Breastfeeding Part 18

[baby_peanut]

@sis Adam1025

you can try Nursing mommies for nursing wear, magaganda sila and not so expensive.

ako naman gusto ko na magwork out, hindi ko lang sure kung pwede na ba ko (CS ako and i gave birth last jan20). i think i have to see my ob first for her go signal. problema ko is my flabby tummy hehe. sinisipagan ko din magpump every 3hrs i think it helped me to maintain my weight. naisusuot ko na kasi yung mga damit ko before i got pregnant despite na halos every hour e kumakain ako nang kung ano ano. after ko kasi magpump, gutom na gutom ako hehe. 

[vain_kixie]

Found myself with a lump on my right breast that gave me fever the other day. Nag warm compress ako and i tried to massage the area. Masakit siya ha. Wonder why i all of a sudden had it after 9 months of breastfeeding. Eh established na supply ko also my body has adapted to my son sleeping long hours at night.

[m]

thanks shooting star, breastfeeding pinays ba is a group na nasa fb?

[bagaholic_chewy]

For breastmilk donations, you may bring them to PGH or call them to arrange pick-up in select areas sa Metro Manila.

For nursing wear, favorite ko for murang casual stuff si Tiny Tots sa FB. If sa mall, Mamaway naman in Shang, though on the pricey side sya.

[The Lioness]

hello mommies. Ask lang. Has anyone of you tried Fenugreek or Malunggay capsules to increase milk supply? Exclusive bf kasi ako kay baby nung naka ML ako. But I had to go back to work. At napansin ko na humina milk supply ko. Nag mix feed kasi ako. At si baby sa umaga tulog. Kaya di rin sya masyado nakaka dede sakin. Pero gusto ko sa weekend, sakin lang talaga sya mag feed. But the problem is, kokonti na lang nakukuha nya sakin. I found out na malunggay and fenugreek can help. So for 3 days in a row, i'Ve been taking both twice a day. At true enough, napansin ko din naman na mejo bumabalik yung supply ng milk ko. Ang problem lang kasi, parang ayaw ni baby na dumede sakin. Hindi kaya dahil mapait ang breastmilk ko kasi parang mapait din ngkonti lasa ng fenugreek?

Anyone experienced the same? thanks!

[hun_nie08]

Hi The Lioness, ditch the formula para bumalik ang milk supply mo. your baby need to latch on you. Kung nasa work ka naman pwede sya painumin ng milk through cup feeding. Fenugreek was nothing to do with your milk - yung bottle ang meron. Nag niniple confusion na si baby. Mas gusto na nya sa bote dumede kesa sa iyo. Are you a member of Breastfeeding pinay group?

para di din humina milk mo, mag express ka every 2-3 hours pag di mo kasama si baby - pag nasa bahay unlilatch lang 

[baby_peanut]

tried hand express, ganun ba talaga yun nakakangalay?

[jelly_ace]

Happy Mother's Day mga sis!

Grabe feel na feel ko ang pagiging mommy today.

Question for EBF mommies: How early or how late kayo nagka period?

For the first time in a long time nagkaroon ako ng malaking pimple sa pisngi. Then I'm also having cramps. Medyo natakot pa nga ako kasi that was the same feeling nung pregnant ako yun pala yung feeling ng contractions.

Anyway, are they signs na malapit na dumating period ko?

TIA

[_AiaH_]

@baby_peanut first few times sis oo. when you're used to it na, hindi na.

[baby_peanut]

^thanks sis. i guess i have to do it everyday para masanay ako. mahirap din kasing umasa lang sa pump.

[lordknight_aiz.18]

@ jelly ace
Got my period at around 5 mos after giving birth. Exclusive breastfeeding pa ko nun. Nagtaka nga si doc e. pero ganon talaga. Iba iba kasi tayo. :-)

[hunn]

Hi mga sis pwede ba e.mix yung pumped milk say for 2 days in one storage bag? Like Day 1 i pump in the morning, put it in the ref tapos i'll pump in the afternoon so i'll take out the container from the ref and add the milk i pumped on the afternoon, then do the same on the evening.  Tapos on the second day i'll do the same process then the i'll put the 2-day pumped milk in a storage bag and put it in a freezer but have baby consume it withinin 1-2 weeks. Kasi konti lang po talaga milk ko, like in 1 day i can only pump around 1 1/2 oz,sayang rin yung storage bag if i only put less than 2oz of milk.  Ok lang po kaya yun? Your advices will be much appreciated.  Thanks 😀

[Dyewel]

Nagka-period ulit ako after a year,

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, sa pagkakaalam ko, it has to be same temp before mo dapat icombine yung milk. Example:
Session1 8am - lagay sa container then ref
Session2 12nn - lagay sa container then ref
     (By 1pm, almost same temp na sila sa ref so you can combine them).
Session3 5pm - lagay sa container then ref
Session4 9pm - lagay sa container then ref
     (Para one time lipatan lang, pwedeng hintay ka ng 10pm or so, then combine mo all milk from the day's session).

Basta dapat same temp para mas hindi mabilis ma-spoil. Medyo warm kasi ang freshly-pumped milk.

[hunn]

Thanks much for the info, sis bagaholic_chewy  kaya pala na-spoil agad yung nag trial ako combining entire day's pumped milk in one container, kasi i mixed the cold milk with freshly pumped.hehe

Another thing, will the kind of breast pump used affect the amount of milk na mapa.pump? I'm waiting pa kasi for the Medela which my sister will bring next month so for now I'm using the cheap one, yung Babyflo but veryl less lang na milk nakukuha ko.. I hope with the Medela, I will be able to pump more

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ i personally think na hiyangan ang breast pump and you just need to discover which is more "hiyang" to you.. Some have great outputs using manual, some electric, some nga hand-express lang e..

Though i only have Medela so wala rin ako point of comparison talaga. Hehe..

[_AiaH_]

^yep. depende rin sa pump mo kung gaano ka effective mag draw out ng milk and also it's important that you have the correct flange size. kaya electric pumps are considered an investment kaya if bibili ka nito, yung maganda na. parang either pump or formula lang naman din. mas makakatipid ka pa if you will pump and no formula.

[baby_peanut]

hay nakakadepress, last Friday natuluan ng katas ng karne mga bm ko na nasa loob ng drawer. tapos hindi ko alam kung dahil sa ba ref, hindi na sila ganun ka frozen. yung paligid kasi patunaw na. hay nakakaiyak, sabi ko kay hubby mag invest na kami ng chest freezer para secured mga bm ko. mabuti naman umayos na ulit yung ref namin pero di pa din ako palagay kasi anytime pede magloko na naman ref namin. sayang yung stash ko pag nagkataon. gusto ko pa din ng chest freezer hehe

ang naisip ko nalang na gawin, yung ipupump ko sa office today, yun na ang icoconsume ni lo bukas para fresh pa din kahit papano. for emergency purposes / donation nalang yung nasa freezer. ano ba magandang bm storage bottle na nabibili sa SM?

[vain_kixie]

ako i prefer milk bags as it saves space. Storage bottles consumes too much space lalo na kung household freezer pa siya. Better if you feed baby with freshly expressed breastmilk then pag kulang doon ka nalang kumuha sa frozen.

i gave all my stash away. all bags disposed! ayaw din ng baby ko to drink from a bottle so i dont see the point of keeping it.

[baby_peanut]

been using storage bags din when i started building my stash, kaso naisip ko kung yung ipupump ko today ang icoconsume ni lo the next day, hindi kaya magastos sa storage bags?