. Then after a couple of hours pump ulit ako then ihalo ko sa na pump ko earlier? And can I continue doing that until makapuno ako ng isang storage bag then tsaka ko ilagay sa freezer?

Hindi kaya bad yun? I'm so clueless as how to store BM. I wish I can pump milk like other moms na isang session lang dami na milk.

[bagaholic_chewy]

You may combine bm from diff pumping sessions as long as same temp na sila. For example: 8am me 1oz ka, put it sa ref. 11am me another 1oz ka, put it sa ref in another container. By 12nn, most likely same temp na yung from 8am and 11am so you may combine them na.

As for storage quantity, i personally prefer storing in average of 3-4oz per bag/bottle lang. Nung wala pa 6mos si baby, minsam 2oz per bag/bottle lang ako. Kasi pag pinuno yung bag for example, mas naha-hassle-an ako to split pa yung na-thaw na milk. With smaller quantities, 1 bag is one feeding. Mas efficient, IMO. So if in 1 pumping session e naka-6oz ako total for both breasts, hinahati ko yun, so i'll have 2 bags na tig-3oz each.

It's not too late to build a stash. Dahan-dahanin mo lang. Di naman kelangan ng sobrang daming stash e. And since magso-solids na baby mo, male-lessen din ng konti breastmilk consumption nya. You can pump between feedings. Nung ako once nakatulog na si baby sa gabi around 9-10pm, usually next gising nya after 3-4hrs pa. So i pump around 11pm-midnight, before ako matulog. Tsaka paggising ko sa morning nagpa-pump ako agad. Di naman kasi totally naeempty ng pump ang breasts so kahit right after pumping e mag-latch si baby, me makukuha pa din sya milk.

[belle4beauty]

^^sis ganyan din situation ko. 7 mos na daughter and im slowly building my stash para makalabas naman ako na hindi ko siya kasama. Hanggang 2 to 3 oz lang ako for both breasts na pero mas madalas 2 oz lang talaga. Na-stress nga ako kasi hindi man lang ako makabuo ng 4 oz pero nung nagresearch ako nabasa ko na normal lang pala ang 1 to 2 oz for both breasts na kapag full time direct breastfeeding. Akala ko kasi may mali sa pump ko hehe. So ngayon hindi na ako stressed kapag konti lang nakukuha ko through pumping.

[jelly_ace]

Thanks mga sis sa reply. Super duper helpful. Now I see the light hahaha! I feel na kaya pala talaga to give BM kahit working. Salamat sa mga tips sis bagaholic_chewy will definitely do that.

Sis belle4beauty, oo nga I also thought my problem yung breast pump ko kasi ang konti talaga, nakaka depress. But now I know better.

Thank you once again mga sis!

[belle4beauty]

^you're welcome sis. Tuloy lang din ako sa paginom ng malunggay capsule and fenugreek. Taking one day at a time para hindi din ako mastress. Wala pa ngipin baby ko at 7 mos kaya okay pa ako hehe. Takot kasi ako kapag may ipin na.

[Adam1025]

Hi mommies, pwede ba mag-take ng collagen drink if i'm breastfeeding? Gustong gusto ko na kasi talaga mag-balik alindog. 

And please recommend online store selling nice nursing wear especially dresses expensive and not so expensive. Tia! 

[m]

good morning! mommies can i ask if may alam kayo where i can donate my breat milk? may boy kc drink 40 ml pa [textspeak!] kasi per feeding preemie kasi sya pero since im building a stash for future use i pump every 3-4 hrs. my prob is nAsobrang dami ng naipon ko and now hindi na kasya sa freezer ko kaya im looking where to donate kasya itapon ko.

[shooting_star]

^ You can donate to either PGH or Philippine Children's Medical Center, or you can contact any of the admins at Breastfeeding Pinays