Breastfeeding Part 19

[nixmusic]

I am 16 weeks pregnant with my second baby and really wish makapagpaBF ako this time. Nagsisi ako na I gave up too quickly after I was only able to collect 2mL of milk using an expensive manual pump for 30mins. At that time sobrang na-frustrate ako dahil wala halos lumalabas and ayaw mag latch ng baby ko. Dapat pala nagtry pa ko ng ibang options such as electric breastpump, taking supplements, etc. Now, I am trying to read more and will be attending some BF-related seminars, meetings, etc. so I can prepare myself better.

[vanillaicecream]

Natawa ako sa posts about the BFP group.  Grabe nga mga mommies dun, pati bottlefeeding bawal.  Ipinipilit ang cup feeding, eh ang hirap kaya, mabulunan pa si baby.

Anyway, I have been exclusively pumping for my 2 month old, yaaaay!  i can't believe it's been 2 months and kinaya ko.  Day after day I felt like giving up pero push parin.  We tried direct feeding for about 11 days (oh the pain and sore nipples!) but 1 day bigla nalang parang nakalimutan na nya how to latch. as in try sya ng try pero hindi naglalatch.   na depress ako nun.. partly baby blues.. so I started pumping and bottle feeding expressed breast milk.  i tried cup feeding once pero ang hirap.  i also bought tommee tippee bottles kasi closer to nature daw but didn't like it kasi nag cocollapse yung nipple.  ended up using the dr. brown bottles that i bought before giving birth.

as for exclusively pumping, the first few weeks is soo hard..  doble kasi yung effort and every 2 hours kailangan mag pump para lumakas ang supply.  kulang pa yung milk ko then kaya stressed na stressed ako.  buti nalang super supportive yung mommy friends ko and they kept on sending lactation goodies and some sent frozen breastmilk pa.  i used those to supplement pag kinulang na yung na express ko.  thankfully around 5 weeks post partum, nakahabol na yung supply ko and now nakakafreeze na rin ako ng breast milk.   

funny lang, during my first check up post partum with my OB, kinulang yung dala kong breastmilk.  na stress nanaman ako. so i tried to directly feed my baby sa clinic, and surprisingly, nag latch! hindi sya na nipple confuse!  I still direct feed from time to time, mga 1x a day pag nabitin sya sa bottle and tamad na ko to prepare a new one.  hindi na sya nasasatisfy sa direct feeding kaya hindi ko na sya binalik sa breast.

to the pregnant mommies, you can start taking malunggay supplements at around 36 weeks.  I didn't have issues with milk right after giving birth, siguro nakatulong yun.  Other milk boosters are fenugreek, blessed thistle, lactation brownies / cookies (from online sellers) and lots of water.  It's also best to hire a lactation consultant as soon as you give birth para correct kagad ang latch.  Hindi ko yan nagawa pero sana yun ginawa ko. though i gave birth at medical city where wala kang choice but to breastfeed, and may pumapasok din sa room na lactation specialists to teach you how.  Pero pinakaimportante, kung nababaliw ka na sa pag breastfeed, hindi naman masama mag supplement ng formula milk.  do what works for you.  or hanap ka na ng friend na may frozen breastmilk stash and manghingi ka na para hindi ka masyado ma stress while waiting for your milk to come.  

 

[herroyalbleakness]

At what month can i start bottle-feeding my LO para walang nipple confusion?

[caterpillar-girl]

^^I swear to god napaka Breastfeeding Nazis ng ibang moms doon sa BFP. But as one sis said here, e what can you expect, they're a bf advocacy and support group. Kaya no surprise why some of them are like that. But sometimes instead of being a support group, para na silang mga Mean Girls, 'you can't sit with us unless you breastfeed!' Talagang sa kanila, no matter what happens, kahit ano pang sakit na nararamdaman mo, kahit anong situation mo, JUST BREASTFEED. Anything less than that is completely unacceptable. May ibang mommy pa don, 'anything other than breastmilk is dangerous for your baby.' Jeez. Para namang Red Bull ang ipanapainom ng ibang nanay sa mga anak nila!

Anyway.  What's a good breast pump? And kelangan ba talaga you 'fit' the breastpump according to your nipple size? Sorry for the noob question. Also, yung malunggay capsules mga ilan tinetake nyo in a day while pregnant?

[babyboo_1205]

^ yes sis..my ob advised me to take prolacta na a few weeks before I get birth..I think nakahelp naman din un dahil cs din ako..

Thanks sis! I'm not entertaining the thought that I couldn't breastfeed. So I'll do everything to my power to be able have lotsa milk for my baby

[sixteen_16]

^ sis effective din yung masabaw na ulam with malunggay after giving birth..ganun lagi ulam ko before..nagsteady naman supply ko

sis herroyalbleakness a week before ako bumalik sa work, pinatry ko na siya magbottlefeed..mga after 2.5 months un..

[mine121305]

I'm using manual breast pump, coral yung brand. Okay naman gamitin. 119.75 lang.

I took malunggay capsules ng 37th week of pregnancy ko. Nagwork naman, dumating lang sa 3rd day yung milk ko. May kahinaan. Pero i am happy about it. Paglatch si lo, mas nakakatrigger sa breast na magproduce pa. better talaga magpalatch lagi. Tiis lang sa nipple sore, gagaling din un.

Anything na may malunggay or masabaw helpful. Pagkauwi from hospital which is the first day na lumabas ang milk ko, nagpaluto agad ako ng noodles with malunggay. I removed the noodles. Then inom plenty of water.

[herroyalbleakness]

Thanks sis sixteen! Bumalik naman sya sa breasts even after that noh? [textspeak!], 2.5months...

[sixteen_16]

^ basta continue direct latching pag kasama mo siya.. pinapagawa ko lang yung bottle feed sa ibang kasama namin or nagaalaga sa kanya 

[chikit]

Anyway.  What's a good breast pump? And kelangan ba talaga you 'fit' the breastpump according to your nipple size? Sorry for the noob question. Also, yung malunggay capsules mga ilan tinetake nyo in a day while pregnant?
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Better if tama talaga ang size.  Pag malaki kase sayo you have the option to use a massager para tama ang fit pero kung maliit wala ka na choice.  I used Spectra 350 it's a hospital grade pump which you can use for 12 times a day according sa seller.  I said used kase I'm no longer using it.  Initially since newbie ako akala ko ayaw mag latch ni LO sa akin e mag exclusive pumping ako.  E ayun bumalik direct feed kami kaya nagamit ko lang yung pump a few months para mag express for BM donation.  When he started solids I thought hihina ang need nya sa BM e lalo lumakas to the point na maya't maya kaya hindi na ko makapag pump ayun wala na tambak na.

I suggest na pag isipan muna ng mga mag purchase ng pump if you really need it.  Kagaya ko stay-at-home ako direct feed naman na kaya hindi ko nasulit ang pump ko.  Pricey din kase sya so para sa kuripot na kagaya ko sayang yung pera if hindi mo talaga sya ma-maximize.

[sky_butterfly17]

hi mommies,  for those who take fenugreek or domperidone (motillium), effective ba talaga? i'm desperate na kasi. low milk supply na ko. 10oz lang nauuwi ko kay baby. 9 months na sya. wala na rin ako stash sa bahay. ayaw nya ng formula milk...please help me. for fenugreek, how many times per day did you take it?
thanks,

[evilwoman]

^hiyangan sa fenugreek sis. Effective sa kin if i take 2 capsules 1 hr before pumping 3x a day (so 6 capsules a day). Domperidone need mo guided ng doctor/lactation consultant kasi if mali inom mas hihina milk mo. You can also try pumping every 2hrs kahit wala masyado nakukuha. Masstimulate ka magproduce ng mas madami. If all else fails, daanin mo na lang sa pagfeed ng solids si baby.

[sky_butterfly17]

Thanks sis, significant ba ang increase if I take fenugreek?

[aNgelofThEMorning]

dami ko natutunan sa inyo mga sis, 11 weeks pregnant pa lang ako pero determine ako mag BF kaya ngayon pa lang pinaghahandaan ko na sana makapag-bf talaga ko...

[chikit]

Sadly walang effect sa akin yung fenugreek.  Nag stop na ko mag malunggay capsules kase hindi talaga ako kampante ng kung ano ano iniinom ko.  Pero starting tomorrow iinumin ko na ulit yung mga tea binili ko sa Healthy Options sobrang lakas kase ni LO sa milk at 7 months feeling ko nasasaid nya talaga kahit na nag solids na sya.

[evilwoman]

@sky_butterfly17, half to 1 oz dagdag per pumping session sa akin

[pumngold]

Yes effective fenugreek sa kin kesa sa malunggay capsules.  Pwede din buco juice na fresh nakakadagdag ng output. Usually nag fefenugreek ako kapag i have my period. Bumababa talaga output ko.

[caterpillar-girl]

My OB prescribed Domperidone to me. 36 weeks palang ako so di ko pa alam if magiging effective.

Evilwoman, what do you mean na pag maling inom mas hihina? Pag ma over inom ka or under dosage...?

[evilwoman]

^may tamang dosage daw like first week one tab then increase after 2 wks and hindi pwede basta istop kasi babagsak daw supply.

[fionaapple]

^gusto ko din matutunan ang breastfeeding. 23 weeks pregnant ako.

Swerte nung ibang moms na pwedeng hindi mag work. Ako kasi hindi pwedeng tumigil/ magresign even after childbirth. Kakabili lang kasi namin ng house at hindi kakayanin ng husband ko kung siya lang mag-isa.